— According to WWE’s latest monthly business figures report, Elimination Chamber has a preliminary buyrate of 210,000 purchases. The buyrate is based on the confirmation of Royal Rumble drawing 498,000 buys. The Elimination Chamber buyrate is up from last year’s 178,000 buys and 199,000 buys in 2011.
— Here are tonight’s confirmed WWE SmackDown! matches:
The Rock appears
Non-Title Match: Wade Barrett © vs. Chris Jericho
Mark Henry vs. Ryback in a Weight Lifting Competition
Daniel Bryan and Kaitlyn w/Kane vs. Dolph Ziggler and AJ w/Big E. Langston
Jack Swagger vs. Great Khali
Randy Orton, Big Show & Sheamus vs. Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow & Antonio Cesaro
WWE Talent Reportedly Was Asked & Agreed To Take 50% Pay Cut
AEW: Will Ospreay on Didn’t Want To Be Parody of Himself For Neck Injury Return, Jim Ross Says He Will Be at AEW Double or Nothing 2026, Tony Schiavone on Nigel McGuinness Being Best Color Analyst He’s Ever Worked With, 4/29 AEW Dynamite Attendance
Brody King on His Praise of AEW For Being Best Alternate to WWE, Mentality Some People Had Coming In About AEW Being Something Different For Why They Didn’t Last, & Critics Wanting Him To “Shut Up & Just Wrestle” Over His Anti-Ice Stance
