WWE News & Notes: Austin, New PPV Prices, Undertaker/Hassan, More

By Chris Walters on July 7, 2005 at 2:30 PM EST

Credit: PWInsider.com

The Calgary Sun has posted a Q & A with several WWE workers including Steve Austin, RVD, Eric Bischoff, Chris Jericho, & Christian. You can read the article at canoe.ca.

Direct TV is offering a special package on WWE PPV's where you get three PPV's for $88.95 which is a savings of around $16.00. You would get Great American Bash (7/24), SummerSlam (8/21), & Unforgiven (9/18). You can check it out at Directtv.com.

SportsBusiness.com announced today that WWE has appointed Kevin Allton as sponsorship and promotions manager out of the London office. His job will be to get sponsorship acquisition in the international territories.

The following is the line-up for Monday's SmackDown! house show in Portland, Maine: The Undertaker vs. Muhammad Hassan, WWE United States champion Orlando Jordan vs. Chris Benoit, WWE Cruiserweight champion Paul London vs, Juventud Guerrera in their first-ever bout, Booker T vs. Christian, WWE Tag Team champions MNM vs. Hardcore Holly and Heidenreich, plus William Regal, Simon Dean, Scotty 2 Hotty, Nunzio, the debut of Big Vito (who will be called "Vito"), Psicosis, and Super Crazy scheduled.

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