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-After Brock and Paul go through the curtain, Rock asks Edge back in the
ring and both mens arms are raised in victory. Edge leaves on his music and
knodded satisfaction for his performance tonight. He and The Rock exchange
smiles and respect for one another and Edge leaves. Rock gets the mic and
says he don't feel like leaving Fayetteville. Rock does a "Finally, The Rock
has come back to Fayetteville"!!. The Rock picks a fan to do a "If Ya
Smellelelala, what The Rock is Cookin'". He chooses an 8 year old boy named
Mitchell. The Rock asks Mitchell if he likes Pie. Rock assures the crowd
that he's talking about Apple pie!. Mitchell says he's never had pie. Rock
then looks at the camera in disbelief and raises his eyebrow twice which
looked hilarious!. Rock told Mitchell that that was good and the pie would
get his (Mitchell's) but in trouble every single time!. Rock notices that
Tazz wanted to give Mitchell his glasses, Rock takes the glasses and then
asks for a Mitchell chant at the count of 3. 1, 2, 3, (Crowd chanting
Mitchell). Rock gives Mitchell Tazz's glasses and Rock said he looked Cool!.
Rock says that we're all gonna smell what Mitchell is cookin'. Rock tells
Mitchell to say it. Mitchell finally says.."If Ya Smellelalala What The Rock
Is Cookin'!" Way To Go Mitchell!!. Rock was enthusiastic and proud of him
for it!. Rock shoke little Mitchell's hand and gave him his left elbow pad
as a souvenier. Mitchell's mother was so proud of her kid. Rock stanced the
ropes and shrugs over the Undisputed title belt in triumph. After that, Rock
came over to Mitchell's mother and shook her hand and hugged her. Rock then
shooke Mitchell's brother or friend's hand and another fan who was probably
Mitchell's father. The Rock then leave. Good show! Credit:411 wrestling.
By the way this was after Smackdown!
Also Credit:411 wrestling. Revenue from live events (house shows, TV
tapings, etc) increased 28% this quarter, but that is largely due to WWE
doing the brand extension and thus running two house shows during nights
when they usually would run one. The huge Australia show also caused a big
bump in live event revenue.
-PPV revenue declined 24% ($19.2 million from $25.4 million). Total buys
dropped from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
-TV rights fee went up $12.9 million due to various Divas specials and
international specials.
-TV ad revenue dropped from $19.5 million to $16.7 million.
-Total merchandise revenue went up, from $18.3 million to $20.3 million. The
big reason for a increase was DVD sales.
-Revenue for The World dropped 32%. This, however, is not all WWE's fault,
as overall tourism to Times Square has dropped since the Sept. 11th attacks.
-Total profits, which is the bottomline, dropped from $32.4 million to $29.6
million.
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