Lord_of_the_Dense
10-20-2004, 11:42 PM
First-Ever Televised Events Outside North America Anchor Onslaught of Activities
STAMFORD, Conn. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2004--For the first time ever in World Wrestling Entertainment® history, both RAW® and SmackDown!(TM) Superstars were on simultaneous overseas tours to perform in Europe. More than 115,000 ecstatic fans saw WWE® live, bought WWE merchandise and met WWE Superstars at local retail markets for a rousing start to the WWE's major European brand initiative in the UK.
Separate RAW and SmackDown! live event tours covered seven days and saw the larger-than-life WWE Superstars performing before packed houses in Germany, Finland, Italy and the UK. Each tour culminated with the flagship television programs Monday Night RAW and WWE SmackDown! being performed from Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, the first time those television programs have emanated from outside North America.
"Our fans in the UK and all across Europe are incredible, and are the reason this new dedicated UK initiative is off to a roaring start," said Shane McMahon, WWE's Executive Vice President, Global Media. "Our UK brand initiative is groundbreaking for us, our business partners, and our fans. It is developing the model we plan to use in other countries as we further implement our global expansion strategy."
Read entire story here (http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/041020/205869_1.html).
OK, Rockamaniac, I know you had to have done something listed in this story while the WWE was there. Fess up man! :green:
STAMFORD, Conn. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2004--For the first time ever in World Wrestling Entertainment® history, both RAW® and SmackDown!(TM) Superstars were on simultaneous overseas tours to perform in Europe. More than 115,000 ecstatic fans saw WWE® live, bought WWE merchandise and met WWE Superstars at local retail markets for a rousing start to the WWE's major European brand initiative in the UK.
Separate RAW and SmackDown! live event tours covered seven days and saw the larger-than-life WWE Superstars performing before packed houses in Germany, Finland, Italy and the UK. Each tour culminated with the flagship television programs Monday Night RAW and WWE SmackDown! being performed from Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, the first time those television programs have emanated from outside North America.
"Our fans in the UK and all across Europe are incredible, and are the reason this new dedicated UK initiative is off to a roaring start," said Shane McMahon, WWE's Executive Vice President, Global Media. "Our UK brand initiative is groundbreaking for us, our business partners, and our fans. It is developing the model we plan to use in other countries as we further implement our global expansion strategy."
Read entire story here (http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/041020/205869_1.html).
OK, Rockamaniac, I know you had to have done something listed in this story while the WWE was there. Fess up man! :green: