Low Smackdown Sales, WWE forced to make budge cuts soon?, more
Submitted by Matthew Tremley on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 4:24 PM EST


• The WWE was expecting a strong gate for last night's Smackdown tapings in Nashville. However, the pre-sale of tickets were only about 3,300. That is definatly lower than what the WWE had expected, and it is not yet known what the walk-up ticket sales were.
  
  
• Budget cuts could be starting sooner than later in the WWE offices. With the Wrestlemania 19 buyrate coming in at around 40% lower than expected by the WWE, it could lead to the WWE cutting corners, laying off some employees or even letting go some of the current WWE talent.
  
  Credit: 1wrestling.com
  
  

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• There is good news on the horizon for the low and mid-card wrestlers who didn't have a spot on the Wrestlemania 19 card. The WWE is going to pay all wrestlers a payout from the event, no matter if they were on the PPV or not. While the payout might not be huge, it still will be better than nothing for a lot of the lower-card superstars who get fewer house show payoffs and low downside guarantees.
  
  Credit: Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter

  
  

  
  
  

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