Randy Orton - The new Cerebral Assassin? Smackdown rating, Jim Ross, more
Submitted by Calvin Martin on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 1:28 PM EST







• The 5/25/07 episode of Smackdown did a 2.4 broadcast rating. (Credit: PWinsider.com)
  
  
• Local ads in Tampa are advertising a dark match main event of John Cena vs. Kahli for next week's Monday Night Raw on 6/4/07. (Credit: PWinsider.com)
  
  
• Triple H believes that the fans are going to cheer him as a good guy when he returns later this summer. For that reason the WWE is pushing Randy Orton very hard in a cerebral assassin like character to set up a feud with Triple H for his return. (Credit: PWtorch.com)
  
  
• A limited number of VIP Packages including individual Luxury Suite tickets are now available for the sold-out WWE Monday Night Raw! event on Monday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. Each VIP Package comes with: One Luxury Suite ticket, one VIP parking pass, unlimited food and non-alcoholic beverages and a voucher good for $15 credit at Wachovia Arena merchandise stands on the evening of the event. VIP Packages are $95 per person. Visit http://premium.wachoviaarena.com to purchase packages or call 970-3519. (Credit: CitizensVoice.com)
  
  
• Jim Ross' new blog entry for 5/30/07 is up. In it he answers emails talking about his status with WWE, the glasses he wears on TV, Jerry Lawler's shirts, the Million Dollar Belt, and a bunch of other misc. stuff. You can read it HERE.
  
  
• World Wrestling Entertainment has ramped up its marketing department with additional staff. Lou D’Angeli has been promoted to director of promotions and event marketing. As part of his role, D’Angeli oversees the WrestleMania Fan Axxess Tour and seeks out partnerships to promote the brand. The post went into effect April 30. D’Angeli replaced Meghan Brennan. D’Angeli joined WWE as director of live events promotions and booking in June 2006. Prior to that, he worked as assistant general manager and as director of marketing for the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, CO. The WWE also named Stephan Moore as retail development manager. In that role, Moore handles marketing and promotion of licensed products and key marketing tactics for the company’s retailers. He replaced Tony Galvin. Prior to joining WWE, Moore worked for Vivendi Universal, where he oversaw the brand’s life cycle marketing efforts. (Credit: PromoMagazine.com)

  
  

  
  
  

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