WWE's European Tour a Huge Success - Another Overseas Tour Announced For November (Press Release)
    Submitted by Michael Bluth on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 2:03 PM EST

    World Wrestling Entertainment issued the following press release this morning:

    WWE® Slams Record Live Event Sell Outs in Europe

    STAMFORD, Conn.-- WWE’s WrestleMania® Revenge Tours of Europe finished as the most successful in WWE history, selling out 15 of 20 events. The tours generated more than $14.5 million in ticket sales revenue. More than 175,000 fans were in attendance at events in the United Kingdom, Spain, Austria, France, Switzerland, and Portugal to see their favorite Superstars from the RAW®, SmackDown® and ECW® brands.

    Andrew Whitaker, President of Europe, Middle East and Africa, stated "The success of WWE's April tour is a real testament to the growing popularity of the brand internationally. We are thrilled that so many European fans had an opportunity to experience WWE live events in person."

    For fans that missed the excitement of WWE live in April, WWE announced that April 26 is the on-sale date for tickets for the RAW and SmackDown/ECW Survivor Series® Tours this November, which will bring more excitement and action to Europe.

    The November 2008 RAW Survivor Series Tour dates are:
    BUTLINS, MINEHEAD, ENGLAND - Saturday, November 8 - Arena at Butlins
    SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - Sunday, November 9 - Sheffield Arena
    MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - Monday, November 10 - Manchester Arena
    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - Tuesday, November 11 - Birmingham NEC
    NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND - Wednesday, November 12 - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
    BELFAST, IRELAND - Thursday, November 13 - Odyssey Arena
    GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - Friday, November 14 - Braehead Arena
    ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - Saturday, November 15 - Aberdeen ECC

    The November 2008 SmackDown / ECW Survivor Series Tour dates are:
    NICE, FRANCE - Thursday, November 6 - Nikaia
    BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Friday, November 7 - Vorst-Forest Nationa(a)l
    LUXEMBOURG CITY, LUXEMBOURG - Saturday, November 8 - Arena D'Coque
    CARDIFF, WALES - Sunday, November 9 - Cardiff International Arena
    LONDON, ENGLAND - Monday, November 10 - O2 World Arena
    MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - Tuesday, November 11 - Manchester Arena
    NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - Wednesday, November 12 - Nottingham Arena
    ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - Thursday, November 13 - Hallenstadion
    NURNBERG, GERMANY - Friday, November 14 - Arena Nurnberger Versicherung
    BERLIN, GERMANY - Saturday, November 15 - 02 World Arena
    DORTMUND, GERMANY - Sunday, November 16 - Westfalenhalle

    Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE), can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.

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