WWE Happy, SD Main Eventers Not & More Mania News

News

There are a ton of articles all over the place on Wrestlemania, as well as radio and TV appearances by the stars of Sunday’s show. WWE’s been happy with the mainstream press coverage coming out of Trump slapping Vince at the Mania press conference, according to Dave Meltzer at WrestlingObserver.com. On the other hand, Batista and Undertaker aren’t happy that Cena and Michaels are slated for the final match of the show.

In other news:

– Pro Wrestling Insider has reported that there will be a 20-man battle royale taped prior to Wrestlemania as a dark/DVD-only match.

– Cable360.net has posted a story from WWE’s Wrestlemania 23 press conference, as well as a video taht goes behind-the-scenes at WWE’s CT headquarters, talking about the intense production, promotions and marketing that goes into Wrestlemania.

– Alex Marvez’ latest column looks at the rising popularity in wrestling, and you can read it here.

Elijah Burke won the 2007 WWE THQ video game challenge, beating Carlito in the finals. WWE.com has posted a story on the new Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 game.

– There’s an interesting interview with Ken Kennedy at Miami Herald’s Web site.

Matthew Michaels is editor emeritus of Pulse Wrestling, and has been since the site launched.