— Yesterday, WWE reported the buy numbers for the final four pay-per-view events of the year in their fourth quarter report for 2008. Numbers were down across the board compared to the previous year. Here are the figures:

– WWE No Mercy: 261,000 buys (down from 271,000)

– WWE Cyber Sunday: 153,000 buys (down from 194,000)

– WWE Survivor Series: 319,000 buys (down from 341,000)

– WWE Armageddon: 193,000 buys (down from 237,000)

— Tazz and Joey Styles have posted blogs on the WWE Universe site about Terry Funk going into the WWE Hall of Fame this year.

— WWE returns to the Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire on July 31sr, 2009. Tickets go on sale February 27th, 2009 at 10 AM. Go to http://prowrestlingevents.tk or http://prowrestlingevents.webs.com for info about upcoming wrestling shows worldwide. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

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