- It was announced that Strikeforce agreed to a limited asset purchase
with Proelite, including some fighter contracts and options for additional fighter contracts. Additionally,
Strikeforce has obtained the EliteXC video library and brand name rights to the Showtime MMA series ShoXC.
After Strikeforce purchased Elite along with the deal they signed all the key Elite XC fighers, including
Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano, Robbie Lawler, Jake Shields and Nick Diaz, to contracts.
- The Billboard Top 10 Recreational Sports DVD list for 2/1 has WWE dominating the charts. The
biggest mover this week was Steve Austin's DVD from #15 to #6 likey due to the Hall of Fame hype: 1.
WWE: Starrcade: The Essential Collection, 2. WWE: Armageddon 2008, 3. WWE: Edge: A Decade Of Decadence, 4.
WWE: The Life And Times Of Mr. Perfect, 5. WWE: Hell In A Cell, 6. WWE: The Legacy Of Stone Cold Steve
Austin, 7. WWE: WrestleMania XXIV, 8. MLB: 2008 World Series: Philadelphia Phillies Vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 9.
TNA: Bound For Glory IV, and 10. WWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment.
- ECW on 2/3 scored a 1.35 cable rating.
- Ric Flair has a deal with Baseball card company Donruss to produce a certified autograph card of
Flair. "We are extremely excited to be bringing the hobby the first certified autograph cards from
one of the most famous professional wrestlers of all time," said Donruss spokesman Scott Prusha.
"Given the fact that he’s never had a certified autograph card, we knew he was a great fit for Donruss."
- The 2/2 RAW in St. Louis drew about 12,000 fans. The 1/31 RAW house show drew 4,000 fans.
The 1/29 Florida Championship Wrestling show drew 200 fans.
- On this day in wrestling history:
* 1984 - El Santo dies of a heart attack at 67
* 1988 - Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Heavyweight
title on NBC
* 1988 - Andre the Giant was stripped of the WWF title for attempting to
transfer it to Ted DiBiase
* 2001 - Rick Steiner defeated Shane Douglas for the WCW U.S.
Heavyweight title
* 2001 - WWF Raw scored a 5.0 rating vs. WCW Nitro's 2.3
