— John Cena is listed in “Today’s Top Searches” on the front page of Yahoo.com. He is ranked at No. 5 behind NFL Cheerleaders, professional beach volleyball player Misty May, actress/singer Vanessa Hudgens, and Pregnancy Calendar.
— Here are the top ten most purchased pay-per-views in North America in 2008, according to PWInsider.com. WWE only managed to get one pay-per-view charted.
1. Boxing: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao, Dec. 6, 1,250,000
2. UFC: Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture, Nov. 15, 1,010,000
3. Wrestling: WrestleMania, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Paul “Big Show” Wight, March 30, 670,000
4. UFC: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch/Lesnar vs. Heath Herring, Aug. 9, 625,000
5. UFC: Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, Feb. 2, 600,000
6. UFC: Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin, July 5, 540,000
7. UFC: St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra, April 19, 530,000
8. Boxing: Felix Trinidad vs. Roy Jones Jr., Jan. 19, 500,000
9. UFC: Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans, Sept. 6, 480,000
10. UFC: B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk/Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida, May 24, 475,000
— WWE has released the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania Calendar, which is actually a special magazine available on newsstands. The magazine calender is packed with facts, trivia and history about WrestleMania. You can see the cover at the following link.
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