- WWE and toy maker JAKKS Pacific are going to part ways as WWE announced
that starting in January 2010, Mattel will be the exclusive toy licensee
covering all global territories with a multi year licensing agreement. Under
the terms of the agreement, Mattel will develop and market products in a
wide variety of toy categories such as action figures, accessories and
playsets, games and puzzles, activity toys, plush products, vehicles, and
role play products. Mattel is the leader in toys and are famous for their
toys such as Barbie, Hot Wheels, Matchbox etc. At one point Hasbro - who did
WWE figures before JAKKS took over - where also in the running for the
license.
- Less than an hour after WWE and Mattel announced the partnership for toys
starting in the year 2010, JAKKS Pacific fired back with a press release
saying that it has entered in a five year agreement with TNA Wrestling to
produce their own line of toys for the Nashville-based company. Currently
Toy Biz produces the TNA action figures. JAKKS current licensing deal with
WWE expires in 2009.
- ECW on 2/12 scored a 1.43 cable rating with 1,856,000 viewers.
- WWE's Raw theme song CD slipped to #118 on the Billboard charts and has sold 94,809 units excluding Wal-Mart stores.
- Scott Hall checked himself into a rehab center in Atlanta, GA.
- Live Audio Wrestling was scheduled to interview a TNA star Sunday night after the Against All Odds PPV, as the Canadian radio show usually does following a TNA PPV. According to the hosts, TNA pulled the scheduled guest as TNA's PR department apparently hasn't been happy with their line of questioning for their talent.
