WWE PPV BUYS SO FAR THIS YEAR 2011

 WWE did a total of 1,598,000 pay-per-view buys in the second quarter of 2011, mostly due to the 1,059,000 buys from WrestleMania 28.

* Extreme Rules 2011 did 209,000 buys, up from 182,000 in 2010.

* Over the Limit 2011 did 140,000 buys, down from 197,000 in 2010.

* Capitol Punishment 2011 scored 170,000 buys, up from Fatal 4 Way doing 143,000 in 2010.

Comparing the 2011 pay-per-views in this quarter, minus WrestleMania 27, up against the 2010 events, the 2011 pay-per-views did 519,000 buys compared to 522,000 in 2010.

JOHN CENA FEATURED ON CAPITOL PUNISHMENT DVD

John Cena is featured holding the American flag on the cover of the 2011 WWE Capitol Punishment DVD. The bonus feature on the DVD will be an exclusive Josh Matthews interview with Christian.

UPDATED CARD FOR CAPITOL PUNISHMENT PPV

WWE Title Match
R-Truth vs. John Cena


Alex Riley vs. The Miz

CAPITOL PUNISHMENT PPV POSTER FEATURING BARRACK OBAMA

WWE RELEASES PRESS NOTE ON CAPITOL PUNISHMENT

As noted before, President Barack Obama is featured on WWE’s Capitol Punishment pay-per-view. WWE released the following statement regarding the caricature of Obama:




About Capitol Punishment artwork


The cartoonist artwork portraying President Obama as a referee is intended to publicize WWE’s (World Wrestling Entertainment) pay-per-view event known as Capitol Punishment, which emanates from our Nation’s Capital on Sunday, June 19.

NEW NAME FOR WWE FATAL 4 WAY PPV

The official website of the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. is listing Capitol Punishment in place of Fatal 4-Way. The pay-per-view event takes place Sunday, June 19

RECENT TRADEMARKS DONE BY WWE

 WWE have registered to trademark the following:


* Team Bring It
* Bigger Badder Better (probably to use for their live events)
* WWE Capitol Punishment (for a pay-per-view)
* Child Proof (WWE Films movie title)
* Tyson Kidd

FUTURE OF WWE FATAL 4 WAY PPV

An internal WWE pay-per-view memo still lists the Fatal 4 Way pay-per-view as having that name but the new tagline is Capitol Punishment. It was previously reported that Fatal 4 Way had been changed to Capitol Punishment but until we get official word from WWE, it sounds like the Capitol Punishment name is just a tagline.
For what it’s worth, WWE recently registered the trademark for Capitol Punishment.

WWE FATAL 4 WAY GETS RENAMED

WWE’s Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view event has been renamed Capitol Punishment, according to the official website of Cineplex Odeon Theatres. The event takes place on June 19, 2011 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.