Strong Sales For CM Punk – Best in the World, WWE ’13 Unboxing With Kofi Kingston

- Sales for WWE’s CM Punk – Best in the World DVD and Blu-ray were strong in its first week of release. The DVD sold 28,938 copies for $576,472 and the Blu-ray version sold 23,272 for $581,571. It was No. 19 in overall DVD sales and No. 9 in Blu-Ray. No other sports titles ranked nearly as well.

- WWE has published a video of Kofi Kingston unboxing THQ’s WWE ’13 video game. WWE teases, “Check out what awesome surprises lay in store for the WWE Universe with WWE’s latest and most innovative video game ever!”

Match Announced For WWE Main Event, WWE Returns To Italy, Heenan

- Wade Barrett had harsh words for Sheamus following his victory over Tyson Kidd on Wednesday’s WWE Main Event broadcast, prompting The Celtic Warrior to confront him. The two exchanged insults before Sheamus challenged Barrett to a match on next week’s show from the United Kingdom.

- WWE will be holding SmackDown live events at the Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy on April 25, 2013 and the PalaTrieste Arena in Trieste, Italy on April 26, 2013.

- In Thursday’s birthdays, WWE Hall of Famer Bobby Heenan turns 68-years-old and former WWE star Tyler Reks turns 34.

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Anthony Johnson “Excited And Honored” To Be A Part Of WSOF’s First Show

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Light heavyweight, and former UFC welterweight, Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson (13-4) talks about his evolution as a fighter from wrestling to learning to become a striker. Johnson is excited to be featured on the very first World Series of Fighting event this Saturday when he takes on D.J. Linderman in the co-main event of the Las Vegas event. Their bout will air live on NBC Sports.

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Scott Steiner Backstage At Hell in a Cell, CM Punk QA From Comic Con

- Scott Steiner was backstage at WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday. Now 50-years-old, he continues compete on the independent wrestling scene.

Robert Gibson of Rock ‘N Roll Express fame was also backstage at the event.

- AintItCool.com has released footage of WWE Champion CM Punk’s Q&A session at last Saturday’s Austin Comic Con. Topics discussed include injuries, the two men he hasn’t wrestled that he would like to face, how WWE refers to wrestlers as “Superstars,” Ryback, and how to break into the wrestling industry.