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Backstage News on Alberto Del Rio’s Injury Status, WWE Applies for New Trademark, Recent WWE Attendance Figures

By Nick Paglino

Alberto Del Rio’s Injury Status

According to the Wrestling Observer, while Alberto Del Rio will be facing WWE United States Champion Kalisto at Fastlane, Del Rio is still working through a back injury and is not 100%.

As noted, Del Rio suffered the injury from a Brock Lesnar suplex in the Royal Rumble 30-man main event. Word now is that he was injured from either taking a vertical suplex from Lesnar at the Rumble or a German suplex on the January 18th edition of Raw.

New WWE Trademark

WWE recently applied to trademark “The Revival.”

Recent WWE Attendance Figures

Below are some recent WWE attendance figures:

-January 29th in Pittsburgh, PA for NXT drew a sellout of 1,700 fans

-January 30th in Detroit, MI for NXT drew a sellout of 1,200 fans

-January 30th in Macon, GA drew 5,000 fans (Roman Reigns tour)

-January 30th in Chattanooga, TN drew 3,500 fans (Kane, Bray Wyatt tour)

-January 30th in Tupelo, MS drew 2,000 fans

-February 1st in Birmingham, AL for Raw drew 7,000 fans

Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.

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