Three Consecutive Sellouts Highlight WWE's Road To WrestleMania(R) Through California.STAMFORD, Conn. -- World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated media (focusing in television, Internet, and live events), and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in the professional wrestling industry, with major revenue sources [R] continued its Road to WrestleMania 23 live event tours with three consecutive sellouts in California this week, grossing more than $1.4 million in ticket sales. On Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. , more than 17,000 fans packed the Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. in Los Angeles for WWE's No Way Out[R] pay-per-view. The following night, "Monday Night RAW[R]" Superstars performed to a capacity crowd of more than 8,600 at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield. On Tuesday night, a sold-out crowd of more than 11,000 witnessed "Friday Night SmackDown[R]" and "ECW ECW Extreme Championship Wrestling ECW Episcopal Church Women ECW English Civil War ECW Enhanced Compressed Wavelet (Image compression format created by Earth Resource Mapping) ECW Extracellular Water [R]: Extreme Championship Wrestling[TM]" at the ipayOne Center in San Diego. "We continue to see a great reception from our fans to our Road to WrestleMania live events as we tour around the country," said Geof Rochester, Senior Vice President, Marketing. WrestleMania 23 takes place Sunday, April 1, live on pay-per-view from Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. The event will be highlighted by John Cena[R] defending the WWE Championship against Shawn Michaels[TM], Batista[TM] defending the World Heavyweight Championship The World Heavyweight Championship is the name given to a number of unrelated titles, meant to emphasize the top championship of boxing, professional wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other similar sports and performance arts. against The Undertaker[R], and a "Battle of the Billionaires" between Vince McMahon[TM] and Donald Trump in which the loser has his head shaved bald. Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : WWE WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (formerly World Wrestling Federation) WWE Witwe (German: Widow) WWE William Webb Ellis (inventor of rugby) WWE World Wide Education WWE Well Woman Exam ), can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide. 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