WWE: Seth Rollins Underwent Knee Surgery, Drew McIntyre WWE Contract Update, Royal Rumble 2024 Reportedly Generated $47 Million for St. Petersburg

Seth Rollins Underwent Knee Surgery

As noted before, Seth Rollins is currently on a break from WWE to rest up his recent knee injury.

A recent episode of Ireland television network RTE One’s The Late Late Show featured Becky Lynch as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Lynch providing an injury update on her husband Rollins stating that he had underwent surgery to repair his knee this past Tuesday.

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— Alex-Louise | missing becky 𓆩ᥫ᭡𓆪 (@lynchskota) April 19, 2024

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Drew McIntyre WWE Contract Status Update

As noted before, Drew McIntyre’s contract with WWE is currently expected to expire before the end of this June.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that his sources stated that McIntyre’s current contract actually expires in late May.

Meltzer reported that McIntyre’s contract was originally set to expire at the end of 2023 but WWE officials added several months to make up for the time he was away due to time off and injury-related reasons.

In regards to talks for a potential new deal, Meltzer reported that those spoken to stated that the current belief is that McIntyre will be signing a new contract with the company. Those spoken to reportedly stated that the biggest sign of McIntyre staying in WWE revolves around McIntyre being advertised for upcoming shows beyond his current contract’s expiration. Another signed reportedly revolves around the belief of McIntyre feeling more fulfilled over the current direction of his career in the company and him becoming one of WWE’s top full-time wrestlers with Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins.

Meltzer also reported that the current belief within WWE is that WWE talent are less likely now to opt for AEW when it comes to talks for new contracts.

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Royal Rumble 2024 Reportedly Generated Over $47 Million in Economic Impact for St. Petersburg

The Visit St. Pete/Clearwater tourism board recently released an economic study report revealing that WWE’s Royal Rumble 2024 event this past January at Tropicana Field had generated over $47 million in economic impact for St. Petersburg.

It was stated that the total economic impact generated by WWE’s event for the city was $47,047,401. It was also stated that $28,337,038 of the total came from direct spending and $2,923,664 came from tax dollars.

The report also listed several local businesses that saw a significant increase in business on the day of WWE’s event and following day in the city.

The Sun Runner bus had a 95 percent increase in ridership on the day of the Royal Rumble.

Ferg’s Sports Bar did seven times its usual business on the day of the event.

Green Bench Brewing Company had a 10-15 percent increase over a typical Saturday.

Imagine Museum had a 25 percent increase in attendance the day after the Royal Rumble.