Ratings Summary
- RAW: 4.3 (4.1 / 4.5 / 4.8 overrun / 7 Share) Down from 4.5 (4.4 / 4.6 / 7 Share)
- Sunday's RAW Replay: 1.7 (2 Share)
- Heat: 1.0 (2. Share) Down from 1.1 (2 Share)
- Velocity: 0.8 (1 Share) Down from 0.9 (2 Share)
- Confidential: 0.8 (2 Share) Same as last week
There are Heat spoilers and off air notes from last night in Cincinnati, OH. Wrestlers watching the main event backstage at RAW were happy to see Benjamin get the win over HHH. Smackdown was in Tampa, FL last night with Eddy Guerrero over Big Show. Smackdown was taped in Columbus, OH tonight, so spoilers should be out soon.
WWE, Ric Flair, Scott Hall and Dustin Runnels are being sued by flight attendants that worked on the SportsJet "plane ride from hell" in May 2002 for "extreme and outrageous" behavior. There are more details on the Eddy Guerrero/obnoxious fan incident that occurred at the Tampa, FL house show, including that the fan agreed to apologize to Guerrero but instead swore and threw his hat at him. WWE agents are reportedly happy with the Undertaker vs. Booker T matches, while they also work to make Bradshaw a top heel.
Dr. Tom Prichard's new commentary is about Bobby Heenan, Gorilla Monsoon, and OVW. Droz's latest commentary is about the draft, trades, and Edge's return. SLAM's John Powell didn't care for the Stone Cold Truth DVD saying it offers nothing new that fans don't already know.
Al Snow was interviewed by Get In The Ring radio and discussed ECW rumors, wrestling vs. announcing, Tough Enough, and more. Nidia discussed her move to RAW and the chance it gives her to wrestle in the women's division. Dime Magazine at Fox Sports gave a shout out to Lillian Garcia.
The Rock appeared on ABC's NBA Pregame show in the Celebrity NBA Minute and discussed wrestlers playing basketball. The Rock and Johnny Knoxville were on TRL this afternoon helping with the countdown and promoting their movie. Box Office Prophets has a He Said / She Said review of Walking Tall. The Irish Examiner has a brief article on Walking Tall and the name change of the main character.
Tomorrow night's NWA TNA PPV will feature Sting as a special enforcer for Abyss vs. AJ Styles vs. Raven vs. The Truth, Amazing Red vs. Frankie Kazarian for the X Division Championship, NWA World Tag Team Title Semifinals, a Four Corners Wildcard Tag Team Match with New Franchise vs. Gilberti/Young vs. Diamond/Siaki vs. Brown/El Gran Apolo, and Monty Brown vs. Sabu. Chris Sabin offered comments on being stripped of the X Division title and his thoughts on the match between Amazing Red and Frankie Kazarian to decide the new champion.
Shawn Diavari will replace Tyson Dux at ECWA's Super 8 Tournament on Saturday after Dux injured his knee during his Velocity match last week. Quebec's Internet Wrestling Syndicate taped matches for the "Wrestling, Past, Present and Future" PPV on Saturday in Montreal. Two Australian wrestling fans invaded the ring at the Ultimate Wrestling Alliance show at Bronte RSL club Saturday with the wrestlers causing minor injuries to the men while removing them.
Former ECW wrestler William "Chilly Willy" Jones has returned from Iraq, where he earned the Purple Heart award, and is now stationed in Syracuse, NY while he serves out the final seven months of his tour. The ECW Arena Viking Hall is expected to undergo renovations, although the plans don't seem to affect any of the wrestling promotions that regularly use the building. FAN SLAM's August 7 event in Philadelphia, PA will be an ECW Reunion Convention featuring Terry Funk, Raven, Sabu, Sandman, Justin Credible and many more.
Acclaim has a new gameplay teaser for Showdown: Legends of Wrestling. PW Torch's Derek Burgan reviewed Ring of Honor's Round Robin Challenge and says "the 3 matches that make up the Round Robin Challenge are simply mindblowing." The New York Post's Page Six gossip column has a blurb on Brooke Hogan and the effort her father Hulk Hogan is putting into her singing career.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
