- RAW: 3.4 (3.3 / 3.6 / 5 Share) Down from 3.9 (3.7 / 4.1 / 6 Share)
- Heat: 0.8 (2 Share) Down from 0.9 (2 Share)
- Velocity: 0.5 (1 Share) Down from 0.6 (1 Share)
- WWE Experience: 0.7 (2 Share) Same as last week
Despite being up against Friends last week, Smackdown was still UPN's #1 show finishing at #84 overall. Smackdown was taped in Reno, NV tonight, so spoilers should be out late. E! is showing a WWE related Howard Stern Show episodes on Thursday and Friday nights.
Brian "Grand Master Sexay" Christopher/Lawler was released by WWE at yesterday's RAW, just weeks after his return. There are some off air notes and Heat spoilers from RAW last night. The music used in the Chris Benoit video package last night was "One Thing" by Finger 11. The New Japan Pro Wrestling footage in the Benoit video is likely a sign that they've reached an agreement with WWE to allow WWE to use the footage in DVDs.
WWE posted Droz's latest commentary about Smackdown, Lance Storm, and Mother's Day. Bradshaw's latest commentary is about starting with CNBC, the biggest match of his career on Sunday, Iraqi prisoners, his upcoming radio show, and more. Rene Dupree and JBL will be on Byte This! on Thursday to promote Judgment Day.
John "Earthquake" Tenta released a statement announcing his retirement due to advanced bladder cancer, and also that he has a thread on WrestleCrap's message board for people who want to send their well-wishes. A bitter Ernest Miller was on Voice of Wrestling on Sunday discussing his time with WWE, getting over, Vince McMahon and NWA TNA. Les Thatcher wrote a column about trends in professional wrestling and the lack of preparedness some wrestling trainees receive. JeffNeroHardy.com says MotoxDVD is selling a DVD of Jeff Hardy on his dirtbike, but there are fewer than 250 available.
Tomorrow night's NWA TNA PPV will include an announcement about the future of TNA, AJ Styles vs. Wildcat Chris Harris, James Storm vs. Kid Kash, Sonjay Dutt vs. Amazing Red, Team Mexico vs. Team Canada, Shane Douglas vs. Michael Shane, and Monty Brown vs. BG James. TNA's major announcement is expected to be their television deal with Fox Sports Net. NWA TNA: Impact would start on Friday, June 4 at 3pm (EDT), with tapings for each episode the day before at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. Jonny Fairplay was nominated in several categories of the Survivor Awards
Dory Funk Jr.'s !BANG! Television held a taping Sunday in Ocala, FL, with Osamu Nishimura/Dory Funk Jr./Flex Cassidy vs. New Strong Machine/Adam Windsor/Missy Hyatt. USA Pro Wrestling returns to Queens, NY Friday with USA Pro Champion Shane Douglas vs. Raven in a steel cage match. WORLD-1 and Ring of Honor will present a doubleheader in Lexington, MA on Saturday, with the WORLD-1 show at 2pm, and the Ring of Honor show at 7:30 pm. H2Wrestling's June 26 debut in Boston, MA will feature Minnamino challenging Taiji Ishimori for the UWA World Welterweight championship.
. That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
