Quick Impact Results: Christopher Daniels over Mikey Batts, America's Most Wanted over Michael Shane/Kazarian, Monty Brown over Glenn Gilberti, and Hector Garza over AJ Styles.
The RAW crew was in Columbus, GA tonight, and tomorrow they're in Macon, GA.
WWE sold about 6000 tickets for their Madison Square Garden show last Sunday.
RAW in Canada on TSN will be delayed until midnight on December 20 due to the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Tournament.
The blonde girl on RAW was Lana Kinnear also known as Lana Starr, Women of Wrestling's champion.
Smackdown scored a 3.4 rating, the same as last week.
Smackdown kept UPN in fifth place last night ahead of WB.
Lita vs. Trish in RAW's main event didn't impact the ratings much, either negatively or positively.
Media Life Magazine has an article on cable television ratings with more detailed stats on WWE's place in the ratings last week.
The Sun interviewed Carlito Carribean Cool about his Puerto Rican roots, his father, WWE, and spitting apples.
Carlito was also a guest on talkSPORT Radio's "James Whale Show" and discussed, in character, his injury, RAW, staying cool, movies, and more.
Alex Marvez interviewed Daniel Puder about Tough Enough, MMA, and his match with Kurt Angle.
Daniel Puder posted an essay about himself in his own words which it turns out are not really his own words and instead from a sample college essay.
WWE has an unofficial Hall of Fame poll to see who fans would like to see inducted.
Mick Foley took part in a holiday dinner for wounded troops, giving away copies of "Tales From Wrescal Lane" to children and revealing he'll be part of WWE's upcoming trip to the Middle East.
Brock Lesnar is reportedly ready to make a comeback, although no one's specifically said to wrestling.
In the video game sales charts, Smackdown vs. RAW was #5 in the United States and #4 in Canada.
IGN has a trick/bug for Smackdown vs. RAW to give your create-a-wrestler an unremoveable skull mask.
Triple H's book signing in Northridge, CA drew about 300-400 people.
The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer interviewed Chris Jericho about Fozzy, his favorite Stryper song, dangers of being a wrestling singer, and their new record.
The Macon Telegraph also has an article on Fozzy's show there tomorrow night.
Wrestling figures, such as Undertaker, qualify as war toys in a Peace Toys for War Toys exchange, where kids give up the war toy for a new peace toy.
Ask Men has an interview with Goldberg about the NFL, wrestling, WCW vs. WWE, and more.
Les Thatcher's latest column covers TNA's latest PPV and the importance of training with the basics.
Steve Corino issued a statement on the status and future of ZERO-ONE, and says while the earlier promotion is dead, the brand name lives on.
Australian wrestler Ron Miller released a two disc DVD set of World Championship Wrestling matches from Australia in the mid 1960s-1980s.
The UK's Wrestling Channel has confirmed some financial problems and they'll run repeats during most of December and January.
Mike Johnson has Ring of Honor news and notes on the December 26 show, Alex Shelley, Bobby Heenan, and more.
Joey Styles will be doing commentary for the Sabue tribute show DVD, with proceeds from that also going to help pay Sabu's medical expenses.
FUSION's debut show is next Friday in Elizabeth, NJ with the SAT vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Yoshinari Ogawa.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Impact, Carlito, Puder, Foley, Lesnar, Fozzy Dec 10 - 11:53 pm EST
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Today's News Headlines
- 11:17 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: WWE decides to tone down, backstage fights, Michaels wants to work in ECW - 5 Yrs. Ago Torch Just Posted
- 09:59 pm PWI: ZERO-ONE RELAUNCHES AMERICAN WEBSITE; STEVE CORINO ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING STATUS OF PROMOTION by Mike Johnson
- 09:58 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Mitchell Audio Update: Savage, Hunter, Lesnar, Elix, Puder-Miz, Steroids, Armageddon (60 min.)
- 09:58 pm PWT: Torch Trivia: Torch Trivia Standings for Week 7 - Who's Making the Playoffs?
- 09:40 pm PWI: SMACKDOWN RATING by Dave Scherer
- 08:11 pm PWI: FUSION DEBUTS IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY NEXT FRIDAY WITH SCOTT HALL, MITSUHARU MISAWA, YOSHINARI OGAWA, SEAN WALTMAN & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 07:59 pm PWI: WEEKEND TV PREVIEW; KIDMAN VS. LONDON ON VELOCITY by Buck Woodward
- 07:25 pm WO: Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 07:07 pm PWT: TV Reports: 12/10 TNA Impact Review: Caldwell's Review of Garza vs. Styles, TNA Title News, AMW, Daniels
- 07:00 pm PWI: BROCK LESNAR READY TO MAKE A COMEBACK by Dave Scherer
- 06:56 pm USER: Stars and Stripes: At Pentagon, a tribute to the wounded by Patrick Dickson
- 06:44 pm TNA: Several news items from Friday's Impact - including Dusty laying down the law on Jarrett! Update
- 05:53 pm WO: Feature: TNA Impact TV report
- 05:53 pm WO: Headline: Full story behind Heyman taken off creative and more than you want to know about the process; major future WWE plans; TNA's best show; Rock update; details of Dec. 13 Observer, special rates for this week and how new readers can get 2 free issues
- 05:00 pm PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: RIC FLAIR DEBUTS, TERRY FUNK WINS NWA WORLD TITLE by Buck Woodward
- 05:00 pm PWI: UPDATE ON GREAT BRITAIN'S WRESTLING CHANNEL by Mike Johnson
- 04:49 pm TNA: Check out the live ringside photos from this weeks Impact featuring Styles, Daniels and more
- 04:19 pm WO: Headline: Friday news update: Weekend preview, Angle's prediction on Tough Enough, Lots of TV time changes this week, Smackdown rating, Wrestling Channel problems, Sabu benefit, Mushnick makes good points, HHH, Sylvia returns, WWE snafu, Alvarez book No. 1
- 04:18 pm WO: Headline: Dory Funk's BANG TV report
- 04:16 pm WO: Headline: Carlito Colon does his radio interview in character
- 04:15 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Smackdown rating, Carlito's estimated return date, Edge plays hockey for charity
- 03:31 pm USER: IGN: The Big Show Interview: Armageddon, being big, and why the bald is beautiful.
- 03:13 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Keller's Take Reax: Reader reaction to editorial on the glut of PPVs these days
- 03:01 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Smackdown Reax #1: "Tough Enough used to be a showcase for the demanding lifestyle of being a wrestler."
- 02:54 pm PWT: Torch Flashbacks: Top Five Stories 1 Yr. Ago: Rock returns, TNA postpones PPV, Nathan Jones quits, HBK back
- 02:46 pm USER: The Sun: Not Cool in Puerto Rico by Simon 'Lilsboy' Rothstein
- 02:46 pm PWT: Torch Flashbacks: KELLER'S Smackdown Report 1 Yr. Ago: Brock vs. Rey, Guerreros vs. Haas & Benjamin
- 02:44 pm USER: AskMen: Goldberg... Wrestling For Fun
- 02:44 pm USER: American Forces Press Service: WWE Champ, Leaders to Troops: America Supports You by Donna Miles
- 02:44 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: HEYMAN SPEAKS, SMACKDOWN, TRISH-LITA, PUDER, AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:30 pm PWI: SOME ADVICE FOR INDY PROMOTERS AND TRAINERS, AND A LOOK AT TNA'S CAGE MATCH STARS by Les Thatcher
- 02:24 pm PWI: LITA AND TRISH HELD UP WELL IN THE RATINGS, MORE ON DANIEL PUDER'S WORDS, NY POST CALLS VINCE MCMAHON A "PAST STEROID USER" by Dave Scherer
- 02:07 pm WO: Headline: Heyman demoted from creative, TNA countdown to oblivion, XXX vs. AMW steals the show, turmoil backstage, Tough Enough comedy, tons more: Figure Four Weekly #494 preview plus special offers for both new AND returning readers worldwide
- 01:30 pm PWI: MCMAHON-ANGLE, TNA TURNING POINT, MANAGERS, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 10:55 am PWI: LOTS MORE WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 10:45 am PWI: LOOKING AT THE GO HOME EDITION OF SMACKDOWN by Dave Scherer
- 10:23 am PWT: Torch Trivia: Torch Trivia of the Day for Friday, December 10, 2004 - WWE Invasion Plans
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: WHY WWE HAS A BEEF AGAINST TNA, NEW JACK AND GRIMES, BATISTA'S AGE, ROSEY IN ECW AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 04:52 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: The Beginninig of the End: Austin's neck, PTC strikes, Mitchell on Foley, WCW PPV - 5 Yrs. Ago Torch Just Posted
- 02:30 am PWI: LOTS & LOTS OF WRESTLING BOOK NEWS INCLUDING TERRY FUNK, EDDIE GUERRERO, DUSTY RHODES & MANY MORE by Mike Johnson
- 01:35 am PWT: TV Reports: 12/9 WWE Smackdown review: Giebink's Express v3.0 (Hr. 2)
- 01:31 am PWT: TV Reports: 12/9 WWE Smackdown review: Giebink's Express v3.0 (Hr. 1)
- 01:11 am WO: Feature: WWE Smackdown TV report
- 01:00 am PWI: RING OF HONOR NOTES & NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 12:52 am WO: Headline: New letters section on Blade Trinity, HHH, Puder vs. Miz, Turning Point, Batista, Dusty and Balco scandal
- 12:08 am PWI: LOTS OF WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
