Ratings Summary
- RAW: 3.8 (3.7 / 3.8 / 5.6 Share) Down from 3.9 (3.8 / 3.9 / 5.7 Share)
- Heat: 0.7 (1.1 Share) Down from 0.9 (1.3 Share)
- Velocity: 0.6 (1.2 Share) Up from 0.5 (1.1 Share)
- WWE Experience: 0.4 (1.1 Share) Up from 0.4 (1.0 Share)
The Smackdown crew was in Nasvhille, TN tonight, so spoilers other than the Tough Enough result should be out soon. Discount coupons for tonight's Smackdown taping were offered to people that attended last night's Monday Night Football game in Nashville, TN. Paul Heyman was not at Smackdown tonight.
There are Heat spoilers and post-show notes on Randy Orton vs. Triple H from RAW last night in Huntsville, AL. There was an altercation between Ric Flair and Mick Foley backstage at RAW yesterday that led to Flair punching Foley, with some seeing it as a worked Wrestlemania angle setup and others believing it to be real. The new woman Eric Bischoff was speaking to on RAW was Playboy/fitness model Rochelle Loewen, and she's reportedly part of the latest attempt to regain young male viewers.
WWE's Smackdown trip to the Middle East is voluntary, but some wrestlers feel pressured into going by Vince McMahon. JBL was listed with Al Franken, Karri Turner, Darryl Worley and Mark Willis as a USO/AFE celebrity tour participant. The Smackdown crew will do a December 30 house show in San Antonio, TX, opposite the UPN airing of the Smackdown they taped on Tuesday. Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell were backstage at Armageddon as they live in the area.
WWE is producing a replica of John Cena's United States title belt with a March release date. WWE emailed some California fans to notify them of the Wrestlemania weekend Hall of Fame Induction with tickets going on sale Saturday. Tim Horner and Jody Hamilton may work at a WWE school in Atlanta, GA.
Shelton Benjamin was scheduled for appearances today and tomorrow in Grand Forks, ND to promote WWE's upcoming house show. Trish Stratus is scheduled for ESPN2's Cold Pizza tomorrow morning. Smackdown vs. RAW for the Playstation 2 was #6 on GameFly's November Top 10 rentals. Fangoria's website has a news item on Kane's movie Goodnight with positive comments on director Gregory Dark.
WWE.com interviewed Rey Mysterio Jr. and Rob Van Dam about their tag team title win on Smackdown last week. WWE.com interviewed JBL about his latest title defense at what it means to his legacy. WWE.com spoke to Funaki about becoming Smackdown #1 Cruiserweight Champion at Armageddon. WWE.com also talked to Charlie Haas about being single again after dumping Miss Jackie at Armageddon.
The Tokyo Sports Awards were announced today with Kensuke Sasaki being named MVP. The Korea Times' Joon Soh reviewed the new Rikidozan movie, but didn't find it provocative enough.
Don Callis will work with Joey Styles on the Night of Appreciation for Sabu DVD commentary. Trinity will return to TNA at the next Impact after missing Turning Point for movie stunt work.
SLAM has an article on independent female wrestler Krissy Vaine as she recently worked a dark match for WWE as she pursues her dreaming of making it there. Combat Zone Wrestling issued a statement thanking fans for the success of their Cage of Death 6 show over the weekend. Jess McGrath has a bunch of Puerto Rico news on IWA, Apolo, WWC, and more. PWInsider and PWTorch have Ring of Honor news and notes on upcoming shows, CM Punk, Heenan/Cornette, Dusty Rhodes and more.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
