Last night's ECW scored a 1.7 rating, up from recent weeks. There are Smackdown spoilers from last night's taping in Columbia, SC. WWE issued a press release on their Biggest Party of the Summer event in the New York City area this weekend.

WWE is expected to sign Matt Sydal soon. Dean Malenko will scouting talent at Dory Funk Jr.'s school on September 4. Diva Search contestant Jessica Hatch has a MySpace page.

Jeff Hardy may return towards the end of the month as he has a WWE autograph signing scheduled for August 31 in New York. WWE also sent out an email promoting Jeff Hardy's appearance at their December 30 event in Raleigh, NC. The Smackdown and ECW crews will tour Puerto Rico in November.

Candice Michelle has a promotional appearance for GoDaddy on Friday in Sonoma, CA. The Miami Herald has an article on Killswitch Engage, who wrote CM Punk's theme song originally for Randy Orton, discussing their love of wrestling Boxer Ronnie Shields says he enjoyed his SNME appearance with Evander Holyfield but he'll stick to boxing. SLAM has an article on Ebensburg Tennis Center funded by Vince McMahon for his mother Vicki Askew's community.

Sports Illustrated's Frank Deford's latest column discusses the high rate of death among wrestlers. The three-disc Summerslam 2004-2007 DVD set has Chris Benoit matches removed.

Brock Lesnar told MMA Weekly he still has aspirations of being signed by UFC and getting a heavyweight title shot. Tony Atlas is being inducted into the World Body Building Guild's Hall of Fame this weekend. The Forest Lake Times has an article on Nora "Molly Holly" Greenwald discussing her time in WWE and her life away from the ring as she prepares for turning 30 and an appearance at Linwood Family Fun Day next month with Billy Kidman. James Guttman spoke to D-Lo Brown about his recent WWE dark matches and whether that'll lead to a WWE return.

USA Today has an article on former wrestler Tommy Urbanski who was paralyzed in a Las Vegas shooting following a scuffle between Adam "Pacman" Jones and a club security guard. The Valencia County News Bulletin has a story on local wrestling organization Legends and Amateurs of Wrestling. San Antonio, TX's KFMB has a story on Lucha Libre's increasing popularity in the United States.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.