USA Renews 'Monday Night Raw'

NBC Universal extended its deal with World Wrestling Entertainment to air “Monday Night Raw” on USA Network through 2010.

In addition to “Raw” on USA, WWE will continue to provide NBC with special programming twice a year for the late-night Saturday time slot.

WWE will also continue to provide its weekend program, "A.M. Raw,” for USA and provide a Spanish-language version of “Monday Night Raw” for NBC Universal’s Telemundo and mun2.

source: tvweek.com

Lance Storm's View on TNA Impact

TNA: Impact December 06, 2007
TNA is completely retarded!!!!
This weeks show was so f--k'ing bad I'm tapping out AGAIN. I may give them another chance in the New Year (maybe not), but I don't need this aggrevation over the holidays. NOTHING makes a lick of sense on this show...More?

source: stormwrestling.com

Hunter & the Raw Crew in Iraq

Evolution Reunion

Raw's 15th Anniversary celebration this Monday will feature many surprises, including the reunion of Evolution - Triple H, Ric Flair, Batista and Randy Orton.

Raw and SmackDown reach Brazil

World Wrestling Entertainment, with its new partnership with Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT), is ready to thrill Brazilians with the debut of the internationally renowned television programs Raw and SmackDown in December...More?

MLB Stars Suspended 15 Games for Drug Policy Violations

Jose Guillen and Jay Gibbons were suspended Thursday for the first 15 days of next season for violating baseball's drug policy, an indication how the sport might treat any players named in the Mitchell steroids investigation.

Guillen and Gibbons were accused in media reports of receiving human growth hormone after January 2005, when it was banned by baseball.

Gary Matthews Jr., Rick Ankiel, Troy Glaus and Scott Schoeneweis also were linked to HGH, but baseball decided there was "insufficient evidence" to determine they committed a doping violation. They were accused of receiving performance-enhancing drugs before 2005...More?

source: foxsports.com

WWE Plots Digital Strategy

World Wrestling Entertainment hopes to create an aura of Wrestlemania on a global scale driven by its digital platform.

Digital contributes 7 percent of the company's overall revenue, but the WWE is aiming for 25-50 percent growth annually, said Michael Sileck, COO. Sileck revealed plans at the 35th annual UBS Global Media & Communications Conference...More?

source: adweek.com

Former NASCAR Driver Joins TNA

Former NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler makes his debut Thursday night, Dec. 6, as a professional wrestling broadcaster for iMPACT! (9 p.m. ET), airing on Spike TV.

Sadler retired from the NASCAR Nextel Cup series after the 2006 season and is now an analyst for NASCAR on SPEED and Direct TV Hot Pass. He also has been a wrestling promoter and in-ring performer for the past few years.

Sadler joins Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling iMPACT! alongside play-by-play announcer Mike Tenay and color commentator Don West for a match between "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Senshi, which was taped at Universal Studios Florida.

DX in Iraq

Fylmar Productions and Cinamour Entertainment shoot network promo for upcoming scripted reality pro-wrestling television series Behind the Curtains

Less than a year after Beverly Hills based Fylmar Productions, LLC and Red Shoe Entertainment (Atlanta, Georgia) signed a pact with Cinamour Entertainment the companies completed filming a promo for the upcoming television series titled "Behind the Curtains"

Cinamour CEO Glen Hartford notes: With over 50 Million wrestling fans in the U.S. alone, I believe that this series has the potential to be a tent pole show for the right network. President of Distribution and Development for Cinamour, Cord Douglas adds: It will also satisfy the appetites of millions of intensely loyal pro-wrestling fans throughout the country and around the globe...More?

source: warned.net

Columbia Records Enters Into New Agreement with WWE

Columbia Records has entered into a new agreement with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. "RAW - Greatest Hits - The Music," the first musical release under the new Columbia Records/WWE Music Group arrangement, will be available in stores and online on Tuesday, December 18.

A monumental collection of the sounds that define the untamed excitement of the WWE, "RAW - Greatest Hits - The Music" will be released in celebration of the 15th anniversary of "WWE RAW," the longest running original entertainment show in television history.

"I've been a life long fan of WWE," said Rick Rubin. "It's great to get the opportunity to work with them."...More?

Triple H will do anything for a WWE Championship Match

WWE: Mediaplayer