Dana White recently said that Shane McMahon was looking to do some consulting work for UFC but did not know if they would make a deal. Apparently Shane, through intermediary and former WWE employee Carl DeMarco, has been looking at getting involved with the Strikeforce MMA promotion.
source: wrestling observer newsletter
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January 6, 2010
Shane McMahon Update
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Jacqueline
January 6, 1966
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Crusher & Dick the Bruiser for the AWA Tag Team title
January 6, 1967
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson for the AWA Tag Team title
January 6, 1973
Harley Race defeated David Von Erich for the Missouri State Heavyweight title
January 6, 1984
January 5, 2010
ECW Results: Straightedge Homecoming
SmackDown’s straightedge savior, CM Punk, who earlier in the night promised Christian he’d be challenging him to become the Straightedge ECW Champion, met fellow former ECW Champion, Mark Henry. The World’s Strongest Man seemed to feed off Punk’s kick-fueled attack with his offensive domination. But when Punk distracted the WWE official, his associate, Luke Gallows, kicked Henry in the head. Then, Punk capitalized with two more kicks to the head, knocking Henry to the ground and pinning him for the win. Punk moves on in the ECW Homecoming, but will he be the one to challenge Christian for the ECW Title at Royal Rumble? Full results.
source: wwe.com
TNA Impact Sets Records for Spike, But is Smacked-Down by WWE Raw Anyway
Spike TV’s TNA Impact! set a viewership record during Monday night’s three-hour special featuring Hulk Hogan, averaging 2.2 million viewers. The previous viewing record was 1.9 million viewers set in April 2008.
The first hour of the special averaged 2.5 million viewers.
Records or not, USA Network’s WWE Monday Night Raw put the smackdown on TNA Impact with an average of 5.5 million viewers from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m vastly outdistancing the the 2 million viewers the TNA Impact! averaged during those two hours.
source: tvbythenumbers.com
Details on Last Nights's TNA iMPACT! Special and Monday Night Raw Ratings
TNA iMPACT!
The first hour of last night's three-hour TNA iMPACT scored a 1.69 rating with 2.5 million viewers, making it the most-watched hour of TV in TNA history.
The second hour slipped to a 1.44 rating but featured the most-watched 15 minutes in TNA history with a 1.88 quarter-hour rating for Hulk Hogan's debut at 9PM EST, head-to-head with Bret Hart's return on WWE's RAW.
The least-watched segment of the show came at the end of the second hour with a 1.16 quarter-hour rating with the Pope vs. Wolfe match and AJ Styles interview. This segment went up against the DX vs. JeriShow match on RAW.
The third hour of iMPACT dropped to a 1.22 rating. The range of quarter-hour ratings was between 1.17 and 1.30. The third hour peaked in the final 15 minutes of the show with a 1.30 rating. This was the end of Angle vs. Styles and the Foley beatdown from Hall, Nash and Sean Waltman with Hogan watching. TNA iMPACT! set a viewersip record with 2.2 million viewers.
Raw
Last night's episode of Monday Night RAW with the return of Bret Hart averaged 5.60 million viewers, making it the largest RAW viewing audience since the show on August 24th, 2009, the night after the SummerSlam pay-per-view.
This week's show drew a 3.37 rating in the key demographic, males 18-49. This was RAW's highest M18-49 rating since the commercial-free RAW on June 22nd, 2009. Raw did an average of 5.5 million viewers from 9pm to 11pm. The over-run featuring Vince and Bret drew a 4.4 rating.
source: impactwrestling.com & multichannel.com
JR's Monday Night Thoughts
"The chemistry and magic between Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart still exists after all these years. It's another illustration that "personal issues" are the life's blood of the wrestling business. This particular "personal issue" has been simmering for 12 years and I still felt like an emotionally invested fan watching it"...More?
Grand Jury Indicts Pro Wrestler Jeff Hardy on Drug Charges
A Moore County grand jury indicted professional wrestler Jeff Hardy this week on drug charges stemming from a search on his Cameron home last September by law enforcement agents.
Hardy’s December probable cause hearing was delayed until Jan. 27, but prosecutors moved forward with the indictments, meaning the cases will be placed on the Moore County Superior Court docket. Hardy was arrested in September after a search of his home revealed Vicodin pills, Soma prescription pills, cocaine, drug paraphernalia and 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids.
source: associated press
Interview with Triple H
The Cerebral Assassin, The King of Kings, The Game himself - Triple H - Joins Heavy Muscle Radio for their first radio show of the New Year! Dave and John find out who Triple H thinks will win the upcoming Arnold Classic and what he has in store for 2010! Click here.
Stone Cold Injured Stallone During Fight Scene
During the filming of the movie The Expendables, star Sylvester Stallone suffered a broken neck during a fight scene with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. "Actually, my fight with Stone Cold Steve Austin was so vicious that I ended up getting a hairline fracture in my neck. I'm not joking. I haven't told anyone this, but I had to have a very serious operation afterwards. I now have a metal plate in my neck."
source: prowrestling.net
Returns and Debuts at TNA iMPACT!
The following are a full list of returns and debuts from the three-hour TNA special on Spike TV this past Monday, January 4th:
Hulk Hogan
Eric Bischoff
Ric Flair
Jeff Hardy
Shannon Moore
Scott Hall
Sean Waltman
The Nasty Boys
Val Venis
Orlando Jordan
Jeff Jarrett
Sting
Bubba The Love Sponge
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
