The 10/1 WWE Smackdown on Syfy debut drew a 1.74 cable rating with 2.5 million viewers.
The "Countdown to Smackdown" show that aired live before the debut of Smackdown featuring live shots from Oklahoma City and recaps of NXT drew a 0.49 cable rating with 652,000 viewers.
source: wrestleview.com
October 4, 2010
SmackDown Debut on Syfy TV Rating
This Day in Wrestling History
In a battle of two top world title contenders, Joe Stecher defeats Ed Strangler Lewis via decision in a close match.
October 4, 1921
Happy Birthday to Linda McMahon
October 4, 1948
Antonio Inoki defeats Karl Gotch for the New Japan Real World Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan. This would be one of two title changes (Gotch wins the belt back later in the month) for the belt, which pretty much existed solely for the purpose of the Gotch-Inoki matches.
October 4, 1972
Ric Flair and others are involved in a serious plane crash. Flair suffers a broken back, doctors tell him he will never wrestle again.
October 4, 1975
The controversial Austin/Pillman gun incident episode of Raw aired.
October 4, 1996
October 3, 2010
Sins of the Father
Locking horns with his brother, The Undertaker, inside the chaotic confines of Hell in a Cell, World Heavyweight Champion Kane emerged from Satan’s Structure with his coveted “holy grail” after Paul Bearer turned on The Phenom...More?
source: wwe.com
Cena Gets N-Listed
At WWE Hell in a Cell, John Cena had the opportunity to dismantle The Nexus and eliminate the dangerous band of rebels from Raw for good. All the former WWE Champion had to do was defeat Wade Barrett in the center of the ring and their reign of tyranny would be over. John Cena failed.
With the fate of all of WWE resting on his shoulders, the Legendary star fell to Barrett in a controversial bout and is now a member of The Nexus...More?
source: wwe.com
WWE Hell In A Cell Results 2010
Dark Match - Kofi Kingston, Goldust & R-Truth vs. Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes & Drew McIntyre
Winners: Kofi Kingston, Goldust & R-Truth
U.S. Champion Daniel Bryan vs. John Morrison vs. The Miz – Triple Threat Submissions Count Anywhere Match
Winner: Daniel Bryan (c)
WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Sheamus (Hell in a Cell Match)
Winner: Randy Orton (c)
Edge vs. Jack Swagger
Winner: Edge
John Cena vs. Wade Barrett
Winner: Wade Barrett - Cena is now NEXUS
Unified Divas Champion Michelle McCool vs. Natalya
Winner: Natalya
World Heavyweight Champion Kane vs. The Undertaker (Hell in a Cell Match)
Winner: Kane (c)
This Day in Wrestling History
Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco for the NWA World Tag Team title.
October 3, 1983
Vince Russo & Ed Ferrera leave the WWF(E) and join WCW.
October 3, 1999
October 2, 2010
Triple H, Promoting McMahon, Draws Fans From Tri-State Area
"Great experience overall," Colman said of meeting HHH. "Very nice gentleman."
Shawn McCoy, a McMahon campaign spokesman, said HHH's appearance was designed to motivate college students and other campaign workers to knock on doors for McMahon this weekend. About a dozen students from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. came to Fairfield for the door-to-door campaigning.
HHH said he came to Fairfield Saturday morning to motivate and thank campaign volunteers. "I'm glad people are getting up and taking that challenge to try to change things," he said.
HHH said there was a flipside to criticism that McMahon was trying to buy an election - he said everybody buys an election and that McMahon would be beholden to no one since she was using her own money. "She will owe no one when she gets in, and she'll be able to make huge changes," he said.
HHH said he'd support McMahon regardless of whether she was his mother-in-law because she knows how to run a business and was fiscally responsible. He added that it was noble of someone to use their own money and time "to get elected to a civil service job, really, that's probably a thankless job, in my opinion."
"She's doing it for my kids. She looks at the state and thinks things are screwed up, looks at the government and thinks things are screwed up, and she's going to spend her time and money to try to fix it. She's making a sacrifice, sacrificing all these things - money, time and personal life - to better the state and country," HHH said.
HHH confirmed his absence from wrestling was due to a torn biceps, though he said he also had been filming two movies for World Wrestling Entertainment, where McMahon formerly worked as CEO. He said he didn't know when he would return to the ring. "I'm kind of taking it day-by-day and rehabbing the injury as best I can," he said...More?
source: fairfield.patch.com
Triple H at the Fairfield Republican HQ
The following was posted on Linda McMahon's twitter this morning:
Thank you Paul for rallying the troops this morning! It's a beautiful day to get out this grassroots effort.
Hunter appeared at the Fairfield Republican HQ to support Linda.
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
