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October 17, 2010
Quarter Hours Tell Different Story on Impact Rating
Quarter hours for Thursday's TNA Impact were as follows: 1.53, 1.52, 1.41, 1.42, 1.43, 1.35, 1.37 and 1.23. As noted earlier, the show drew its highest rating since January 28 with a 1.4 rating and 1.9 million viewers overall. However, quarter hours saw a decline from the first two segments until the finish heading into Reaction.
source: prowrestling.net
This Day in Wrestling History
Chyna becomes the first and only woman to ever win the WWF(E) Intercontinental title. She defeated Jeff Jarrett at No Mercy.
October 17, 1999
October 16, 2010
Rumor Mill - Triple H to Make an Appearance at "Fan Appreciation Day"
According to The Wrestling Observer, Triple H will make a one night only return to WWE at the upcoming "Fan Appreciation" event on October 30 in Hartford, CT.
October 15, 2010
SmackDown Results: Assembling Team SmackDown
With WWE Bragging Rights looming, six Superstars competed in a series of Team SmackDown qualifying matches, and The Undertaker accepted World Heavyweight Champion Kane’s challenge to a Buried Alive Match. Full results.
source: wwe.com
TNA iMPACT! Ratings Jump After Bound For Glory PPV
The Octobe 14th TNA iMPACT! drew a 1.4 cable rating with 1.9 million viewers. This would tie the company's highest rating for the year since January 28th.
Triple H Hitting the Campaign Trail for Linda McMahon Again
The following is posted on Linda McMahon's facebook page:
My son-in-law, Paul Levesque, is back on the trail tomorrow morning! Join us at our Linda2010 Norwalk Office (map: http://bit.ly/bVzyQ2) at 9:30 AM before canvassing throughout the area. There are only 17 days left to spread the word!
Dave Bautista Talks About Training for MMA and Leaving WWE
Dave Bautista can't go too far down the street without someone asking him what he's been doing since leaving WWE earlier this year.
"I just tell them I'm unemployed," he laughs. "They look at me kind of funny."
Nothing could be further from the truth. There's a film role with Russell Crowe in the works and a probable MMA debut with Strikeforce. That could happen in late March-early April, and the fight everyone wants is Bautista (spelled Batista during his WWE days) against fellow former WWEer Bobby Lashley.
The 41-year-old Bautista knows his window for MMA success is short, but he's used to it. He didn't debut in pro wrestling until he was 30, but found fame and fortune as part of the Evolution stable alongside "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Triple H and Randy Orton.
And even though he's left WWE, he says he's still good friends with chairman Vince McMahon.
"I didn't agree with the direction the company was going in," Bautista said, even though he admits the squared circle pays a whole lot more than the cage. "It was geared more toward the PG rating. I fell in love with wrestling again in the late '90s with 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin and 'The Rock' Dwayne Johnson … It was edgy, and that was the kind of wrestling I knew and loved. It wasn't like that anymore, and my passion for it died a little bit."...More?
source: espn.com
Blumenthal Holds Smaller Lead Over McMahon
Democrat Richard Blumenthal now leads Republican Linda McMahon by just five points in Connecticut’s race for the U.S. Senate in a survey conducted two nights after their third and final head-to-head debate.
The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Blumenthal, Connecticut’s longtime attorney general, picking up 51% of the vote. McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, earns the vote from 46%. One percent (1%) prefer some other candidate, while three percent (3%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The latest numbers move the race from Solid Democrat to Leans Democrat in the Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 Senate Balance of Power rankings.
Just over a week ago, Blumenthal opened a 54% to 43% lead over McMahon the night after their first debate. While the race was closer in several surveys since January, Blumenthal has always held the lead. In 13 surveys this year, the Democrat has drawn 47% to 60% of the vote. McMahon has picked up 31% to 46% support during that same period.
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
