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Thursday AM news update: WWE ratings, Flair’s first shoot interview, international shows and more

By Phil Lowe ⋅ September 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

- This past Monday night’s edition of Raw did a 2.9 rating on USA. A low number was to be expected as it was Labor Day, but heading into a PPV this Sunday, its not an ideal number to be delivering.
- Highspots.com last night announced they will be conducting a shoot interview with Ric Flair. [...]

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WWE Monday Night Raw TV report (airdate September 1)

By Todd Martin ⋅ September 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Date: 09/01/08 from St. Louis, MO.
The Big News: Unforgiven is this Sunday, but Raw seemed to focus more on wrestlers who are coming and going.
Show Analysis:
They aired a graphic for Killer Kowalski to start the show. Randy Orton then came out, and belittled the champions of Raw since he left. He focused on CM Punk, [...]

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Tuesday AM news update: Shawn Michaels update and other WWE news and notes

By Phil Lowe ⋅ September 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

- Shawn Michaels’ injury was acknowledged by WWE.com just a short while ago following the conclusion of Raw. They noted that Michaels “injured his left tricep” and said an update would be posted later today (Tuesday).
The word backstage on Sunday night following the TV tapings was that Michaels was telling people he would work Sunday’s [...]

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WWE set to lose another main event star to injury

By Phil Lowe ⋅ September 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Shawn Michaels is believed to have suffered a torn triceps muscle in what would be a major blow for both Michaels himself and WWE.
The Wrestling Observer reports that the injury apparently happened during Sunday night’s Raw tapings in St. Louis.
We’ll have more on the injury on the front page of the site later today, with [...]

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Sunday news update: Raw/Smackdown TV tapings tonight, Foley/TNA update, Heyman on Cena and more

By Phil Lowe ⋅ August 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

- Both Raw and Smackdown are being taped tonight at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri rather than Monday and Tuesday respectively to avoid WWE having to be on the road for Labor Day. Tuesday night’s edition of ECW for Tuesday night was taped this past Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
We’re looking for spoilers from tonight’s [...]

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Wednesday news update: Another top WWE name to undergo surgery, Cena update, UK ratings and more

By Phil Lowe ⋅ August 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

- Mr. Kennedy is set to have shoulder surgery this Friday and could be out of action for fourt to six months, according to PWInsider.com. As reportedly earlier in the month, Kennedy injured his shoulder earlier this month during a house show match with Shelton Benjamin.
Kennedy requires surgery for his torn right labrum (shoulder muscle) [...]

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Raw rating tanks as WWE fans choose not to switch over to Sci-Fi

By Phil Lowe ⋅ August 26, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Monday night’s edition of Raw, airing on Sci-Fi instead of USA due to coverage of the US Open tennis, did a 2.8 rating - down from last week’s 3.3 figure.
Its clear that being forced to move to Sci-Fi for the night was to blame (at least in part), although its not as if WWE didn’t [...]

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WWE Monday Night Raw TV report (airdate August 25)

By Todd Martin ⋅ August 26, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Date: 08/25/08 from Wilkes-Barre, PA.
The Big News: For the second week in a row, a strong Shawn Michaels/Chris Jericho segment overshadowed the rest of a largely bad edition of Raw.
Show Analysis:
CM Punk beat JBL. Michael Cole began to explain the rules of the scramble match by noting, “The rules are quite simple.” After 30 seconds [...]

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WWE announces four matches for tonight’s edition of Raw

By Phil Lowe ⋅ August 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

WWE.com has announced the following matches for tonight’s edition of Raw:
- World Champion CM Punk vs. JBL
- Batista vs. Kane
- Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella vs. Kofi Kingston
- Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Kelly Kelly
Shawn Michaels will also appear on the show.
As noted in our daily update earlier today, for those of you in the United [...]

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Monday news update: Raw tonight, ECW, Scramble match updates and more WWE news and notes