SD Rating, TNA/ROH Reaction To WWE.com, WWE's New Studio, House Shows

– Last night’s edition of WWE SmackDown did a 2.6 fast national broadcast rating on the CW Network. Look for the final number to be out later next week.

– A number of people in both Ring of Honor and TNA Wrestling are as baffled as anyone else about the official WWE website including news on their promotions. No one is complaining but everyone that I have spoken with has said it is a very weird move by WWE.

– Today’s edition of the New York Times has an article online profiling Vince and Linda McMahon. The article features a quote by Linda as she refers to Vince as a “marshmallow” and a real “pushover” and talks about Vince sending her a bouquet of yellow roses on Valentine’s Day. The news worthy piece out of the article is that WWE will break ground this summer on a $70 million project that will nearly triple their 39,000-square-foot television studio in Connecticut. The article mentions how WWE just completed a $20 million upgrade to their studio to allow them to broadcast their television in High Definition. You can read the full article at this link.

Reader Michael Weaver, Jr. sent this in… WWE aired a commercial for this Sunday’s SmackDown/ECW house show in Muncie, Indiana. It has been announced that WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Edge will team up with The Big Show to take on The Undertaker and Kane. Plus, ECW World Champion Chavo Guerrero will defend the championship against CM Punk. WU Online will be in attendance and will file a report Sunday night. Note from Richard: We are still seeking house show reports from last night’s WWE Raw house show from the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. If you attended please send us a report to this email address.

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