Archive for June, 2010

Neither the ongoing Nexus angle on RAW nor hype for the first NXT Poll (and resulting elimination) was enough to prevent this week’s WWE NXT from losing viewers. According to Mediaweek, Tuesday’s episode fell to 1.048 million viewers with a 0.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, marking a decline of 14% in total...
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Word broke this week that Wade Barrett and Drew McIntyre, two of WWE’s most prominently-featured television stars, were pulled from the road due to issues related to their respective work visas. There were initially rumors that the duo could be out for the entire summer, but at last word, at least one of them...
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Bryan Danielson has finally offered a detailed statement on his WWE release, confirming via an official blog entry that his firing was spurred by violating WWE’s PG-level guidelines during the initial Nexus “invasion” angle. Save for his previously-declared commitment to exposing more fans to independent wrestling, Danielson notably shows no favoritism in the blog...
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Starz predictably canceled Friday night comedies “Party Down” and “Gravity” this week, according to a statement from the network Wednesday. “After careful consideration, we’ve decided not to continue on with subsequent seasons of Party Down and Gravity,” said Stephan Shelanski. “We’re grateful to everyone involved in the shows, and are proud to have had...
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A tough Tuesday for broadcast television saw much of the networks’ reality fare drop substantially from last week’s ratings. ABC’s entire Tuesday lineup, for instance, fell under the weight of a weaker performance for tentpole “Wipeout.” Down to a 2.6 adults 18-49 rating with 8.15 million viewers, “Wipeout” provided a smaller lead-in for “Downfall,”...
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ABC Family continued its successful summer Monday; the premieres of “Huge” and “Make it or Break It” debuted to solid ratings. “Huge” opened to a strong 2.533 million viewers with a 0.9 adults 18-49 rating, retaining a solid portion of its “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” lead-in (2.999 million viewers, 1.2 rating)....
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The first season two WWE NXT poll took place Tuesday night, and WWE dropped one of the eight contestants from the weekly series. Billed as combining the pros’ vote with fan voting, the poll gave the first window into how WWE and the fans are evaluating the eight WWE prospects. Lucky Cannon had achieved...
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Although flagship HBO series “True Blood” achieved a week-over-week ratings increase, its improved performance was not enough to help the “Hung” and “Entourage” premieres avoid an erosion from last year. “True Blood” moved up to 4.455 million viewers with a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating, according to Mediaweek, jumping slightly form last week’s 4.259 million...
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When early projections revealed that Eminem’s “Recovery” was tracking for about 600,000 debut sales, his fans were ecstatic. Even though the reviews were significantly better, for “Recovery” to match first-week sales of last year’s comeback album “Relapse,” which was a critical disappointment and seemingly hurt some of his momentum, congratulations were definitely in order....
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The WWE injury bug has apparently struck again, but this time, it could result in time away from the ring. PWInsider.com reports that CM Punk recently had surgery on his arm and could miss 1-2 months of active ring time. Punk, who had been working hurt for a few weeks prior to the surgery,...
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WWE.com RAW Results report for June 28, 2010: PHILADELPHIA – As a singer of sinister songs and a director of horror films, Raw special guest host Rob Zombie has experience with the darker side of human nature. That experience must have set him somewhat at ease when Randy Orton slithered past his foes to...
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WWE spent the early portion of RAW confirming some marquee matches for the upcoming Money in the Bank pay-per-view. As expected, the WWE Championship headliner features Sheamus defending against John Cena in a steel cage match. The storyline behind the match was that the cage will prevent outside interferences, including those from Nexus, from...
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Rob Zombie, who is attending tonight’s RAW with wife Sheri Moon, is reportedly making friends in the WWE lockerroom. PWInsider.com reports that the rocker and director has been “extremely pleasant and down to earth” with the RAW crew. Zombie hosts tonight’s show and noted on his Twitter, “Planning some big crazy shit for RAW...
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Kelly Kelly, R-Truth and Cody Rhodes were apparently not the only WWE Superstars hurt on the road this weekend. According to F4WOnline.com, both Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio experienced minor ailments this weekend; Orton reportedly hurt his neck, while Mysterio is dealing with a slight groin issue. Neither injury is apparently serious enough to...
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Following a few weeks of “bucking the trend” on ABC Family, new summer series “Pretty Little Liars” has garnered an additional twelve episodes at the cable network. The order, which gives “Liars” a full 22 episode slate for the first season, was beyond predictable–over its first three Tuesday airings, the show has actually grown...
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Unlike discussion that Charlie Sheen would be leaving CBS’ “Two and a Half Men,” which came across as a clear negotiation ploy designed to score him extra money for the next two seasons, there continues to be a legitimate belief that Steve Carell will leave NBC’s “The Office.” Carell, whose brilliant turn as Michael...
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In an article celebrating one year of featuring guest hosts on WWE RAW, WWE.com reveals some of the company’s “dream” guest hosts. While the article might seem destined for an exaggerated comedy attempt–and one of the “wishes” is indeed an attempt at a joke–several of the names have come up in internal WWE discussions...
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While Vince McMahon’s storyline announcement regarding the new RAW general manager was cut short by a NXT attack on last week’s RAW, the company does plan to honor what content he did get out in his promo. WWE.com has confirmed that the “revelation” from the new RAW general manager is still planned for the...
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According to reports from multiple sources, at least two of the three reported WWE injuries do not appear to be serious. PWInsider.com noted Sunday night that Kelly Kelly, whose Saturday house show match with Layla was brought to a quick conclusion after she took a bad shot to either the neck or shoulder, was...
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Although “Grown Ups” earned a solid amount of cash in its box office debut this weekend, its failure to escape the standard box office level for an Adam Sandler film resulted in a second place finish for the comedy. “Grown Ups,” which featured an all-star cast of Sandler allies, including notables like Chris Rock...
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