— While it does not appear that Zack Ryder will be receiving an imminent push to the top on ECW television, WWE gave him some momentum back this week with a victory over Yoshi Tatsu–he lost to Shelton Benjamin on last week’s show. Though most of the credit went to Christian, Ryder’s match with the ECW Champion from several weeks ago got over very well with WWE workers and with industry critics; that obviously bought Ryder some stability on the roster. Matt Striker even acknowledged the positive reaction to the match during commentary last night.
— As of press time, WWE.com has not yet posted a Superstars page for new ECW Diva Courtney Taylor.
— Numerous observers have noted that Mickie James did not mask her frustration at the end of Monday’s RAW match. A number of spots went wrong in her bout with Gail Kim, and the Divas Champion did not finish the match with a poker face.