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Originally Posted by Observer Eric "Enzo Amore" Arndt suffered a severe concussion according to those close to him. Arndt was injured in the early moments of the Enzo & Cass vs. Vaudevillains tag team match. He was sliding under the bottom rope but he got caught in the ropes with his head hitting the middle rope and the back of his head hit the mat near the apron. He rolled to the floor. Simon Gotch grabbed him when he shouldn't have but the match was quickly stopped and he was carried to the back on a stretcher and rushed to a local hospital where he underwent a CAT Scan. He was able to remember everything before the match and able to move his extremeties. He was discharged from the hospital before the show was over.

Update to recent Enzo injury news

Originally Posted by ProWrestlingSheet Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned Ryback is currently in the midst of trademark battle with WWE over “The Big Guy” … and the issue has only continued to escalate less than 24 hours after he was sent home from Monday Night RAW. According to the USPTO … Ryan Reeves, a.k.a. Ryback, filed a trademark on “The Big Guy” back in October for “conducting entertainment exhibitions in the nature of performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer.” However, WWE filed the exact same trademark just 3 months later. Reeves’ filing was published for opposition this morning — which means any contending sides have 30 days to fight the filing or it’s his — but this doesn’t necessarily means Reeves pulled the trigger. It’s possible WWE had their legal team push the USPTO to publish so they could oppose. It could also just be a random coincidence.

So Dave Meltzer said that Ryback had a meeting regarding a new contract (the current one is expiring in few months) with HHH or Vince. Ryback didn't like their offer, and apparently the discussion ended with Vince suggesting him going home. Unless there is a reconciliation, that's it. He is going to be paid for the rest of his contract. Dave said the CM Punk entrance and the "pre-show stopper" thing are signs that he is clearly not happy with his current situation. Meltzer said there are speculations of him going to NJPW, but they already have Michael Elgin, who has a very similar style. Ryback was originally scheduled for Battle Royal on Raw.

Originally Posted by Observer The first show of the so-called new era, with Shane and Stephanie McMahon running Raw led to a ratings increase to 3.43 million viewers, coming the day after Payback. The number was up 10 percent from the seasonal record low of 3.12 million viewers set last week ... The three hours of Raw were: 8 p.m. 3.46 million viewers 9 p.m. 3.46 million viewers 10 p.m. 3.38 million viewers

Besides the increase from last week, the 3rd hour drop being very small was also good news for this week. Could be a possible sign the past few weeks have managed to get crowds interested again or just a very boring day yesterday since RAW and the NBA playoff games were the only shows to do 3+ million for viewers.

Originally Posted by Observer The whole thing is that they want him to be the guy that does charity work. So the new gimmick is that everyone loves to boo him, they really like him, but they love to boo him. I am not saying it is true, in fact this is absolutely not true, but that is how they are attempting to position the fact that people are booing him. The positioning is not that "oh, he didn't get over", the positioning is that "oh, everyone is having so much fun booing him", because we like to boo him. That is what they are trying to potray.

In regards to their current stance with Reigns and crowds.

Originally Posted by Observer Hulk Hogan aka Terry Bollea has filed a second lawsuit against Gawker, claiming the company was responsible for leaking the contents of a sealed document which led to the end of his relationship with WWE. Bollea's side has claimed that Gawker was responsible for leaking the contents of the tape of Hogan's racist remarks to The National Enquirer, which published them. When the WWE was informed that the remarks were coming out, they immediately severed all ties with Hogan and tried to remove most of the mentions of Hogan from its web site, including his name from their Hall of Fame ... Hogan is also suing Florida DJ Mike Calta, known as Cowhead, who he claimed sent at least one of the secretly recorded sex tapes to Gawker.

Originally Posted by Observer Prosecutors in the Jimmy Snuka homicide case involving Nancy Argentino are asking the judge to force the wrestlers' lawyer to hand over a psychologist's report before a hearing next week to determine if Snuka is competent to stand trial. According to the Allentown Morning Call, Chief Deputy Attorney Charles Gallagher wrote that he has repeatedly asked attorney Robert J. Kirwan to share Dr. Frank M. Dattillo's report and that Kirwan has refused to turn it over. Kirwan told Gallagher, "No, your expert should be able to complete his evaluation without copying off my expert," according to the motion filed. Snuka is due back in court on 5/13 where Judge Kelly Banach will hear from mental health experts before deciding whether Snuka is competent to stand trial.

Originally Posted by Observer The market was not thrilled with WWE's new attempt at increasing revenue by reducing sign-ins on the Network as WWE stock fell 72 cents today, down to 16.89. For comparison, the NYSE Composite Index fell to 10,365.82 which was a price decrease of 130.50 points or 1.24%.

They pretty much saw right through WWE's sneaky attempt at artificially boosting Network numbers.

Originally Posted by Observer WWE announced today that Shane McMahon would "tell all" in a podcast hosted by Mick Foley on May 23rd, after Raw on the WWE Network. It's notable that this is the first time Foley has hosted a show of this type on the network, as the shows have usually been hosted by Steve Austin, Chris Jericho or John Layfield.

Some other sheet news includes:

• A recent article from Sports Business Daily hinted a decline or small burst in the live sports tv market is currently happening with lower tier sports (ex. UFC) and sports-like shows (ex. WWE) to be affected the most. Basis for their claims is recent new tv deals for smaller college conferences and sporting events ended up being smaller than previous deals. If it lasts for a couple of years, could end up having a negative effect on the next WWE tv contract. http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/J...ia-rights.aspx
• WWE's newest book called "WWE: 100 Greatest Matches" will be released next week.
• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, yesterday was The Rock's 44th birthday.