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Originally Posted by Observer Raw last night dropped three percent to 2.66 million viewers, making it the fourth lowest number in the modern history of the show outside of holidays and football season. The decline was even going live, with a weaker NBA game than last week, but a stronger NHL game ... It was also the lowest rating outside of football season since June 12th of last year, but none of this is unexpected as it was clear the NBA playoffs would hurt Raw until they ended. The three hours were: 8 p.m. 2.79 million viewers 9 p.m. 2.77 million viewers 10 p.m. 2.45 million viewers

Originally Posted by Observer The media push leading up to Sunday and all of the hype over John Cena and Nikki Bella's relationship status didn't mean much for Total Bellas ratings. The show's third season premiere averaged 517,000 total viewers and a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demo on E!. That's down from 674,000 viewers for the season two finale and 681,000 for last season's premiere. It's also the lowest viewership for an episode in series history, though Total Bellas was moving to a new night for this season after previously airing on Wednesdays.

Originally Posted by Observer WWE is looking at lengthening its pay-per-views by one hour starting with Money in the Bank. Sky Italia on Facebook posted that the Money in the Bank show would be moved to a four-hour window starting at 7 p.m. Eastern time, from the previous 8 p.m. start. Other cable providers were also contacted today with that information. They were told that most of the shows would run from 7-11 p.m., with the big four shows running from 6-11 p.m. It is unclear whether pre-game shows would be dropped or whether that would mean matches would begin 30 minutes to 90 minutes before the PPV start, depending on the show, as has been the case so far.

Originally Posted by Observer While he didn't make an in-person appearance, Chris Jericho continued his feud with Tetsuya Naito at NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors show at Korakuen Hall this morning. A video promo from Jericho played as Naito & BUSHI were in the ring after defeating Toa Henare & Tiger Mask IV. Jericho continued to act unhinged, swearing at Naito and saying, unlike Naito, he isn't tranquilo, he's "f*cking crazy." Jericho promised to win the IWGP Intercontinental title from Naito and become a 10-time Intercontinental Champion with his WWE reigns. He also insulted the Japanese fans and said Naito will be known as the person that Jericho made famous when Jericho beats him at Dominion on June 9th and brings the title back to the United States.

More details and link to the video: https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/vide...ominion-258251

Originally Posted by Pro Wrestling Sheet The libel trial pitting CM Punk and Colt Cabana against a WWE doctor has been delayed … Pro Wrestling Sheet can confirm. Sources familiar with the case say it was delayed on Monday because both sides are discussing a possible settlement. The case had been on the docket for trial on Tuesday, May 22. However, no start time was ever listed. It’s believed additional delays are possible. Dr. Chris Amann is asking for $1 million in damages for disparaging comments Punk made about him on Cabana’s podcast back in 2014. Punk, real name Phil Brooks, alleged Amann knowingly allowed him to work through serious injuries and misdiagnosed a staph infection — among other issues. After the comments were made, WWE released a statement saying they investigated the issue and found no evidence of wrongdoing. They also a released a weird video of Punk’s butt to “prove” he didn’t have a staph infection.

Originally Posted by Observer Ken Shamrock tweeted about last night’s segment where Sami Zayn brought “Bobby Lashley’s sisters,” which were men dressed as women, to Raw: “When it's good, #RAW is great entertainment and unparalleled athleticism. When it's not, it can feel awkward to watch. The overall reaction to the Lashley bit makes me wonder, they had something more controversial written and the sister skit won out?”

Link: https://twitter.com/ShamrockKen/stat...59243967758336

Originally Posted by Observer In an interview with Sportbible, Daniel Bryan detailed why he didn’t like playing the on-screen general manager of SmackDown: “It was very difficult. I disliked it, strongly. I would try and leave as soon as I could and if I found out they might not have a segment for me on TV, I would be texting the writers being like, 'Hey can I just stay home' -- a portion of that is not liking it and portion of that is because now I'm being away from Brie and my baby to do something I'm not passionate about. That was a weird mental thing for me.”

Link: http://www.sportbible.com/wwe/news-e...nents-20180521

Originally Posted by PWI The USA Network reality series Miz & Mrs, starring The Miz and his wife Maryse, will debut on Tuesday 7/24 at 10 PM, following that evening's episode of Smackdown Live. The series' first season will be six episodes, 30 minutes each. As PWInsider.com first reported last year, WWE had been seeking to grow their footprint with new reality series with one pitch in Hollywood, titled The It Couple, based around Miz and Maryse's life in Los Angeles. The original plan for the series was for it to focus on their in-ring exploits as well as their personal lives and adventures as a married couple in Hollywood, especially with the birth of their first child impending. Although initially titled The It Couple, it was later renamed Miz & Mrs. The series, as it had been pitched, would also feature Dolph Ziggler and musician Ryan Cabrera as well as Maryse's best friend and her mother as regular cast members on the series.

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling North Carolina independent wrestler Victor Andrews played “Jessica”, one of Bobby Lashley’s sisters on the Raw segment Monday night.

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling The Best of the Super Juniors tournament has Wednesday off and return Thursday with a card from the Ukaru Chan Arena and features the following B Block tournament matches: *Tiger Mask vs. Bushi *ACH vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru *Taiji Ishimori vs. Flip Gordon *Will Ospreay vs. YOH

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling Lindsay Cappotelli, the wife of former wrestler Matt Cappotelli, posted an update on her husband’s battle with brain cancer. She stated they have agreed to discontinue his radiation treatments and there doesn’t appear to be anymore they can do. Matt is having trouble communicating in full sentences with trouble chewing and eating. Cappotelli was one of the winners of the third season of “Tough Enough” in 2003 alongside John Hennigan and was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling and thought to be a future breakout star. In 2006, Cappotelli stepped away from pro wrestling after the discovery of a brain tumor, which was operated on in April 2007 and was OVW champion at the time of the diagnosis. Last summer, the tumor returned and Cappotelli underwent another surgery to have a large portion of it removed.

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling/Observer/PWI/WrestleInc Indies Roundup: Keith Lee had his send-off at EVOLVE 105 on Sunday night in Livonia, Michigan. It was billed as “The Final War” with EVOLVE champion Matt Riddle retaining the title over Lee with a running knee strike. Riddle wished Lee the best as the audience was chanting during the post-match. It was reported in March by Dave Meltzer at the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Lee had been offered a deal with PW Torch confirming that Lee has signed with the company. DEFY Wrestling is holding a card this Saturday at the Hawthorne Theatre in Portland, Oregon. They have announced Matt Riddle vs. Matt Sydal, Shane Strickland vs. Darby Allin, Joey Ryan vs. Randy Myers, and Nicole Matthews vs. Xia Brookside (the daughter of NXT trainer Robbie Brookside). Sammy Guevara vs. Fred Yehi has been announced for MLW’s TV tapings in Orlando on June 7th. Doug Williams will be challenging for Silas Young’s ROH TV Championship at Honor United: Doncaster on Sunday. Dalton Castle & The Boys vs. Bully Ray, Shane Taylor & Punishment Martinez and Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian vs. Toru Yano & Kenny King have also been added to that show. Mark Haskins will face Jay Briscoe in London on Saturday. Ring of Honor will return to Philadelphia on 8/25 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA. Tickets will go on sale 5/30 for Honorclub members, followed by an official on sale on 6/1. The All In Twitter account announced Flip Gordon and Brandi Rhodes will take on MJF and Madison Rayne at a WrestlePro event on June 8 in Rahway, New Jersey. The winner of the match will get booked for the sold out All In show on September 1. Brandi just had collarbone surgery, so we'll see how involved she is with this match.

MLW: https://mlw.com/2018/05/22/sammy-gue...ler-fred-yehi/ , All In: https://twitter.com/ALL_IN_2018/stat...44881234960384

Originally Posted by WrestleInc As noted, Ronda Rousey was scheduled to face Mickie James in singles matches on the WWE European tour that just wrapped up but plans changed at the last minute and Rousey teamed with Ember Moon and Natalya to defeat Mickie, Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan in six-woman matches. Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that the matches were changed because officials did not feel like Rousey was ready for a singles match with Mickie. On a related note, Rousey is said to have a "100% tremendous" attitude backstage, according to multiple sources. Meltzer's report noted that some of Rousey's co-workers see her as having no negativity and none of the "stuck-up star issues" or ego-related issues that some of the other big names that come into the company have had in the past. It's said that Rousey is quite the opposite and people say how refreshing it is that she's so humble, especially for being a star as she is. Rousey was described as a hard worker, happy and one that loves doing what she's doing now. Rousey reportedly has great respect for the wrestlers and the craft of wrestling.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc Above is a sneak peek at WWE's "Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man" DVD set t hat comes out on May 29th, courtesy of WrestlingDVDNetwork.com. The three-disc set featured 41 rare matches, 8 non-match moments, the "Speaking from the Heart" music video with unseen outtakes. The set features around 8 hours and 50 minutes of content on the WWE Hall of Famer. As you can see in the video, host Corey Graves is joined by Sean Mooney, Bayley and WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9UNmBv9XTM


Some other sheet news includes:

• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Daniel Bryan celebrated his 37th birthday today while Brian Pillman would have celebrated his 56th birthday.
• In another "WWE Did You Know" type fact, yesterday was the 17th anniversary of Triple H's infamous quad tearing moment. The injury occurred during a tag match of Triple H & Stone Cold vs. Jericho & Benoit when Triple H hurt his quad trying to break up a Wall of Jericho submission on Austin.
• According to PWI, Big Cass might have actually suffered a legit injury last Sunday after faking being injured since last week's Smackdown.
• Recent episode of the Edge & Christian podcast show had Edge talk about if WWE needs an offseason and why that is almost impossible to do. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...-an-offseason/
• WWE announced another Hidden Gems collection set will be arriving on the WWE Network this Thursday. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...ackdown-match/