January 25<SUP>th</SUP> 2009
TOP STORY
AC/DC to play at Wrestlemania
It was confirmed this week that AC/DC would be performing live at Wrestlemania this year. They are expected to open the show.
NEWS
TNA draw largest ever crowd in London
On the last night of the European Tour TNA hit a new milestone by drawing the biggest crowd in its history. Most reports put the attendance at approximately 8,000.
Jarrett & Booker backstage argument
Booker T and Jeff Jarrett get into a heated argument backstage during the iMPACT! Tapings. Booker T likes to lay out his matches but Jeff Jarrett wants final approval. When they both had different ideas for the Scott Steiner/Booker T vs. Eric Young/Petey Williams tag match words were exchanged. Jarrett eventually backed down and let Booker have his way.
Randy Orton punts Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon’s return to WWE TV didn’t end the way he would have hoped it would have. Randy Orton laid him out with a Punt. Surely McMahon wont let Orton have the last word on this.
Kenny King returning to ROH
Kenny King will make his highly anticipated return to Ring of Honor on February 7<SUP>th</SUP> in Orlando, Florida. The former TNA star will team with Rhett Titus to take on Chris Gray and Tommy Taylor.
Kevin Nash released from Hospital
Kevin Nash has finally been given the all clear after his Staph infection which made him miss Genesis and two weeks of TV tapings. It is still being debated weather or not to use Nash on the next round of tapings or hold off until he is 100%
TNA maybe running a PPV from the UK
Given the massive success of the European Tour, TNA have been hinting at running a PPV from the UK later this year. WWE have only done it once way back in 1992 so a large crowd would be expected.
TITLE CHANGES
CM Punk becomes a Triple Crown winner
CM Punk not only became a Triple Crown Winner when he defeated William Regal to become Intercontinental champion he also did it in the least amount of time. The previous holder of that record was Kevin Nash in the 90’s. The Intercontinental title is CM Punk’s fourth different title reign in the company.
RATINGS
Raw rating Increases
The last Raw before the Royal Rumble gave WWE Executives a very nice present when the rating jumped to 3.9. Given the slow decline in ratings over the past few years WWE will be hoping this is a turning point for them. Smackdown is expected to hit 2.1, ECW got a 1.3 and TNA got a 1.1.
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