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Originally Posted by Observer With the addition of two names today, half of the field for the Mae Young Classic is officially set. WWE announced that Sage Beckett and Rhea Ripley would be taking part in the tournament. Beckett was most recently known as Andrea on the indies before signing with WWE, with her also having made a couple of appearances for TNA as Rosie Lottalove in 2010 ... The full list of participants for the Mae Young Classic figures to be announced before it begins taping at Full Sail University on July 13th and 14th. Here are the wrestlers who have been confirmed for it so far: Toni Storm, Princesa Sugehit, Lacey Evans, Sarah Logan, Tessa Blanchard, Abbey Laith, Taynara Conti, Kavita Devi, Jazzy Gabert, Bianca Belair, Vanessa Borne, Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane, Piper Niven, Beckett, and Ripley.

Originally Posted by Observer Tuesday night's Fourth of July edition of SmackDown on the USA Network averaged 2.329 million viewers, down 11 percent from last week but right in line with what the show was doing just over a month ago ... SmackDown was first for the night in viewers on cable television by quite a wide margin, with no other shows cracking the 1.8 million barrier. The episode was also first in the 18-49 demo with a 0.75 rating, which was much higher than the second place Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on ESPN2. The show was up in the year-over-year ratings as the July 7th, 2016 episode of SmackDown did 2.241 million viewers for the taped show on Thursday night.

Originally Posted by Observer Monday night's episode of Raw on the USA Network averaged 2.836 million viewers, down five percent from last week's total. For just the third time in 2017, it was up in the year-over-year ratings, although last year the show fell on July 4th, traditionally one of the worst nights of the year for TV numbers. The show averaged 2.825 million viewers for the first hour. It climbed to 2.912 million for the second hour, then fell back to 2.78 million in hour three ... Raw was first for the night in total viewers on cable but finished second in the 18-49 demo to Love and Hip Hop Atlanta on VH1.

Originally Posted by PWI Former Ring of Honor champion Jay Lethal is backstage at tonight's Impact taping, the final scheduled taping leading into the 8/13 "Destination X" live episode. He is close friends with Sonjay Dutt and lives in Florida. There are plans for additional AAA and Pro Wrestling NOAH talents to work the August Impact tapings in Orlando. GFW talents will be touring for Pro Wrestling NOAH later this summer. There will also be a GFW presence at the AAA Triplemania show this August.

Originally Posted by PWI Forbes is reporting that earlier this week Bob Dyachenko, from the Kromtech security firm, told Forbes he'd uncovered a huge, unprotected WWE database containing information on more than 3 million users, noting it was open to anyone who knew the web address to search. Looking at samples of the leaked information provided by Dyachenko, all data was stored in plain text. The data included home and email addresses, birthdates, as well as customers' children's age ranges and genders where supplied, and was sitting unprotected on an Amazon Web Services S3 server. Dyachenko believes that the database was misconfigured by either WWE or an IT partner. WWE told Forbes that they were investigating the situation. It wasn't clear which department put the information there but there was a lot of social media attached to the user accounts. Once notified about it on July 4, WWE moved the database. They quoted a WWE spokesperson as saying: "Although no credit card or password information was included, and therefore not at risk, WWE is investigating a vulnerability of a database housed on Amazon Web Services (AWS), which has now been secured. WWE utilizes leading cybersecurity firms Smartronix and Praetorian to manage data infrastructure and cybersecurity and to conduct regular security audits on AWS. We are currently working withAmazon Web Services, Smartronix and Praetorian to ensure the ongoing security of our customer information.”

Originally Posted by PWI Is it true WWE was once going to make a Rey Mysterio cartoon? Yes, there was a planned cartoon that was pitched in the early 2000s titled Hanging in the 619 that would have featured Rey Mysterio, Chavo Guerrero and others as children. It never offiically went into production.

From a recent Q&A article by PWI about canceled WWE projects.

Originally Posted by PWI Northeast Wrestling announced the first-ever Ricochet vs. Cody Rhodes match in the United States for 7/14 in Danbury, CT

Originally Posted by PWI CODY RHODES INJURY UPDATE Cody Rhodes tweeted the following: Good news: the delayed MRI on my shoulder was essentially "negative" -grade A separation -no surgery -no time off?? — Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) July 6, 2017

Originally Posted by WrestleInc As noted, Alberto El Patron ripped WWE after last Sunday's Slammiversary pay-per-view. He was seemingly ready to shoot on WWE again after last night's Impact Wrestling tapings, however GFW reportedly turned his music up so loud that it stopped him. Here are details from Wrestling Inc. reader Lyne, who was at the show: El Patron grabs a mic for a shoot. He says it's "that time of the night" when he talks about "that company in Stamford." His attorney, however, called him last night and asked him "what the f--k are you thinking" as he recently "lost enough money from his divorce." At that point, production cut the mic and played his music. El Patron shouted over the music saying he "has enough voice to scream." His music played louder. El Patron tried to continue before giving up.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc GFW/Impact is reporting that James Storm suffered a grade 3 concussion during the Strap Match against Ethan Carter III at Sunday's Slammiversary pay-per-view. Above is video of when the injury happened and below is video of Storm receiving medical attention after the match. It's worth noting that Storm has not appeared at this week's Impact tapings in Orlando.

Link to the video of the injury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHCTfOlJyVg

Originally Posted by WrestleInc As noted, Matt Hardy has been continuing his "Broken" teases online, and wrote earlier this week that they "are days away from winning." While there were reports that Anthem Media and the Hardys are getting close to a settlement that would result in the Hardys getting the gimmick back, PWInsider reports that the word backstage at the Impact tapings this week is that "it's actually much closer to the opposite with the two sides remaining very much at odds."

Originally Posted by WrestleInc According to Wrestling Observer's Daily Update, ROH will be going from Comet TV to CHARGE, which is still under the Sinclair Broadcasting umbrella. Starting this Sunday, back-to-back episodes will air at 10pm ET.

Originally Posted by Observer PWG announced Jeff Cobb, Trevor Lee, and Flash Morgan Webster as entrants for this summer's Battle of Los Angeles tournament. Cobb and Lee are both PWG regulars, but Webster is making his debut for the promotion. He returned to the ring earlier this year after missing several months due to suffering a fractured ankle and dislocated shoulder in a Cruiserweight Classic qualifier against Zack Sabre Jr. for PROGRESS Wrestling last year.

Originally Posted by Observer The next member of the TNA/Impact Hall of Fame will be announced on the August 17th episode of Impact.

Originally Posted by Observer There is a television commercial project being worked on called “Cena 2.0,” which looks to be a short piece by WWE with the theme being how Cena has changed people’s lives. They are looking for people ages 10 to 80 of all ethnicities who have stories of how Cena has changed their lives. They want real stories that pull the heart strings of viewers and are offering $250 for every person who they decide to cast in the commercial

Originally Posted by Observer AJ Styles discussed his first job and choosing to deliver water over training at the WCW Power Plant in 2000.

Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DURVGD3GTjQ


Some other sheet news includes:

• Tomorrow's episode of Edge & Christian podcast show will have Samoa Joe as the guest.
• During a recent interview with WNPR Connecticut, former TNA/Impact wrestler Velvet Sky revealed she has retired from wrestling to focus on a career as a personal trainer.
• WWE had Miz host a media call recently with topics including Maria and Mike Kanellis gimmick, future face run, Roman Reigns mixed crowd reactions, and wanting Maryse to induct him in the WWE Hall of Fame. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...ellis-gimmick/
• A new documentary about Vader's wrestling career and recent heath issues is currently in production called "Two Years to Live." Link to the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ-vGvgH86g
• Recent episode of the Busted Open Radio podcast show had Jeff Jarrett as the guest talking about the decisions to rename Impact to GFW. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...-wrestling-as/