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Originally Posted by Observer It was bad news for WWE for a second week, as the ratings for Raw last night were almost identical to the week before, which at the time were considered shockingly low. The three plus hour broadcast averaged 2.68 million viewers, identical to the week before. Actually there were 2,000 more viewers last night, so it would just barely beat out last week's show as the lowest non-holiday episode of the show since 1996 ... Unless the company does something major, or gets a pay-per-view bump, next week, with the presidential debate, has a good chance of being the lowest rated episode of the 23-year history of the program. The record low rating number is a 1.78 on October 14, 1996, a show which went against a live Nitro, as well as the NFL and major league baseball playoffs ... The three hours were: 8 p.m. 2.73 million viewers 9 p.m. 2.69 million viewers 10 p.m. 2.63 million viewers

Only real positive was at least the hourly drops weren't bad although numbers were low to start with.

Originally Posted by PWI It was reported over the weekend in a number of German newspaper outlets that WWE's current TV home in Germany, TELE 5 will not renew it's current contract when it ends in March 2017. The decision was made despite the fact that Raw is one of the most successful series on the network. Stefan Kastenmüller, General Manager and WWE VP Europe, has told local media that Smackdown may also leave move as the current deal it has with Pro7 Maxx ends also in March 2017. Kastenmüller noted that WWE has a lot of interest from broadcast, digital and paid subscription channels in the market and expects to sign a new deal shortly.

Will become Network exclusive for a bit if the current deal expires before WWE finds a new home.

Originally Posted by Pro Wrestling Sheet Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned it’s only a matter of time before Luke Harper returns to the ring … sources with direct knowledge tell us he’s officially been cleared for action.

Report from the Observer seemed to imply he's going to RAW since he was seen backstage there during last night's show. Hanged out with Emma who is also rumored to be on the RAW brand now.

Originally Posted by Observer Emma tweeted that she's been cleared to return to the ring for six weeks.

Tweet itself revealed she's been frustrated at having nothing to do since being cleared. https://twitter.com/EmmaWWE/status/778052789134102528

Originally Posted by PWI As noted, Paige was backstage at Raw but not used.

Originally Posted by Observer ESPN posted a critical recap (written by Brian Campbell) of last night’s Raw. “As far as go-home episodes are concerned, this week did almost nothing to build excitement ahead of Raw's first exclusive PPV since the July brand extension and draft. If anything, the majority of Sunday's compelling storylines were set back.” Campbell wrote.

Link to the article: http://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/1...lash-champions

Originally Posted by Observer AXS TV’s “Inside MMA” is coming to an end with the final episode of the show set for September 30th.

Main reason is related to Mauro Ranallo's contract with AXS TV expiring after this month.

Originally Posted by Observer After TMZ reported last week that Brandi Rhodes had signed on with TNA Wrestling as an active wrestler, the company confirmed the news in a video on Monday morning. In a short interview with Josh Mathews, Brandi noted that she was excited for the opportunity and had wanted to get in the ring for a long time. “I am so excited to finally be in battle. I have wanted to wrestle for some time, and now that the opportunity has presented itself to be a part of the TNA Knockouts, I am just, just so excited. I cannot wait to get out there with some of those great, great Knockout gals and see what I can do.” Brandi said. Brandi said that her intent when she entered the wrestling business was to compete inside of the ring but had other talents that she explored.

Originally Posted by Observer We have no update on Terry Funk past what was talked about last night. Funk was reported as being dizzy and that he probably shouldn't have come from Texas to Philadelphia for the show, but it's Funk and he wasn't going to miss a booking for Tommy Dreamer. He got in the ring to cut a promo and said that it might be for the last time.

Originally Posted by PWI WWE Superstars: *Darren Young pinned Curtis Axel. *Goldust and R-Truth defeated Jinder Mahal and Titus O'Neil.

Guess the WWE pulled the plug on the Young-Titus feud.


Some other sheet news includes:

• ESPN's weekly wrestling segment included ROH's champion Adam Cole for this week. Cole held a live Q&A session on ESPN's official Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/WWEonESPN/v...5869107252832/
• Fox Sports had a recent interview with Jim Ross about how he signed The Rock to the WWE and how much the WWE spent to snag him away from USWA. http://www.foxsports.com/wwe/story/w...he-rock-091716
• According to PWI, Austin Aires has still yet to sign an exclusive deal with the WWE which might mean he's unlikely to ever get called up till it happens.
• During a recent interview with ESPN, Ceasro revealed he doesn't like his current entrance theme and wanted it to be changed once he got the Bonds-like entrance. Also revealed he's somewhat upset Vince still doesn't see the potential in him as a possible big star. http://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/1...evel-performer
• Summer Rae currently denying rumors she's dealing with an injury after images of her wearing a neck brace looking device surfaced recently. https://twitter.com/RealSummerWWE/st...75202001498112