If you grew up watching "The Price is Right" in your youth as I did, you probably had a smile plastered across your face throughout Monday Night Raw last night, as guest host Bob Barker transformed the AllState Arena into "The Price is Raw."

And the Internet took notice of Barker's appearance on Raw. As Bob took the Raw stage, Twitter exploded with Barker mentions, making him the No. 1 Top Trend on Twitter throughout most of the show (and in the Top 25 in Google Search Trends as well) ... which had some in the non-WWE media concerned. With all the legendary celebrity passings this summer (Michael Jackson, most notable), I can understand the assumption/worry.

And the glowing reviews of Barker's performance keep on rolling in.... The author of "Priceless Memories" (which all proceeds go

Greetings WWE Universe! Welcome to another edition of "The Weekender", your guide to the latest happenings on WWE's online community, and a preview of what's on tap!

First, I want to send my utmost congratulations to my Live Blog co-host and WWE.com's resident historian, legendary ring announcer Howard Finkel, on his upcoming induction into the WWE Hall of Fame next weekend.

My earliest memories of WWE are full of "Fink" moments ... from his announcement of "NEEEEWWWWWWW WWE Champion!" at WrestleMania, to "It is now time, for the ROYAL RUMBLE!!", Howard has been part of the soundtrack to the greatest highlights in company history.

Yes, Howard has also had his down moments, from having his car damaged outside Monday Night Raw when Mr. Perfect threw Shawn Michaels into Fink's windshield