- Thanks to the move of Smackdown!, MyNetworkTV has picked up a 50% ratings
increase in the 18-49 demographic which is the most important for
advertisers according to a report on Broadcasting & Cable. In the new
rankings, the network - which before the move was considered one of the
worst - is in the 10th place among all broadcast and cable networks and is
number one when compared to just English-language networks which include Fox
and CBS. The CW Network - the former home of Smackdown! - is struggling on
Friday nights in the same slot which Smackdown! occupied in the past with
programs pulling only half the number the wrestling show was doing on its
worst day.

- Yesterday night in Charlotte, NC., Reid Flair - son of the WWE Hall of
Famer Ric Flair - made his professional wrestling debut teaming up with his
brother David to take on the Nasty Boys. Jimmy Hart was in the Nasty's
corner and Ric Flair was in his son's corner and Hulk Hogan served as the
special guest referee. The match ended up with Reid and David doing a double
figure four on the Nasty Boys but Jimmy Hart interfered to distract Hogan.
Hogan punched Hart and gave him the big boot and then signaled Ric Flair to
come to the ring. Hogan covered his eyes and turned around while the Nature
Boy applied the figure four leg lock on the Hall of Fame manager and Hogan
counted the three with both Nasty Boys still locked in the figure four.
Hogan then celebrated with David and Reid as his WCW theme song ran in the
background. Footage of this already made it on YouTube and you can see it by
going to
http://www.wrestling-online.com/news/general/Reid_Flair_match.shtml

- Tonight will be a very special night at the Vance High School in
Charlotte, NC., as Reid Flair - the son of the Nature Boy - will make his
professional wrestling debut teaming up with his brother David to take on
former WWE tag team champions Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags, the Nasty Boys.
Jimmy Hart will be back in Nasty's corner while Ric Flair will be in the
corner of his sons and WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan will serve as the
special guest referee for the match! Another match on the card that will
bring back memories to old time wrestling fans will have Ricky Morton &
Robert Gibson as the Rock 'N' Roll Express take on The Midnight Express with
'Beautiful' Bobby Eaton & 'Sweet' Stan Lane.

- WWE.COM will have its own Slammy Award categories which will not be given
out during the 3 hour Monday Night RAW. Today nominees for all five
categories were announced. For 'Best WWE.com Exclusive' nominees are Cryme
Tyme's "Word Up!", The Miz and John Morrison present "The Dirt Sheet",
Santino's Casa and Out-think the Fink. 'Breakout Star of the Year' nominees
are Kofi Kingston, Vladimir Koslov, Evan Bourne and Ted DiBiase. 'Best
Musical Performance' has R-Truth's Entrance, Santino rapping to Akon, Edge
singing "Heaven" to Vickie and The Miz and John Morrison rap on The Dirt
Sheet. 'Announce Team of the Year' include Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole,
Jim Ross and Tazz, Matt Striker and Todd Grisham and finally in the 'Best
Impersonation' category, Charlie Haas is the only nominee for his
impersonations of either Haas Hogan, CHL, The Glamahass or as Mr Perfect.

- More nominees were announced for the Slammy Awards including the 'Most
Extreme Moment of the Year' and the 'DAMN! Moment of the Year'. For the
first one, the nominees are Jeff Hardy's Swanton Bomb on Randy Orton from
the Raw set from January, The Undertaker falls off ladder through table as
Edge wins TLC Match at One Night Stand, JBL throws John Cena off Nassau
Coliseum stage into car windshield at The Great American Bash and Chris
Jericho smashes Shawn Michaels' head through Jeri-Tron from Raw in June. The
'DAMN! Moment of the Year' award has the following nominees. The Khali's
Kiss Cam from SmackDown! in November, Jim Ross in sailor suit from the
Halloween Edition of SmackDown!, CM Punk disguised in Mariachi Band, laying
out Chavo Guerrero from a January edition of ECW and Santino Marella
attempts Melina's Entrance from RAW earlier this week.