— Bob Backlund has been added to Justin Credible’s Icons Of Wrestling convention on August 2nd in Cromwell, CT, joining Scott Hall, Terry Funk, Harley Race, DDP and others. More information is available at prowrestlingicons.net.
— Chris Jericho has announced via Twitter that he’s finished vocals for his new Fozzy CD, saying “We finished them tonight and they sound awesome! I can’t wait to hear this record.”
— KCRA in Sacramento, CA is holding a contest for free tickets to The Bash next weekend. We will be providing free live play-by-play coverage of The Bash here on the site next weekend.
— On this date in 2000, WWF RAW scored a 5.8 cable rating, blowing away WCW Nitro’s 2.7. RAW featured Undertaker, Kane and The Rock all winning separate handicap matches, while Nitro was headlined by Jeff Jarrett retaining the WCW title against Scott Steiner. RAW also saw Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson both win the Hardcore title separately, while Nitro saw Big Vito defeat Johnny The Bull for their Hardcore title.
— In today’s edition of The Houston Chronicle, an article calls the Donald Trump/RAW announcement “a scam” since they sent out press releases about a plotline.
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