RAW Rating Is In, R-Truth Note, Nowinski, & More News

RAW did a 3.6 rating off hours of 3.52 and 3.75 last night, down from a 3.9 last week. This would seem to indicate that last week’s spike in ratings was mostly due to Mr. McMahon, and not unusually high interest in the Royal Rumble PPV.

HipHopDX.com currently has an interview up with WWE Superstar R-Truth. In the interview, he discusses the new CD he is working on, called You Can’t Stop Me, and says that he is working on it with WWE.

The WWE Legends of Wrestling DVDs look to be selling well, as all of the DVDs are titles are on backorder on the Best Buy website.

If you do not have the Colours Network, you can watch the NWA Wrestling Showcase TV show by going to NWAWrestling.com.

Both CNN and The New York Times have articles up on concussions in pro sports, with both articles including quotes from former WWE wrestler Chris Nowinski. The stories note that they have officially documented the first 18-year-old athlete with early brain damage, due to multiple concussions.

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