— Sid Vicious has canceled his independent and signing appearances this weekend in the New York City area.
— Jerry Lawler vs Dory Junk Jr will headline the !Bang! event on September 10. The show is promoted by Dory and Marti Funk and occurs in Ocala, Florida. Lawler will also fight Terry Funk for Northeast Wrestling on October 1 in Poughkeepsie, NY.
— The following are the UK ratings for the last few weeks for TNA and WWE. TNA’s first iMPACT! on the list set a record for its all-time viewing high in the country, a record that they broke two weeks later.
WWE RAW:
July 18 – no ratings available
July 25 – 156,000 viewers
August 1 – 129,000 viewers
WWE SmackDown!:
July 22 – no ratings available
July 29 – 128,000 viewers
August 5 – 126,000 viewers
TNA iMPACT!:
July 14 Impact (airing on July 19) – 282,000 viewers
July 21 Impact (airing July 26) – 231,000 viewers
July 28 Impact (airing on August 2) – 297,000 viewers