Impact Rating Drops For Fifth Straight Week, Knockout Defends The Young Bucks


-- The August 18 episode of Impact Wrestling scored a 1.05 cable rating, down from 1.07 the week before. It was the program's lowest rating since June 9 and second-lowest rating of 2011.

Impact averaged 1,455,000 viewers over the course of two hours, down from 1,540,000 last week.

Impact's rating has continuously dropped since July 20, which garnered a 1.26 cable rating. July 27 drew 1.20; August 4 drew 1.14; August 11 drew 1.07.

-- Velvet Sky spoke out on behalf of The Young Bucks, whom Booker T slammed via Twitter for breaking locker room etiquette at this past week's WWE television tapings. The TNA Knockout feels their shyness may be interpreted as disrespect, but they actually mean well.

"Very surprised to hear all of this controversy with The Young Bucks. From what I always witnessed, they were respectful with everyone," she wrote on Twitter regarding her former colleagues. "I think their shyness gets interpreted as disrespect but I know them and they mean well."

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source: PWInsider.com