Raw Draws Lowest Rating In Over A Year, NXT Rookie Lands Magazine Cover, More

sources: PWInsider.com, Pro Wrestling Torch

-- As reported earlier, last night's episode of TNA iMPACT! scored a 1.0 cable rating. This is rounded up from an 0.95. The show averaged 1,334,000 viewers.

Meanwhile, Raw scored a 3.1 cable rating (rounded up from 3.05) off a first hour 3.00 and second hour 3.10. Overall, Raw averaged 4,150,000 viewers last night.

Raw's 3.05 was the show's lowest rating since the December 8, 2008 episode averaged a 3.01 rating.

-- NXT Rookie Daniel Bryan graces the cover of the latest issue of Fighting Spirit magazine out of the UK. You can view the cover here. The lead story's synopsis reads: "Feeling sad that you'll no longer be able to catch WWE's 'C' brand on a Tuesday night? Well, you shouldn't – as FSM shows you, the show's replacement is more than capable of holding its own and may just be a breakthrough for WWE's TV product..."

-- Skip Sheffield has posted a blog discussing his sixth place standing on NXT.

"I may have started off being in the 6th spot, but bet your bottom dollar I will not finish at number 6," Sheffield wrote. "I am ready to show my more aggressive side and let everyone know that I am the real deal and to not let my humor fool ya, as I can back it up."

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