sources: Wrestling Observer, PWInsider.com Audio
Monday's edition of RAW did a 4.1 cable rating, its best rating since August 21, 2006. Although, this was the first week since the end of August with no football competition.
SmackDown writer Andrew Goldstein, second in command to Michael Hayes, has been fired. He was informed of his termination by WWE Human Resources, instead of by someone like Stephanie McMahon. On SmackDown, unlike on RAW and ECW, Michael Hayes dictates what he wants on the show, and then Goldstein would take all of that and puts it together in a format that can be televised. Apparently, Goldstein was very popular backstage, always worked very hard, and was always a professional. However, considering that Michael Hayes has more of an 'old-school' state of mind, he often clashed with Goldstein. Hayes eventually got him fired and pushed him out the door. Backstage, many people are surprised and upset about this. If the replacement for Goldstein isn't someone who can take Hayes' dictations and format, then you could be seeing a dip in the show quality of SmackDown.
The cover art for the upcoming three disc DX DVD, 'The New and Improved DX', has been released. It looks kind of like the packaging for a Hi-C soft drink. Anyways, click here to see it. The DVD set will be released on February 20, 2007. The DVD set basically consists of footage of nearly all of DX's matches and segments since the formation back in June through the Survivor Series last November.
