TUESDAY UPDATE Wrestling Observer News and Notes 04/17/2012

-- After last night's Raw, the line-up for Extreme Rules in just under two weeks is Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena in an extreme rules match, CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho for the WWE Title in a Chicago Street Fight, and Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan for the World Title in a best of three falls match.
-- Rock's latest project is a TV program called "Hero" which is going to rely heavily on social media.
-- The Smackdown replay on Friday did just slightly better than the live airing: a 1.6 rating and 2.3 million viewers.
-- Bellator did 163,000 viewers Friday night, slightly above the season average.
-- Countdown to UFC 145 debuts tonight on FUEL TV at 9:30 Eastern, immediately preceding UFC Tonight.
-- Our audio schedule will be weird over the next couple of days. Bryan & Vinny is on as scheduled tonight, then Dave and I will be back Wednesday night from Las Vegas where we'll be attending the Cauliflower Alley Club banquet. The Dr. Lucha and Karl Stern shows will likely be delayed due to travel. Todd Martin will be back late Thursday, with the second Bryan & Vinny show of the week back on as scheduled Thursday night.
-- An angry Devon Nicholson challenges Kurt Angle to an amateur wrestling match due to Angle not taking his Olympic bid seriously, dropping out due to a claimed torn hamstring and then immediately wrestling a cage match at Lockdown.
-- Tim Sylvia will fight in his home state for the first time as a pro when he headlines New England Fights’ (NEF) Fight Night III on June 16th at The Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. The announcement was made on April 14 in Biddeford, Maine where Sylvia was the guest of honor at Fight Night 2.
-- Here's a new trailer for a new Guest Booker DVD where Kevin Sullivan and Gabe Sapolsky attempt to book TNA.
-- This week's Creative Has Nothing For You is up.
-- There is a new "Best of El Generico" dvd, which I'd bet is pretty damn awesome.
-- Shane "Hurricane" Helms is teaming up with TruTV's Lizard Lick Towing as Ronnie, Amy & Bobby offer fans a chance to win a Monster Truck. All proceeds from this raffle go to the Kanaan Bunn Foundation, whose mission is to provide funding to promote research for Down Syndrome, and the many medical issues and life challenges that individuals with DS face including Leukemia, heart ailments, Alzheimer’s, vision and hearing loss. Tickets are still available, so click on the monster truck raffle located on the home page. The drawing will be held on May 2nd when the cast of Lizard Lick Towing appears on Helms' Internet Talk Show "Highway 2 Helms."

POLLS~!

Did you like the Roode vs. Storm finish?

It really doesn't matter at all at this point, the damage was done a long time ago  55.6%

No, it was time for Storm to win 19.4%

No, I didn't mind Roode winning but didn't like the way it was done 14.1%

Yes 10.9%

 

Predict this week's Raw rating!

Less than 2.8 8.7%

2.8 3.4%

2.9 11.2%

3.0 29.9%

3.1 28.3%

3.2 14.1%

3.3 3.3%

3.4 1.3%

3.5 0.4%

3.6 0.0%

3.7 or more 2.8%

 

What do you think when Dana White says UFC drug testing is the gold standard except for the Olympics?

He shouldn't say that because it only means more pub exposing that it's not 50.5%

He's a promoter and that's what they say 44.7%

I think it is 4.8%

-- Tickets just went on sale for EVOLVE on May 11th in Charlotte, NC and May 12th in Concord, NC in the www.DGUSA.tv Store or by calling 267-519-9744. Fit Finlay works that show. I heard his match with Sami Callihan this past weekend was awesome and on par with their first match.
-- Brand new episode of LUCHAWORLD is up.
-- CHIKARA: "Hot Off The Griddle" is set for Saturday, April 28th, 2012 Live at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, IL.
-- IWF One-Night-Only "Hit n' Run" Live Event Family-Friendly Fundraiser to Benefit: American Cancer Society's 2012 Relay For Life of Nutley Saturday, April 28, 2012, 7:45 pm Parks & Recreation Building, 44 Park Avenue in Nutley, NJ.
-- This weekend, California's SPW celebrates its 12 Year anniversary by running two shows. On Saturday "Wrestle for the Cure" at Inderkum High School (Sacramento). All proceeds go to the Race for the Cure Foundation. Sunday the 12 Year Anniversary show (Sacramento) at St. Peter's Hall (6200 McMahon Drive). Show will be taped by Slammedfan for their reality show and will feature an appearance from ECW's Mustafa.
-- East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) LIVE! Presents DIVIDE & CONQUER! Sat, May 5th, 2012 Greater Newark Boys’ & Girls’ Club 109 Glasgow Drive, Rt. 40 & #1 Positive Place Newark, DE 19702