— As noted earlier here on the website, last Friday night’s WWE SmackDown! on Syfy scored a 1.7 cable rating, down from a 1.8 rating two weeks ago. That’s tied for the lowest rating in the four weeks since SmackDown! came to the network. The show’s premiere on the network also scored a 1.7 on October 1st. For the night, SmackDown! was the #5 show on cable TV among males 18-34. It was #2 among males 18-49, behind the MLB Playoffs. The show’s ratings were down for the 18-34 & 18-49 demos, as well as males 18-34 & 18-49, and males 12-34. It was up for ages 12-17, though, which saved the overall rating.
— The newest Rasmussen poll has been released, showing Richard Blumenthal with a thirteen point lead on Linda McMahon at 56% – 43%.
— The Hartford Courant, New Haven Day and Norwich Bulletin all endorsed Richard Blumenthal for Senate. The New Haven Day’s editorial was very harsh on Linda, saying that they couldn’t understand why the Republicans pushed her over Rob Simmons. The Republican American announced their support of McMahon.
— There is an article on the Stand up for WWE campaign up at the Daily Star. You can check it out at http://www.dailystar.co.uk/
Various: Shane Haste Announces He Is A Free Agent, Reason Why Jeremy Borash’s Name Is Not Listed on End Credits for AAA TV Shows on FOX Latin America, Indies/Misc.
Tommaso Ciampa on How He Had Been Eyeing Move to AEW For Long Time, His First Meeting with Tony Khan, How He Tried To Use His “Psycho Killer” Character in WWE, & His Decision To Not Re-sign With WWE
WWE: Big E on Him Being Retired Right Now From In-Ring Wrestling, Internal WWE Belief Regarding AJ Styles’ Wrestling Career Future, WWE Holds New Company Town Hall Meeting & Three Young Stars Praised
