WWE SD! & NXT Tapings Tonight, Funk-WWE, Linda

Partial Source: Pwinsider.com

— WWE NXT and SmackDown! tapes tonight in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. WWE champion Randy Orton vs. WWE World champion Kane main events SmackDown! and the RAW roster is expected to be at the show as well.

— Terry Funk will be the featured WWE Hall of Famer profiled on WWE Classics on Demand next month.

— NBC Nightly news covered the Linda McMahon/Richard Blumenthal election last night, and mentioned that it would be one of the major races they will be covering on election night.

— The WWE “Stand Up” campaign has gotten some attention in the political news.

— Right After Wrestling interviewed Kevin Thorn yesterday, you can listen to that interview at http://radio.thescore.com/ Here are some highlights… “The guys, who need rehab, need rehab. It’s not because of the business and it’s not because of the pain. It’s because they hate not being under the lights anymore. I don’t know anyone out there who is doing drugs because they are hurting. It’s not because of pain. The pain is the mentality that they can’t do this anymore and they need something to numb them. They get so much joy out of coming out to the lights and the crowd. The greatest thing ever is being under those lights. That’s our drug. And to go from being under those lights in WWE to going in front of American Legion Hall in front of 200 fans, it’s kind of a letdown.”

— Right After Wrestling also interviewed Shane Helms yesterday as well. Here are some highlights… “Me and Matt (Hardy) talk on a daily basis. He’s doing really good and he’s in a good spot in his life. He was just ready to go, like myself when I left (WWE), I was just ready to go. I didn’t realize how ready I was to leave until about a month after my release. Back to Matt, he’s in a happier place, he’s got a ton of projects on the shelf, me and him will be doing a ton of stuff together as well.”

Who’s backstage at the WWE SmackDown! tapings?!?!