— The October 8th episode of WWE’s AM RAW scored a 0.89 cable rating with 1,135,000 viewers.
— CM Punk was asked by a fan on Twitter why was he “selling out, becoming all friendly with everybody?” Punk’s reply: “Because you’re an idiot.”
— Beth Phoenix commented on the changes from RAW last night with the following tweet today: “All is right now with the @WWE now that we have a new Gen Manager…change is good. John Laurinitis is #Pinupstrong”
— WWE announcer Tony Chimel turns 50 years old today.
— WWE’s The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn DVD and Blu-ray set is officially released today.
Various: Braun Strowman on How El Grande Americano vs. Original Americano in Mask vs. Mask Match Rekindled His Wrestling Passion, West Coast Pro Announces WWE ID Pulled Starboy Charlie From Their 6/20 Event, Indies/Misc.
TNA Knockouts Tag Titles, Nic Nemeth vs. Mike Santana for TNA World Title, The Hardys vs. The Righteous vs. The System in Ladder Match for TNA Tag Titles, and More Matches Set for TNA Slammiversary 2026
Mercedes Mone Explains Reason for Her Lengthy AEW Absence


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