WWE Champion Jeff Hardy no-showed Sunday night’s Smackdown-brand house show in Alexandria, Louisiana. A local newspaper outlet, the Town Talk, reports that “fans were told that wrestler Jeff Hardy couldn’t attend but were surprised when they found out Undertaker and Big Show would wrestle in a steel-cage match.”
The 01.02.09 edition of WWE Smackdown scored a 2.1 cable rating, up from last week’s 2.0 rating.
Newsday currently has an interview with the screenwriter of The Wrestler, Robert Siegel, where he discusses the critical success of the film, the change from Nicolas Cage to Mickey Rourke, and more. You can check out the full interview at NewDay.com.
WWE will be returning to the James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia on Saturday March 7th, 2009.
Shawn Michaels Expected To Take Over Bruce Prichard’s Role In WWE Update – CM Punk Reportedly Expected To Succeed Shawn Michaels In NXT
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