By Chris Walters on June 28, 2005 at 5:43 PM EST

Recent reports indicating Matt Hardy is returning to WWE remain to be nothing but rumors at this point. If Hardy does not return by mid-July, you can definitely expect him to be with TNA before the end of the Summer.

Thanks to read Jeff Cohen for sending the following:
USA Network today bought a two page spread in TV Week Magazine touting its new 'Characters Welcome" new season. They had an expensive spread with the top stars of their TV series like Kojak, Monk, Law & Order SVU as well as Serena Williams of tennis fame. HHH was the only wrestler with a photo. Bonnie Hammer of the USA Network is this week's Vince Russo as there was an article about her saying she knew nothing about wrestling, but she knew how to make good television, saying Raw went from a 2.6 when it was put under her control at the Network to 'more than an 8.0 average." USA Network listed its top rated TV shows since 1994. Raw was 2nd in 1994, 3rd in 1995, first in 1996, second in 1997 (behind Walker Texas Ranger reruns), and first from 1998-2001. There was also a photo of branding wrestling characters with pictures of Ivory, Mark Henry and Eugene.

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[ Source: Wrestling Observer ]