mobanmarket— According to Newsday.com reporter (and former WWE writer) Alfonso Castillo, the backstage segments of the John Cena vs. JBL “New York City Parking Lot Brawl” match at The Great American Bash were taped on Saturday night. Castillo, who attended the event, was told by a WWE cameraman that the backstage segments were taped on Saturday night. You can read his live notes from last night’s pay-per-view event at this link.
— WWE.com has confirmed the date and night for the next edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event. It is scheduled to air two Saturdays from now on August 2nd at 9 p.m. WWE has teamed with actress Jenny McCarthy and Generation Rescue to raise $100,000 toward autism research leading up to the show on NBC. For more on this, click here. The event is scheduled to be taped next Monday at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.
— TV Barn has an article entitled CW chief: “Smackdown” was just too manly for our “brand”. Dawn Ostroff, President of Entertainment of The CW Television Network, was grilled on a number of questions regarding the network, including why SmackDown was dropped even though it performs well for the station. Ostroff said, “WWE” on Friday night … was really all men. There was no duplication in our audience at all for any of our other shows. When you looked at the viewers who came to us from “WWE,” they did not watch any other show on The CW and vice versa. … We know that taking something like “WWE” off, which was a very strong performer, will have an impact on the schedule. The question is will we be able to compensate in other places. But I think what’s really important is that we have talked about building a brand, about having flow.” You can read an article on the situation at this link.
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