Celtic Guardian

Orton might have to get the belt at the PPV but a hotshot title change on Raw the next night wouldn't surprise me. If nothing else, it would give fans something to focus on other than Cena not being there.

Halo 3 gameplay probably took out a chunk of the audience.

I think the fact that almost everything else on The CW is doing worse than Smackdown has more to do with it. The CW equivalent of Hammer (Dawn Ostroff) has a lot bigger worries than her network's wrestling show.

Stupid like giving away the news about Ashley being cast on "Survivor" before the taping even started? Nah, he wouldn't be that stupid.

I was wondering if he would ever leave. Excerpted from New York Times:

A year ago, Brown's priorities outside of wrestling were seen as a lack of dedication to the business. Now they're seen as the sign of a man with common sense. None of us see things the same way anymore.

It was a joke, Gervais won. Official list (pdf format) here.

It may be the meta factor. Television shows set in the television business have an inside track with voters in the same business. That's probably part of the reason why "Murphy Brown" clocked so many Emmys those years ago.

Virginia Tech now down 7-0 at home against Ohio early in the 2nd quarter. The ACC and Big 10 are racing each other to the bottom of the barrel.

Another one for the "I can't make this stuff up" column: AP:

It was the former WSX champ? Couldn't be. He had already been signed for awhile. The WSX title isn't relevant to his new persona anyway.

Just announce now that the SEC and Pac 10 champs will meet for the BCS title. It'll be easier that way.

Enjoy. Yahoo Top 25 link

WWE doesn't want to make itself vulnerable to a lawsuit over the concussion issue.

Now that you mention it, I'd like to hear more about the incident and why only one of the two teams was let go. I'm not saying I believe they were released because they were black but when two groups get into something and only one is fired, you'd like to know more on the why. Could just be because Cade and Murdoch hold the title belts which would have to be jobbed away. There aren't enough specifics yet to make a fair judgment from the outside on this.

WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt confirmed an 11th suspension to Newsday, excerpted below.

I haven't found anything on either the Fox News or Fox Sports sites about Booker being fired. He's not even linked yet to having utilized the pharmacy during the period of the wellness policy.

Oh, for the love of ----. At this rate, WWE will have to do all divas, all the time just to fill five hours each week.

Vince really should have had a daughter, no women on this list.

Kane pinned Finlay clean after a chokeslam. Umaga retained via samoan spike on Kennedy. Mysterio (looking like the silver surfer) pinned Chavo. Beth Phoenix won the battle royal. Morrison pinned Punk using the ropes, but that was botched. HHH pinned Booker via Pedigree after missed Houston Hangover. Khali was DQ'd for hitting Batista with a chair. Cena pinned Orton via FU. No title changes at all on a major PPV, very strange booking that.

NFL suspends Vick indefinitely

Canada doesn't let convicted felons into the country without special permission. I can't imagine that Vick would get it. Robert may be right on this, Cuban's planned league could end up as Vick's only option.

The state of Georgia is going to come down on him too. This isn't over by any means. Surry County would be Virginia, not Georgia, but the point's the same. There seems too much compiled against him.

Embarrassed male news anchor reads the acronym "TNA," gets look of death from female news anchor.

TNA (a.k.a. Jeff Jarrett) & the Titans negotiated an agreement overnight to modify the restraining order terms against Adam 'Pacman' Jones, pending judicial approval. Excerpted from The Tennessean: