WRESTLING FRIDAY / AUG 17
Last night on WWF Smackdown, live from Salt Lake City.... The Rock faces off with Booker T. Shawn Stasiak charges the ring, on behalf of the Alliance, and is disposed of quickly by The Rock.....X-Pac/ Albert d Tajiri/ Wm Regal.... Steve Austin humiliates Scotty 2 Hotty. Kurt Angle charges into the ring, to be attacked by Austin. Tazz enters the ring and locks the Tazzmission onto Angle.... Rob Vandam/ Rhyno d WWF Hardcore champion Jeff Hardy/ Chris Jericho.... WWF Tag champions Diamond Dallas Page/ Kanyon d Edge/ Christian.... Cutaway to WWFNY and the APA.... Kurt Angle d Tazz.... WWF workers brawl in-ring with Alliance workers.... Main Event: WCW champion Booker T d The Rock in a Lights Out, No DQ match.
- Les Thatcher has nothing but compliments for everyone involved with Pillman 2001 and is now laying plans for Pillman 2002.
- The Rock's wife Danni gave birth to a baby girl on Tues. Simone Alexandra weighed in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces. The Rock is said to be affectionately referring to her as Pebbles.
- The Hollywoood Reporter features an article on TBS and the loss WCW has cost the network in terms of numbers. Chairman Jamie Kellner admits the netowrk has lost viewers, and is scrambling to find alternative programming.
- WWF Invasion placed in the top 5 ppvs of all time, with an estimated 750, 000-plus buys.
- E ! is reporting that UPN's Manhunt is actually worked, and filmed out of sequence.
- The first 500 people who order WWF Summerslam from Directv will receive a CD, WWF: The Music, Vol 4.
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