WRESTLING SATURDAY / AUG 18

The Aug 16 edition of WWF Smackdown scored an overnight rating of 5.1.
The New York Times reports that Vince Mc Mahon wrote a letter to UPN requesting complete withdrawal from the Manhunt series. Originally, Manhunt was to be a developmental project between the network and the WWF. Mc Mahon felt that with the wrestling promotion, Tough Enough and the XFL, he had enough going without adding Manhunt.
Sun Night Heat, taped Thu night in Salt Lake City, for the UK : Raven/ J Credible d Kaientai... Saturn d Hurricane Helms... Hugh Morrus d Spike Dudley. The US will have a live Heat show, acting as lead-in to WWF Summerslam.
Former ECW owner Tod Gordon has signed on with John Collins' MECW. Gordon was responsible for the success of the Philly ppv taping.
Local note : Carolina Wrestling Federation stops in Burlington, NC tonight and the World Wrestling Associaton is in Winston-Salem.
Southern Ch Wrestling (NC) presents Cruel Intentions Thu night Aug 30 in Raleigh. The show will be taped for cable TV.
The WWFE reduced Vince Mc Mahon's salary bonus by 30% in fiscal 2001.
Still no deal between Directv & the WWF going into Summerslam. The parties are negotiating percentage of profits. The WWF maintains that it should retain greater than 40%.