— As seen last night on SmackDown, MVP become the No. 1 contender to the Intercontinental Championship after defeating “Dashing” Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre in an Intercontinental Championship Qualifying Match. Next week, MVP will face Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler in a title match on SmackDown.
— Thursday’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America scored a 0.64 cable rating, with 639,000 viewers. The midnight replay drew a 0.2 cable rating, with 174,000 viewers. (source: PWInsider.com)
— Paul Bearer stated on his Twitter account that he is solely being used for television and pay-per-view events—no house shows. He will be flying to England for Tuesday’s SmackDown taping and returning stateside the next day.
