source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
— At Monday’s Raw, the wrestlers spent all day rehearsing their lines for the Slammy Awards, with virtually no time working on the wrestling aspects of the show. Most of the awards given were as a result of the ongoing storylines, but some were shoots. They were described as not meaning to be credible as creative didn’t really sit down to think of people’s qualifications and who deserved to win certain awards. For example, they didn’t have Santino Marella win any awards because because it played into his storyline of bragging he’d win and his role in WWE is to be laughed at and always failing. Jericho received “Superstar of the Year” because they wanted to put him over strong since he’s challenging John Cena for the World Heavyweight Championship at this Sunday’s Armageddon pay-per-view. It also gave him a reason to cut a big promo promoting the match, so he got the award. Match of the Year going to Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair was done to continue the JBL vs. Michaels storyline.
— WWE stock has turned around in recent weeks, even though the company is not in substantially better or worse shape than it was a few weeks ago. It closed at $11.08 per share today, but hit $12.34 per share yesterday, it’s best number in nearly a month. Three weeks ago, the stock hit an all-time low of $8.76 per share.
— The WWE site has a feature on The Boogeyman as they look at his most notable moments in his WWE career. Boogeyman wrestled his first match in over fourteen months at this past Tuesday’s ECW taping, defeating local wrestler Scott Reid in under a minute. {Exploring the Bottomless Pit}
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