More On The Hardy Travel Issues (My Thoughts), UFC Ratings Are In, SD!
As noted earlier here on the site, Jeff Hardy was denied boarding a Southwest Airline flight to his home in North Carolina after appearing intoxicated at the Nashville International Airport's Southwest gate, according to Southwest spokesman Chris Mainz. An employee reported Hardy's suspicious behavior and he was denied entry to the flight. Hardy was not arrested and was offered to take a later flight. "He was very cooperative and there was no altercation," Mainz said. "There was no need to get police." Hardy declined the airline's offer and made other arrangements. I can't imagine WWE is happy with this as it doesn't make them look good when one of their top superstars is caught intoxicated in public. Whether they do anything about it or not remains to be seen. I'm guessing they won't as there was no arrest. They'll likely just let it pass over and hope it dies out. Is that really the RIGHT thing to do though? And doesn't that send a message to other talent that they can get away with stuff like this? Also for those of who you don't think this is a 'serious' story or that the final outcome of the story disappointed you, I've honestly got nothing to say to that. That's just stupid thinking as this is still very much a serious issue. It also should have never occurred in the first place meaning there should have been no story at all.
For those wondering, the UFC Fight Night Live special on SpikeTV last night with FREE fights did a 1.3 cable rating. TUF 8 that followed it did a 1.2 cable rating.
The Monday Night Football game actually did a 13.9 rating on ESPN Monday night against RAW, not a 13.3 as I noted on this weeks WZR Radio show.
Here are the areas where Smackdown will be delayed tomorrow.
* Sacramento, CA (KMAX) – Will Air: Friday at 10PM
* Hartford, CT (WTXX) – Will Air: Saturday at 6PM
* Wilkes-Barre, PA (WSWB) – Will Air: Unknown
* Chicago, IL (WGN) – Will Air: Saturday at 7PM
* Philadelphia, PA (WPSG) – Will Air: Saturday at 5PM
Here is the latest Billboard Recreational Sports DVD sales top ten.
1. UFC: UFC 84: Ill Will
2. WWE: The Rock – The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment
3. NBA: NBA Champions 2007-2008 – Boston Celtics
4. NFL: Green Bay Packers 10 Greatest Games
5. WWE: Nature Boy Ric Flair – The Definitive Collection
6. WWE: WrestleMania XXIV
7. WWE: The Great American Bash 2008
8. WWE: The Best of RAW – 15th Anniversary 1993-2008
9. WWE: Twist of Fate – The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story
10. NCAA: 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl National Championship