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- Post WWE Raw Notes Including Lita's Whereabouts and Shawn Michaels comments.
By: James Caldwell, The Wrestle Press
Posted: Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Sample: Christian was interviewed by The Coach backstage after his victory and talked about his opportunity to
defeat Shawn Michaels once again. HBK spoke with The Coach in his locker room following the show and very
passionately described his opportunity to stop being "the nice guy" and deliver a solid attack on Christian in his
"backyard" of New York City. Very good interview from HBK with some very real emotion behind it.

- Details on Paul London's injury from Smackdown, Big Boss Man Dies.
By: James Caldwell, The Wrestle Press
Posted: Friday, September 24, 2004
Sample: Last night on WWE Smackdown, Paul London had his nose broken during a match with current United
States Champion Booker T. London was bleeding profusely from the nose and had to be stitched up backstage.

- WrestleMania Press Conference information, interviews with various Raw & Smackdown Talent.
By: James Caldwell, The Wrestle Press
Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Sample: Kurt Angle was interviewed by the Lilsboys in England's "The Sun" newspaper about topics ranging from
WrestleMania to his past matches. Angle suggested that he would like to face the Undertaker at WrestleMania XXI
for the WWE Title.

- Raw Rating Sinks Lower; Details on the former WWE stars appearing on Smackdown.
By: James Caldwell, The Wrestle Press
Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2004
Sample:  The return of Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, and Mick Foley will be
limited to video messages from each. Tonight on Smackdown, they hyped the return of all five in the monumental
Season Premiere, 5th Anniversary Show for next week. Along the lines of an actor accepting an award from an "on
location" setting via satellite, it appears that the five former mainstays on Smackdown will appear in a similar way.

- Backstage Brawl Between Guerrero and Angle; More Details on Taboo Tuesday.
By: James Caldwell, The Wrestle Press
Posted: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Sample: Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle became involved in a heated shoving match at the Smackdown tapings
last night that saw Angle take down Guerrero in a front face lock. The brawl occurred backstage after a segment
involving the two wrestlers apparently didn't go as planned.

- Mainstream Reaction to Unforgiven;Tickets Going on Sale for Taboo Tuesday in Milwaukee.
By: James Caldwell, The Wrestle Press
Posted: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Sample: Tickets for Taboo Tuesday, the first interactive WWE PPV where the fans decide the matches and the
subject of Vince McMahon's major announcement this coming Monday, go on sale in Milwaukee, WI on Saturday,
September 18.

- Notes from Monday Night Raw.
By: James Caldwell, The Wrestle Press
Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Sample: ...word from Ohio Valley Wrestling, where Simon Dean was training, is that his in-ring style has improved
to where he's not just a high flying, high spot wrestler as he was in ECW, but has developed true wrestling style
moves and is considered to be one of the better all around wrestlers in OVW.

- WWE Returning to Kemper Arena; Heyman's New Role; Smackdown Houseshow Happenings.
By: James Caldwell, The Wrestle Press
Posted: Monday, September 13, 2004
Sample: ...Paul Heyman's behind the scenes role in WWE is now a creative writer for all Raw brand shows.
Heyman will continue to function as Heidenreich's manager on Smackdown. Heyman is going to be in charge of
reviving the WWE Raw Brand with some new storylines.

- Orton Out of the Picture as WWE Title Contender?
By: James Caldwell, The Wrestle Press
Posted: Monday, September 13, 2004
Sample: WWE.com posted a report from Unforgiven with quotes from Triple H and Randy Orton following their
respective win and loss last night. The article highlighted the great accomplishment that was Triple H's win and
did nothing to suggest that outside interference contributed to Triple H's victory. The article made it appear to be a
clean finish with Orton just being out-played.

- Smackdown Houseshow Results - London vs. Kidman.
By: James Caldwell, The Wrestle Press
Posted: Sunday, September 12, 2004
Sample: At the WWE Smackdown houseshow in Edmonton last night, the first encounter between Paul London
and Billy Kidman took place. Apparently, WWE is going to feature the two former partners against each other on
Smackdown, with this match being a preview of their TV matches to come.

- Smackdown Weekend Houseshow Line Up in Calgary.
By: James Caldwell, The Wrestle Press
Posted: Saturday, September 11, 2004
Sample: The Calgary Sun featured an article on the Smackdown Houseshow set for tonight at the Stampede
Corral. The original houseshow line up had John Cena vs. JBL for the WWE Smackdown Title and Kurt Angle vs.
Eddie Guerrero. The card was revised and four matches were added.

- Smackdown Rating, John Cena, WWE Diva Search Contestant Carmella, Arrested.
By: James Caldwell, The Wrestle Press
Posted: Friday, September 10, 2004
Sample: The preliminary reported rating for WWE Smackdown from last night isn't too rosy. Zap2it.com featured a
story on the Thursday night broadcasts which showed Smackdown coming in dead last for the 18-49 key
demographic with a 1.2 rating.

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