Wrestling News & Wrestling Rumors

- WWE wrestler JBL is somewhat in the middle in regards to his views on The Wrestler movie. He doesn’t hate the movie like Vince McMahon, but feels it is not exactly an accurate representation either. Here is what he said on the WWE Universe:

“A lot of people ask me about The Wrestler. I thought it was awesome and extremely well written. This was the business I broke into many years ago. However, that business has changed - and for the better. In the last six months, I have had MRIs, concussion tests, HIV test, trauma test, drug test and even my cholesterol tested - which was the only one I failed. This business in WWE is really a corporate environment these days - it has changed for the better. I am glad for my old days, I wouldn’t change a thing. But the WWE has done so much to clean up the abuse that the business as I knew it was so known for. All that being said, I loved the movie. Even with all the negative stereotypes in the movie, this was a part of what I did to get to WWE and it was fun to watch. A little scary to watch, but fun.”

- Last week’s WWE Friday Night Smackdown rating is in, and it drew a 2.1 broadcast rating on MyNetworkTV. This is within their usual fluctuations.

- Speaking of ratings Monday’s WWE Raw rating drew a 3.4 cable rating on the USA Network. This is down from last week’s 3.5 number.