SmackDown Next Week, ECW Notes, WWE DVDs, More

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Jakks Pacific will announce the mystery action figure they will be releasing for those who are collecting "ticket stubs" in the WWE Classic Superstar action figure line next week.

When WWE Home Video releases WWE The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers next Tuesday, fans will find not only two trading cards from WWE Heritage Topps Chrome trading cards but they will also find a calendar of DVD releases. Here is the current release schedule, including releases not listed in the DVD paper:

JUNE 6, 2006 – The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
JUNE 6, 2006 – The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
JUNE 20, 2006 – WWE Judgment Day 2006
JULY 11, 2006 – ECW One Night Stand 2
JULY 25, 2006 – WWE Vengeance 2006
AUGUST 22, 2006 – McMahon
SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 – The History of the WWE Championship
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 – Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon
OCTOBER 17, 2006 – Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
NOVEMBER 7, 2006 – Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
NOVEMBER 21, 2006 – The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA

BlogCritics.org has a positive article looking at the return of ECW under WWE.

SmackDown will actually air on Friday at 8 PM next week in New York City, a rarity at this point.