Big SD! Tag-Team Heel Turn?, The Sandman's Retirement, RAW/iMPACT! Ratings

? James "The Sandman" Fullington has announced his retirement from pro wrestling for the second time in recent years. Sandman, who is 45, announced his first retirement a few years ago, but it was clearly looked at as an angle. This one was more quiet as he said he had a long talk with Tommy Dreamer, decided it was time to retire and would announce a farewell show. Sandman will still take bookings the next few weeks, but does have a two-month-old child and feels it is time to get out of the spotlight. Whether or not he will stick to the retirement given the track record of past wrestlers remains to be seen.

? There is a rumor going around that some people on the SmackDown writing team want to turn Jesse and Festus heel. The idea would be to give Festus a singles push with Jesse as his manager and mouthpiece, with the occasional tag team match.

? AM RAW did a 0.7 rating on 10/11.

? The TNA iMPACT! replay on 10/11 did a 0.3 rating. The show didn't air in its normal timeslot and aired at 9AM instead.