WWE Contracts Leaked Online, Tonight's SD! Tapings, Lots More

BroadcastingCable.com has picked up on the story that last week's SmackDown! premiere on MyNetwork was the channel's highest rated show ever.

The Connecticut Employment Law Blog has a good article up detailing the ongoing lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment by former associates Scott Levy (Raven), Chris Klucsarits (Kanyon) and Mike Sanders. The blog writes: "As expected, WWE filed its motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by three wrestlers who claimed that they were improperly classified as "independent contractors" and not employees. The gist of the argument is that the wrestlers don't have a a legal claim and that even if they did, those claims are barred by statute of limitations. But reading it, one is also left with the impression that WWE's arguments have been developed over time and nuanced to withstand judicial scrutiny." The WWE contracts of Raven, Kanyon and Mike Sanders have also been posted online and can be seen at https://www.ctemploymentlawblog.com/

WWE will tape tonight's edition of ECW on Sci-Fi and this week's Friday Night SmackDown from Spokane, Washington at the Spokane Arena. The website for the Arena is advertising a No DQ match between Big Show and The Undertaker, which if it happens, will be the dark main event. Confirmed for tonight's ECW is a huge eight-man tag team match with Evan Bourne, Ricky Ortiz, CM Punk and Kofi Kingston taking on WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase along with John Morrison and The Miz. This week's big SmackDown will feature WWE Champion Triple H defending his belt against Big Show.