Lots Of News: ECW Rating, Liddell HOF, Bischoff / WWE Update, More

Tuesday night's edition of ECW on Sci-Fi scored a 1.1 cable rating.

Regarding Eric Bischoff's decision not to take part in WWE's new Rise & Fall of WCW DVD, there is talk that he may just be holding out for a better price for his participation, given how important he'd be in a credible documentary about WCW and how much money WWE stands to make from it. Although another scenario is that he's learned from past DVDs that they like to selectively include and edit his comments, and doesn't want to subject himself to that again.

Twenty years ago today, Ric Flair beat Ricky Steamboat for the NWA title in Nashville.

Thanks to the NBA playoffs, TNT beat out USA Network in the weekly prime time ratings race. TNT averaged 2.6 while USA averaged 2.2. Spike TV was in 21st place, with an 0.7 average, Spike's worst in years.

The Wrestler was #1 in video rentals and #2 in sales on this week's Billboard charts.

Jake Roberts will be holding a seminar on wrestling psychology on Saturday in Kingsport, TN at 5:30 PM, with an entrance fee of $50. To reserve a spot, email pwftenn[at]gmail.com.

FightLine.com is reporting that Chuck Liddell and the late TapouT founder, Charles "Mask" Lewis, will be inducted into the UFC Hall Of Fame at UFC 100, which is headlined by Brock Lesnar defending the UFC heavyweight championship against Frank Mir. For more on the Hall of Fame and UFC 100, check out FightLine.com by clicking here.