Backstage News: TNA Storyline Plans, Bubba To Wrestle?

Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– The word going around the locker room is that Bubba the Love Sponge may be wrestling soon. Seriously.

– There is talk of Brian Kendrick feuding with Eric Young.

– As noted yesterday here on the website, Karen Jarrett (formerly Karen Angle) is now taking independent bookings again through Bill Behrens at showbis@aol.com.

– TNA's Monday show, as reported, scored a 0.5 cable rating, with 739,000 viewers. That is the lowest rating for a first run edition of TNA iMPACT! on Spike TV. The show saw a drop of 47.2% from the previous week. It should be noted that TNA did not have the unopposed hour this week, since WWE RAW was three hours and was their biggest show of the year. When taping episodes, the show is seeing a decline in ratings each time?

* March 15th taped show – 14.9 percent ratings decline
* March 29th taped show – 34.5 percent ratings decline
* April 12th taped show – 10.1 percent ratings decline
* April 26th taped show – 47.2 percent ratings decline