Backstage Heat On Y2J?, Punk Babyface Turn?, MITB PPV Plans

? There are reports that WWE officials are upset with Chris Jericho over his new role as host of a game show on ABC. Apparently WWE told Jericho last week that they wanted him to back out of the show but he talked them into letting him stay on it. We'll have more on this shortly.

? WWE officials have been going back and forth on the idea of having one or two Money in the Bank briefcase matches at July's Money in the Bank pay-per-view. There is also talk of putting CM Punk and a babyface in the World Heavyweight Title match against Jack Swagger, if he is still Champion then. As always, plan can change and this was talked about two-three weeks ago.

? WWE's website had 12.4 million unique visitors for the month of April. The WWE Shop website averaged 633 orders per day and shipped 277,000 DVDs for the month.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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