WWE Crew Heads To L.A., NXT News, & More

– Stan sent word that last night's episode of WWE NXT had 22 minutes and 58 seconds of in-ring action, up from the previous week.

– WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper will tape his first episode as host of World of Hurt in Calgary on August 18th. This is the same wrestling reality show that Lance Storm was involved with for their first season. Piper is replacing Storm as the host of the second season. World of Hurt currently only airs in Canada.

– The WWE crews are headed to Los Angeles today to get ready for SummerSlam Axxess and Sunday's big pay-per-view.

– Here are some recent WWE attendance figures:

* RAW on August 5th in Salt Lake City, Utah drew 4,500 fans for $140,000
* RAW on August 6th in Fresno, California did 4,800 fans for $125,000
* SmackDown on August 6th in Boise, Idaho drew 2,300 fans for $62,000
* The WWE Supershow on August 7th in Stockton, CA drew 3,700 fans for $100,000