Buzz: The "DAMN I Missed A Lot While on Vacation" Edition

So I've been in hiding in Chicago, forgetting about the real world and not checking email or messages for a few days...I probably should have at least changed my Fantasy Football lineup since I ended up screwing the pooch, but that's irrelevant, cause I feel like I was in a coma for a since Reagan was president, let's try to get caught up a little...

* CMT is happy with the debut of Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling and released this statement...

"The season premiere of Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling on Saturday, October 18 at 8 p.m. increased CMT's primetime average +50% and was particularly strong with men, averaging a whopping +106% above CMT’s primetime average.

The series also repeated strongly across the weekend and continued to perform above daypart averages. Catch the second episode of Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling premiering Saturday, October 25 at 8PM ET/PT on CMT. "

* After only serving 166 days of his 8 months sentence, Nick Hogan was released from jail. Would anyone really be surprised if Brooke and Nick wrote a song about how rough prison life is?

* Leah Maivia, wife of the late High Chief Peter Maivia and grandmother to "The Rock", passed away on Sunday, Oct. 19, at the age of 81. Our thoughts go out to the Maivia and Johnson families.

* MMA company EliteXC is calling it quits after their franchise Kimbo Slice got knocked the f**k out on national TV. So who will pick up the fighters? My guess is Affliction...but what about the women?

* Brock Lesnar's ESPN E:60 debuted last night and I found to be well put together. If you missed it, here it is...


* The Honky Tonk Man has in fact been contacted to be at the PPV this Sunday and plans on making the trip. So don't excpect to see the "Hassy Tonk Man".