More WWE News: ECW Not Going to Monday Taping Schedule, New International TV Deal, Charlie Haas and More

– All plans to tape ECW with Raw have now been dropped. Most thought that this was a bad idea since the idea was thought of, due to Monday’s being a very stressful day. Also, with the depth of the Raw roster, it would be harder to get on house shows for the ECW talent.

– The company is planning to turn Big Show heel. He is slated to face HHH on some upcoming house shows.

– Jeff Lewis lost a dark match to Haas at the July 14th tapings in Raleigh. He also suffered two broken ribs in the match.

– Speaking of Charlie Haas, he tried out a baby face persona at the Raw tapings at the Mohegan Sun Casino. He worked former Quebecer Pierre/Jean Lafitte, going by his real name of Carl Ouellete.

– All of the WWE Senior Vice Presidents got stock grants this past week. Kevin Dunn currently owns $2.03 million in WWE stock, while John Laurinatis owns $739,000 in WWE stock.

– Botswana is now one of over 100 countries carrying WWE programming. The Gaborone TV network will air ECW on Tuesday, Smackdown on Wednesday and Raw on Thursday in prime time.

– Magnum TA was backstage at the recent Charlotte show, visiting with friends. He recently had back surgery and was needing crutches to get around.

Credit: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter