Brian Pillman Memorial Show 2001 notes, WCW TV update, and more
    Submitted by William Martinez on Thursday, June 28, 2001 at 5:45 PM EST

    - The Courier-Journal has put up an article on the Louisville Gardens closing down after being the venue of many wrestling shows over the years. To check it out, click HERE.

    Credit: Courier-Journal.com. Kevin pointed this out to us.



    - Chris Benoit has been pulled out of the Brian Pillman Memorial show due to his neck injury.

    - William Regal has been taken out of the scheduled main event of the show due to Benoit's absence.

    - No new main event for the show has been announced.

    - Perry Saturn has been added to the card for the show.

    - Chris Jericho will not participate at the event but will be an instructor for the 2001 Mark Curtis Pro-Wrestling Fantasy Camp.

    - Chris Adams turned himself in today on charges of manslaughter for the death of a 30 year old woman in April 2000.

    Credit: 1wrestling.com



    - Earlier, we reported that Linda McMahon stated that WCW will not get it's own program. Here was the exact quote: "We are not breaking out hours for WCW different than we do today." There are still plans to change Raw into a WCW program.

    Credit: PWTorch.com



    - Here are the top 15 rated cable programs for the week of June 18-24 according to Neilsen Media Research:

    1. ``WWF Entertainment'' (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNN, 3.6, 3.7 million homes.
    2. ``WWF Entertainment'' (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNN, 3.0, 3.08 million homes.
    3. ``BET Awards Show'' (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), BET, 2.8, 2.82 million homes.
    4. Movie: ``A Deadly Vision'' (Sunday, 2 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.4, 2.41 million homes.
    5. Movie: ``In the Best Interest of the Children'' (Sunday, 6 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.3, 2.32 million homes.
    6. Movie: ``Absolute Power'' (Sunday, 8 p.m.), TBS, 2.2, 2.29 million homes.
    7. Movie: ``Every Woman's Dream'' (Sunday, 4 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.2, 2.29 million homes.
    8. ``Rugrats'' (Sunday, 10:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.2, 2.27 million homes.
    9. ``Rugrats'' (Sunday, 11 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.2, 2.21 million homes.
    10. ``Rugrats'' (Sunday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.2, 2.17 million homes.
    11. ``Rugrats'' (Sunday, 11:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.1, 2.16 million homes.
    12. ``South Park'' (Wednesday, 10 p.m.), Comedy Central, 2.1, 2.09 million homes.
    13. Movie: ``Legacy of Sin'' (Monday, 9 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.0, 2.06 million homes.
    14. ``Spongebob'' (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.0, 2.05 million homes.
    15. ``Rugrats'' (Sunday, 1 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.0, 2.03 million homes.

    Credit: Yahoo! News

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