Collins accuses Heyman for flight fiasco, Smackdown on AH, more
    Submitted by William Martinez on Thursday, August 23, 2001 at 11:01 PM EST

    - Access Hollywood did a feature earlier this evening on the "Making of Smackdown". The segment pointed out that the show was going live for the second week in a row. The segment started with the show showing all the equipment trucks and buses needed to run such a show. The segment featured comments from Kurt Angle and The Rock. The segment went on to point out that The Rock's return has spiked ratings for the show.



    - Apparently, John Collins is accusing the WWF's Paul Heyman of cancelling the plane tickets reserved for the MECW performers who were scheduled to appear at last night's CCW show in Evansville, Indiana. Collins went on to say that anyone who had a ticket stub for the show will be able to get into next week's show for free due to the sudden change of plans. However, CCW superintendent Mark Acker stated that if Collins let fans in for free, someone would have to pay for their ticket.

    - Lita may be doing some shows for IWA Puerto Rico in October.

    Credit: 1wrestling.com



    - WWF.com has put up a feature article on the cancellation of WWF Superstars marking the end of an era in the WWF. The article features comments from several wrestlers including Justin Credible and Matt Hardy. To check it out, click HERE.

    Credit: WWF.com



    - Here are this week's top 10 best selling recreational sports videos:

    1. NHL Official 2001 Stanley Cup Championship
    2. NBA: 2001 NBA Finals Championship
    3. WWF: Lita-It Just Feels Right
    4. WWF: Best Of Raw-Vol. 3
    5. WWF: King Of The Ring
    6. Nascar Racers: Start Your Engines
    7. WWF: Wrestlemania X-Seven
    8. Car Race: Nascar Video Vol. 1
    9. Future Kings Of The Ring
    10. Ball Above All

    Credit: Billboard.com



    - Here are the top 15 rated cable programs for the week of August 13-19 according to Neilsen Media Research:

    1. ``WWF Entertainment'' (Monday, 10 p.m.), TNN, 4.2, 4.24 million homes.
    2. ``WWF Entertainment'' (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNN, 4.0, 4.11 million homes.
    3. NFL Pre-Season Football: Miami at Tampa Bay (Monday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 3.5, 3.6 million homes.
    4. Racing: Pepsi 400 (Sunday, 1:57 p.m.), TNT, 3.3, 3.39 million homes.
    5. Movie: ``Vows of Deception'' (Monday, 9 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.7, 2.73 million homes.
    6. Movie: ``Return to the Cabin By the Lake'' (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), USA, 2.5, 2.58 million homes.
    7. Movie: ``Before He Wakes'' (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.5, 2.54 million homes.
    8. Movie: ``Wild Thornberrys'' (Saturday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.4, 2.41 million homes.
    9. Movie: ``Burden of Proof, Part 2'' (Sunday, 4 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.3, 2.34 million homes.
    10. ``NASCAR (news - web sites) Preview'' (Sunday, 1:30 p.m.), TNT, 2.3, 2.33 million homes.
    11. Movie: ``Wild Thornberrys'' (Sunday, 4 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.1, 2.18 million homes.
    12. Golf: PGA Championship (Sunday, 11 a.m.), TNT, 2.1, 2.17 million homes.
    13. ``Tarzan'' (Friday, 8:40 p.m.), Disney, 2.1, 2.14 million homes.
    14. Major League Baseball: Atlanta at San Francisco (Sunday, 8 p.m.), ESPN, 2.1, 2.12 million homes.
    15. ``Any Day Now'' (Sunday, 10 p.m.), Lifetime, 2.1, 2.11 million homes.

    Credit: Yahoo! News

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