– Today is the Republican primary in Connecticut to determine whether Linda McMahon or Chris Shays will be the nominee for United States Senate. Polls close today at 8 PM EDT. – Linda McMahon’s Senate campaign spent $1,496,960 to air almost 1,587 television ads this year (through August 6th), according to a report at BusinessWeek.com. The article notes: “During the same period, (top Republican opponent Chris) Shays’s campaign apparently bought no TV spots, for $0. McMahon is also vastly outspending the Democrats vying for the seat.” – TMZ.com has an article up about Hulk Hogan’s ex-wife Linda appearing in a new rap video for artist Ricky Romance titled, “MILF.” Linda…

Marks & Spencer is the latest retailer to agree to a call to action on human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. The forced labour of Uighurs and other minorities in China continues as hard, manual picking in its cotton fields, much of which ends up in the fast fashion supply chain of the world’s high street brands. According to the BBC, M&S uses around 40,000 tonnes of lint cotton each year from various sources. The call to action comes from a coalition of civil society organisations and labour unions who want to end abuses against Uighur people. The coalition said it is almost certain that any brand currently sourcing…

– Yoshi Tatsu appeared to have injured his arm during the SmackDown brand’s tour of Asia. Tatsu wrestled Jinder Mahal in Shanghai, China this weekend and was visibly in pain during the match. He was checked out by trainers afterwards. No word yet on the extent of the injury, but we’ll follow up when more details become available. – Wade Barrett has looked good during the SmackDown tour of Asia this weekend, picking up wins against the likes of Justin Gabriel and Ted DiBiase. Barrett used his Winds of Change move to finish off DiBiase (instead of Wasteland), another sign that Barrett is continuing to evolve his in-ring style. Some…

On Thursday’s Impact Wrestling, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and Jeff Hardy each earned 7 points in the ongoing Bound For Glory series for winning their matches. Samoa Joe regained the #2 spot in the rankings, trailing James Storm by just 5 points. Here are the updated standings: 1. James Storm – 66 points 2. Samoa Joe – 61 points 3. Rob Van Dam – 55 points 4. Kurt Angle – 48 points 5. Bully Ray – 48 points 6. AJ Styles – 43 points 7. Jeff Hardy – 42 points 8. Mr. Anderson – 40 points 9. Daniels – 33 points 10. Magnus – 21 points 11. The Pope –…

– As previously reported, WWE Champion CM Punk will be at Thursday night’s WWE NXT taping at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Jim Ross will also be on hand to call some of the action. Because WWE are so far ahead in taping NXT shows, the next taping won’t take place until September 20th. – “WWE” was the second most-searched item on Google on Sunday in the U.S. with about 100,000 searches. This is on par with how previous big WWE PPVs have performed and includes searches for “SummerSlam”, “WWE” and other WWE-related phrases (like wrestler names). – On Monday afternoon, WWE announced that “Brock Lesnar broke Triple…

– WWE has announced that Triple H will be returning to television on Monday’s RAW to address the WWE Universe following his loss to Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. Expect to see Triple H sporting a cast to sell his “broken arm.” – The preliminary buyrate for WWE Money in the Bank 2012 is around 200,000 buys, virtually even with last year. – Here’s WWE’s latest Backstage Fallout video, featuring interviews from Friday’s SmackDown: * Update On Top NXT Stars Getting Called Up To WWE’s Main Roster

The following press release was sent out Thursday: The series premiere of WWE Saturday Morning Slam on August 25 (CW, 10-10:30am) was Saturday morning’s (7am-12pm) most watched program on CW among total viewers and the following kids demos: Kids under 18, Kids 2-5, Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11, Kids 9-14, Boys under 18, Boys 2-5, Boys 2-11, Boys 6-11, Girls under 18, Girls 2-11, Girls 6-11, Girls 9-14 and Female Teens (F12-17). It delivered a 0.7 U.S. household rating / 2 share in 747,000 TV households with 1,126,000 total viewers (persons 2+). This household rating is up +75% versus the prior four week time period performance which averaged a 0.4 U.S.…

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what Jim Ross wrote about Wrestlers Staying Retired: “Of all the wrestlers that I have know to actually say they were “retiring” I truly feel that @ShawnMichaels (HBK) and Edge will stay that way. Don’t think that @JCLayfield will return to the ring either but a visit to the announce desk could happen on occasion if the stars were aligned.” The Miz On Commentary: “@MikeTheMiz did as well as one could do Monday night on RAW with likely little notice and preparation. With all the social…

The results are in from Jerry Lawler’s CT Scan and it’s great news for the King. According to Joe Cooper, who is Lawler’s best friend and business partner, Lawler does not have brain damage as a result of his heart attack Monday night. Lawler has been stabilized (but heavily sedated) in a Montreal hospital after having heart surgery Tuesday and is responsive. Lawler is said to have gone through an angioplasty procedure on Tuesday. His son Brian made it to Canada and is posting on his father’s Facebook page: “He was shocked a total of seven times at the arena and underwent a balloon stint to open up a clogged…

– WWE.com has a storyline article up stating that Kaitlyn suffered a “torn tendon” when she was attacked before her match at Night of Champions, but does not need surgery: “Although Kaitlyn has a torn tendon, her ankle is not broken. She will be wearing a brace and is expected to be back in action in several weeks.” Kaitlyn replaced by Eve Torres, who defeated Layla at the PPV to capture the Divas title. – THQ released Monday a video preview of The Rock’s “Attitude Era” storyline in the forthcoming “WWE ’13” video game. The video details Rock’s playable feuds against Mankind, Ken Shamrock, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and Triple…