Taz Free From WWE, This Week's Raw Rating, Kelly Kelly Causes A Stir Down Under

source: PWInsider.com

— Taz’s 90-day no-compete clause with World Wrestling Entertainment expires today.

He has also answered another set of questions on his Facebook account. When asked why he left ECW to return to commentating on Smackdown, Taz wrote: “It happen because I was in a very tough spot on ECW, calling 1 match on PPV’s and stuck in quicksand with Adamle and VKM & K Dunn knew I wanted to get back where I belonged on one of the bigger brands! So when the opportunity popped up Kevin Dunn did what he said he would do and he moved me back up. See, the plan for the re-birth of ECW and for the ECW brand was for it to be on par with Raw & SD….but it just didn’t have a chance because half the people in creative wanted the brand to represent what the brand use to be and the other half of the Powers That Be wanted it to be Raw or SD “LIGHT”…so it became the red headed step child in my opinion (no offense to any actual red headed step children). I wanted off the show….i wasn’t challenged anymore on that show.”

— This week’s episode of Monday night Raw scored a 3.9 cable rating, down from last week’s 4.5 figure. The show did hours of 3.69 and 4.05. Raw only trailed TNT’s The Closer in viewership.

— WWE Diva Kelly Kelly is featured in Australia’s The Daily Telegraph promoting the Raw brand’s upcoming “Down Under Tour.” She has apparently been the talk of Australia. WWE will stop in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Victoria Park, with the tour beginning this Friday in Auckland, New Zealand. (Kelly Kelly causes stir Down Under)

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