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There's an article up right now at www.ESPN.com which states that Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Tom Davis, its ranking minority member requested records of WWE's drug and steroid testing results in a three page letter dated today. The records requested are similar to what was asked of Major League Baseball and includes a list of drugs covered by its policies and the exact number of tests it conducts annually along with the protocols followed after a positive test. Click here to check out the full article.
Good ol' J.R. has updated his blog again. In the latest edition, Ross shoots down the idea of ECW having tag team titles, addresses whether or not WWE has any interest in Sting, and directly rebutts Bret Hart's statement that "circus animals" are treated better than WWE's contracted wrestlers. You can read all of that and more here.
WWE has a busy weekend schedule coming up. On Saturday the Raw crew will be in Las Vegas, on Sunday they'll be in Prescott Valley, Arizona and the live Raw will be Monday night in Tucson. Smackdown & ECW are in Bangkok, Thailand tonight, in Singapore tomorrow, in Perth, Australia on Sunday and then tape television on Tuesday in Phoenix, AZ. (411)
Here's the latest Billboard Recreational Sports top 10 for DVD sales. WWE and UFC are tied with three entries apiece.
1. WWE: The Ladder Match
2. WWE: One Night Stand 2007
3. Home Run Derby: Volume One
4. UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 3
5. WWE: Wrestlemania 23
6. UFC 66: Liddell Vs. Ortiz
7. 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl National Championship
8. NHL: Stanley Cup Championships 2006-07 Anaheim Ducks
9. TNA: Lockdown 2007
10. UFC 67: All Or Nothing