Headlines for Monday, July 2, 2007


- Bryan Alvarez said that after Eddy Guerrero passed away, Benoit wrote letters to Guerrero everyday in a journal.

- There are reports that Benoit used the crossface maneuver to kill Daniel, and not a chokehold as previously described by investigators.

- Chris Benoit's personal doctor, Dr. Phil Astin, surrendered to federal agents in Atlanta, GA to undergo questioning. Investigators believe Astin wrote Chris Benoit 10 month prescriptions of steroids every three or four weeks.

- Dave Meltzer reported that the conclusion of the McMahon death angle would have saw Vince McMahon returning to television to reveal that he faked his death. Believe it or not, last week’s Raw would have featured a false arrest of Linda McMahon.

- On Raw, WWE set up John Cena vs. Bobby Lashley for the Great American Bash PPV. Also on the show, Umaga defeated Santino Marella to regain the IC title.

- Reports suggested that the USA Network was exploring the possibilty of expanding Raw to a weekly three hour format.

- Poll results: Do you believe Benoit felt demoted going to ECW?

Yes - 42%
No - 58%

- About 3,500 fans attended the 6/17 Slammiversary PPV in Nashville, TN.




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