The WWE/TNA ratings battle in the UK is much closer than in the US, with TNA often coming out on top. They beat Raw and Smackdown in the last week of July.

July 27 WWE Raw drew 57,000
July 30 TNA iMPACT! drew 70,000
July 31 WWE SmackDown drew 45,000

It must be noted that Raw does air in the early hours of the morning.

In WWE announcer Jim Ross' latest blog, the wrestling veteran puts Jeff Hardy over as the hottest wrestler in the company.

"If you are wondering who the hottest WWE Superstar presently is in WWE, it's Jeff Hardy. As my late, domino playing friend, Ernie Ladd would say, case closed," wrote Ross.

While many will undoubtedly connect Ross' comments to reports that WWE is working hard to keep Hardy beyond his expected exit date of WWE SummerSlam, his words do speak to the consensus within the company. Several months ago, a Wrestling Observer report confirmed that WWE internally views Hardy as the most popular wrestler.

Ross was also complimentary of the Divas, putting over Layla's improvement, Melina's consistently solid performances and Gail Kim's potential to be "Stratus-like".