source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— For the 8/7 Impact, the show drew a 0.98 cable rating and 1.5 million viewers. The actual rating was down, but viewers per home were higher than usual. In the demos the show did a 0.80 in Males 18-34 (best rating since 4/3) and 1.13 in Males 35-49 (best since January). In the Womens 18-49 demo, the show drew a 0.64, the demo’s best rating since Impact went to two hours. The show also did a 0.98 among male teenagers and a 0.86 in Males above the age of 50. Here are the segment-by-segment notes. The Sonjay Dutt vs. Curry Man match lost 61,000 viewers. The Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley vs. Jay Lethal & Consequences Creed match as well as the “Karen’s Angle” segment with Frank Trigg lost 77,000 viewers. The Beautiful People lost viewers for a change as a promo from them as well as Kurt Angle lost 107,000 viewers. The LAX & Christian & Rhino vs. Beer Money & Team 3-D match gained 31,000 viewers. The Salinas vs. Awesome Kong match as well as a number of post-match run-ins by the Knockouts gained 184,000 viewers and drew the second highest quarter hour of the show. Promos from Samoa Joe and A.J. Styles lost 122,000 viewers. The main event featuring a gauntlet match was a ratings hit as it gained 214,000 viewers and notched the show’s peak rating of a 1.07.

— TNA announced in an article on the company website earlier today that Traci Brooks has been named the head official of TNA’s “Knockouts” division. Going by the storyline, Jim Cornette has put Brooks in charge of the division, so she will be keeping things in order and ruling over the matches. The article features in-character comments from Velvet Sky, Gail Kim and Jim Cornette, which you can read at this link.

— The Miami Herald has an article on SoCal Val. Val had a lot to say regarding comparisons between her and the late Miss Elizabeth. “I would never compare myself to Miss Elizabeth,” Val said. “I try to always stress the fact that I’m not trying to be the next Miss Elizabeth, because there will never be another Miss Elizabeth, and that’s the way it should be. But I do love the fact that we’re trying to honor her in that way, and I hope that people understand there’s no way any of us could take her place. Still, I do want to honor her legacy and show there can be that kind of classy, emotional, sweet character in wrestling. I’m really honored to be in that spot.” Val also talks about her journey through wrestling, how she ended up in TNA in the first place, her storyline with Jay Lethal, and more. {SoCal Val enjoys her work so much}

Click here to see pics of Miss Elizabeth in WCW!