Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Sunday, October 16, 2005 at 2:42 PM EST

The 10/14 edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew a 2.4 overnight broadcast rating according to the fast nationals. This took UPN to a fifth place finish overall among the six networks. The final rating should be out by tomorrow.

Melina Perez had some choice words for new WWE Diva Micki James (formerly known as Alexis Laree). Perez never refers to James by her name throughout a statement that appears on ringbabe.net, but takes her to task on their days together in OVW and where they are at today in WWE. It remains to be seen if this is a work or not. If they end up doing a program about it at Survivor Series, we will have our answer.

Batista conducted an interview with the Lilsboys of The Sun recently. In what many have considered a "must read" interview already, Batista talks about his comments earlier this year about the SmackDown brand before he was moved to it, who he feels is the most underutlized and his opinion of TNA Wrestling. To check it out, click here.

Credit: Dave Meltzer @ WrestlingObserver.com