Update on Joey Styles 'lap dance' on ECW, Triple H's comment & replays
On Thursday, September 7, 2006 at 3:42 PM EST To follow up on yesterday's report about the "lap dance" Joey Styles received from Ariel on ECW this past Tuesday night, it is now being reported by the same source that it was not a planned rib, but rather an act that Ariel did down in OVW during her time with the developmental promotion. Ariel normally did the act with Beth Phoenix around or on ringside announcers. The word going around at the ECW TV tapings this past Tuesday night was that Styles had no problem doing the spot and was said to have been a total pro about it.
For those who might have missed it, when a shot of DX was shown arriving to ECW this past Tuesday night, Shawn Michaels asked Triple H if they were in the right place. Triple H looked around, noticing a few men wearing ECW t-shirts and added the line, "bingo." The comment was obviously in reference to ECW's original home in Philadelphia, PA, the famous ECW Arena, which also held midnight bingo in the venue. Triple H has reportedly gotten a lot of criticism from his peers for saying the line as it came off more as a dig at ECW and had no real storyline purpose. Others have pointed out that Triple H may have said the line because his wife, Stephanie McMahon, was never a fan of ECW/Paul Heyman and obviously isn't a fan of the new ECW brand.
Replays of ECW on Sci Fi, which was part of WWE's new deal with the Sci Fi Network to keep ECW on the network until at least December of 2007, are scheduled to being airing very soon. Exact dates and times are expected to be released shortly.
Source: Dave Scherer @ PWInsider.com