{"id":19578,"date":"2016-05-17T12:47:35","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T17:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=19578"},"modified":"2016-05-17T15:16:55","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T20:16:55","slug":"wwe-news-hits-ross-blogs-mondays-raw-shane-mcmahon-missing-day-job-conference-call-released-announcer-hosting-wwe-dvd-bischoff-dvd-artwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/17\/wwe-news-hits-ross-blogs-mondays-raw-shane-mcmahon-missing-day-job-conference-call-released-announcer-hosting-wwe-dvd-bischoff-dvd-artwork\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE News Hits &#8211; Smackdown moving U.K. timeslots, WWE files Conflict Mineral Report, Shane McMahon misses day-job conference call, released announcer hosting WWE DVD, Bischoff DVD artwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1576843361\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>WWE News Hits &#8211; Week of May 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>WWE Smackdown<\/strong> is moving timeslots on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skysports.com\/wwe\/news\/14203\/10284960\/wwe-smackdown-to-air-thursdays-on-sky-sports-from-may-26\" target=\"_blank\">Sky Sports in the U.K. market<\/a>. Beginning May 26, Smackdown will air on Thursday nights at 10:00 p.m., upgrading from Friday night timeslot. Smackdown will now air in the U.K. region before the U.S. broadcast on USA Network.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/ir.corporate.wwe.com\/Cache\/c34359530.html\" target=\"_blank\">WWE filed a Conflict Minerals Report with the SEC on Tuesday<\/a> noting the origin of some material used in foam fingers and light-up necklaces sold. WWE concluded that some material used in the products originated in South America and other material was sourced in China or Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; MONDAY:\u00a0<strong>Jim Ross&#8217;s<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/49617\" target=\"_blank\">latest blog at jrsbarbq.com<\/a> covers the final build to Extreme Rules on Monday&#8217;s Raw, the next set of New Japan\/AXS TV episodes, and other WWE topics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Over at <strong>Shane McMahon&#8217;s<\/strong> day job, the <a href=\"http:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/pr\/16489080-demand-reports-q1-2016-results\" target=\"_blank\">You On Demand company reported First Quarter 2016 financials<\/a>. Shane McMahon was not announced for a quarterly conference call with investors <a href=\"http:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/3975506-demand-yod-ceo-mingcheng-tao-q1-2016-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=single\" target=\"_blank\">scheduled for 4:30 p.m. EST Monday evening<\/a>, a few hours before Raw.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE has revealed the host of their forthcoming &#8220;Our Nation\u2019s Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars&#8221; DVD. <strong>Kyle Edwards (Arda Ocal)<\/strong>, who was recently released from the company, is hosting the home video. The DVD is an exclusive release in Canada next week. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com\/host-wwe-canadian-superstars-dvd-payback-blu-ray-extras\/115731\/\" target=\"_blank\">WrestlingDVDNetwork.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New artwork has been released for the upcoming <strong>Eric Bischoff<\/strong> documentary scheduled for release on June 7. 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