Mike is hosting WWE's Smackdown and the Fear Factor date is pushed back

In a strange comparison to American Idol host, Mike (Back to New York) has officially been named the host of WWE's Friday Night program, Smackdown!. Mike or The Miz was supposed to be part of a weekly segment that he was scheduled to headline, but that fell through after events surrounding other wrestlers forced the debut of the Miz to be canceled. This news brings Mike to Smackdown! this Friday on UPN at 8PM. Mike will be the first host that Smackdown! has ever had. If he stays with the program next fall, be sure to see him appear on the CW network, as the series moves to CW when the merger happens next fall. Congrats to Mike! (Thanks to POE for this information)

Also, the Fear Factor episode starring Mike and Trishelle (Las Vegas) has been pushed back to June 13 instead of June 6.

Theo shows up on Last Comic Standing; Timmy shows up on Rodney; Mike and Trishelle will be on Fear Factor

Theo (Maximum Velocity Tour) showed up last night on NBC's Last Comic Standing. Theo has long been pursuing a career in stand-up comic and he's been spending a lot of time honing his skills in between filming reality series. In a weird juxtaposition of the reality television world, Theo was actually selected as a semi-finalist (the first one selected) to get a chance to go to the Last Comic Standing house in Long Beach, CA. Using the shortened stage name "Theo Von", Theo now moves onto the next round of comic judging. Congrats and good luck to Theo! (The show has already been filmed and the last four remaining comics are awaiting finale time at the end of the season.)

Theo's website pal Timmy (USA Tour II) also showed up on network TV last night as a celebrity golf tournament emecee on the canceled ABC show Rodney. Looks like the duo are doing well.

Also, the reality television of NBC's Fear Factor starring Trishelle (Las Vegas) and Mike (Back to New York) as a team will air on Tuesday June 6. It's been quite a delay, as Fear Factor had been pushed back to a summer series.

The fate of Road Rules is apparently being left up to MTV, who will soon decide to pick up the new season which was pitched to MTV by M Theory Productions, which we reported on earlier. The retooled version of the series will apparently have more audience interaction. The show was unofficially left "on hiatus" after the airing of its thirteenth season.

Beth S., Tina may both be at the new Challenge

Rumors are running rampant about the next Challenge. If you've been checking castmembers MySpaces (which you can find on the left side of this page down below), you will find that certain castmembers have been commenting about the new Challenge taking place right now.

Beth S. (Los Angeles) reportedly left for the Challenge (and has already come back). Tina (South Pacific) has also been singled out by another castmember for going to another Challenge. As time goes goes on, more information will be come available, but the word is that the Challenge headed down to Brazil for this season.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!