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Scott’s Mailbag of Doom! for May 12, 2015: WWE Network's numbers must be plummeting, even with the second free month in a row, because the Elimination Chamber has been added as a second show for May, this time as a “network exclusive special,” which puts it on par with Jerry Springer’s "Too Hot For TV" and Hulk Hogan’s Rock N Wrestling in terms of importance. I think it’s cool that the network is resurrecting the match again, but doing it two weeks after Payback when people already don’t care about that show? That seems like pretty suspect logic. Besides, given a rash of injuries (Daniel Bryan, Sami Zayn, Hideo Itami), this doesn’t seem like the best time to put on a dangerous match like the Chamber followed by the Money in the Bank ladder match a couple of weeks after that.  But hey, network numbers are down, so if everyone has break their necks in the name of a few more subscribers, so be it. Maybe I’m just cynical that way. I guess logically the way to go now would be...

The Sports Emmy Awards honor the best in sports media coverage from the past year. TNT broadcaster Ernie Johnson won an Emmy on Tuesday for Best Studio Host. In an outstanding show of class and humility, he gave his award to the daughters of the late Stuart Scott, the legendary ESPN anchor who lost his battle with cancer in January. MORE: Scott's ESPYs speech | Rich Eisen honors Scott Johnson, during his acceptance speech for his work on TNT's "Inside the NBA," said "it all started with Stuart."  Ernie Johnson, in an all time class move, gives his Emmy to Stuart Scott's daughters pic.twitter.com/xZbs37Rseo — Mike Soltys (@espnmikes) May 6, 2015 Scott was honored at the event for his service and dedication to sports media. His daughters, Taelor and Sydni, were there on his behalf. Following TNT's broadcast of the Grizzlies-Warriors game Tuesday night, Charles Barkley praised his colleague's class.  "We're never surprised by what Ernie do...