There are lots of off air notes including notes on the Mullets taping before the show. 1wrestling has a few backstage notes from RAW on Jonathan Coachman and Arn Anderson, as well as a picture of Stacy Keibler from RAW. Smackdown is being taped in Fresno, CA tonight, so spoilers should be out late.
RAW scored a 4.2 (4.0/4.4) rating last night, with the brief overrun scoring a 5.2, up from last week's 3.8. Smackdown finished at #68 in the ratings last week and was the highest rated show on UPN. John Cena and Big Show are the scheduled guests for Byte This! Thursday.
WWE held a press conference this morning in Los Angeles, CA to announce the Summerslam main event of Goldberg vs. Triple H. Hitman was kind enough to post a scan of the Summerslam poster featuring Sable. Vince McMahon cut a few special promos for TSN to promote upcoming Canadian house shows, and in one he mentions the Hart family.
You can vote in WWE's Diva Search to narrow down the field from 16 to 8. The trailer for The Rock's next movie "The Rundown" is available online. The Torch has a fan review of a test screening of the movie, too. Rock managed to rank #200 in VH1's "200 Greatest Cultural Icons" list. 1wrestling has an update on WWE's handling of former WCW and ECW trademarks.
WWE.com has Day 3 of the Kuwait Tour posted, as well as Bradshaw's personal commentary on the trip. Edge posted his latest commentary on Tietam Brown and his favorite opponents, plus Vengeance predictions. Matt Hardy also posted his latest Mattitude commentary on the Smackdown tour of Asia. Scott Williams continued his interview with Mick Foley from last week about Tietam Brown and his impact on the fans.
Jim Cornette wrote an editorial criticizing Ian Rotten's IWA in the Louisville Eccentric Observer. SLAM! has an article on the death of Ontario native Bullwhip Danny Johnson on Sunday at age 49. Spike TV will attempt to launch again, this time on Monday, August 11.
Tomorrow night's NWA TNA will feature D'Lo Brown challenging AJ Styles for the NWA Title in a 2 out of 3 falls match, Raven/CM Punk/Julio Dinero vs. Shane Douglas/New Church, America's Most Wanted vs. Diamond/Swinger, and part 4 of the Sting interview. Elix Skipper will have an open challenge, Legend and Jeff Jarrett will appear, and both Harley Race and Larry Zbyszko will be on hand.
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Ratings, Rock, Summerslam, Vince, TNA Jul 22 - 11:25 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:57 pm LAW: Late Tuesday Update: Raw Ratings, Goldberg Vs HHH at SummerSlam and Spike TV set to debut!
- 07:06 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Feud-O-Meter: The Best and Worst of Raw as of 7/21
- 06:43 pm PWT: Special Features: Keller's Audio Update: Raw Quarter Hour Rating Analysis, Foley Book Sales, Shane McMahon - VIP Alert
- 05:46 pm PWT: Special Features: Preview of new Torch Newsletter #768 - now on-line - VIP ALERT
- 05:10 pm PWT: TNA News: Styles vs. D-Lo Triple Feature match to headline TNA pay-per-view
- 04:59 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE Press Conference: Triple H vs. Goldberg officially announced
- 04:30 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Keller presents alternative plan for handling Kane situation
- 04:22 pm WO: Headline: Raw press conference report
- 04:12 pm WO: Headline: Raw ratings
- 03:50 pm WWE: Kuwait, Day 3
- 03:50 pm WWE: Matt Hardy looks back at his half-year
- 03:38 pm PWT: WWE News: Raw rating rebounds back above 4.0, peaks for Kane-RVD
- 03:29 pm PWT: MCNEILL'S TAKE: Raw Factor: Accentuating the Positive
- 03:09 pm PWT: KELLER'S TAKE: Keller's rebuttal to today's Guest Editorial on criticism of Raw
- 03:05 pm WO: Headline: First Tuesday update: First look at next history issue, Goldberg vs. HHH, Foley, Cornette letter, Ontario wrestler passes away, Sunshine schedule and much more
- 03:02 pm WO: Headline: A look at record setting matches, who drew them and what drew them, WWE backstage fight, Sapp's big match, WWE business update; Details of this week's Wrestling Observer, ordering info and last days of special
- 02:59 pm PWT: POWELL'S TAKE: Raw Hitlist: Jericho, Michaels, Kane, Triple H, Goldberg
- 02:56 pm WO: Headline: Scott Williams talks more to Mick Foley
- 02:55 pm WO: Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 02:53 pm WO: Headline: IPW TV show report
- 02:46 pm PWT: Guest Editorials: Internet wrestling fans are unrealistic, not WWE
- 02:35 pm TNA: Official Preview
- 02:33 pm LAW: Tuesday Update: Non TV Results from Raw, Fan Slam, Cabbage challenges Tank, Latest Law Poll Results
- 02:31 pm PWT: Torch Today: 7/22 Afternoon Update: The Rock, Hardy, Cornette, Raw, Booker T
- 02:05 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Raw reax: Fourth batch of mixed reaction to last night's show
- 01:53 pm PWT: WWE News: 7/21 Raw HOLT Report 2: Rock movie screening
- 01:52 pm PWT: WWE News: 7/21 Torch Staff Raw Scores and Reader Poll Average Score
- 01:39 pm PWT: Other News: Indy Results: Frankie Kazarian-Colt Cabana, Joe E. Legend
- 01:34 pm PWT: TV Reports: 7/19 NWA Wildside TV review: Slim J, The Impact, Future Shock
- 12:05 pm SLAM: RAW: Who's next? Linda McMahon! by NICK TYLWALK -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 12:05 pm SLAM: Ontario will miss Bullwhip Johnson by GREG OLIVER -- Co-Producer, SLAM! Wrestling
- 11:02 am LAW: RAW REPORT
- 09:50 am WWE: Bradshaw's book out now!
- 09:50 am WWE: Mick hits the Midwest
- 04:56 am WO: Headline: Everything you ever wanted to know about WWE developmental and the guys in it, Gotch editorial, tons more: F4W~!#421 preview plus ordering info and special offers for both new AND returning readers worldwide
- 01:47 am PWT: Torch Feedback: Raw Reax: Third batch of reaction to tonight's program from L.A.
- 01:38 am PWT: TV Reports: 7/21 Raw HOLT Report: What the crowd saw that viewers didn't
- 01:28 am PWT: TV Reports: 7/21 Raw review: Mahling's "alternative perspective" rundown
- 01:01 am WO: Headline: Non-Raw notes from Los Angeles including Mullets taping
- 12:59 am WO: Headline: Major League Wrestling TV report
- 12:06 am WO: Feature: WWE Raw TV report
