Ratings, RVD, Ventura, Russo, Lodi, TNA May 18 - 11:56 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

  • RAW: 4.0 (3.6 / 4.4 / 4.9 overrun) Up from 3.4 (3.3 / 3.6 / 5 Share)
  • Heat: 0.8 (1.5 Share) Down from 0.8 (2 Share)
  • Velocity: 0.5 (1.5 Share) Same as last week
  • WWE Experience: 0.5 (1.3 Share) Down from 0.7 (2 Share)


Smackdown was again the #1 show on UPN last week. The Smackdown crew was in Palm Springs, CA last night with Rob Van Dam/Rey Mysterio Jr. over the Dudley Boyz, and Bob Holly making a fool of himself. Smackdown was taped in Las Vegas, NV tonight, so spoilers should be out late.

There are off air notes and Heat spoilers from last night's RAW. There are also some RAW backstage notes on Christian's sore back, Matt Hardy's sore knee, and weekend house shows. PWInsider has an update on Takako Inoue who didn't wrestle a dark match, but instead reportedly had a tryout with Jazz before RAW.

WWE.com spoke to Rob Van Dam about his love of California and the "West Coast style." Paul Bearer says he's tickled to death to be back with Undertaker.

WWE's Hall of Fame 2004 DVD will be released on June 1, and it features bonus matches of the wrestlers honored. The Charleston Post Courier's Mike Mooneyham spoke to Jesse Ventura about his possible run for President in 2008 and his relationship with Vince McMahon. JAKKS Pacific will release a Paul Heyman figure in August, which will be his first.

Vince Russo wrote a personal message to fans about changes in his life that are leading him to attend Denver Seminary School. On Sunday night, Lodi lost his apartment to a fire, which included most of his possessions and wrestling mementos. Bob Sapp has reportedly been cast in the Elektra movie according to a cast list at IMDB.

Tomorrow night's NWA TNA PPV will feature AJ Styles vs. Wildcat Chris Harris vs. The Truth vs. Raven in a Deadly Draw match for the NWA Heavyweight title, Dusty Rhodes/James Storm vs. Kid Kash/Dallas, Amazing Red vs. Sonjay Dutt, Team Japan vs. Team Mexico, Jerry Lynn vs. Bobby Rude, David Young vs. D-Ray 3000. Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia, PA won't air TNA's new Impact! show, and Comcast SportsNet in Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC will air it at 4am, schedule permitting. Buck Woodward has several notes on NWA TNA on their work with AAA, plans for transportation to Orlando, and concerns over TNA talent booking. Derek Burgan reviewed Ring of Honor's The Last Stand from January and calls is a strong effort, but not one of ROH's best shows.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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