Quick TNA Impact Results: The Naturals over Sonjay Dutt/Sabu, Abyss over D-Ray 3000, AJ Styles over Mr. Aguila, Ron Killings over Eric Young.
Smackdown scored a 3.0 rating last night, down from 3.1 last week, but it was high enough to keep UPN in fourth place ahead of FOX and WB.
Next week's Smackdown in Canada on The Score will be delayed until 10pm because of the NBA draft.
The RAW crew is in Spartanburg, SC tonight, and tomorrow they're in North Charleston, SC.
Bradshaw appeared on the Howard Stern show this morning to defend his actions in Germany and blame his firing on the internet.
With Shawn Michaels' "injury" WWE updated their Madison Square Garden card for next weekend with Triple H vs. Chris Benoit and Randy Orton vs. Edge.
Rico suffered a hamstring injury during the tag team title match on Smackdown, although the severity isn't yet known.
Miss Jackie's latest column covers the life of a wrestler, living on the road, and their recent international travel.
Ric Flair will be a guest on TSN's Off The Record on July 21.
WWE will introduce RAW Enegery Fuel Cell, an energy drink, to Canada on June 23.
Cineplex Ideon theaters in Canada will be the exclusive home of Great American Bash and the October RAW PPV, and they'll also be carrying other WWE PPVs for the rest of the year alongside Famous Players.
WWE will hold a Summerslam brunch on August 15 at Planet Hollywood in Toronto to benefit Variety: The Children's Charity.
TNA Impact will begin airing Saturday nights at midnight in the Baltimore, MD / Washington, DC area Comcast Sports Net starting on July 3.
NWA TNA is taking pre-orders for the Phenomenal: Best of AJ Styles two disc DVD set.
TNA's recruited more than 800 people to their street team in the past few days.
The ESPN Sportscenter feature on Brock Lesnar is scheduled for the 9:30m Sunday edition of the show.
The Washington Post has an article on Brock Lesnar's NFL chances with his agent saying he's "very confident" Lesnar will be picked up by an NFL team.
Brock Lesnar was also quoted in USA Today defending his NFL tryout with the Minnesota Vikings.
Goldberg has been added to the The Winning Way - A Day Of Champions event on July 11 in Anaheim, CA, which will also include Hulk Hogan and Steve Austin.
Raven reinjured his rib on Wednesday's PPV causing him to pull out of his match at tomorrow's USA Pro Wrestling's show.
Christopher Daniels and AJ Styles will both debut at H2Wrestling's August 28 show, and Mike Modest will appear on the July 31 show.
Bret Hart will be at the August 14 Ballpark Brawl in Buffalo, NY which will also feature AJ Styles wrestling.
Alan Wojcik interviewed Teddy Hart about his family, AJ Styles, H2Wrestling, NWA TNA and more.
The no compete stipulation in the split between Ring of Honor and RF Video has reportedly been dropped and RF Video will likely run their own shows in the future.
Rob Feinstein has been calling people in the wrestling industry in an unofficial capacity to ensure relationships with RF Video, and RF Video has asked their mailing list subscribers to notify them if anyone else, such as Ring of Honor, sends them mail.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Impact, Bradshaw, Rico, Lesnar, Hart, Raven Jun 18 - 11:47 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 09:58 pm PWT: Special Features: The Powell Report for 6/18: Lots of Exclusive Insider News & Match and Performer of Week - VIP Alert
- 09:20 pm PWI: RIC FLAIR'S BOOK HOLDS NOTHING BACK, A HORRIBLE PPV MAIN EVENT, A LOOK BACK AT A TEXAS GREAT, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 09:00 pm PWI: WEEKEND TV PREVIEW by Buck Woodward
- 08:30 pm TNA: Friday's "Impact!" on Fox Sports Net Results
- 07:23 pm PWT: TNA News: B.G. James (a/k/a Road Dogg) to host a half hour comedy show on HDNet tomorrow night
- 06:36 pm PWT: Special Features: Keller Audio Update: Breaking news on Vengeance, Summerslam, Bret, Hogan, Austin, Bradshaw (21 min.)
- 06:29 pm PWT: WWE News: Hulk Hogan and Steve Austin to appear together in California
- 06:06 pm PWI: NWA:TNA IMPACT! REPORT by Rob Marco
- 05:52 pm PWT: Other News: USA ProWrestling News - Meltdown 2 show on 6/19, DOI 250, Al Snow
- 05:40 pm WO: Headline: Behind the ROH explosion; Lighter weight legends; Layfield issues; Bad Blood coverage and new WWE bookings plans; Details of June 21 Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues
- 05:27 pm WO: Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 05:18 pm PWT: Other News: Bret Hart to appear with A.J. Styles at annual Ballpark Brawl in Buffalo, N.Y.
- 05:09 pm PWT: WWE News: Smackdown Ratings Report: Rating down, but it comes awfully close to Friends
- 04:20 pm PWT: TV Reports: 6/18 TNA Impact review: Keller's ongoing "virtual time" coverage of program
- 03:33 pm PWT: Special Features: FINAL HOURS FOR 99 CENT SPECIAL OFFER: 3 weeks of VIP and 3 Torch Newsletters
- 03:32 pm PWT: MITCHELL FEATURES: MITCHELL: As Nitro debut looms, can Bischoff bank on Hogan? - 9 Yrs. Ago Flashback
- 02:56 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: SMACKDOWN COVERAGE, BRADSHAW, MICHAELS, RICO INJURED AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:25 pm PWI: CHAVO CLASSIC GONE, BRADSHAW'S VERSION OF THE TRUTH, BASH CARD, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 01:55 pm WO: Headline: Friday update: Weekend preview, WWE injury, Flair, Bradshaw dubious claim, Smackdown ratings, overseas touring, UFC & Pride notes including who is betting what, TNA TV upgrade and much more
- 01:51 pm WO: Headline: Teddy Hart interview with much in work mode
- 12:55 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Daydream Believer: The Trouble With Eddie, JBL Update, and the Power of Mentors
- 12:45 pm PWT: POWELL'S TAKE: POWELL'S Smackdown Hitlist: JBL, Dudleys, Undertaker
- 12:24 pm WO: Headline: Letters on a variety of topics
- 12:14 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: LOUNGE PPV Vault - WWF WrestleMania IV (14-Man Tournament for World Title)
- 11:48 am PWT: ROH News: ROH News: C.M. Punk, Samoa Joe, new home releases, Survival Of The Fittest, Code Of Honor
- 11:44 am LAW: Friday Update: Impact preview, Non Impact results from Orlando, Complete UFC lineup, More locations for PPV's in Canada, Next 1 on 1 OTR interview, Lesnar on ESPN this weekend, SummerSlam Brunch and more!
- 11:41 am PWI: LINEUP FOR WWE RETURN TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CHANGED; SHAWN MICHAELS OFF SHOW by Mike Johnson
- 11:31 am LAW: NWA TNA REPORT FOR 6/16
- 11:23 am PWT: Guest Editorials: It's time for the Nature Boy to say goodbye with flair
- 11:22 am PWI: OVERNIGHT SMACKDOWN RATING by Dave Scherer
- 11:15 am PWI: LOOKING AT A LESS THAN STELLAR SMACKDOWN by Dave Scherer
- 11:13 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Flair interview, Canada PPV showings, Planet Hollywood, Raw Fuel Cell
- 11:11 am PWT: Other News: H2 Wrestling News: New Venue for 6/26 Announced, Christopher Daniels, Mike Modest
- 10:33 am PWI: LATEST ON RING OF HONOR-ROB FEINSTEIN-RF VIDEO NEGOTIATIONS; UPDATES ON BOTH COMPANIES by Mike Johnson
- 10:07 am PWI: AUSTIN AND HOGAN TO APPEAR TOGETHER, LESNAR ON ESPN THIS WEEKEND, WEEKEND SCHEDULE by Dave Scherer
- 10:03 am PWI: WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Adam Lebow
- 10:03 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: MATT HARDY, WWE WRESTLERS AND GYMS, ECW-TNA COMPARISON, STYLES vs. WWE AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 09:45 am SLAM: Smackdown: New tag, cruiser champs crowned by DALE PLUMMER -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 09:23 am PWT: MCNEILL'S TAKE: McNEILL's Friday Funhouse: Can Lita's Baby Be Saved?
- 09:21 am PWI: BRADSHAW GIVES TAKE ON BEING FIRED BY CNBC ON HOWARD STERN SHOW by Jagger Kaye
- 09:01 am PWT: WWE News: Bradshaw Appears On Howard Stern, Defends Nazi Gestures
- 09:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: RENEGADE DEFEATS ARN ANDERSON FOR THE WCW TV TITLE by Buck Woodward & Dan Rice
- 05:13 am WO: Headline: WWE posts biggest-ever annual loss -- F4W Flashback
- 01:37 am PWT: TV Reports: 6/17 WWE Smackdown review: Giebink's Express v3.0 (Hr. 2)
- 01:32 am PWT: TV Reports: 6/17 WWE Smackdown review: Giebink's Express v3.0 (Hr. 1)
- 01:30 am PWT: KELLER'S TAKE: KELLER: Suggestions on how to create synergy with TNA's Impact and PPV shows
- 01:29 am WO: Headline: TNA Impact TV spoilers
- 12:35 am LAW: Thursday Update: Ring of Honor faces more problems, Impact rating, WWE to announce huge quarter results, Article on wrestling violence, Interview with Ultimate Warrior, NWA TNA celebrates 2-year anniversary next week, Poll results and much more!
- 12:34 am LAW: TWIN WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT SHOW REPORT
- 12:02 am PWT: THE LOUNGE: Incoherent Rambling: Making the Logical Illogical
