The RAW crew was in Spartanburg, SC last night with Chris Benoit over Ric Flair.
Tonight the RAW crew was in North Charleston, SC, and tomorrow they're in Ft. Myers, FL.
Maven, Hurricane and Victoria will join U.S. Representative Kendrick B. Meek at the Miami Dade College - Wolfson (Central) Campus on Monday for a Smackdown Your Vote rally.
The UK edition of RAW had several edits including some of Kane's attack on Shawn Michaels, the Joe Schmo/Diva Contest promos, and a chunk of the main event.
Johnny Nitro and Goldberg are now gone from the RAW Superstars page.
Rico told the crowd in Chicago, IL that he'll be out 8-12 weeks and needs surgery.
Joltin' Joe interviewed Rob Van Dam about RAW vs. Smackdown, Bradshaw in Germany, his contract and NWA TNA.
Lance Storm answered several more questions about wrestler size, losing belts, and the Bradshaw/Germany situation, plus he also updated his gallery with some WWE photos.
The Rock is in Star Magazine and US Weekly this week commenting on the Jennifer Lopez/Marc Anthony wedding.
Bret Hart's latest column discusses some imaginary matches he thinks about.
Joanie Laurer is up for the lead in the movie "Body Weapon" playing a criminal mastermind.
Impact! was scheduled to air tonight at midnight on Comcast Sports Net Mid-Atlantic (Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC), although I know also aired an episode this morning at 4am.
TNA officials are reportedly saying rumors about Impact moving to FX are just rumors and not true.
HDNet showed the BG James hosted TV pilot "Rumbles" this evening.
WrestleTalkRadio interviewed Michael Shane about NWA TNA, competing with WWE, his family, Paul London and more.
NWA TNA has an interview with Monty Brown about his youth, the NFL, becoming a wrestler, and his future.
Ring of Honor's former Maryland promoter Dick Caricofe released a statement about what led up to his decision to pull his support for Ring of Honor's Glen Burnie, MD show that was scheduled for June 24.
IWA Mid-South released their lineup for the 16 man King of the Death Matches tournament next weekend in Oolitic, IN.
Chaotic Wrestling and East Coast Wrestling Association have agreed to a talent exchange as well as joint training camps.
Jesse Ventura gave the keynote address at the New York State Credit Union League's 84th annual meeting and convention on Friday and most in attendance, which included his former platoon officer, seemed to enjoy it.
Bonesville.net has a story about Coach Ed Emory and his time in the middle of a race war which included a young Sylvester "Junkyard Dog" Ritter.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
RVD, Storm, Impact, Shane, Brown, JYD Jun 19 - 11:54 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 10:25 pm PWT: TV Reports: 6/18 NWA-TNA Impact review: Maes' Alternate Perspective
- 10:20 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Feud-O-Meter: Examining Smackdown as of 6/17
- 09:45 pm WO: Headline: UFC 48 round-by-round coverage
- 09:04 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Feud-O-Meter Focus: JBL Bites His Own Tail
- 07:59 pm PWT: TV Reports: 6/18 Velocity review: Jindrak vs. Holly, London vs. Noble, FBI vs. Akio/Sakoda
- 03:48 pm PWT: Guest Editorials: A post-Summerslam idea for Orton, Edge, Benoit, Benjamin, Flair, Michaels, Hunter
- 02:11 pm LAW: Saturday Update: UFC and Pride match rundowns and preview, Smackdown rating, Tickets for UFC 49, Laurer up for movie role, Goldberg, Austin and Hogan appear at same event and much more!
- 01:52 pm PWI: WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Navdeep Ghali
- 01:49 pm WO: Headline: Saturday news update: UFC preview; Company expects huge advance; Shamrock notes; TNA TV notes; Raw edits, Dynamite Kid special, Foley, Bret Hart & Rock news
- 01:45 pm WO: Headline: Detailed story behind Feinstein and ROH; History piece on lighter weight legends; Bad Blood coverage; WWE monthly business report; details of June 21 Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues
- 01:43 pm WO: Headline: Big Lucha show debut in Raleigh 6-18
- 01:40 pm WO: Headline: Dory Funk's BANG TV report
- 01:38 pm WO: Headline: Rob Van Dam talks about his contract situation
- 01:30 pm PWI: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY - FLAIR, LITA, TNA, CHAVO, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 11:57 am WO: Feature: TNA Impact TV report
- 10:40 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: BISCHOFF AND HEYMAN IN WWE, DEBBIE MALENKO, GI BRO, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 10:30 am SLAM: Pondering mythical matchups by BRET HART - SLAM! Wrestling
- 10:30 am SLAM: Money TV not paying off by TJ MADIGAN - Calgary Sun
- 10:29 am PWT: Arena Reports: 6/18 WWE in Raw in Spartanburg: J.R. Maes's detailed report on live event
- 10:28 am PWI: NWA:TNA NOTES & NEWS ON RAVEN, RON KILLINGS, IMPACT!, MONTY BROWN & VINCE RUSSO by Mike Johnson
- 10:17 am PWI: MICHAEL SHANE DISCUSSES NWA:TNA, SHAWN MICHAELS, PAUL LONDON, WRESTLERS HE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH AND MORE by Tim Stein
- 10:13 am PWT: Special Features: Torch Talk with Ross on being fired by McMahon, Hogan's First Week in WCW, SMW In-Depth - 10 Yrs Ago Torch
- 10:10 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: OWEN BECOMES 'THE KING OF HARTS', TNA DEBUTS by Buck Woodward & Dan Rice
- 10:10 am PWI: MORE ON RICO'S INJURY, SHAMROCK TALKS ABOUT WWE, UK EDITS ON RAW by Dave Scherer
- 10:06 am PWI: INDY PROMOTER INDICTED, FACING UP TO 25 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON by Jess McGrath
- 10:00 am PWI: 6/18 RAW BRAND RESULTS FROM SPARTANBURG, SC by RN
- 09:53 am PWT: Torch Trivia: Your Last Chance To Win 8 PWTorch Issues - Sign up for Torch Trivia Contest
- 09:49 am PWI: CHAOTIC WRESTLING AND THE ECWA ENTER STRATEGIC BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WITH TALENT EXCHANGE AND JOINT TRAINING CAMPS by Mike Johnson
- 09:21 am PWI: SMACKDOWN RATING by Dave Scherer
- 09:13 am PWI: COMPLETE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR IWA MID-SOUTH KING OF THE DEATH MATCHES TOURNAMENT by Jess McGrath
- 09:00 am PWI: NWA WILDSIDE TV REPORT by Larry Goodman
- 09:00 am PWI: ROB VAN DAM COMMENTS ON HIS WWE CONTRACTUAL STATUS, BRADSHAW, THOUGHTS ON AN ECW RETURN, NWA:TNA AND MORE by Thushyan Nadarajah
- 07:18 am PWT: THE LOUNGE: Last Call with Mallory: Lita & Kane, Chavo Classic, Bradshaw, "Sexy Bears" and Collectible Cookies
- 03:06 am PWI: USA PRO WRESTLING RETURNS TO FRANKLIN SQUARE, LONG ISLAND TODAY AT 3 PM WITH AL SNOW VS. D'LO BROWN, SABU VS. HOMICIDE, TWO SURPRISES & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 03:00 am PWI: FORMER RING OF HONOR MARYLAND PROMOTER RELEASES STATEMENT ON CANCELED ROH EVENT by Mike Johnson
- 02:59 am PWI: RODDY PIPER, BRET HART, AJ STYLES TO APPEAR IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK AT LIVE EVENTS PROMOTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BUFFALO BISONS BASEBALL TEAM by Mike Johnson
- 01:30 am TNA: BG James Hosts "Rumbles" On HDNet TONIGHT!
- 12:21 am WO: Headline: WWE house show report 6-18 Spartanburg
