Quick TNA Results: Sabu/Sonjay Dutt over Bobby Roode/Petey Williams, Monty Brown vs. D'Lo Brown was a double CO, Irish Pat Kenny/Sonny Siaki over Glenn Gilberti/Johnny Swinger, Abyss over Erik Watts, The Naturals over America's Most Wanted, and AJ Styles over Kazarian and Michael Shane and Chris Sabin and Christopher Daniels and Amazing Red.
There are Smackdown spoilers from last night in Fayeteville, NC.
Tickets for next week's RAW and Smackdown have sold very well.
Lita's pregnancy may last the full 9 months meaning it'd be born shortly before Wrestlemania.
Jacqueline has been released by WWE, but Rikishi is still under contract while undergoing rehab for injuries.
InDemand has the Summerslam poster in their preview of the PPV.
MTV.com has an article on Fozzy's next album and their desire to be taken seriously.
Ric Flair will be doing a number of book signings around the country.
Sports Illustrated's Josh Elliot wrote about Brock Lesnar's NFL dream saying it's a bad idea while getting a few facts wrong.
Peoria, IL's WHOI did some tests on library web filtering software noting one wrestling news site was filtered while WWE.com was not, despite it having "pictures of nearly naked women."
Ric Flair and Sgt. Slaughter will be on Byte This! tomorrow afternoon.
Kurt Angle's Rove Live appearance next week in Australia is on the radio show, not the TV show.
The Rock will be a guest on Live with Regis and Kelly on Friday morning.
With the split from RF Video official, Ring of Honor have opened discussions with TNA about the return of some of their contracted wrestlers in the future.
Ring of Honor is hoping for a faster turnaround in DVD and video releases of their shows as they'll be working directly with a Florida production company.
Jeff Hardy and TNA are reportedly close to a one a year contract deal which may include some promotion of his band Peroxwhy?gen.
TNA contracted wrestlers won't appear at the Ward Family Entertainment show to benefit the University of Virginia Children's Medical Center on October 30 in Waynesboro, VA, but it will still feature Buff Bagwell vs. Kanyon, Jim Duggan vs. Big Boss Man, and nWo Sting vs. David Flair.
Les Thatcher's latest column is about watching young talent grow, specifically his former student Nigel McGuinness.
SLAM has an article on East Coast Professional Wrestling owner Gino Caruso covering his own in ring career and his successful wrestling.
Bloody-Disgusting.com has a photo from Rob Zombie's movie The Devil's Rejects which includes Diamond Dallas Page.
Bam Bam Bigelow is opening an ice cream shop in Hamlin, PA.
The Big Texan Steakhouse in Amarillo and their 72 ounce steak challenge were featured on Food Network last night with them noting Klondike Bill holding the record for eating 144 ounces in one hour.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
TNA, Lita, Flair, Rock, Hardy, Bigelow, DDP Jun 30 - 11:59 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 10:35 pm WO: Feature: TNA PPV report featuring the long anticipated announcement of who the champ is, and another advertised main event doesn't take place
- 10:27 pm PWI: BRIEF NWA:TNA PPV REPORT by Buck Woodward
- 08:45 pm PWT: PPV Reports: 6/30 TNA PPV review: Keller's ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live event
- 07:21 pm PWT: Special Features: Keller Audio Update: Guerrero's reaction to loss, Lesnar's potential alternative career, Rodman, ROH changes (17 min.)
- 07:17 pm PWT: MCNEILL'S TAKE: McNEILL: Bash At The Bar
- 06:44 pm PWT: Special Features: Your Weekly Megadose of Wrestling's Best News and Writing is Now Online - Torch #815 Just Posted
- 05:46 pm YAHOO: WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENTINC Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events and Financial Statements & Exhibits by EDGAR Online
- 05:30 pm PWI: WHO WWE CAN TURN TO FOR ADVICE, THE FUTURE OF THE CRUISERWEIGHT DIVISION, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 05:13 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Constructive Criticism: When I Was A Kid, There Weren't Nearly This Many PPVs
- 03:33 pm PWT: Torch Flashbacks: Detailed story on why Hulk Hogan left WWE one year ago this week
- 03:21 pm PWT: Torch Flashbacks: Top Five Stories of the Week 1 Yr. Ago: Hogan departs WWE, Piper released, TNA cage match
- 03:16 pm PWT: Guest Editorials: Randy Orton should headline next year's WrestleMania against Triple H
- 03:14 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: RATINGS, RIKISHI, LITA, JACKIE, DDP, AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:50 pm PWI: AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT WWE RAW ROSTER by Buck Woodward
- 02:42 pm WO: Headline: Wednesday news update: TNA preview, WWE advanced sales, New York gets new slot for Impact, Rock, ROH, ratings news, Raw, plus the legend of the wrestler who ate 144 ounces of steak in one hour
- 02:38 pm WO: Headline: A look at where WWE business stands and future TV plans; Who won head-to-head PPV battles; WWE tries to get back lost audience; details of this week's Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues
- 02:28 pm PWT: Torch Today: 6/30 Afternoon Update: Murder Mockery, Sting's movie, Bigelow, Bradshaw, Hardy
- 02:27 pm WO: Headline: Letters to the Observer on Bash, current scene and more
- 02:24 pm WO: Headline: Dan Wahlers looks at Great American Bash
- 01:54 pm PWT: Arena Reports: 6/28 WWE Smackdown in Winston-Salem: Undertaker wrestles as babyface after Bash
- 01:47 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Raw rating drops, Kurt Angle talks about WWE's in-ring style
- 01:08 pm PWI: ANGLE, FLAIR, ROCK, DDP, WWE OLYMPICS THEMED SUMMERSLAM AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 12:04 pm PWI: LITA'S BABY, JACKIE RELEASED, RIKISHI UPDATE by Dave Scherer
- 11:46 am PWI: JEFF HARDY-TNA CONTRACT UPDATE by Buck Woodward
- 11:44 am PWI: THATCHER LOOKS AT AN UP AND COMING TALENT by Les Thatcher
- 11:35 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: THE ORIGINAL NATURE BOY WINS THE GOLD, HOGAN SAYS HE IS DONE WITH WWE, AND MORE by Buck Woodward & Dan Rice
- 11:07 am PWT: ROH News: ROH News: Negotiations opened with TNA, new release production, Jim Cornette, Spanky, Low Ki
- 10:54 am PWI: NWA: TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION PREVIEW; STYLES VS. KASH TONIGHT by Buck Woodward
- 10:53 am PWI: PRO WRESTLING INSIDER RETURNS TONIGHT by SportsTalkCleveland.com
- 10:44 am PWI: MORE NEWS AND NOTES FROM SMACKDOWN by Kevin Malton and Mike
- 10:39 am SLAM: Caruso heart of ECPW by CHRIS SOKOL - SLAM! Wrestling
- 10:34 am PWT: THE LOUNGE: A Day With The Crippler: Is it too late or still too early?
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: EUGENE, THE DEATH OF HEEL MANAGERS, ORIGIN OF AUSTIN 3:16, RATINGS AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 03:57 am WO: Headline: TNA celebrates one-year anniversary -- F4W Flashback
- 03:27 am WO: Headline: Raw ratings
- 02:28 am PWT: WWE News: 6/29 WWE Smackdown tapings: Full detailed report on event in Fayetteville
- 01:49 am PWT: Torch Trivia: Torch Trivia of the Day for Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - First ECW Title Change
- 01:35 am PWI: SMACKDOWN SPOILERS FROM NORTH CAROLINA by Matt Stephi
- 12:49 am WO: Headline: Smackdown spoilers from Fayetteville
