Quick RAW Results: Carlito over Shelton Benjamin, Big Show over Triple H via DQ, Eugene over Matt Striker, Lance Cade over Kane via CO, Johnny Mercury over Charlie Haas, and Beth Phoenix over Victoria.
The Smackdown crew was in Kalamazoo, MI last night with Rey Mysterio Jr. over Mark Henry.
The Smackdown crew was in Fort Wayne, IN tonight.
Smackdown will be taped in Wheeling, WV tomorrow night.
The RAW crew will be in Toledo, OH tomorrow night.
WWE issued a press release on their collection of over 75,000 hours of content (8.5 years) including footage from Calgary Stampede Wrestling and World Class Championship Wrestling.
WWE posted their WWE 24/7 program schedule for June.
WWE.com added Jack Black's Ignacio AKA Nacho character to the Smackdown Superstars area.
The Associated Press ran an article on Jack Black's Nacho Libre and the lucha libre behind it.
Paul London is out of action due a staph infection in his arm.
The Great Khali's promos apparently are not easy to understand in their native Hindi although his use of explatives is.
Tracy Smothers accepted Kurt Angle's challenge on his website but doesn't expect to hear from ECW due to his problems with JBL and Stephanie McMahon.
Australia's FOX 8 will air WWE vs. ECW on June 8 at 3:30 pm.
Trish Stratus hosted the Canadian Walk of Fame ceremony last night.
West Virginia's Intelligencer interviewed Rey Mysterio Jr. about tomorrow's Smackdown show.
Virgnia's Record Herald has an article on Rowdy Roddy Piper's recent appearance in Blue Ridge Summit for Rowdy Roddy Piper Day.
Shaquille O'Neal says he asked wrestlers like Undertaker for fat loss tips.
Impact scored a 1.06 rating on Thursday, down from 1.16 last week, but scored a 2.1 rating among males 24-34 in the timeslot.
MTV may be granting contractual releases this week to some of the wrestlers involved in their Wrestling Society X pilot, but they reportedly plan to sign others for a likely first season.
The Encore Drama Network is airing documentary Lipstick & Dynamite this month.
SLAM has an interview with Thomas Hackett, author of the book Slaphappy: Pride, Prejudice and Professionl Wrestling on the culture surrounding wrestling.
Barbed Wire Radio interviewed Gabe Sapolsky about CZW, Full Impact Pro, and Ring of Honor.
Monday Night Mayhem interviewed Danny Doring about the return of ECW, One Night Stand, and Lita.
Daniel Puder and Scott Williams were guests on Wrestling Observer Live last night with Puder discussing Tough Enough and MMA, and Williams discussing books and current events.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
RAW, ECW, London, Nacho, MTV Jun 05 - 11:06 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 12:00 am PWI: HEAT SPOILERS AND DARK MATCH RESULTS FROM TONIGHT'S RAW TAPING, INCLUDING A DEBUTING NEW SUPERSTAR by Mike Johnson
- 11:47 pm PWI: MORE ON INJURY TO WWE DIVA by Mike Johnson
- 11:46 pm PWI: WWE UNLIMITED REPORT by Brian Richey
- 11:45 pm WO: Headline: WWE women injured at Raw tonight
- 11:45 pm WO: Headline: Non-Raw report from Pittsburgh
- 11:31 pm PWI: WWE DIVA INJURED by Mike Johnson
- 11:30 pm PWI: RAW REPORT; WWE STAR RETURNS, ANOTHER MATCH FOR ECW ONE NIGHT STAND AND MORE by Richard Trionfo
- 11:15 pm WO: Headline: Update on Sunday's ECW PPV show
- 11:09 pm PWI: TWO DIVAS HURT AT RAW by Dave Scherer
- 10:20 pm PWI: NEW MATCH ADDED TO ECW ONE NIGHT STAND by Mike Johnson
- 10:00 pm PWT: TV Reports: KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 6/5: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live show
- 09:36 pm PWT: The Specialists: RETRO TV Express â“ First Ever Episode of WWE Saturday Nightâ™s Main Event (05-11-85)
- 09:29 pm PWT: TV Reports: 6/5 WWE Raw: Caldwell's ongoing Alternate Perspective review
- 09:20 pm PWI: DETAILS ON WWE VS. ECW by Mike Johnson
- 09:05 pm PWI: COMPLETE SMACKDOWN HOUSE SHOW RESULTS FROM FT. WAYNE, INDIANA by Mike Johnson
- 07:30 pm PWI: COMPLETE LINEUP FOR TNA HARDCORE WAR, MORE TICKETS RELEASED FOR FRIDAY'S EVENT AND LOTS OF TNA NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 07:30 pm PWI: RAW SPOILERS by Mike Johnson
- 07:21 pm PWI: WWE ANNOUNCES 24-7 MATCHES FOR JUNE by Steven Fernandes
- 07:12 pm PWT: TV Reports: KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 6/2: Booker vs. Lashley, Heyman on commentary, Angle vs. Rey
- 06:45 pm PWI: INFORMATION ON WWE IN GERMANY FOR WORLD CUPPERS by Stefan Gorges
- 04:35 pm PWI: UPDATE ON MTV WRESTLING SOCIETY X by Mike Johnson
- 04:20 pm PWI: WIN ADVANCE SCREENING TICKETS TO NEW WRESTLING COMEDY 'NACHO LIBRE' STARRING JACK BLACK by Mike Johnson
- 04:03 pm WO: Headline: Monday news update: Pride in grave trouble, WWE buys more libraries, Ratings, Lampley rips UFC, WWE advertising people who won't be there, Angle at ONS, Piper and much more
- 03:58 pm WO: Headline: Politics behind the launch of ECW on Sci-Fi, Angle's switch, Changes from old ECW, Hughes-Gracie, New booker; details of today's Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 03:58 pm WO: Feature: Politics behind the launch of ECW on Sci-Fi, Angle's switch, Changes from old ECW, Hughes-Gracie, New booker; details of today's Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 03:56 pm WO: Headline: Weekly Wrestling Professor quiz
- 03:52 pm WO: Headline: Joe Babinsack reviews Gary Cappetta's book "Bodyslams"
- 03:04 pm PWI: TRISH STRATUS SINGS, DANCES AND KISSES PAMELA ANDERSON ON THE LIPS by David Alderson
- 02:45 pm PWI: WWE NEWS ON KANE, THE UNDERTAKER-SHAQUILLE O'NEAL CONNECTION, GREAT KHALI DROPS AN F BOMB ON NATIONAL TV AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:44 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Weekend Report: Christian over Styles, Danielson tops Homicide, Trik Davis wins IWA-MS title
- 02:42 pm PWT: TV Reports: KELLER'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 6/1: Analysis of Slammiversary PPV hype, Jarrett vs. Raven
- 02:40 pm PWI: RING OF HONOR NOTES & NEWS, THOUGHTS ON LATEST DVD RELEASES AND THE DVD YOU MUST BUY by Mike Johnson
- 02:00 pm PWI: WWE NOTES & NEWS ON REY MYSTERIO, RODDY PIPER, ECW BARELY LEGAL ON DVD IN EUROPE AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 01:02 pm WO: Feature: WWE Velocity TV report
- 12:03 pm PWI: VELOCITY REPORT by Matt Zylbert
- 12:00 pm WWE: WWE amasses 75,000 hours of content
- 12:00 pm WWE: Managing the "American Dream" by Louie Dee
- 11:45 am SLAM: Slaphappy author explores fandom by AMY LAWSON - SLAM! Wrestling
- 11:45 am PWI: UPDATED DVD EASTER EGG LISTINGS INCLUDING WWE'S NEW DUSTY RHODES AND WORLD'S GREATEST MANAGERS DVD SETS by Mike Johnson
- 11:38 am PWT: TNA News: TNA News: TNA Impact no. 2 in all of cable in key demographics, behind NBA
- 11:25 am PWI: UPDATED INFORMATION ON WWE VS. ECW IN CANADA AND AUSTRALIA, FORMER ECW STAR LASHES OUT OVER NOT BEING IN THE COMPANY'S REVIVAL AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:00 am PWI: PAUL LONDON ILLNESS, RAW PREVIEW, KANE FILM UPDATE AND MORE WWE NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 10:50 am PWI: ECW WORLD CHAMPION ROB VAN DAM... OR ECW WORLD CHAMPION SABU? by Buck Woodward
- 10:25 am PWI: TNA IMPACT RATING DIPS SLIGHTLY, BUT SHATTERS ALL MALE DEMOGRAPHICS FOR SERIES by Mike Johnson
- 10:20 am PWI: TERRY TAYLOR NAMED DIRECTOR OF TALENT RELATIONS FOR TNA by TNA
- 10:11 am PWI: WWE CONFIRMS PURCHASES OF WORLD CLASS AND STAMPEDE VIDEO LIBRARIES by Mike Johnson
- 10:08 am PWI: WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS FROM KALAMAZOO by Gene Bennett
- 09:56 am PWI: ROH'S GABE SAPOLSKY TALKS ABOUT TNA BOOKING, CZW, CM PUNK, FIP AND MORE by Brett Buchanan
- 09:55 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: WHERE'S FLAIR, TAKER A TAKER, THE BREAK UP OF MNM, SABU BEATING REY FOR THE WORLD TITLE AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 09:52 am PWI: DANNY DORING TALKS ABOUT THE REBIRTH OF ECW by Mr. DFL
- 08:30 am YAHOO: WWE(R) Amasses 75,000 Hours Of Content by Business Wire
- 02:35 am WO: Feature: Wrestling Observer Live radio report
- 02:00 am WO: Headline: IFL TV report
- 02:00 am WO: Headline: WWE house show report 6-4 Kalamazoo
