RAW, One Night Stand, Lesnar, TNA Jun 12 - 11:19 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick RAW Results: Kane vs. Randy Orton was a double count out, Torrie Wilson over Candice Michelle, Triple H vs. Spirit Squad was a no contest, Umaga over Hacksaw Jim Duggan, and Johnny Nitro over Carlito.

There are dark match and Heat results from tonight's RAw in State College, PA. JBL will replace Tazz as the color commentator on Smackdown. Smackdown will be taped and ECW will air live from Trenton, NJ tomorrow night.

There are off air notes from One Night Stand last night. WWE sold several ECW shirts for One Night Stand and individual wrestlers. WWE posted video of Terry Funk and Rey Mysterio Jr. receiving treatment for injuries last night. Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Sabu had a finish as originally planned and neither was seriously hurt. Chuck Zito, Jonny Fairply, Lance Wright and Xavier were all in the crowd at One Night Stand.

Paul Heyman was reportedly very happy with One Night Stand, while John Cena was happy with his crowd reaction. Mike Mooneyham interviewed Paul Heyman about ECW, Vince McMahon, and Stephanie McMahon. Lou "Sign Guy Dudley/Lou E. Dangerously" D'Angeli accepted a WWE job offer, probably to serve as Director of ECW Live Events. ECW will probably return to Hammerstein Ballroom on August 1. ECW has another PPV scheduled for December 3.

Brock Lesnar's lawsuit against WWE was dismissed for unspecified reasons. CNN Money has a look at WWE's earnings potential. WWE is combining the RAW and Smackdown magazines reportedly for financial reasons. WWE.com ran the final edition of Velocity this week.

Sky Sports is accepting questions for an interview with Edge. Wizard Magazine interviewed Gregory Helms about Green Lantern, the Hurricane, comic books and more. Gorilla Mask has Ashley Massaro's Femme Fatales spread from their 2006 Sexiest Women on the Planet edition. The Miami Herald mentions one of the Miami Heat dancers, Layla, will compete in WWE's Diva Search.

Thursday's Impact scored a 1.0 rating, down slightly from ratings for the past few weeks. YouTube has a video of the chair throwing incident at TNA's Hardcore War on Friday. The Chicago White Sox will auction TNA signed merchandise for charity on June 19.

Rhino signed a multiyear deal with TNA, and won't be joining ECW in the near term. Dawn Marie visited backstage at TNA's house show in New Jersey. Wizard Magazine interviewed Jeff Jarrett about superheroes, the next generation of Jarretts, and more.

Maven was spotted hosting a music video show on BET Jazz. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an article on promoter Norm Connors and his other career as a funeral director. Murder charges from last year against Johnny "K-9" Croitoru were withdrawn today. Ring of Honor's July 15 Death Before Dishonor event will feature Ring of Honor vs. Combat Zone Wrestling in the Cage of Death.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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