Ratings, WWE, ECW, Heyman, Jericho Jun 14 - 11:49 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

RAW scored a 4.3 rating (4.0 / 4.5 / 6.6 Share), and ECW scored a 2.8 (4 Share) pleasing WWE and Sci-Fi. Sci-Fi issued a press release on ECW's debut ratings. Last week's two hours of RAW finished #1 and #2 in the cable ratings, while WWE vs. ECW finished #4 behind The 4400. Motley Fool analyzed WWE's earnings and sees lots of free cash. Fortune Editor at Large Andy Serwer commented on yesterday's WWE earnings announcement.

There are Smackdown spoilers and off air notes from last night in Trenton, NJ. Last night's Zombie was Tim Arson, while the vampire was Kevin Fertig, the former Mordecai. The Sandman's original opponent was an alien, but Sci-Fi vetoed the beating of an alien. Tazz vs. Jerry Lawler was aired because the taping ran short, and announcer Steven DeAngelis was brought in to work the show but sent home in the afternoon.

Paul Heyman wrote last night's ECW show before it was adjusted by Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn. Paul Heyman was reportedly not happy with last night's show. Dave Lagana has been replaced as Smackdown's head writer by Alex Greenfield, and will now work with Paul Heyman on ECW.

Sports Illustrated's Arash Markazi wrote about attending One Night Stand over the weekend. Joel Gertner was spotted handing out MXW flyers prior to One Night Stand. The Blue Meanie wrote about JBL mentioning him at One Night Stand on his MySpace blog.

WWE announced the release of Dustin "Goldust" Runnels possibly because creative had nothing for him and because he missed RAW. WWE released Mikey Batts from his developmental deal. WWE is offering free tickets to United States military personnel around the world.

Chris Jericho was a guest on TSN's Off The Record discussing wrestling, steroids, TNA and more. NHL.com has an article on the association between some teams and some wrestlers like Ric Flair and the Caroline Hurricanes. Mick Foley will appear at Fraser Field in Lynn, MA on Friday for the North Shore spirit game. SLAM has a review of Heroes of World Class DVD featuring the Von Erich family.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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