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Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Last week's two hours of RAW finished #2 and #5 behind The Closer, Saved, and Wendy Wu. Smackdown continues to face a tough summer on UPN waiting for the launch of the CW network. WWE's July 15 Saturday Night's Main Event will air in primetime at 8pm Eastern. WWE moved the July 10 LaCrosse, WI ECW house show to October 27.

Rob Van Dam's ECW title was a commercial replica last week, however it's been replaced with a professionally made version. John Cena appeared on Conan O'Brien last night to discuss Vengeance, ECW and dares. Randy Orton was on the BBC's Ace and Invisible radio show today to discuss his family, John Cena, and Vengeance.

Mean Gene Okerlund lost his court battle over whether he could use his name for his food business after already allowing Hot Stuff Foods to trademark the name. A judge has been named in Tod Gordon's appeal over the sale of the Eastern Championship Wrestling video library to WWE during ECW's bankruptcy. Tod Gordon's book Sex, Drugs and Wrestling - The Truth, The Lies and the Extreme will be released in December. PWInsider has notes on opposition to various wrestling related trademarks including ECW One Night Stand, Raven and the Deadly Boys.

TNA is now holding Fan of the Night contests at Impact tapings. Pro Wrestling Unplugged will hold their Exit Sandman event tomorrow night in Philadelphia, PA.

The Miami Herald interviewed Bill Goldberg about MMA, WWE, WCW and more. Between the Ropes interviewed Bill Goldberg about TNA, WWE, WFA and more. Les Thatcher's latest Wrestler's Eye View takes a look at the DX Reunion, ECW, Jim Cornette and more. Hotshot Johnny Devine's latest column for SLAM discusses the return of ECW, Slammiversary and more.

The Christian Science Monitor has an article on the popularity and history of lucha libre. SLAM has an article on CZW's Chris Hero and his time in the wrestling business. The Mainichi Daily News has an article on professional wrestler Koriki Choshu.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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