McMahons, ECW, iTunes, Parisi Jun 29 - 11:05 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Smackdown will be pre-empted in several major markets this week. WWE cancelled the July 10 Mankato, MN house show. WWE.com reports that DX is banned from RAW. WWE's Vengeance DVD will be a two disc set with many DX related extras.

July 4th's ECW show will feature Edge vs. Rob Van Dam for both titles. The only ECW wrestlers at TV this were those who appeared on TV. Joey Styles' latest Most Extreme Player is Rob Van Dam. The Northeast Times interviewed Stevie Richards about the relaunch of ECW.

Vince McMahon is reportedly acting more unpredictable lately making it difficult for most people to disagree with him. WWE issued a form 10-K annual report and noted new employment agreements with Vince and Linda McMahon. WWE announced the release of Johnny Parisi. New York Business has an article on the WWE Magazine launch.

Jim Ross says fake Kane may be back. WWE.com interviewed Coach about his new role on RAW. WWE.com has a new column by Jimmy Hart. Verizon launched FIOS TV in several new Boston, MA area markets including WWE 24/7.

Spike TV is now offering Impact on iTunes. TNA is shutting down their website message board to focus on other online community areas. Wrestling Epicenter interviewed Rhino about One Night Stand, TNA, and the NWA Heavyweight title. The former Spike Dudley Matt Hyson is setting up a wrestling school.

SLAM has an article on Marlon "Tiger Khan" Kalkai, noting his brief 1999-2000 run in Calgary, following his death on Monday. Japanese wrestling legend Kenta Kobashi is currently hospitalized and undergoing treatment for kidney cancer. Les Thatcher's latest Wrestler's Eye View takes a look at Crazy Luke Graham.

Alex Marvez interviewed Chavo Guerrero Sr. about Eddy's death, a July 2 tribute show in Denver, and his son. Brooke Hogan will be touring this summer to promote her album Undiscovered to be released in September. SLAM has an article by Mike Mastrandrea on a photographer's eye view of Combat Zone Wrestling.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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