RAW scored a below average 3.6 rating (3.3 / 3.9 / 6.5 share), however the audience share was within their normal range.
Saturday Night's Main Event will not feature Big Show vs. John Cena vs. Edge in the main event.
Diva Search contestant Jennifer Walcott dropped out of the competition and will be replaced by Erica Chevillar of Florida.
Paul Heyman suspended Rob Van Dam for 30 days in storyline to cover a real life suspension.
Rob Van Dam's suspension is without pay, while Sabu was fined $1000 for his involvement in the incident.
Rob Van Dam's suspension also means he'll miss his home town Battle Creek, MI show on July 24.
The reason Rob Van Dam and Sabu were driving the wrong way towards Philadelphia, PA when busted was because they were driving to the airport in Columbus, OH.
The New York Post's Page Six picked up on the Rob Van Dam and Sabu story.
Last night's ECW show also included an untelevised portion.
Crowbar was backstage at last night's ECW show.
WWE is no longer using Atlas Security for ECW events.
WWE will likely start using their own referees for ECW.
WWE signed UPW's Marty Rubalcaba to referee ECW matches.
WWE.com spoke to Edge about reclaiming the WWE title.
WWE is working on Summerslam and Royal Rumble anthology sets.
PWInsider has the match listing for the upcoming Vince McMahon DVD.
WWE.com has a new Road Stories column with the first column by Matt Hardy on a car they had to fill up with gas every 50 miles.
WWE issued a press release on the launch of the new WWE Magazine.
WWE Day of Reckoning 2 achieved Player's Choice status on the Gamecube dropping the price to $19.99.
Madison Square Garden network announced details on the WWE Classics series.
Chris Jericho is scheduled for TSN's Off The Record on July 17.
Sony Entertainment will be distributing The Rock's Southland Tales.
The San Diego Union-Tribune has an article on Bill Goldberg's older brother Steve Goldberg.
TNA's latest Outside the Ring contains some notes from last night's Impact taping.
TNA discontinued their street team.
JJ Dillon will appear at Ring of Honor's July 15 show in Philadelphia, PA.
The Winona Daily News has an article on Austin Aries and his road to success in wrestling.
3 Count Wrestling interviewed April Hunter about the indy scene, WWE's Diva Search, TNA and more.
SLAM has an article on the House of Pain Class of 2006, graduates of Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling's school.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Ratings, RVD/Sabu, ECW, DVDs Jul 05 - 11:20 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:50 pm PWT: WWE News: 7/3 WWE in Philadelphia, Pa.: Smackdown tapings and Raw HOLT report
- 11:00 pm PWI: NEW ECW SIGNING, UPDATES ON THREE ROCK MOVIE PROJECTS & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 07:30 pm PWI: DIVA SEARCH CONTESTANT DROPS OUT by Mike Johnson
- 07:18 pm PWI: RAW AND SMACKDOWN RATINGS by Dave Scherer
- 07:04 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Raw rating way down on holiday weekend among key demographics
- 07:00 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: ONE STOP SHOPPING FOR ALL THE DAY'S WWE NEWS by Dave Scherer
- 06:20 pm PWI: ROH BRINGING IN LEGENDARY MANAGER FOR CAGE OF DEATH & MORE ROH NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 06:18 pm PWT: The Specialists: SPECIALIST - TNA: Why Cornette Isn't Done . . . Yet.
- 05:52 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Keller Audio Update: Tons of insider and backstage info on RVD and Sabu situation (32 min.)
- 05:47 pm WO: Headline: Wednesday news update: More on RVD suspension, Ratings, Hall of Fame, Smackdown preemptions, Legends show, Hogan on his move, Steiner election and Shamrock memorial
- 05:47 pm WO: Feature: Wednesday news update: More on RVD suspension, Ratings, Hall of Fame, Smackdown preemptions, Legends show, Hogan on his move, Steiner election and Shamrock memorial
- 05:40 pm WO: Headline: A look at Hogan's returning angle; WWE star looking to take hiatus soon, Rock after surgery update, Behind Diva Search, UFC sets records; details of this week's Observer, ordering info and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 05:40 pm WO: Headline: Deep South TV report
- 05:40 pm WO: Headline: April Hunter interview
- 05:38 pm PWT: The Specialists: SPECIALIST- ECW: RVD's loss should be others gain.
- 04:50 pm PWI: DETAILED INFORMATION ON WWE'S NEW CLASSIC SERIES ON MSG NETWORK, MATT HARDY, NEW WWE BOX SETS, RVD/SABU AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 04:13 pm PWT: Other News: TORCH INTERVIEW: Promoter Norm Connors on the challenges of running a successful indy
- 04:09 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Midweek Report: Kid Krazy wins Midwest tournament, Delirious, Hero, Castognoli, Dustin Rhodes
- 03:51 pm PWI: ANOTHER WWE STAR IS SUSPENDED, ECW RUMOR KILLER, WHY TEST SQUASHED SNOW, WHERE WAS EDGE LAST NIGHT? AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 03:50 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Sabu fined but not suspended as a result of high patrol citation on Sunday
- 03:35 pm WWE: Road Stories by Matt Hardy
- 03:35 pm WWE: WWE responds to RVD and Sabu charges by Ed Williams III
- 03:31 pm WO: Headline: Sabu punishment announced
- 03:09 pm PWI: RVD TO GET NO PAY, SABU FINED FOR SUNDAY'S BUST by Dave Scherer
- 02:55 pm PWI: LOTS OF RING OF HONOR NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 02:13 pm TNA: News : Cygy's View: The American Spirit Continues
- 12:55 pm PWI: RARE SUPERSTAR GRAHAM SIGNING APPEARANCE ANNOUNCED, INTERESTING EDGE NOTE, VINCE MCMAHON DVD EXTRAS ANNOUNCED & MORE WWE NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 12:43 pm TNA: Outside The Ring : Outside The Ring: Updates From The Impact Tapings
- 12:12 pm PWI: LOTS OF ECW NEWS & NOTES ON BIG SHOW, TRINITY, ATLAS SECURITY, TOMMY DREAMER, ECW RULES & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:45 am PWI: WWE TOUTS DEBUT OF NEW WWE MAGAZINE 'LIFESTYLE' DIRECTION by Mike Johnson
- 11:40 am SLAM: The Pain of Graduation Day by FRED JOHNS - SLAM! Wrestling
- 11:36 am PWI: LIVE THOUGHTS ON MONDAY'S TNA IMPACT TAPING by Richard Trionfo
- 11:26 am PWI: MORE ON THE RVD-SABU BUST, LAST NIGHT'S ECW SHOW, RANDY ORTON, CHRIS JERICHO, SMACKDOWN AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 11:24 am PWI: TNA GLOBAL IMPACT REPORT by Richard Trionfo
- 11:05 am PWI: TNA IMPACT DOES BEST RATINGS TO DATE ON SPIKE TV, YET AGAIN & MORE TNA NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 09:50 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: ECW TAKING OF SMACKDOWN'S SPOT, USING THE OTHER ENTER SANDMAN, TAZZ AND COLE, PERSONAL ISSUES AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 09:43 am PWI: SABU AND CM PUNK GET WINS - FULL OFF AIR REPORT FROM ECW'S SHOW IN PHILADELPHIA by Ed Shirreffs
- 09:27 am PWI: ECW ON SCI FI TV REPORT by Richard Trionfo
- 09:00 am PWI: ROB VAN DAM SUSPENDED BY WWE by Dave Scherer
- 08:30 am YAHOO: WWE(R) Day of Reckoning(TM) 2 Achieves 'Player's Choice' Status on the Nintendo GameCube(TM) by PR Newswire
- 08:30 am YAHOO: New WWE(R) Magazine Launches July 11 by Business Wire
- 08:00 am PWI: DEEP SOUTH TV REPORT by Larry Goodman
- 07:30 am SLAM: ECW: RVD goes 0 for 2 by MATT MACKINDER - SLAM! Wrestling
- 07:30 am SLAM: RVD suspended 30 days by CHRIS SCHRAMM - SLAM! Wrestling
- 06:00 am PWI: ECW IN BELLE VERNON, PA LIVE REPORT by Mike Curry
- 03:28 am WO: Feature: WWE ECW TV report
- 03:18 am WO: Headline: Complete WWE ECW house show report 7-4 Philadelphia
- 03:18 am WO: Feature: This week's ECW reaction
- 03:00 am WO: Headline: Van Dam suspended
- 02:17 am PWT: Guest Editorials: A rebuttal to guest editorial calling RVD/Sabu critics "hypocrites" (rate this Guest Editorial)
- 01:57 am PWT: Torch Feedback: ECW TV Reax #2: "Who says the WWECW can't work? The show is getting better every week."
- 01:51 am PWT: Torch Feedback: ECW TV Reax #1: "I knew this wasn't going to be 'my' ECW, but I didn't think it would be complete sh--."
- 12:33 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: RVD suspended 30 days following arrest on Sunday
