Ratings, RVD/Sabu, ECW, DVDs Jul 05 - 11:20 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

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.

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