RAW, Orton, Firehawk, ECW, TNA Jul 17 - 11:37 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick RAW Results: Carlito over Shelton Benjamin, Trish Stratus/Torrie Wilson over Mickie James/Victoria, Highlanders over Rod Steele/Russell Simpson, Umaga over John Cena, Randy Orton over Eugene, and Shawn Michaels over Shane McMahon via DQ.

The RAW crew was in Abilene, TX last night with John Cena over Edge. The ECW crew was in Huntsville, TX last night with Big Show over Sabu. The Smackdown crew was in Houston, TX last night with Undertaker over Great Khali.

WWE held their Great American Bash press conference today with Batista, King Booker, Great Khali, Rey Mysterio Jr. and many others. WWE announced Mark Henry won't wrestle at Great American Bash due to injury, and Batista issued an open challenge. Next week's WWE Madison Square Garden Classics will feature Bret Hart's last televised match at the Garden as well as debut of Cactus Jack. WWE.com spoke to the lead singer of All American Rejects Tyson Ritter about the Diva Search, which uses their song Move Along, WWE's other divas, and their touring plans.

WWE moved the start time of tomorrow's Smackdown/ECW show in Corpus Christi, TX. ECW also airs at 11pm tomorrow night on Sci-Fi, an hour later than normal. The ECW house shows are reportedly drawing the crowd sizes WWE expected. WWE redubbed audio for ECW in the UK this week due to it airing after Saturday Night's Main Event.

Bob Orton Sr., father of Bob Orton Jr. and Randy Barry Orton, passed away yesterday in Las Vegas, NV at age 76. NWA Cyberspace promoter William "Billy Firehawk" Hawkins passed away today at age 40 from diabetes complications. SLAM has a report on the Eighth Annual George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall Of Fame induction over the weekend in Newton, IA.

Chris Jericho threw out the first pitch at the Toronto Blue Jays game. Stacy Keibler hosted a party for swimwear line Skinny Dip Swimwear in Miami, FL. Mick Foley will appear at the Camden Riversharks game on July 30. Hulk Hogan is looking to sell his Ultimate Grill to compete with George Foreman's.

There are off air and live notes from TNA's Victory Road PPV last night. TNA's Bound For Glory PPV in October will take place in Plymouth, MI, at the Compuware Sports Arena near Detroit, MI. TNA has a new Outside the Ring with AJ Styles on Sting's return. Impact scored a 0.9 rating (1.8 share), down slightly from recent weeks. There are live results from tonight's Impact taping in Orlando, FL.

Pro Wrestling Guerilla held their third anniversary show over the weekend with Joey Ryan over B-Boy in a cage TLC match. Hiroshi Tanahashi won the IWGP championship tournament in Sapporo. Afa's World Xtreme Wrestling is being looked at by WWE as a possible Northeastern developmental territory.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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