The RAW crew was in Newcastle, Australia today with John Cena over Edge via DQ.
WWE will hold tryouts in Ottawa, ON on September 19.
WWE.com has an article on the ECW crowd's reaction to Batista on Tuesday.
Some within WWE would like to see ECW gets its own taping every week.
WWE.com spoke to Booker T about being World Champion and #1 on WWE's Power 25.
WWE.com spoke to Ron Simmons about being crowned the first African-American World Heavyweight Champion in August 1992.
Ashley Massaro has a new column on WWE.com called Bangin' with Ashley.
Brock Lesnar's first MMA fight may be in October in Las Vegas, NV.
Les Thatcher's latest Wrestler's Eye View looks at WWE's Wellness Program, liver problems, Ric Flair/Mick Foley and more.
SLAM has a story by Jeff Morris on his experience wrestling Ginger the bear in 1981.
Mike Johnson has TNA notes on expansion plans, Matt Morgan, Jake Roberts and more.
Alex Marvez interviewed Terry Taylor in his latest column about TNA, the Red Rooster, WWE and more.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
ECW, Booker, Simmons, Lesnar, Taylor Aug 03 - 11:47 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:34 pm PWT: TNA News: Interview Highlights: Senshi (Low Ki) discusses TNA, ROH, Nash, Name Change, Gabe Sapolsky
- 11:32 pm PWT: TV Reports: CALDWELL'S IMPACT REPORT 8/3: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of show
- 10:53 pm WO: Interview: Alex Marvez interviews Terry Taylor
- 09:35 pm WWE: ECW fans unleashed on the Animal by Ed Williams III
- 09:35 pm WWE: Bangin' with Ashley by Ashley Massaro
- 09:35 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: The Dusty & Jeremy Audio Experience: Orton Knows Best, HOF, DX Photoshop Fun (59 min.)
- 08:33 pm WO: Headline: 2 longstanding WWE performers plan to leave company; Update on WWE health issues; Best new heavyweight star; A look at WWE business trends in 2006; details of Aug. 7 Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 08:33 pm WO: Feature: 2 longstanding WWE performers plan to leave company; Update on WWE health issues; Best new heavyweight star; A look at WWE business trends in 2006; details of Aug. 7 Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 07:18 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: ONE STOP SHOPPING FOR ALL THE DAY'S WWE NEWS by Dave Scherer
- 07:05 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Thursday Audio News Brief with Wade Keller: Insider news, headline analysis, and other tidbits (17 min.)
- 05:35 pm WWE: King of the World is also king of the POWER 25 by Jen Hunt
- 05:35 pm WWE: Making history, giving inspiration by Jen Hunt
- 04:48 pm WO: Headline: Update on WWE suspensions, health issues and drug tests; More TV changes; Why WWE TV will get more tame; More big players talking about new start-ups; details of this week's 2 Observers, ordering info and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 04:43 pm WO: Headline: Thursday news update: Clarifying reports on Lesnar's first match, Best selling books and DVDs, UFC Odds, Classic MSG wrestling, Funny radio comment on ECW, WWE DVDs, 24/7 news and tons more
- 04:41 pm WO: Headline: Mike Coughlin looks at C.M. Punk in WWE
- 04:39 pm WO: Headline: WWC TV reports as well as AAA TV reports from the past two weeks
- 02:42 pm PWI: LOTS OF WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 02:23 pm PWI: INTERNAL REACTION TO TUESDAY'S ECW SHOW, TUESDAY'S SHOW THE TOP-RATED BROADCAST ON CABLE, BIG SHOW HEELS THE ECW FANS by Dave Scherer
- 02:10 pm WO: Headline: WWE house show report 8-3 Newcastle, Australia
- 01:48 pm PWI: BROCK LESNAR TO MAKE MMA DEBUT THIS OCTOBER IN VEGAS, SAYS REPORT by Mike Johnson
- 01:35 pm PWI: FORMER WWE STAR BACKSTAGE AT TNA IMPACT, TNA AT AN IMPORTANT CROSSROAD, RUMOR KILLERS AND MORE TNA NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 01:35 pm PWI: WWE SUMMERSLAM CARD, HULK HOGAN-RANDY ORTON, THE BEST EDITION OF ECW YET AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 12:35 pm PWI: ANOTHER TRIP DOWN WWE MEMORY LANE, A NEW ALTERNATIVE FOR WRESTLING FANS AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 12:00 pm WWE: Trish gets wet by Zack Zeigler
- 11:29 am PWI: DEEP SOUTH WRESTLING TV REPORT by Larry Goodman
- 11:00 am PWI: WRESTLER'S EYE VIEW LOOKS AT HOW THE WELLNESS PROGRAM WOULD HAVE SAVED A LIFE, THE FLAIR AND FOLEY SHOW, WWE CREATIVE AND MORE by Les Thatcher
- 09:40 am PWI: WWE TRYOUTS, FOOTAGE OF BATISTA AND SHOW DEALING WITH ECW FANS AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 09:30 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: HOLDING TWO BELTS AT ONCE, JOHN CENA, TRIPLE H AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 08:30 am SLAM: Bearing it all for Ginger - the stupidest thing I've ever done by JEFF MORRIS - Special to SLAM! Wrestling
- 06:30 am PWI: RECAP OF CHRIS JERICHO'S XM RADIO SHOW by Jeff Sheridan
- 05:52 am PWT: KELLER'S TAKE: KELLER: Extreme Rules Matches - Why this is one good decision Vince McMahon made
- 05:24 am PWT: TV Reports: 8/2 WWE at MSG Classics #3 Review: Hogan, Flair, Funk, JYD, Bret, Rockers, Andre, Bundy
- 01:01 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: McNeill Audio Update: Newsmaker Interview, Listener Q&A, Hot Five Stories, Wellness (45 min.)
- 12:44 am WO: Headline: Madison Square Garden Classics TV report w/Hogan vs. Flair, Hart Foundation vs. Bulldogs, Funk vs. JYD
