Smackdown, RVD, Sandman, Rock, ROH Jun 01 - 11:59 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick Smackdown Results: Chris Benoit/Matt Hardy over MVP/Miz, Michelle McCool over Jillian Hall, Hornswaggle over Little Boogeyman, Mark Henry over Kane, and Deuce n' Domino over William Regal/Dave Taylor and Brian Kendrick/Paul London.

Saturday Night's Main Event may be delayed if Stanley Cup finals run long. Rob Van Dam was a guest on Jacksonville, FL's The Rumble on 1010SL radio discussing the original ECW, backstage heat, and One Night Stand. Florida's First Coast News interviewed Rob Van Dam about Sunday's One Night Stand.

WWE's started their Tampa, FL developmental territory with a training camp run by Tom Prichard out of Steve Kiern's school. Florida's Seminole County Supervisor of Elections is teaming up with WWE Smackdown Your Vote for a voter registration drive. Karlene Boutwell is suing WWE and Sandman for alleged assault and battery at the August 8 ECW taping in Nashville, TN, claiming Sandman threw her and exposed her to blood.

Jim Ross' latest BBQ sauce blog discusses his restaurant opening, WWE's draft, John Wayne and more. Eric Bischoff's latest blog entry discusses his trip to Japan, Antonio Inoki, Bischoff Poker and more.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his wife Dany Garcia announced their decision to separate after 17 years as a couple and 10 married. Universal is restarting development of their Spy Hunter film with director Paul WS Anderson, with The Rock's continued involvement not yet known.

Impact scored a 0.9 rating. TNA's angle with football player Frank Wycheck is already receiving local publicity in Nashville, TN. PPV provider inDemand published a schedule of Ring of Honor: Respect is Earned airings. Jim Cornette and Ring of Honor have officially parted ways due to Cornette's role as a TNA performer. King Kong Bundy and Brian Lawler have MySpace pages.

SLAM has an article on the upcoming NWA World Title tournament and the reasons for the split with TNA. Former wrestler Ernie "The Executioner" Moore and his wife were injured in a Hamilton, ON home fire early this morning. Former Montreal Expos/Tokyo Yomiuri Giants baseball player Warren Cromartie will debut on June 17 at the Hustle Aid show at Saitama Super Arena. The Toledo Free Press has an article on the danger of concussions with comments from Christopher Nowinski.

In Your Head interviewed Jake Roberts about ring psychology, WWE, Alice Cooper, DDT and more. James Guttman interviewed Rob Conway about his recent WWE release in his first shoot interview ever. Bruno Sammartino won't appear at Wrestling Reunion V. SLAM has a review of Dan Madigan's Mondo Lucha A Go-Go saying when it comes to English books on lucha libre, it has no equal.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

Last Edited: Saturday, June 2nd, 2007 - 01:11 pm EDT

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