ECW, McMahon, Limo, Ratings Jun 12 - 11:28 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick ECW Results: Tommy Dreamer over Balls Mahoney, Boogeyman over Matt Striker, Chris Benoit/CM Punk over Elijah Burke/Marcus Cor Von via DQ.

RAW scored a 3.8 rating (3.0 / 4.0 / 4.4), with a 4.2 for their normal timeslot. There are live notes from RAW last night in Wilkes-Barre, PA, including a possible spotting of Vince McMahon. WWE delayed the supplemental draft until Sunday due to Mr. McMahon's death. There are live spoilers from tonight's Smackdown taping in Philadelphia, PA.

WWE issued a press release on the limo explosion and the "whodunit" storyline it creates. WWE planned the explosion in advance and filmed it on Sunday, editing it into last night's live broadcast. Pennsylvania's Times-Leader revealed some of the work that went into blowing up a limo.

Tazz discussed the explosion on Opie and Anthony saying he had no idea it was going to happen. John Cena also appeared on morning radio in Boston, MA saying no one knew what was going to happen. Wilkes-Barre, PA local news reportedly received hundreds of calls about the explosion from concerned viewers. WWE's offices have reportedly received condolence calls from their business partners. Connecticut's Kiss 95.7 reportedly ran the death of Mr. McMahon as a legitimate news item this morning.

WWE.com is reporting that Mr. McMahon is presumed dead and that federal agents are probing the crime scene. WWE.com also has eyewitness reports and promises to release exclusive footage of the explosion. The McMahon family will release a statement on Wednesday. WWE lowered their flag to half-staff in a sign of mourning for the presumed dead Mr. McMahon.

WWE hired Brian Kalinowski as General Manager, Digital Media to oversee web and mobile content. John Cena made his racing debut on tonight's Fast Cars and Superstars. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses Hall/Nash, Bret Hart, Chris Benoit and more.

SLAM has an article on former Montral Expo Warren Cromartie's decision to step into the wrestling ring in Japan. Wrestling themed comic book Headlocked has been announced for October. Nelly Furtado says she likes challenges, such as performing at sporting events, and would even perform at a WWE event.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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