Smackdown, McMahon, Sherri, Foley Jun 15 - 11:59 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick Smackdown Results: Deuce and Domino over Paul London/Brian Kendrick, Matt Hardy over William Regal, Batista over MVP, Jimmy Wang Yang over Daivari and Jamie Noble and Shannon Moore, and Ric Flair over Edge via DQ.

The RAW crew was in Lexington, KY tonight, and tomorrow they're in Knoxville, TN. The Smackdown and ECW crews are in Dothan, AL tomorrow. WWE.com has a brief article on Sunday's supplemental draft. WWE made several additions to their alumni page including Billy Kidman and Yokozuna.

WWE.com ponders who is in charge of WWE with Mr. McMahon presumed dead. WWE.com points out that Sunday will be a father-less day for Stephanie and Shane McMahon. WWE.com also has more psychological analysis of Mr. McMahon following his explosion. The Wall Street Journal picked up on the limo explosion story noting that professional wrestling is fake.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has an article on hometown girl Mickie James and her success in WWE. North Carolina's News and Observer has an article on the Hardy Boyz and their local roots. John Cena appeared on Conan O'Brien last night in his role as a Make-A-Wish’s Destination Joy campaign spokesman. Jackass' Steve-O continued to blog about his working relationship with WWE and Summerslam.

Former women's wrestler and manager Sherri Martel passed away this morning at age 49 with other details not yet known. WWE.com and SLAM both have looks back at her long career in AWA, WWE, WCW, and other promotions. Jim Ross and Tom Prichard both discussed their memories of Sherri via WWE.com.

Impact scored a 1.1 rating last night. Jeff Jarrett and Dixie Carter's June 6 television meeting was at the Fox Executive Offices in Los Angeles, although which Fox network they were meeting with precisely isn't known. TNA will hold their InterAction Fanfest tomorrow in Nashville, TN. Samoa Joe is continuing to work with a bulging disc in his back.

Mick Foley attended the Hungerford School graduation this morning, a school where he once served as Principal for the Day. Trish Stratus appeared on the red carpet and presented at the NHL Awards Banquet yesterday. Bret Hart is scheduled to appear at the SuperEx Showdown: When Legends Collide show in Ottawa, ON on August 23, with a main event of Jeff Jarrett vs. Christian Cage. Tony Atlas will be wrestling for charity in Lewiston, ME on Sunday.

Alex Marvez interviewed Konnan about his health, his kidney problems, medical expenses and more. In Your Head interviewed Tammy Sytch about Pro Wrestling Unplugged, ECW, WWE, and more. Mike Johnson has UWF notes on the tag team tournament, DVDs, ticket prices and more.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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