ECW, McMahon, Sherri, Killings, Konnan Jun 19 - 11:59 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick ECW Results: Chris Benoit over Elijah Burke, Boogeyman over Sean Alexander, Kevin Thorn over Tommy Dreamer, Johnny Nitro over Nunzio, and CM Punk over Marcus Cor Von.

RAW scored a 4.1 rating last night. USA Network was the highest rated network last week due largely to WWE. There are live notes from RAW last night in Richmond, VA. Next week's three hour RAW will focus on the Mr. McMahon investigation. Canada's The Score will air the three hour RAW at 9:00 pm.

There are Smackdown spoilers from tonight's taping in Charlotte, NC. Batista and Ric Flair were guests on Charlotte, NC's Kiss 95.1 FM this morning about changes in the wrestling business, Smackdown, and WWE. The Charlotte Observer has an article on the city's wrestling legacy. Sunday's Vengeance is officially sold out.

WWE.com has an article on Federal investigator Daniel Beck, who is actually a hired actor. CNBC has an article on whether faking Mr. McMahon's death is working. New WWE licensing agreements will bring apparel lines to retail. WWE Films updated their expectations for The Condemned, now anticipating a loss of $15.7 million. The Condemned will be released on September 18. WWE's 2007 Licensing Convention theme was WWE: Global Marketplace with a supermarket like booth with different types of merchandise on the shelves.

John Cena and Eugene will appear at the Florida Championship Wrestling debut on June 26. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler were wrong about Lashley and King Booker not facing each other before as they wrestled at King of the Ring last year among other events. The Great Khali has a wife.

Rob Van Dam's latest blog entry discusses celebrity and promises a future update on his current status. Hulk Hogan provided a voice for the Robot Chicken Star Wars special. The NFL is holding a summit on concussions with Christopher Nowinski among those trying to raise awareness of the dangers.

There are Impact spoilers for the next couple weeks from tonight's taping in Orlando, FL, as well as a spoiler for the main event of Victory Road. Ron Killings and Konnan quit TNA tonight prior to the Impact taping with plans to work in Mexico's AAA. The latest Ask TNA Wrestling answers questions on Midajah, title belts, Slash and more.

TNA will post the full Jeff Jarrett interview from Slammiversary on their website on Friday. Slammiversary had several celebrities in attendance. Mike Johnson has TNA notes on Slammiversary, Petey Williams, upcoming shows and more. Ring of Honor returns to Ohio and Chicago this weekend.

The cause of Sensational Sherri's death is still pending her autopsy and toxicology report, however police don't suspect foul play. The Associated Press ran a story on the death of Sensational Sherri. The Pain Clinic interviewed Bill Alfonso about Squared Circle Wrestling, RVD, Sabu and more.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

Last Edited: Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 - 12:56 am EDT

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