Quick RAW Results: Randy Orton over Jeff Hardy, Melina over Maria, Umaga over Santino Marella to win the Intercontinental Championship, King Booker over Val Venis, Super Crazy over Mr. Kennedy, Carlito over Sandman via DQ, and Bobby Lashley over Shelton Benjamin.
Chris Benoit's physician Dr. Phil Astin was charged by federal authorities with seven counts of improperly dispensing painkillers and other drugs to other patients.
The United States District Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia held a press conference today regarding Dr. Astin's indictment.
The Drug Enforcement Agency issued a press release on Dr. Astin's indictment.
The Fayette County District Attorney announced he had no plans to file criminal charges in the case.
Between May 2006 and May 2007, Chris Benoit reportedly received a ten-month supply of steroids every 3 to 4 weeks.
The Smoking Gun posted documents from the federal investigation.
Dave Meltzer noted the public impact this news would have when combined with the fact Benoit was passing WWE testing during this period.
TMZ.com posted a statement from the Fayette County district attorney noting both Daniel Benoit's family and educators dispute he had Syndrome X or other impairments.
Atlanta, GA's FOX News has an interview with Nancy Benoit's parents disputing Daniel had Fragile X syndrome.
An attempt to verify the original report of Daniel Benoit's Fragile X has failed with the woman who came forward with the initial report saying her deceased husband spoke to Chris Benoit about it several years ago.
Domestic violence experts are downplaying the role of steroids in Benoit situation, and looking more towards control issues in the relationship.
USA Today followed-up on their 2004 report on steroids in wrestling with comments from Larry Hennig about his son's death and problems in wrestling.
A FOX Sports columnist is calling for Congress to get involved and investigate wrestling deaths.
Sportsline has an article on the lack of attention paid to the steroids problem in wrestling despite numerous deaths in the past.
In a statement to New York's Newsday, WWE said they will make any improvements necessary to their Wellness Policy, and that it is designed to send a clear message the abuse of drugs and steroids is unacceptable.
SLAM has an article on the Benoit tragedy forcing wrestling's problems into the light of mass media coverage.
SLAM also has companion articles on problems with WWE's steroid testing standards, the numerous wrestlers who have died in the past decade, and the reasons some aren't deterred from steroid use despite the problems.
CNBC noted WWE's systematic deletion of Chris Benoit from its history as well as their recent stock decline.
The Associated Press ran an article on how the wrestling world is coping with the Benoit tragedy.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article on families coping with Fragile X Syndrome.
Lance Storm posted a commentary on the Benoit tragedy.
Terri Runnels appeared on FOX News today discussing the Chris Benoit she knew.
Dave Meltzer posted a message from a US wrestler about why the death rate in the US is higher than in other countries.
There are ECW and Smackdown spoilers from tonight's Supershow in Dallas, TX.
WWE and USA may be talking about expanding RAW to three hours regularly.
TV Week has an article on the use of viral marketing for Video-On-Demand noting WWE's use of it to get fans to purchase WWE 24/7.
The Summerslam 2007 poster features Umaga on the beach behind the cast of Jackass buried to their necks in the sand.
WWE.com added Lance Storm to their alumni section.
The Brentwood Press noted John Cena calling 10 year-old Antonio Cruz as he deals with a potentially fatal heart condition.
There are Impact spoilers for the next couple weeks from tonight's taping in Orlando, FL.
Mike Johnson has TNA notes on tonight's taping, Kurt Angle, DVDs and more.
The Rock n' Roll Express Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson will compete in UWF's Rock n' Roll Express tag team tournament later this month.
The Chillicothe Gazette has an article on International Wrestling Alliance's annual Red, White & Bruised show on Thursday.
The next season of Hogan Knows Best will debut on July 22.
Nick Hogan crashed into a wall over the weekend with Hulk Hogan busy taking photos.
The Houston Chronicle has an article on video games making it okay for guys to play dress up with games like Smackdown vs. RAW allowing players to create their own wrestlers.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Benoit, Astin, Fragile X, RAW, Hogan Jul 02 - 11:59 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:57 pm PWI: FULL SMACKDOWN SPOILER AND ECW SPOILER REPORT by Cody Michaels
- 11:29 pm PWI: LANCE STORM COMMENTS ON BENOIT TRAGEDY, REY MYSTERIO SET TO RETURN TO THE RING, CODY RUNNELS, SUMMERSLAM 2007 AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:04 pm PWI: FULL RAW REPORT by Ed Shirreffs
- 10:53 pm PWI: WWE NOTES & NEWS ON JOHN CENA, HOGAN KNOWS BEST, LANCE STORM, RVD, MSG CLASSICS LINEUP & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 09:42 pm PWI: COMPLETE TNA IMPACT SPOILERS FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA by Mike Johnson
- 09:17 pm PWT: TV Reports: CALDWELL'S WWE RAW REPORT 7/2: Ongoing virtual time coverage of live Raw
- 09:05 pm PWT: WWE News: Benoit Story: Dead end in attempts to verify Daniel had Fragile X through Vancouver testimonial
- 08:50 pm PWI: FULL SMACKDOWN SPOILER REPORT FROM TONIGHT'S SUPER-SHOW TAPING by Cody Michaels
- 07:46 pm PWI: DEA ISSUES PRESS RELEASE ON FEDERAL INDICTMENT OF DR. PHIL ASTIN by Mike Johnson
- 07:21 pm PWI: BENOIT/DR. ASTIN DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED ONLINE AT THESMOKINGGUN.COM by Mike Johnson
- 07:19 pm PWT: WWE News: Benoit Story: Vancouver radio station source-checking original report on Fragile X
- 07:10 pm PWI: FULL ECW SPOILERS FROM THE WWE RAW/SMACKDOWN/ECW SUPER-SHOW TAPING by Cody Michaels
- 06:53 pm PWI: QUICK TNA SPOILER NOTES by Mike Johnson
- 06:48 pm WO: Headline: More details come out in Astin case
- 06:39 pm WO: Headline: Explosive day in Benoit case is nothing but the worst news possible across the board for WWE: Charges that Benoit was prescribed massive amounts of steroids by Astin, Astin indicted on seven counts, Fragile X contradiction
- 06:38 pm PWT: WWE News: Benoit Story: WWE addresses concerns about steroid policy in statement to Newsday
- 06:21 pm PWI: ASSOCIATED PRESS COVERS FEDERAL INDICTMENT OF DR. PHIL ASTIN IN WAKE OF BENOIT TRAGEDY by Mike Johnson
- 06:05 pm SLAM: Benoit doctor charged in drug probe
- 05:54 pm PWT: WWE News: Benoit Story: Doctor prescribed Benoit 10 month supply of steroids, every month for past 12
- 05:45 pm PWT: WWE News: Benoit Story: Local authorities can't find evidence of school records that Daniel had Fragile X
- 05:44 pm PWI: WWE RECOGNIZES IT MAY NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE WELLNESS POLICY AFTER THE BENOIT TRAGEDY by Dave Scherer
- 05:42 pm PWT: WWE News: Benoit Story: Canadian Sun newspapers examine why wrestlers take steroids, how to discourage use
- 05:27 pm PWI: FAYETTEVILLE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS DANIEL BENOIT MEDICAL RECORDS SHOW NO RECORD OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT by Mike Johnson
- 05:13 pm PWI: DR. PHIL ASTIN INDICTMENT PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS by Mike Johnson
- 05:10 pm WO: Headline: Fox breaking news: Benoit prescribed massive amounts of steroids by Astin
- 04:59 pm WO: Headline: A look at the last 18 months and last days of the life of Chris & Nancy Benoit with never before reported info: Details of this week's Observers and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 04:59 pm WO: Feature: A look at the last 18 months and last days of the life of Chris & Nancy Benoit with never before reported info: Details of this week's Observers and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 04:59 pm PWT: WWE News: Benoit Story: WWE steroid testing scrutinized in Canadian Sun newspaper article
- 04:58 pm WO: Headline: Memphis Wrestling TV report
- 04:56 pm WO: Headline: The Rose Report: Another look at the Benoit situation
- 04:55 pm PWT: Torch Flashbacks: Spotlight Article: WWE Wellness/Drug Testing Policy Detailed: Cover story of March 2006
- 04:54 pm WO: Headline: U.S. wrestler looks at why the death rate in U.S. wrestling is so much larger than other countries
- 04:20 pm PWT: DVDs - VGames - Books: DVD Review: FSM, "Chapter Two" (5-11-07), w/Low Ki-Shelley, Quackenbush-Tiger Mask, Jannetty
- 04:13 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Weekend Report: Strong retains in FIP, Ki & Homicide win in IWA, Cabana
- 04:08 pm PWI: WWE TO TAPE ECW TONIGHT IN DALLAS, TEXAS by Mike Johnson
- 04:00 pm PWI: REPORT: BENOIT DOCTOR GAVE BENOIT A '10 MONTH' SUPPLY OF STEROIDS EVERY 3-4 WEEKS FOR A YEAR by Mike Johnson
- 03:31 pm PWI: TONIGHT'S RAW by Dave Scherer
- 03:25 pm PWI: CHRIS BENOIT'S DOCTOR CHARGED WITH SEVEN COUNTS OF IMPROPERLY DISPENSING MEDICATION; ADDITIONAL STEROID-RELATED CHARGES EXPECTED by Mike Johnson
- 02:35 pm PWI: DISCUSSION OF MONDAY NIGHT RAW EXPANSION AND MORE WWE NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 02:13 pm PWI: CHRIS BENOIT'S DOCTOR TURNS HIMSELF IN TO FACE CHARGES - LATEST BENOIT TRAGEDY NEWS by Dave Scherer
- 01:39 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: ROH PPV "Respect is Earned" feedback request
- 01:29 pm PWT: ROH News: ROH News: ROH PPV on the DISH network, Aries signs, matches and lineups for upcoming events
- 01:05 pm PWI: WHO WILL BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO WRESTLE THE JACKASS CAST AT SUMMERSLAM, BREAKING NEWS ON TNA'S NEGOTIATIONS WITH FOX NETWORK, TONIGHT'S RAW AND MUCH MORE by Mike Johnson
- 01:04 pm PWI: ROCK N' ROLL EXPRESS ADDED TO UWF'S THREE DAY TAG TOURNAMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA & MORE UWF NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 12:59 pm WO: Feature: Wrestling Observer Live radio report w/Benoit news and talk
- 12:59 pm PWT: WWE News: Benoit Story: Benoit's doctor to face charges of impropertly prescribing medications, turns himself in
- 12:43 pm PWI: MEMPHIS TV REPORT by Brian Tramel
- 12:39 pm PWI: 6/30 OVW SHOW RESULTS by Mike Giralico
- 12:27 pm YAHOO: Wrestling World Coping With Tragedy by AP
- 12:05 pm SLAM: No longer a secret by KEVIN ENGSTROM
- 12:00 pm WWE: 'WWE Classics' - July 4 episode
- 11:58 am PWI: DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS NO STATE CHARGES WILL BE FILED IN BENOIT CASE; FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF DOCTOR CONTINUES by Buck Woodward
- 11:50 am PWT: MITCHELL'S TAKE: Spotlight Article - MITCHELL Pro Wrestling's "Culture of Death" from July 2003
- 11:36 am PWT: Torch Feedback: McMahon on HBO 2003: "If you can't cut it get out. What's wrong with that?"
- 11:27 am YAHOO: DA: No State Charges in Benoit Case by AP
- 10:41 am PWT: WWE News: Benoit Story: CNBC reaects to WWE.com erasing Benoit from its archives
- 10:19 am PWI: JIM CORNETTE INTERVIEWS COWBOY BILL WATTS: PART ONE by Ring of Honor's Straight Shootin' Series
- 10:07 am PWI: 6/30 SMACKDOWN/ECW RESULTS FROM ABILENE, TX by Shayne Lydard
- 10:01 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: CENA'S BELT, KENNEDY ON TOP, TOO MANY PPVS, SAVAGE THE HEEL, HOLDING BACK CM PUNK AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 09:45 am PWI: ANGLE VS. LESNAR THOUGHTS, TNA IMPACT TAPING NOTES & LOTS OF TNA NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 09:05 am PWI: COMPLETE UPCOMING LISTING OF WWE ACTION FIGURE RELEASES; RINGSIDE COLLECTIBLES INDEPENDENCE DAY SALE DETAILS by Mike Johnson
- 08:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: RIC FLAIR LEAVES WCW AND TAKES THE BIG GOLD BELT WITH HIM by Buck Woodward
- 04:06 am PWT: WWE News: BENOIT STORY: USA Today coverage; 2004 quotes from WWE attorney McDevitt saying testing "just doesn't work"
- 03:45 am PWT: WWE News: BENOIT STORY: USOC increases drug testing funding, FOX News coverage, Raw house show
- 01:00 am PWT: WWE News: BENOIT STORY: Chris Benoit's doctor prepared to turn himself in on Monday, says Dr. Astin's lawyer
- 12:00 am TNA: News : See TNA Live TONIGHT At Universal Orlando In Florida
