Impact, WWE, Benoit, Piper, Morton Jul 19 - 11:59 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick Impact Results: Triple X over Serotonin, Kip James over Lance Hoyt, and Christian Cage/James Storm over Rhino/Chris Harris.

WWE received Ticketmaster's Platinum Ticket Award for selling over 500,000 tickets in 2006. WWE is returning to St. Joseph, MO after a twenty year absence.

The Fayette County Sheriff's Department is reportedly investigating additional evidence found at the Benoit crime scene to verify it matches their belief it was a murder-suicide before they close the case. The New York Daily News has an article on WWE's attempts at spin control following the release of the Benoit toxicology reports. Canada's Off The Record hosted a discussion with Mauro Ranallo, Jeff Marek and Lance Storm about the Benoit tragedy and drug problems in wrestling. Former WWE writer Pete Doyle commented on the problems in wrestling and the handling of those problems.

The Pain Clinic interviewed Roddy Piper about his movies, cancer, Piper's Pit and more. John Carpenter's reportedly been in discussions with Sci-Fi Network about a They Live series based on the film starring Roddy Piper. James Guttman interviewed Tito Santana and discussed the name Strike Force almost had, as well as Hulk Hogan, Wrestlemania, not going to WCW and more.

FOX News picked up on the death of John Kronus yesterday. UWF's Rock n' Roll Express tag team tournament started tonight in North Charleston, SC, although Ricky Morton pulled out over a payment dispute. TNA issued a press release on their Syracuse, NY event on September 3. Alex Marvez interviewed Tim Hornbaker, author of The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling, about his research, writing the book, NWA vs. WWE and more. Les Thatcher's latest Wrestler's Eye View looks at building characters, WWE's handling of Edge's injury, The Miz and more.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

Last Edited: Friday, July 20th, 2007 - 12:59 am EDT

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