Great American Bash Results
- WWE Championship: John Cena over Lashley
- World Heavyweight Championship: Great Khali over Kane and Batista
- Texas Bull Rope Match: Randy Orton over Dusty Rhodes
- ECW World Championship: John Morrison over CM Punk
- Intercontinental Championship: Umaga over Jeff Hardy
- Women's Championship: Candice Michelle vs. Melina
- Singapore Cane Match: Carlito over Sandman
- Cruiserweight Open: Hornswaggle over Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Jimmy Wang Yang and Funaki and Shannon Moore and Jamie Noble
- United States Championship: MVP over Matt Hardy
The RAW crew was in Anaheim, CA yesterday with John Cena over Randy Orton. RAW is live from Sacamento, CA tomorrow night. Former Major League Wrestling owner/promoter Court Bauer is no longer part of WWE's Smackdown creative team, and was possibly released, reportedly over difficulty with working with Michael Hayes.
Mike Mooneyham interviewed CM Punk about the Benoit tragedy, his relationship with Benoit, being straigt-edge among a steroid scandal and more. Carlito will appear for Florida Championship Wrestling on August 4. Steve Austin put his Malibu, CA house on the market for about $3.9 million.
Variety ran an article on WWE's post-Benoit ratings decline with total viewership down about 10% for RAW and ECW. Variety also spoke to CW's Dawn Ostroff about the affect of the Benoit tragedy on Smackdown and their relationship with WWE. The San Jose Mercury News has an article on drug and steroid problems in wrestling with comments from the mayor who says despite attending past events, he'd now discourage kids from attending. Joanie Laurer reportedly missed an appearance on Geraldo last night due to a late cab.
John Kronus' family issued a statement to clear up some of the facts surrounding his life and recent death. The Steiner Brothers defeated the Naturals to win UWF's Rock n' Roll Express tournament last night in Columbia, SC. Mike Johnson has Ring of Honor notes on the tour of Japan, cancellation of their UK tour, and upcoming shows. Podcast advertising service Podbridge has had a lot of success with Wrestling Observer Live listeners downloading their software to subscribe to podcasts.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
