Quick RAW Results: Mickie James/Maria over Melina/Beth Phoenix, Carlito/William Regal over Sandman/Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Randy Orton over Cody Rhodes, Jeff Hardy over Mr. Kennedy via CO, Shelton Benjamin/Charlie Haas over Paul London/Brian Kendrick, and John Cena/Candice Michelle over Umaga/Cade/Murdoch.
The new season of Smackdown officially starts on September 21.
WWE is giving away the month of September on WWE 24/7 to new subscribers.
Smackdown and ECW Will be taped in Fresno, CA tomorrow.
Chuck Palumbo defeated Chris Masters prior to last night's Great American Bash.
PWInsider has an update on the lawsuit against Sandman and WWE over the alleged assault of Karlene Boutwell.
Nattie Neidhart made Billy Corgan's thank you list in the new Smashing Pumpkins CD Zeitgeist.
During a last night's Comedy Central roast for Flavor Flav, Jimmy Kimmel made a Chris Benoit joke censors immediately objected to and planned to cut from the show before it airs.
The CW's Dawn Ostroff was quoted as saying Chris Benoit didn't appear on Smackdown in a MediaDailyNews article.
CNN is planning to air their CNN Presents wrestling documentary in the fall.
Konnan was scheduled for kidney transplant surgery today.
Kirby Mack was released from the hospital after recovering from his collapsed lung suffered over the weekend at the UWF tournament.
Female wrestler Lita Marez passed away on Saturday at age 69.
Thursday's Impact scored a 1.2 rating, up from the previous week's 1.0 rating.
TNA's Dixie Carter and Jeff Jarrett were spotted in Los Angeles, CA last week reportedly for meetings with FOX Network executives.
Mike Johnson has TNA notes on the future of Impact, AJ Styles, Kurt Angle and more.
Monday Night Mayhem interviewed Barry Darsow about Demolition, Wrestlemania VI, carrying wrestlers and more.
In Your Head interviewed Chris Cruise about wrestling announcing, NWA Legends Fanfest, the current state of wrestling and more.
The Orlando Sun-Sentinel has a story on Ann-Marie "Midnight" Crooks discussing her time in WCW, Chris Benoit, her life after wrestling and more.
Vito is reportedly training to fight in MMA, but intends to continue wearing dresses.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
RAW, Benoit, Sandman, TNA Jul 23 - 11:40 pm EDT
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- 11:43 pm WO: Headline: Non-Raw report from Sacramento
- 11:41 pm PWI: TOP SUMMERSLAM MATCH CALLED OFF: THE WHOLE STORY AS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO CHANGE THE CARD by Dave Scherer
- 11:39 pm PWI: RAW REPORT: NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR SUMMERSLAM ANNOUNCED by Richard Trionfo
- 11:07 pm PWI: MAIN EVENT FOR SUMMERSLAM ANNOUNCED by Mike Johnson
- 09:28 pm PWT: TV Reports: CALDWELL'S WWE RAW REPORT 7/23: Ongoing virtual time coverage of live Raw
- 09:23 pm PWI: ONGOING LIVE RAW REPORT by Richard Trionfo
- 08:01 pm TNA: News : Why Is Dustin Rhodes Attacking "Wildcat" Chris Harris?
- 06:43 pm WO: Headline: Complete Benoit coverage from day one to the present, get all four Observers with more coverage than any other source in the world on the subject e-mailed to you today with new subscription
- 06:35 pm PWT: TNA News: TNA News: Impact ratings raise to third highest ever, comparison to UFC Unleashed
- 06:27 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Smackdown ratings continue to hold strong
- 06:23 pm PWI: SMACKDOWN RATING HAS GOOD NEWS FOR WWE by Dave Scherer
- 06:19 pm PWI: A LOOK AT UPCOMING AND POTENTIAL WWE DVD RELEASES by Mike Johnson and Buck Woodward
- 05:23 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Weekend Report: Christy Hemme, FSM cancels, IWA no-shows, Low Ki retains
- 04:30 pm WO: Headline: Monday news update: Notes on tonight's Raw, WWE & TNA ratings, Update on several injuries/illnesses, What to blame Raw ratings on, NOAH tryout camp in U.S., and much more
- 04:27 pm WO: Headline: Latest Benoit case coverage with news covered nowhere else, Benoit's health, crime scene, how Vince handled things behind scenes, wrestler & doctor comments; details of this week's 2 issues and how to get 2 free issues
- 04:27 pm WO: Feature: Latest Benoit case coverage with news covered nowhere else, Benoit's health, crime scene, how Vince handled things behind scenes, wrestler & doctor comments; details of this week's 2 issues and how to get 2 free issues
- 04:26 pm WO: Headline: Chris Cruise interview about current and former state of wrestling pulling no punches
- 04:25 pm WO: Headline: Joe Babinsack looks at Chick Fight V
- 04:25 pm WO: Headline: CMLL on Fox Sports Espanol
- 03:00 pm PWI: BACKSTAGE NEWS FROM RAW, REACTION TO THE BASH, FORMER STAR FIRES BACK AT WWE TOP TALENT, SMACKDOWN PREMIERE AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:59 pm WO: Feature: Latest feedback from Great American Bash
- 02:56 pm PWI: WWE NEWS ON TRIPLE H, JIM ROSS, FREE 24/7, LEARNING THE WWE WAY AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:22 pm PWI: UPDATE ON PLANNED CNN DOCUMENTARY ABOUT WRESTLING INDUSTRY by Mike Johnson
- 01:48 pm PWI: TNA EXECUTIVES SPOTTED AT FOX IN LA FOR NEXT ROUND OF TV NEGOTIATIONS by Mike Johnson
- 12:08 pm PWI: LOOKING AT A "IT WAS BETTER THAN ITS WWE PREDECESSORS BUT NOT WORTH THE MONEY" GREAT AMERICAN BASH PPV by Dave Scherer
- 12:07 pm PWI: PREVIEWING NEXT MONTH'S NWA LEGENDS FANFEST IN CHARLOTTE, NC by Mike Johnson
- 11:16 am PWI: LOTS OF TNA NOTES & NEWS: AJ STYLES, IMPACT EXPANSION, BOUND FOR GLORY, WOMEN'S DIVISON AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:54 am PWI: STATEMENT FROM FAMILY OF JOHN KRONUS by Mike Johnson
- 10:19 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: WWE-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, DUSTY AND CODY, WWF.COM, UNDERTAKER'S RETURN AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 10:07 am PWI: UPDATE ON LAWSUIT AGAINST WWE AND SANDMAN FOR ALLEGED ASSAULT AGAINST FAN DURING LIVE ECW BROADCAST by Mike Johnson
- 09:30 am PWI: CW NETWORK PRESIDENT COMMENTS ON WWE'S ROLE IN NETWORK, SAYS CHRIS BENOIT NEVER APPEARED ON SMACKDOWN (SERIOUSLY) by Mike Johnson
- 09:04 am PWI: GREAT AMERICAN BASH DARK MATCH, WWE DEVELOPMENTAL UPDATE, FORMER WWE STAR WANTS TO FIGHT MMA IN A DRESS & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 09:03 am PWI: SID VICIOUS VS. 2 COLD SCORPIO, TWO CAGE MATCHES, GANGREL HIGHLIGHTS PRO WRESTLING UNPLUGGED RETURN TO PHILADELPHIA SATURDAY by Mike Johnson
- 09:00 am PWI: 7/21 OVW HOUSE SHOW RESULTS WITH CRYME TYME, NATTIE NEIDHART, PAUL BIRCHALL AND MORE by Mike Giralico
- 08:44 am PWI: KONNAN SLATED FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY TODAY by Mike Johnson
- 08:29 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: THE BEST BASH EVER, THE BRAWL TO SETTLE IT ALL AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 08:13 am PWI: 'DEMOLITION SMASH' BARRY DARSOW DISCUSSES HIS CAREER, LIFE AFTER WRESTLING, THE NWA LEGENDS FANFEST AND MORE by Monday Night Mayhem
- 07:30 am SLAM: Cena still champ after busy Bash by DALE PLUMMER and NICK TYLWALK -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 01:33 am WO: Feature: More Great American Bash feedback
- 12:56 am PWT: Torch Feedback: WWE Bash PPV Reax #1: "The World Title Triple Threat match was not as bad as I expected."
- 12:42 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: WWE Great American Bash PPV Audio Roundtable: Keller, Mitchell, McNeill (54 min.)
- 12:38 am PWI: TOP MATCHES ANNOUNCED FOR TONIGHT'S MONDAY NIGHT RAW by Mike Johnson
- 12:37 am WO: Headline: Raw main event is
- 12:06 am PWI: THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH POST GAME SHOW IS NOW ONLINE by Dave Scherer and Buck Woodward
