Quick Smackdown Results: Kane over Chris Masters, Mark Henry over Nate Nickerson via KO, Matt Hardy over MVP via CO, Jamie Noble over Shannon Moore, Jimmy Wang Yang over Kenny Dykstra, and Ric Flair/Batista over Deuce and Domino.
The RAW crew was in Huntington, WV tonight, and tomorrow they're in Wheeling, WV.
The Smackdown and ECW crews are in Manchester, NH tomorrow.
Smackdown's unknown wrestler was Johnny Stamboli.
The Hollywood Reporter noted the technical problems with USA's rating this week which impacted RAW's rating, however the true RAW rating may never be known.
USA Network is heavily hyping Monday's RAW.
Motley Fool has an article on WWE's losses from The Condemned.
Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses the Sooners, RAW's rating, Jeff Hardy, and more.
MSG Network signed Jonathan Coachman to host their sports and entertainment show MSG, NY.
TNA scored a 1.1 rating last night.
TNA issued a press release on the Bound for Glory weekend in Atlanta, GA.
TNA is making plans for 96 non-televised live events next year, a two-hour Impact possibly starting this fall, and 8 of 12 PPVs outside of Orlando, FL.
The UK's Sun interviewed Hulk Hogan about problems in the wrestling industry, steroid use, his own promotion and more.
Hulk Hogan had another successful sale of grills on a UK shopping channel, selling far more than expected.
Anne Hathaway told a story about a joke The Rock played on her during the filming of Get Smart.
Esquire published Killer Kowalski's What I've Learned column on their website.
Sal Corrente is appealing the not guilty verdict in his assault case against Jerry Lawler.
The Henry Daily Herald has an article on the return of Deep South Wrestling.
The Miami Herald has an interview with Joel "Malenko" Simon/a> about his family, the wrestling business, friendship and more.
Rene Dupre is headed to Japan following his recent WWE release.
Jimmy Rave reportedly asked for and was given his Ring of Honor release due to Rave's unhappiness with the promotion, and the promotion's unhappiness with Rave.
James Guttman interviewed David Young about problems with Dusty Rhodes, his time in TNA, wrestling in Japan and more.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Smackdown, Ratings, Hogan, Coach Aug 03 - 11:59 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 10:49 pm PWT: Other News: ETC. News: Hogan says wrestlers are on roids, says he wants to start drug-free group
- 10:43 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Raw rating this week underreported, confirms Hollywood Reporter
- 10:40 pm TNA: News : The Weekend Edition Of TNA Today - Post "iMPACT!" Footage
- 08:13 pm PWI: NIELSEN GLITCH THAT LED TO POOR RAW RATING CORRECTED; FIVE DAYS OF USA NETWORK PROGRAMMING UNDERREPORTED by Mike Johnson
- 08:02 pm PWI: JIM ROSS COMMENTS ON JEFF HARDY'S SUSPENSION, MONDAY'S RAW RATING, PACMAN JONES, KURT ANGLE AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 07:49 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1 (51 min.): TNA's decisions over past week, Bischoff's blog reax (51 min.)
- 07:44 pm WO: Headline: Hulk Hogan talks steroids and starting a new company
- 07:15 pm PWI: JERRY LAWLER'S ASSAULT CASE ISN'T OVER YET by Brian Tramel
- 07:05 pm WO: Headline: The most complete start-to-finish coverage from Benoit murders to Congress looking at wrestling, with details not reported anywhere else; What happened, why it happened; get the complete collection of issues e-mailed to you today
- 06:12 pm WO: Headline: Friday news update: Tons of ratings updates, weekend preview, IFL championships, huge convention of NWA stars, Rock pulls rib on Agent 99, best heavyweight in the world and much more
- 06:09 pm WO: Headline: Mike Coughlin looks at WEC debut and K-1 in Hong Kong
- 06:06 pm WO: Feature: WWE Smackdown TV report
- 05:23 pm PWI: LINEUP FOR NEXT WEEK'S WWE MSG CLASSICS: BRUNO SAMMARTINO IN A STEEL CAGE, HOGAN TEAMS WITH BIGELOW, BATTLE ROYAL & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 05:06 pm PWT: TV Reports: KELLER'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 8/2: Abyss & Sting vs. Christian & Styles, Angle trots out wife and daughter
- 04:52 pm TNA: Impact Results : Official "iMPACT!" Results For Thursday, August 2
- 04:48 pm PWI: WWE'S COACH PICKS UP HUGE NEW TV GIG, FORMER WWE STARS ON NEW REALITY SERIES & MORE WWE NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 03:54 pm PWI: UPDATE ON TNA EXPANSION PLANS by Mike Johnson
- 03:53 pm PWI: FORMER TNA STAR DAVID YOUNG EXPLAINS HOW DUSTY RHODES ALMOST MADE HIM QUIT THE WRESTLING BUSINESS by WorldWrestlingInsanity.com
- 03:29 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Weekend Preview: Snuka in CAPW, Briscoes invade Chikara, Delirious in IWC
- 03:22 pm PWI: IMPACT REPORT: ANGLE FAMILY DRAMA, NEW WRESTLER DEBUTS, MORE MATCHES ANNOUNCED FOR HARD JUSTICE by Richard Trionfo
- 03:19 pm PWT: The Specialists: 8/2 TNA Impact Hitlist: Samoa Joe, Ladder Match, Angle & Family
- 02:42 pm YAHOO: World Wrestling Entertainment vs. "The Charge" by Motley Fool
- 02:41 pm PWT: Torch Instant Polls: Torch Instant Poll: Which one act is TNA's most underutilized these days? Tell them!
- 02:25 pm PWI: WWE TO PROMOTE BIG FREE SUMMER PROMOTIONAL EVENT IN CALIFORNIA, RELEASED TALENT POPS UP IN JAPAN, ECW ACTION FIGURES AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 01:56 pm PWI: USA NETWORK GEARS UP FOR VINCE MCMAHON'S RETURN, BOOKER DISCUSSES MOVING TO RAW, KEN KENNEDY IN NY AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 01:45 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: USA Network and WWE touting Monday's Raw as a "can't miss event"
- 01:30 pm PWI: BIG TNA TOURING PLANS FOR THE NEXT YEAR by Mike Johnson
- 01:26 pm PWT: Guest Editorials: Guest Editorial: Raw ratings in the tank - but do we really want more Mr. McMahon?
- 01:17 pm PWI: HULK HOGAN GRILL BECOMES WORLDWIDE HIT...SERIOUSLY by Mike Johnson
- 01:16 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Forbes headlines with "WWE profits fall 52 percent"
- 01:12 pm PWI: COMPLETE DETAILS ON TNA BOUND FOR GLORY PPV WEEKEND IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA by Mike Johnson
- 01:10 pm PWI: WWE UNFORGIVEN PPV PRE-SALE PASSWORD by Mike Johnson
- 12:30 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: More Theories on Why Raw Ratings Have Crashed: "Edge was such a huge part of Raw."
- 12:20 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Audio Torch Talk: Kevin Nash speaks out at length on Benoit Family Tragedy for first time (25 min.)
- 11:50 am SLAM: René Dupre off to Japan by RICHARD KAMCHEN - SLAM! Wrestling
- 11:01 am PWI: COMPLETE DETAILS SURROUNDING JIMMY RAVE'S DEPARTURE FROM RING OF HONOR by Mike Johnson
- 10:55 am SLAM: Impact: Feuding Angles and a new Test by CHRIS SOKOL - SLAM! Wrestling
- 10:40 am PWI: THE IDENTITY OF THE UNKNOWN WRESTLER FROM SMACKDOWN, MANIA TICKET ON-SALE, JIM ROSS AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: TNA-PACMAN, ECW-WWE, KHALI, SAMOA JOE AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 09:00 am PWI: BATTLE OF THE KINGS CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND, BOTH WWE BRANDS BACK ON THE ROAD IN THE U.S. by Buck Woodward
- 08:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JERICHO'S FINAL ECW MATCH, CACTUS AND GILBERT GO THREE FALLS, HUGE SHOW IN HAWAII AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 07:00 am PWI: SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (NON-SPOILER); BATISTA & FLAIR VS. DEUCE & DOMINO by Buck Woodward
- 12:55 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Highlights and news from second quarter conference call with investors
