RAW, Benoit, Jones, Test, OMEGA Aug 06 - 11:08 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick RAW Results: William Regal eliminated Sandman to win the RAW General Manager position, Snitsky over Rory, Jillian Hall over Mickie James, King Booker over Jerry Lawler, and John Cena over Umaga via DQ.

The Smackdown and ECW crews were in Burlington, VT yesterday with Batista/Rey Mysterio Jr. over Great Khali/Finlay. The RAW crew was in Akron, OH yesterday with John Cena over Randy Orton. RAW And Smackdown will be taped in Youngstown, OH tomorrow night.

WWE released Aaron "The Idol" Stevens who had recently been working RAW house shows. Marcus Cor Von is taking time off to deal with family issues. Moolah and Mae Young are booked for Summerslam.

Chris Benoit's body was quiety cremated while his family tries to deal with the tragedy. WWE's World Class Championship Wrestling may have been delayed until September due to the discussion of numerous deaths and the attention already on WWE. India's Sahara Samay has an article on Great Khali becoming champion. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses ZZ Top, Karl Gotch, Wrestlemania 25, and more.

TNA announced they've signed Adam "Pacman" Jones to a contract with his first appearance on Thursday. The Associated Press picked up on Jones' signing. If Impact expands to two hours, they're reportedly continue to tape every other week but on both Monday and Tuesday. TNA is reportedly considering regular drug testing for wrestlers.

TNA was in Wichita, KS yesterday with Kurt Angle over Christian Cage. Former ECW wrestler Angel Medina visited backstage at TNA's Wichita, KS house show. Andrew "Test" Martin posted a message to fans on MySpace discussing his jump to TNA.

Ring of Honor's Death Before Dishonor is this weekend in Roxbury, MA and Philadelphia, PA. The Cincinnati Enquirer has an article on Matt "Rosey" Anoai's participation in ABC's new series Fat March. SLAM has an article on 1930's and 40's wrestler Sammy Stein and his transition to Hollywood actor. A new documentary OMEGA: Uncommon Passion on the promotion that helped start the careers of the Hardy Boyz, Gregory Helms and others is scheduled for a late August release.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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