ECW's rating was up to 1.5 this week.
There are Smackdown spoilers from last night in Youngstown, OH.
The Youngstown Vindicator has local coverage of the Smackdown and ECW shows.
The CW's Dawn Ostroff praised Smackdown's performance in hitting their target demographic of males 18-34.
WWE's second Congressional letter sets a response deadline of August 15, and it may involve other wrestling organizations.
Christopher Nowinski's Sports Legacy Institute launched their official website.
AOL's Black Voices is accepting questions for King Booker and Queen Sharmell with 5 being asked on August 13.
There are rumors about the plans for the Vince McMahon paternity angle and who else it involves.
The Daltons are based on Lenny and George from the novel Of Mice and Men.
Candice Michelle's nude appearance on Hotel Erotica is airing all month on Cinemax and on Cinemax On Demand.
SLAM has an interview with female wrestler Judy Martin discussing her career, modern women's wrestling, tag team wrestling and more.
The Middletown, OH Journal has an interview with Shark Boy discussing the inspiration for his character and the man behind the mask.
Matt Morgan made his TNA debut yesterday on TNA Today.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Ratings, WWE, CW, Martin, Shark Boy Aug 08 - 10:26 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
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