WWE, Benoit, Lesnar, Storm Aug 15 - 11:11 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

ECW scored a 1.5 rating last night. Saturday Night's Main Event may air 6 hours early in the UK. The former Sign Guy Dudley has a cameo on Saturday Night's Main Event.

WWE's stock hit its lowest point since November 2005. Blogging Stocks has an article on why purchasing WWE stock for the dividends may not be a good idea. Big Brother's Eric discussed his time as an assistant for WWE's creative team. IGN has a Smackdown vs. RAW 2008 for the Nintendo DS roster update.

The Associated Press picked up on the Benoit family death order inheritance story. A WWE 24/7 Legends Roundtable discussion regarding the Radicals jump to WWE omitted any mention of Chris Benoit's membership in the group. MSNBC's Dan Abrams may have picked up something from the Benoit tragedy coverage as he recently nicknamed Karl Rove the Constitutional Crippler. Brian Adams' death has been receiving a lot of mainstream publicity. Marc Mero joined the National Coalition for the Advancement of Drug-Free Athletics and will work as spokesman for the Choose Not to Use campaign.

Kurt Angle is reportedly working to broker a deal between Brock Lesnar and TNA for a full-time contract starting in the fall with the possibility of occasional MMA fighting. TNA reportedly released Matt Bentley, Runt and Doug Basham as part of their cost cutting measures.

Lance Storm announced his official retirement from in-ring competition following his match this past Saturday in his hometown of North Bay, ON. Bret Hart's autobiography is scheduled for an October 16 release. Hulk Hogan reportedly has a cameo in Scary Movie 5. Iron Sheik will be touring with Howard Stern's Killers of Comedy.

The Stamford Times has an article on the dual careers of former wrestler Tony Altomare, one-time tag partner of Capt. Lou Albano, who died in 2003. Hillbilly Jim was among the notable guests at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money last week in Milwaukee, WI. SLAM has an article on Greg "The Hammer" Valentine's career resurgence as well as his thoughts on the Benoit tragedy. The Search for the Next Elvira with Shelly "Ariel" Martinez as a contestant will air on the FOX Reality Network on October 13. Shantelle Taylor wrote about her recent WWE release on her MySpace blog.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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