Quick RAW Results: Candice Michelle/Mickie James over Melina/Beth Phoenix, Cody Rhodes over Shelton Benjamin, Paul London/Brian Kendrick over Cade/Murdoch, Ken Kennedy vs. Carlito was a draw, and John Cena over Snitsky via DQ.
Fake Triple H was played by Chris Hamrick.
WWE will offer a 750k "TV Quality" webcast stream of Summerslam.
Tickets for No Mercy on October 7 go on sale on September 8.
A jury trial's been set for November 4, 2008 on the civil lawsuit against WWE and Sandman for alleged assault by Sandman on Karlene Boutwell during his ring entrance on the August 8, 2006 ECW show.
King Booker is a bit perplexed on why he's facing Triple H at Summerslam.
WWE.com posted a preview of the 2007 Divas Special magazine.
Ashley Massaro is getting a lot of press coverage for her role on the new season of Survivor.
WWE.com compiled a list of 14 wrestlers who might be Mr. McMahon's child.
SLAM has a review of TNA's new Abyss DVD saying it may not be a must-have, but a good addition to the collection for fans of extreme matches.
Mike Johnson has TNA notes on upcoming PPVs, Pacman Jones' music career, TV tapings and more.
Ring of Honor released their first PPV Respect is Earned on DVD today.
Pro Wrestling Unplugged's weekly series will be available on Philadelphia, PA's Channel 66.
Two University of Massachusetts undergraduates are promoting a wrestling show in October as part of a school project, with a special guest appearance by Eric Bischoff.
American Sligo, a new off-broadway play by Adam Rapp (no relation) telling the story of fictional wrestler Art 'Crazy Train' Sligo on the verge of retirement, runs September 24-October 14.
Chris Benoit's doctor's lawyer is suggesting Benoit had a hormone disorder that allowed for the huge amount of steroids as part of his treatment.
A memorial fund for Brian Adams and his family has been setup to help pay some of his funeral expenses.
Debra Marshall appeared on Inside Edition discussing the deaths of Benoit and Adams, Austin, drug abuse in wrestling and more.
The Rock and his ex-wife Dany Garcia Johnson are getting involved with a Hispanic doll company.
Matt "Rosey" Anoai denied media reports WWE fired him because of his weight although he does feel it didn't help his career.
One of the newest video games in Japan is Atsushi Onita's Anytime, Anywhere Politics Quiz for the Nintendo DS.
Rob Zombie told Wizard Magazine he wrote his version of Halloween with former WCW wrestler Tyler Mane in mind for the role of Michael Myers.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
RAW, Divas, PWU, Benoit, Rock Aug 20 - 11:38 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:50 pm SLAM: Raw: Last stop before Summerslam by JON WALDMAN -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 11:48 pm PWI: RAW REPORT AND THOUGHTS by Richard Trionfo
- 10:09 pm PWI: ECW ORIGINAL CAMEOS ON RAW by Mike Johnson
- 09:44 pm PWT: TV Reports: CALDWELL'S WWE RAW REPORT 8/20: Ongoing virtual time coverage of live Raw
- 09:41 pm PWI: NEW MATCH ADDED TO SUMMERSLAM CARD, LATEST WRINKLE IN THE VINCE IS DAD STORYLINE, THE ROCK, BETH PHOENIX & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 09:25 pm SLAM: Lawyer: Benoit had hormone disorder by HARRY R. WEBER
- 09:23 pm PWI: NOTES & NEWS ON KEVIN NASH, TOR KAMATA, ATSUSHI ONITA, ANOTHER WRESTLING-THEMED HORROR FILM AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 09:15 pm PWI: ONGOING RAW REPORT by Richard Trionfo
- 08:50 pm PWI: RAW SPOILER by Mike Johnson
- 08:20 pm PWI: LIVE, ONGOING RESULTS FROM RAW IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC by Mike Johnson
- 08:14 pm PWI: GERALDO RIVERA, FORMER WORLD CLASS TV PRODUCER MICKEY GRANT DISCUSS STEROID USE IN PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING by Mike Johnson
- 07:39 pm PWI: DEBRA MARSHALL DISCUSSES HER MARRIAGE TO STEVE AUSTIN, THE DEATH OF BRIAN ADAMS AND MORE by Angel Aramboles
- 06:43 pm PWI: BENOIT'S DOCTOR'S LAWYER SAYS BENOIT HAD A HORMONE CONDITION THAT WARRANTED LARGE AMOUNT OF STEROID USE by Dave Scherer
- 05:45 pm PWI: FORMER WCW HEAD ERIC BISCHOFF TO MAKE SPECIAL APPEARANCE AS PART OF LOADED SHOW AT UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS by Mike Johnson
- 05:11 pm PWT: The Specialists: WWE Saturday Night's Main Event Hitlist 8/18: Austin, RKO on Chair, Boxing Match, Magic Mirror
- 04:59 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Weekend Report: Strong defeats Black in FIP, Joe defeats Styles in IWC, Claudio over PAC
- 04:52 pm PWI: SPOILER ON VINCE MCMAHON'S BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT AND MORE WWE NEWS & NOTES by Brian Richey
- 04:40 pm PWI: WRESTLEMANIA 23 STAR LEARNS FROM WWE TIE-IN, UPDATE ON FORMER WWE STAR ROSEY, SUMMERSLAM DVD NOTE, SMACKDOWN TOMORROW & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 04:25 pm SLAM: Abyss DVD keeps the mystique by "Bloodthirsty" BOB KAPUR - SLAM! Wrestling
- 04:15 pm PWI: OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FOR WWE'S ASHLEY MASSARO TAKING PART IN NEW SEASON OF CBS' SURVIVOR by Mike Johnson
- 04:03 pm WO: Headline: Monday news update: WWE star officially announced as biggest celebrity on network powerhouse show; Gonzaga training; Saturday Night's Main Event; UFC scene in major movie, New TV signed; and Jindrak in eating contest
- 03:57 pm WO: Headline: The illegitimate son angle, where it started, who it was originally proposed for; Latest updates in Benoit case; Life and times of Adams; Major shifts in who watches WWE; Details of today's Observer and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 03:57 pm WO: Feature: The illegitimate son angle, where it started, who it was originally proposed for; Latest updates in Benoit case; Life and times of Adams; Major shifts in who watches WWE; Details of today's Observer and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 03:54 pm WO: Headline: CMLL on Fox Sports Espanol TV report
- 03:54 pm WO: Headline: Joe Babinsack reviews Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels by Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson
- 03:34 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Linda McMahon tells NY Times about working with Vince, movies, WWE.com, more
- 03:28 pm PWT: Torch Instant Polls: Torch Instant Poll: Are you more looking forward to Triple H's or Rey Mysterio's return?
- 03:22 pm PWT: Arena Reports: 8/18 WWE Smackdown/ECW in Albany, Ga.: Batista vs. Great Khali, Finlay vs. Kane
- 03:10 pm PWT: TV Reports: 8/16 TNA Impact review: Wilkenfeld's debut report - Where we've been, where we're going
- 03:07 pm PWI: 10 YEAR FLASHBACK: LOOKING BACK AT THE FIRST ECW HARDCORE HEAVEN PPV WITH LOTS OF BEHIND THE SCENES INFORMATION AND STORIES by Dave Scherer and Mike Johnson
- 03:06 pm PWI: MONDAY NIGHT RAW PREVIEW INCLUDING THE LATEST ON DADDY VINCE, SURVIVOR HOST DISCUSSES ASHLEY ON SERIES AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 03:06 pm PWI: BRIAN ADAMS MEMORIAL FUND ESTABLISHED by Mike Johnson
- 02:17 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Smackdown VIP Audio Analysis with James Caldwell & Mike Roe (34 min.)
- 02:13 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: TNA Audio Analysis: Caldwell & Roe review latest Impact, Hard Justice fallout, news (35 min.)
- 02:06 pm PWT: The Specialists: SPECIALIST - WWE 24/7: The Big Ones, Summerslam '97, Summerslam '94
- 12:22 pm PWI: ROH RELEASES FIRST PPV ON DVD, RING OF HONOR RETURNS TO NYC AND CT THIS WEEKEND; VIDEO WIRE AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 12:02 pm PWI: TNA LOOKING TOWARDS NEW YORK CITY, KAREN ANGLE, BOUND FOR GLORY, PRAISE FROM TV GUIDE & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:43 am PWI: JURY TRIAL SET IN LAWSUIT OVER ALLEGED ASSAULT AND BATTERY COMMITTED BY WWE STAR by Mike Johnson
- 11:35 am PWI: NO MERCY PPV, WWE WEBSITE ASKS 'WHO'S YOUR DADDY?', NEW PLAY ABOUT PRO WRESTLER ON VERGE OF RETIREMENT AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:24 am PWI: PRO WRESTLING UNPLUGGED CLEARS TV IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA by Mike Johnson
- 11:01 am PWI: WWE NEWS ON TONIGHT'S RAW, HOW UFC IS CUTTING INTO PROFITS AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: HHH AS HEAD WWE BOOKER, SAMOA JOE'S PUSH, JEFF HARDY, WRESTLER DEATHS AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 08:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: THE FIRST ULTIMATE X MATCH by Buck Woodward
