RAW, Divas, PWU, Benoit, Rock Aug 20 - 11:38 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

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.

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