Smackdown, Steroids, Rock, Danielson Aug 31 - 11:59 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick Smackdown Results: Finlay over Kane, MVP/Matt Hardy over Deuce and Domino for the WWE Tag Team Titles, Rey Mysterio Jr. over Batista via DQ, Rey Mysterio Jr. over Finlay.

The RAW crew will be in Terra Haute, IN tomorrow. Smackdown and ECW will tape this week's show tomorrow in Cincinnati, OH due to the RAW crew going overseas this week. WWE re-scheduled three New York house shows at the end of September, moving them to January. WWE's New Year's Eve RAW will be taped on December 29 in Greensboro, NC.

WWE released Mike "Simon Dean" Bucci from his position in talent relations after his name surfaced in the Signature Pharmacy scandal. ABC News and ESPN Sports covered the WWE suspensions in detail with comments from people in and out of WWE. Cable news networks have carried the WWE suspensions story throughout the day. Alex Marvez spoke to The Rock about the WWE suspensions, Chris Benoit, and his life away from wrestling.

WWE has apparently not yet signed Johnny Stamboli although they reportedly do have an interest in him. King Booker and Queen Sharmell will renew their wedding vows during WWE's tour of South Africa. John Cena will greet fans and sign autographs at the Food Lion AutoFair at Lowe's Motor Speedway on September 15 in Concord, NC. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry answers a lot of fan questions on topics including X-Pac's name, Ric Flair, OVW and more. PWInsider has a match listing for the Rey Mysterio: The Biggest Little Man DVD set.

Hulk Hogan will help kickoff the National Wave Campaign in Freedom, PA on Labor Day, encouraging people to wave freedom towels during the next Fourth of July. Samoa Joe responded to rumors he's interested in going to WWE for less money saying they're not true and make him look uncool. Bryan Danielson will still be involved in the NWA title tournament serving as special referee for the final match.

Alex Marvez interviewed Rick Martel about transitioning from face to heel, growing up around wrestling, a return to the ring and more. James Guttman interviewed One Man Gang about the transition into Akeem, Big Bossman, tattoos and more. Former wrestler John "Mike Steele" Meek was killed in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday, with the truck driver who hit him being charged with second degree murder. The Stoney Creek, ON Times has an article on Dewey "Missing Link" Robertson's funeral earlier this week.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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