Quick ECW Results: Hornswoggle over Armando Estrada, Evan Bourne over Matt Striker, Kofi Kingston over Mike Knox via DQ, and CM Punk over John Morrison.
Last night's RAW scored a 3.3 rating (3.3 / 3.3), up from last week's 3.0 rating.
There are off air notes from RAW last night in Salt Lake City, UT.
Salt Lake City, UT's ABC has an article on last night's RAW.
RAW was #4 and #5 among DVR'd shows for May 26-June 1.
WWE issued a press release on the latest group of McMahon money winners.
The Virginian-Pilot has an article on 15 year old Denzel Parker who won $125,000 last night.
WWE revealed the prize amounts for next week's RAW.
The presale password for tomorrow's Madison Square Garden house show on-sale is MSGSLAM, while the password for Thursday's pre-sale for Pittsburgh, PA is BATISTA.
Canada's The Score's Countdown to RAW interviewed Vince McMahon about the money giveaway, the draft, his future in the business and more.
Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses RAW, Harvey Whippleman's book, upcoming autograph signings and more.
WWE added Mickie James vs. Katie Lea to the Night of Champions.
The Stamford Advocate has an article on tough commutes in the area with a comment from WWE Vice President of Information Technology Roni Krisavage.
WWE developmental wrestler Stuart "Stu Sanders" Bennett was arrested on Sunday in Tampa, FL on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, possibly after an altercation at a bar.
T3 spoke to Samoa Joe and AJ Styles about the new TNA game vs. WWE's video games.
Mike Johnson has TNA news and notes on the UK tour, upcoming shows, the Impact video game and more.
Ring of Honor's next PPV Respect is Earned II will debut on August 1.
Nova Scotia's The Advertiser has an article on Grand Prix Wrestling's final show of the 2008 season.
The Los Angeles Times has an article on Dwayne Johnson dropping The Rock name.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution interviewed Lex Luger about his spinal injury, religion, drug use and more.
James Guttman interviewed Rikishi about Nu Wrestling Evolution, European crowds, Warrior and more.
Washington's Peninsula Daily News has an article on local author Matthew Randazzo V and his new book Ring of Hell about problems in wrestling.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
ECW, Ratings, McMahon, Luger Jun 17 - 11:53 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 10:10 pm PWT: TV Reports: CALDWELL'S ECW TV REPORT 6/17: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of WWE's Sci-Fi show
- 07:12 pm PWI: WWE PRE-SALE CODE FOR PITTSBURGH RETURN, HEYMAN HUSTLE TOUTS POPULAR EPISODE & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 06:24 pm PWI: WWE FINALLY GETS THE MILLION DOLLAR BOOST IT WAS LOOKING FOR IN THE RAW RATING by Dave Scherer
- 05:49 pm PWT: Other News: Nostalgia News: Lex Luger health update, very good article on Luger
- 05:49 pm PWT: The Specialists: Nostalgia News: Lex Luger health update, very good article on Luger
- 05:34 pm PWT: WWE News: Ratings News: Ratings up this week, so could money giveaway be creating buzz McMahon wants? (w/Keller's Analysis)
- 05:25 pm PWI: WWE DEVELOPMENTAL TALENT ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STRIKING POLICE OFFICER by Mike Johnson
- 05:06 pm PWT: The Specialists: Raw Storylines and Feuds - Reviewing the only three established feuds forwarded this week
- 04:30 pm PWI: DISCUSSING WHY FORGETTING THE LITTLE THINGS IN WRESTLING LEAD TO BIG PROBLEMS, RIC FLAIR'S RETURN TO TV, THE DECIMATION OF THE IOWA WRESTLING INSTITUTE, LES ON MTV'S MADE, EXPOSING THE BUSINESS & MUCH MORE by Mike Johnson & Les Thatcher
- 03:44 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Weekend Report: Fire Ant, Davey Richards, Honky Tonk Man, Eugene
- 03:02 pm PWT: The Specialists: 6/16 WWE Raw Hits & Misses: Cena-Triple H, Bikini Blowout, Flair, Main Event
- 02:32 pm PWI: WHY WWE KEEPS GIVING AWAY FIRST RUN MATCHES, WHY THEY ARE GIVING AWAY A THIRD MILLION DOLLARS, DRAFT TALK AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:30 pm PWI: LOTS OF TNA NEWS AND NOTES by Mike Johnson
- 01:27 pm PWI: SMACKDOWN, AM RAW AND IMPACT REPLAY RATINGS by Dave Scherer
- 01:02 pm PWI: NEWS AND NOTES ON VINCE MCMAHON, JIM ROSS, HULK HOGAN AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 12:55 pm PWI: NUTS AND BOLTS: NWA WRESTLING SHOWCASE ON HIATUS, NOAH HEADING TO UK, BLACKJACK MULLIGAN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, NIGEL MCGUINNESS, BALLS MAHONEY, OVW & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 12:25 pm PWI: FORMER WCW WORLD CHAMPION LEX LUGER DISCUSSES HIS CONTINUED EFFORTS OF OVERCOME PARALYSIS, HIS INNER FAITH AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:41 am PWI: RING OF HONOR PPV UPDATE by Mike Johnson
- 11:26 am PWI: LOOKING AT A "CHRIS JERICHO FINALLY RETURNED TO WWE LAST NIGHT" EDITION OF RAW by Dave Scherer
- 11:25 am PWI: WHAT THE BUCK?: GIVING AWAY MONEY IS BORING (IF YOU'RE NOT WINNING IT), CENA: WRESTLING'S BIGGEST DORK, WWE TAKES A STEP BACK WITH MELINA AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 11:00 am PWI: NWA PRO TV CHAMP JUDAS YOUNG DISCUSSES BEING BROKEN IN BY THE LATE FLYBOY ROCCO ROCK, HELPING TRAIN WWE'S CHERRY, FANSLAM, BEING PART OF THE CURRENT NWA PRODUCT, MISTAKES INDY WRESTLERS MAKE WHEN BEING BOOKED TO WORK FOR WWE AND MUCH MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:55 am PWI: MORNING THOUGHTS: WWE BLOWS IT WITH RIC FLAIR LAST NIGHT by Mike Johnson
- 10:51 am PWT: Torch Feedback: WWE Smackdown Reax #1: "Why is Dreamer still wrestling at this point in his career?"
- 10:44 am PWT: Guest Editorials: WWE Raw Reax #2: "Why wasn't Triple H a little upset for McMahon throwing Flair out the building?"
- 10:41 am PWI: PRE-SALE PASSWORD FOR WWE'S RETURN TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN by Mike Johnson
- 10:38 am PWI: RIKISHI DISCUSSES BRINGING ULTIMATE WARRIOR OUT OF RETIREMENT, THE DIRECTION HE'S TAKING N.W.E., WHY HE HASN'T RETURNED TO WWE (EVEN FOR A ONE SHOT DEAL) AND MORE by WorldWrestlingInsanity.com
- 10:30 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Radican Audio Update with Derek Burgan: McMahon Mania, Angle's Odd Interview, Jericho-Michaels (48 min.)
- 10:28 am PWT: WWE News: Interview Highlights: Al Snow talks about his future, Tough Enough, Foley feud, ECW, Pranks
- 10:16 am PWI: TNA UK TOUR NOTES & NEWS ON KURT ANGLE, INJURIES, INTERNAL FEELINGS ON TOUR AND LOTS MORE TNA NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 10:02 am PWI: MORE OFF AIR NOTES FROM RAW by John Shepherd
- 09:39 am PWI: VINCE MCMAHON SAYS THE MEDIA CAN GO SCREW THEMSELVES...THEN SAYS WWE IS 'A LITTLE TOO DEFENSIVE', SAYS HE'LL BE IN THE BUSINESS IF HE LIVES TO 100 AND MORE by Devin Cutting
- 09:35 am PWI: NEXT WEEK'S PRIZE VALUE AMOUNTS FOR WWE'S MILLION DOLLAR GIVEAWAY by Steven Fernandes
- 09:30 am PWI: WWE PRESS RELEASE ON THE LATEST MONEY WINNERS by WWE
- 09:29 am PWT: CALDWELL'S TAKE: CORNER CUBE TUESDAY 6/17 - Ric Flair surprise appearance starts strong, but finishes weak
- 09:22 am PWI: NEW MATCH ADDED TO WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS PPV by Mike Johnson
- 08:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: ANGLE WINS THE TNA TITLE, WORLD CLASS STAR WARS, ECW BREAKS OUT THE BARBED WIRE AND MORE by Buck Woodward & Ryan Martinez
- 07:00 am PWI: ECW PREVIEW (NON-SPOILER) by Buck Woodward
- 02:09 am PWT: Spotlight Article: PWTorch's Raw Coverage: Keller and Caldwell Reports, Keller Audio Analysis, Reader Reax
- 01:48 am PWT: WWE News: Interview Highlights: McMahon says he will never retire and live to 100, tells who to go screw themselves?
- 12:58 am PWT: PWTorch Free Podcast: FREE PODCAST: Daily Keller Hotline with in-depth analysis and reaction to Raw (6-16-08)
- 12:56 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: More info on tonight's WWE Raw draft winners including a 15 year old, a disabled Navy veteran
- 12:55 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: 6/16 WWF Raw Audio Analysis: Caldwell & Parks discuss the pros and cons of Flair surprise appearance (49 min.)
- 12:01 am PWT: Torch Feedback: WWE Raw Reax #1: "It felt like 1998 again! We has a super hot crowd, everything made sense, seemed unpredictable, and..."
