Quick Smackdown Results: Victoria/Natalya/Maryse over Michelle McCool/Maria/Cherry, Curt Hawkins/Zack Ryder over Shannon Moore/Jimmy Wang Yang, Jeff Hardy over Shelton Benjamin, Kozlov over Jesse, and Brian Kendrick over Super Crazy.
The RAW crew was in Wildwood, NJ today, and tomorrow they're in Newark, DE.
The Smackdown/ECW crew is in Syracuse, NY tomorrow.
Tickets for No Mercy go on sale on August 16.
WWE released six people today including wrestlers Nunzio, James Curtis, Shannon Moore, Domino, Big Daddy V and referee Nick Patrick.
Shannon Moore briefly blogged about parting ways with WWE.
Jonathan Coachman anchored ESPN News today.
Randy Orton appeared on the UK's Sky Sports News channel to promote Summerslam and mentioning he's been medically cleared to return to the ring.
Ask Men has a Q&A with Melina about wrestling, Playboy, training and more.
The Long Island Press spoke to Mick Foley about leaving the Smackdown announce team and his contract expiring on September 1.
Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses Ric Flair, Brett Favre, and their future careers.
Edge will be live blogging prior to Summerslam.
John Cena reportedly drew 1500-1800 fans for his autograph signing yesterday.
WWE's stock filing revealed a lawsuit challenging WWE's treatment of wrestlers as independent contractors rather than employees.
WWE is working on a new Eddy Guerrero DVD scheduled for a November release.
Variety has an article on Project Runway's move to Lifetime from Bravo with comparisons to WWE's movement of RAW to and from USA and TNN/Spike.
Last night's Impact scored a 1.0 rating.
MTV's Multiplayer blog has a report on Midway's Impact game calling it fun.
The Staten Island Advance has an article on an Embassy Pro Wrestling show for kid campers.
Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler will play at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Trades has an interview with Stacy Keibler on Samurai Girl, wrestling, dancing and more.
Sports Illustrated has a Q&A with Brock Lesnar on MMA, his background, injuries and more.
James Guttman interviewed Brian Knobbs about the Nasty Boys, their name, Hulk Hogan and more.
The UK's Sun has an interview with Ted DiBiase about his new book, changing his life, WWE and more.
SLAM has a review of the YouShoot interview with Sandman discussing his career, drug use, sex and more.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Smackdown, Releases, Foley, Interviews Aug 08 - 11:48 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 09:07 pm PWT: PWTorch Free Podcast: 8/8 Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1: Flair's future outside of WWE from almost every angle imaginable, Foley's future (5 min. free clip)
- 08:25 pm PWT: TV Reports: 8/8 WWE SMACKDOWN: Parks's Ongoing "Real-Time" Coverage of the CW Show
- 07:53 pm PWI: WWE PLANNING NEW EDDIE GUERRERRO DVD by Mike Johnson
- 07:04 pm PWI: FORMER WWE ANNOUNCER TURNS UP ON HIS NEW JOB by Dave Scherer
- 06:22 pm PWI: TNA RATING by Dave Scherer
- 06:18 pm PWI: WWE NOTES AND NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 06:05 pm WWE: SummerSlam Live Blog will be 'Rated-R' by By: Corey Clayton
- 05:15 pm PWT: TV Reports: 8/07 TNA Impact Report by Wilkenfeld: Angle bleeds his way to Hard Justice
- 04:51 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Weekend Preview: Tyler Black, ODB, Jacobs, Demolition, Greg Valentine
- 04:38 pm PWI: ANOTHER NAME RELEASED by Mike Johnson
- 04:24 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Shannon Moore posts MySpace message saying he's no longer with WWE
- 04:18 pm PWI: WWE RELEASES FIVE TALENTS by Mike Johnson
- 04:06 pm PWI: MORE WWE RELEASES COMING by Mike Johnson
- 03:22 pm PWI: WWE PRESALE CODE by Jason Camp
- 02:35 pm PWI: MIKE 'SIMON DEAN' BUCCI DISCUSSES THE SIGNATURE PHARMACY INVESTIGATION THAT LED TO HIS WWE DISMISSAL, HIS POST-WWE CAREER, THE NEGATIVITY AROUND WRESTLING, OVERSEEING WWE DEVELOPMENTAL, HIRING KOFI KINGSTON AND MUCH MORE by Mike Johnson
- 02:34 pm PWI: FORMER WWE EXECUTIVE SPEAKS OUT, NO MERCY PPV ON SALE THIS WEEKEND, SLOVAKIA AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 02:04 pm PWT: The Specialists: 8/7 TNA Impact Hits & Misses: Show Opening, Undercutting the PPV, Weapons Gauntlet
- 12:58 pm PWI: JIM ROSS TALKS ABOUT RIC FLAIR AND BRETT FAVRE'S RECENT CAREER MOVES by Buck Woodward
- 12:26 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Mick Foley confirms departure from WWE is likely; creative differences to blame
- 12:00 pm WWE: WWE releases six Superstars, referee Nick Patrick
- 11:41 am PWI: THE AUGUST 8 EDITION OF THE MAILBAG IS NOW ONLINE by Dave Scherer and Buck Woodward
- 11:32 am PWI: MICK FOLEY SAYS WWE ANNOUNCING JOB 'WASN'T WORKING OUT TOO WELL' AND COMMENTS ON HIS WWE FUTURE (OR LACK OF ONE) by Buck Woodward
- 10:50 am PWI: WWE MAIN EVENTER ANNOUNCES HE HAS BEEN MEDICALLY CLEARED TO RETURN TO THE RING by Martin Drury
- 10:48 am PWI: COMPLETE TNA HARD JUSTICE LINEUP, TNA TO DEBUT IN MIAMI AND MORE NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 10:41 am PWI: WWE NOTES AND NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 10:33 am PWI: BRIAN KNOBBS REVEALS THE ORIGINAL NAME HE AND SAGGS WERE GOING TO USE, THE DAUGHTER OF A LEGEND WHO CAME UP WITH "NASTY BOYS," DETAILS ON HULK HOGAN "CELEBRITY WRESTLING" REALITY SHOW, AND MORE by WorldWrestlingInsanity.com
- 10:30 am PWI: BROCK LESNAR-WWE, SMACKDOWN, RATINGS NEWS AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: JOHN MORRISON, MATT STRIKER, CHRIS HARRIS, VICTORIA AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 09:55 am PWI: WWE SERVED WITH LAWSUIT CHALLENGING PROFESSIONAL WRESTLERS' STATUS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS by Mike Johnson
- 09:15 am PWI: THE MOUTHPIECE WRESTLING SHOW RETURNS TO BOSTON AIRWAVES TODAY WITH TNA'S JEREMY BORASH AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 09:00 am PWI: WWE VS. TNA IN THE GARDEN STATE, HARD JUSTICE, EXTREME RULES AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 08:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: VERNE WINS THE AWA TITLE AGAIN ... AND AGAIN by Buck Woodward
- 07:52 am PWT: PWTorch Free Podcast: 8/7 Real Deal with Pat McNeill Audio: WWE vs. TNA Showdown, Jerry Jarrett Is Wrong & More (5 min clip.)
- 07:52 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: 8/7 Real Deal with Pat McNeill Audio: WWE vs. TNA Showdown, Jerry Jarrett Is Wrong & More (5 min clip.)
- 07:00 am PWI: SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (NON-SPOILER); HARDY VS. BENJAMIN, ARM WRESTLING, SUPER CRAZY RESURFACES AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 06:54 am PWT: The Specialists: ECW Storylines and Feuds - Analysis on Ortiz's character, Colin Delaney's storyline, and Finlay's ironic statement
- 04:49 am PWT: Torch Feedback: TNA Impact Reax #1: "It's so B-movie bad that you can't help but laugh at it."
- 04:41 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: 8/8 VIP East Coast Audio: Impact - A show full of unnecessary stips and gimmicks used to promote more of same (5 min. clip)
- 04:29 am PWT: PWTorch Free Podcast: Daily Keller Hotline: Analysis of TNA Impact and final hype for Sunday's Hard Justice PPV (24 min.)
- 03:44 am PWT: TV Reports: KELLER'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 8/7: Eight-man gauntlet, very bloody Angle, final Hard Justice hype
- 01:52 am PWT: TV Reports: CALDWELL'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 8/7: A whole lot of stuff to preview Sunday's PPV
- 12:27 am PWI: IMPACT REPORT: WHY DOESN'T SHARK BOY LEND VAL HIS TAPE OF SONJAY TAKING THE RING; PREVIEW OF VIOLENCE WE WILL SEE ON SUNDAY; NEW MATCH ANNOUNCED FOR HARD JUSTICE by Richard Trionfo
