Quick Smackdown Results: Maria over Natalya via DQ, Bryan Kendrick won the 10 man WWE Title Scramble qualifier, MVP over Festus via CO, Shelton Benjamin over Finlay, and Jeff Hardy over Great Khali.
The RAW crew was in Bridgeport, CT tonight, and tomorrow they're in New York City, NY.
The Smackdown/ECW crew is in Erie, PA tomorrow.
The Canton Repository has an article on Mark Henry and the Smackdown house show on Sunday.
DVD art for Eddy Guerrero's upcoming 3 disc DVD set has been released.
WWE will be sending wrestlers to the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
Last night's Impact scored a 1.1 rating.
TNA's Slammiversary DVD has a few easter eggs.
The Hollywood Reporter has an article on Spike TV as it turns 5.
SLAM has an article on Harley Race's wrestling camp with Pro-Wrestling NOAH and what the participants experience.
The New York Times has a brief story on Saturday's Kaiju Big Battel show in Brooklyn, NY.
Paul Heyman's latest column for The Sun looks at Ric Flair's post-WWE career.
Bill Goldberg announced he's preparing for a return to wrestling but not for TNA or WWE.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Smackdown, Henry, Race, Goldberg Aug 22 - 11:46 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:37 pm PWI: OPENING SEGMENT ON SMACKDOWN NOT THE SAME AS WHAT TOOK PLACE AT THE TAPING by Buck Woodward
- 10:20 pm PWI: WWE GETS POLITICAL, HEYMAN ON FLAIR AND MORE by Steven Fernandes
- 10:07 pm PWT: PWTorch Free Podcast: 8/22 Daily Keller Hotline: More on Gail Kim, Heyman on Flair, Nash vs. Joe, Stats & Numbers, Foley, More (5 min. free clip)
- 07:15 pm PWI: TNA EASTER EGGS by Craig Murazane
- 06:44 pm PWT: PWTorch Free Podcast: 8/22 Mitchell Audio Show: Gail Kim Career Move, Triple H Psychoanalysis, John Cena beats Cody & Ted on Raw (5 min. free clip)
- 06:30 pm PWI: NOTES ON CHRIS JERICHO, RIC FLAIR, JIM ROSS AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 06:14 pm PWI: TNA IMPACT RATING by Dave Scherer
- 06:04 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Weekend Preview: Steen in IWS, Shiozaki in FIP, Delirious in Elite Pro
- 05:38 pm PWI: BILL GOLDBERG ANNOUNCES HE IS IN TRAINING TO RETURN TO PRO WRESTLING by Buck Woodward
- 04:46 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: VIP - PWTorch Today Bulletin #8 (PDF): More on Gail Kim, Kevin Nash, Ric Flair, Ratings, News & Notes
- 02:52 pm PWT: The Specialists: 8/21 TNA Impact Hits & Misses: Angle and Booker, Kim vs. Kong, Karen's Angle, Ladder Match, Guitar Mystery
- 01:52 pm PWT: PWTorch Free Podcast: 8/22 VIP East Coast Audio: Impact: Two big matches, Jeff's name unmentioned, Gunns heel turn continues (5 min. free clip)
- 01:41 pm PWT: The Specialists: LOGIC CHECK - 8/22 TNA IMPACT: Keeping tabs on what made sense, what tested suspension of disbelief, and what was just ridiculous
- 01:31 pm PWT: Torch Today: TORCH NEWS TICKER 8/22: Results Wanted, Austin return date, Batista comments on Cena match, Kofi and DDP interviews
- 01:00 pm PWI: DISCUSSING DIRTBAG WRESTLING PROMOTERS, PAT PATTERSON, KILLER KOWALSKI, SONNY FARGO, WWE'S RELEASES AND MUCH, MUCH MORE by Les Thatcher & Mike Johnson
- 12:44 pm PWT: Torch Flashbacks: KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 5 YRS. AGO (8-21-03): Angle vs. Big Show, Rhyno & Eddie vs. Benoit & Tajiri, Taker & Jordan vs. Cena & A-Train, Brock vs. Zach
- 10:54 am PWI: THE AUGUST 22 EDITION OF THE MAILBAG IS NOW ONLINE by Dave Scherer and Buck Woodward
- 10:45 am PWI: COVER ART FOR NEW EDDIE GUERRERO DVD, KOFI KINGSTON DISCUSSES FAME, WWE PARODIED IN NEW COMEDY & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: VENTURA & SAITO, AJ STYLES, MICK FOLEY AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 09:00 am PWI: UNDERTAKER GOES BACK ON THE ROAD (AND TEAMS WITH TRIPLE H), WWE BACK AT THE GARDEN AND TNA SWINGS THROUGH KANSAS by Buck Woodward
- 08:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: GOVERNOR VENTURA TELLS THE WORLD HE IS PROUD TO BE A WRESTLER by Buck Woodward
- 07:00 am PWI: SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (NON-SPOILER); QUALIFYING MATCHES FOR UNFORGIVEN CHAMPIONSHIP SCRAMBLE by Buck Woodward
- 02:02 am PWT: The Specialists: ECW Storylines and Feuds - Examining Hardy-Henry, Finlay-Knox, and Evan Bourne
- 01:59 am PWI: FLORIDA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING RESULTS, NEWS AND NOTES by Mike Johnson
- 01:37 am PWT: TV Reports: 8/21 TNA Impact recap by Wilkenfeld: All the card of a PPV, none of the time
- 01:04 am PWI: IMPACT REPORT: MORE GOLD MEDAL MAYHEM; STREET FIGHT SWAN SONG; TEAM 3D/MATT MORGAN/ABYSS by Richard Trionfo
