Quick RAW Results: CM Punk over JBL, Kelly Kelly over Beth Phoenix, Primo Colon over Charlie Haas, Ted DiBiase Jr./Cody Rhodes over Jerry Lawler/Jim Duggan, Santino Marella over Kofi Kingston, and Batista over Kane via DQ.
The RAW crew was in Bethlehem, PA yesterday with CM Punk over JBL.
The Smackdown/ECW crew was in Canton, OH yesterday with Triple H/Undertaker over Great Khali/MVP.
There are ECW spoilers from tonight's pre-RAW taping in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Smackdown will be taped in Pittsburgh, PA tomorrow night.
John Cena will be out of the ring indefinitely due to a herniated disc that will require surgery.
WWE made a change to the originally published scramble match rules.
IGN has a look at tag team turmoil in Smackdown vs. RAW 2009.
IGN has an article on Smackdown vs RAW 2009's new interactive entrances on the Wii.
Kanyon and Mike Sanders are the co-plaintiffs with Raven in his suit against WWE over wrestlers as independent contractors.
WWE wrestlers have a bad backstage reputation in Tupelo, MS after allegedly having a food fight.
Layla El's MySpace page was updated with a note that her mother passed away unexpectedly.
Ted DiBiase's son Mike had his first child over the weekend making him a grandfather.
There are live Impact spoilers from tonight's taping in Orlando, FL.
The TNA crew was in Wichita, KS yesterday with Samoa Joe over AJ Styles.
TNA will be returning to the site of their first show with a house show in Huntsville, AL on November 16.
In Your Head interviewed Shawn Daivari about moving from WWE to TNA, Japan, promos and more.
The New York Post has an article on the new Gorgeous George biography by John Capouya.
The Wall Street Journal has a Q&A with John Capouya about Gorgeous George, his influence on popular culture, wrestling characters and more.
SLAM has an article on the career of Leaping Louis Papineau.
Sylvan Grenier and Rob Conway will be reuniting for Northern Championship Wrestling on August 30 in Montreal, QB.
Amazing Red's planned return to the ring this weekend was cancelled.
BJ Whitmer cancelled his scheduled return to the ring due to continuing problems with his hand injury.
Former Ring of Honor performer Becky Bayless was arrested last Thursday for DUI in Tampa, FL.
Mike Johnson has Ring of Honor notes on upcoming shows, CM Punk, DVDs and more.
The Baltimore Sun has an inside look at Kevin Nash's Maryland Championship Wrestling appearance on Saturday.
Ken Shamrock will fight Kimbo Slice at EliteXC's CBS special on October 4.
Scott D'Amore was in Frank Trigg's corner during his MMA win yesterday.
Florida's Clare Morning Sun has an article on Brooke Hogan's co-star Glenn Douglas Packard and his pre-show background.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
RAW, Cena, TNA, George, Red, Nash Aug 25 - 11:17 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:50 pm PWI: JOHN CENA COMMENTS ON NECK INURY by Mike Johnson
- 11:33 pm PWI: JOHN CENA SET TO SEE WWE'S NECK SPECIALIST LATER THIS WEEK by Mike Johnson
- 11:24 pm PWI: WWE ATTORNEY JERRY MCDEVITT COMMENTS ON LAWSUIT CHALLENGING WRESTLERS' INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS by Mike Johnson
- 11:03 pm PWI: RAW REPORT AND THOUGHTS: BIG CENA NEWS; TAG TITLE MATCH ANNOUNCED; MORE NEW MATCHES; LONG MAIN EVENT WITH KANE AND BATISTA; DID I MENTION THE MAIN EVENT WAS LONG? by Richard Trionfo
- 09:40 pm PWT: TV Reports: CALDWELL'S WWE RAW REPORT 8/25: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live Sci-Fi broadcast
- 09:21 pm PWI: WWE ANNOUNCES JOHN CENA WILL BE OUT 'INDEFINETLY' DUE TO NECK INJURIES by Mike Johnson
- 09:05 pm PWT: TV Reports: KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 8/25: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live show
- 09:02 pm PWI: JOHN CENA UPDATE, RAW SPOILER, HOW YOU CAN GET A FREE RIC FLAIR FIGURE AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 08:30 pm PWI: COMPLETE TNA IMPACT SPOILERS FROM ORLANDO: STING EXPLAINS HIMSELF, STAR RETURNS TO TNA by Alex Hernandez
- 07:54 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: DRAFT PICKS - Batch #1 featuring top picks of A.J. Styles, C.M. Punk, John Cena, plus Vladimir, Bourne, Kong
- 07:48 pm PWT: PWTorch Free Podcast: 8/25 Nostalgia Audio: Debut edition discussing news of legends Kowalski, Heenan, plus SummerSlam Flashback, WWE 24/7 (5 min. free clip)
- 07:34 pm PWI: COMPLETE ECW SPOILERS FOR TOMORROW FROM WILKES BARRE, PA by Billy Krotchsen
- 06:44 pm PWI: MORE ON JOHN CENA by Mike Johnson
- 06:31 pm PWI: JOHN CENA DEALING WITH NECK INJURY by Mike Johnson
- 05:33 pm PWI: KEN SHAMROCK RETURNING TO NATIONAL TELEVISION FOR CBS MMA SPECIAL'S MAIN EVENT by Mike Johnson
- 05:05 pm PWI: UPDATE ON RAVEN LAWSUIT VS. WWE INCLUDING THE FORMER WWE NAMES HE'S JOINED WITH TO FILE SUIT by Mike Johnson
- 05:00 pm PWI: FORMER TNA NAME POPS UP AT FRANK TRIGGS' MMA FIGHT, LA RESISTANCE REUNITED AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 04:48 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: VIP - PWTorch Today Bulletin #9 (PDF): Weekend News, TNA Ratings Priority, Draft, Raw Preview,
- 04:47 pm PWT: The Specialists: Nostalgia Review: Clash of the Champions 24: Vader vs. Smith; Flair/Sting vs. Kongs, Steamboat vs. Orndorff
- 04:14 pm PWI: RAW PREVIEW: FOUR MATCHES ANNOUNCED FOR TONIGHT'S BROADCAST ON SCI FI by Buck Woodward
- 03:58 pm PWT: Arena Reports: 8/24 WWE Smackdown in Canton, Ohio: Triple H & Undertaker vs. Khali & MVP, R-Truth vs. Carlito, Michelle vs. Maryse
- 01:51 pm PWI: WWE CHANGES THE RULES FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP SCRAMBLE MATCHES AT UNFORGIVEN by Buck Woodward
- 01:24 pm PWI: THREE CHAMPIONSHIP SCRAMBLE MATCHES AT UNFORGIVEN? by Buck Woodward
- 01:15 pm PWT: Torch Today: PRIORITY DRAFT TRADITION CONTINUES: Which ten wrestlers would you start a promotion from scratch with?
- 01:09 pm PWT: Torch Flashbacks: KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 5 YRS. AGO (8-25-03): Gail Kim vs. Trish, Jericho headlines Raw against... Shane McMahon? Linda a guest on Highlight Reel,
- 12:30 pm PWT: TNA News: TNA New: Impact Ratings up, winners include Knockouts and Creed, losers include Tenay-Nash and Morgan (w/Keller Analysis)
- 12:24 pm PWI: EXCLUSIVE MAJOR NEWS ON INJURY TO TOP WWE STAR, MORISHIMA-WWE UPDATE, JBL DOESN'T GET THE CREDIT HE DESERVES AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 12:19 pm PWT: The Specialists: UK WORLD: Another slice of the history of pro wrestling in the United Kingdom including Lock Ness/Giant Haystacks
- 12:08 pm PWT: Guest Editorials: EDITORIAL: Tag Team Divisions will not get over until squash matches return
- 11:39 am PWI: LATEST PWIPOP FEATURES: FANTASY FOOTBALL, CHICAGO, BASEBALL, LOTS FOR HORROR FANS, WHITESNAKE, COMIC BOOK EVENTS AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:37 am PWI: LARRY ZBYSZKO DISCUSSES HIS NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY, HIS CAREER AND MORE by The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show
- 11:35 am PWT: Spotlight Article: All-New VIP Torch Talk - The Definitive Lanny Poffo Interview (3+ Hours)
- 11:26 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: 8/25 Radican Audio Showcase with Burgan (pt. 2): SummerSlam thoughts, Punk takes another loss in his hometown, Ross on young wrestlers watching DVDs (5 min. free clip)
- 11:24 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: 8/24 All-ROH Radican Audio Showcase with Burgan (pt. 1): Madden on Danielson, reader mail, A New Level review (clip)
- 11:11 am PWT: Arena Reports: 8/24 TNA in Wichita, Ks.: Samoa Joe vs. A.J. Styles, Morgan vs. Kip, Knockouts Title Match, Lethal vs. Dutt
- 10:55 am PWI: TNA TAPING IMPACT THIS WEEK, TNA PERSONALITY WINS MMA BOUT AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:44 am PWI: LOTS OF RING OF HONOR NEWS AND NOTES by Mike Johnson
- 10:24 am PWI: FORMER ROH NAME ARRESTED, AAA PPV, GORGEOUS GEORGE BIOGRAPHY DETAILS & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:12 am PWI: RAW IS SCIFI TONIGHT, CONGRATS TO THE DIBIASE CLAN, MR. PERFECT DVD AND MUCH MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: MICHAELS AND HHH, STYLES ON ECW, HALL OF FAME, AMAZING RED AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 09:54 am PWI: SMACKDOWN/ECW IN CANTON, OHIO LIVE REPORT by Brian Crescenzo
- 09:48 am PWI: TNA'S ABDUL BASHIR, FORMERLY DAIVARI, DISCUSSES DEBUTING IN TNA, THE IDEA OF MICK FOLEY JOINING THE COMPANY, HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH MUHAMMAD HASSAN TODAY AND MORE by Neal Jones
- 09:36 am PWI: NWA IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS RESULTS: BRENT ALBRIGHT DEFENDS NWA TITLE AGAINST TREVOR MURDOCK, SID DOESN'T SHOW & MORE by Brad Hughes
- 09:22 am PWI: AMAZING RED COMEBACK MATCH THIS WEEKEND CANCELED by Mike Johnson
- 09:21 am PWI: STATEMENT FROM LAYLA EL'S FAMILY REGARDING PASSING OF HER MOTHER by Mike Johnson
- 08:51 am PWI: WWE RAW RESULTS FROM BETHLEHEM, PA by Billy Krotchsen
- 08:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: BROCK BEATS ROCK, STING BEATS AUSTIN, ECW TAKES MANHATTAN, ROAD WARRIORS BEGIN AWA DOMINATION AND MORE by Buck Woodward
