Last night's ECW scored a 1.1 rating.
There are Smackdown spoilers from last night's taping in Roanoke, VA.
The ECW title will be defended in a Championship Scramble match at the Bash.
WWE shifted Bash advertising focus from Batista to Jeff Hardy due to Batista's injury.
The Des Moines Register interviewed Kofi Kingston about being champion, getting into wrestling, future plans and more.
The Times of India interviewed Kane about his career, acting, his future and more.
The Roanoke Times has a video of a day in the life of Tony Atlas as he returned home.
Chris Jericho will appear on Disney's Aaron Stone show on June 22.
Jerry Lawler presented the Cleveland Indians with a WWE Championship belt at the request of Travis Hafner.
Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses Gerald Brisco, Jimmy Valiant, Misawa and more.
Jim Cramer offered a mixed review of WWE's stock today on CNBC's Mad Money.
The Examiner interviewed Christopher Daniels about Shane Douglas, TNA's 7th anniversary, championships and more.
There's a buy one, get one half price Slammiversary ticket deal.
The Woodstock Sentinel Review has an article on Border City Wrestling's upcoming show on June 28.
Dragon Gate USA announced a PPV distribution deal with Ring of Honor's former distributor.
SLAM has an article on Ring of Honor's work with The Wrestler and some of the wrestlers that appeared in the film.
Gabe Sapolsky blogged his tribute to Mitsuharu Misawa.
Gerald Brisco is experiencing some artery blockage, however he did not suffer a stroke.
James Guttman interviewed Dave Taylor about his WWE release, celebrities in wrestling, WCW and more.
Scott Hall will be presented with the Rebel of Wrestling award by Justin Credible at the Icons of Wrestling convention on August 2.
Roddy Piper will make an appearance at the Castle of Knights in Chicopee, MA on Sunday for a Father's Day show.
A new book on the NWA Championship Ten Pounds of Gold is now available.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Kingston, Atlas, Daniels, Brisco, DGUSA Jun 17 - 10:39 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:12 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: 6/17 Wade Keller Hotline - The News: Insight into WWE stock post-Trump, Lesnar going heelish on MMA, Brisco, more (14 min.)
- 10:25 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Report on mainstream coverage of Donald Trump "buying Raw," one reason why mainstream interest has already faded
- 09:41 pm PWT: Torch Instant Polls: TNA SLAMMIVERSARY POLL: Which King of the Mountain match are you most looking forward to watching/reading about?
- 09:05 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: 6/17 TORCH DAILY BLITZ: Burgan and Lipinski look back at the Cow Palace debacle (38 min.)
- 08:51 pm PWT: TV Reports: FCW TV REPORT 6/7: Sons of DiBiase and Brisco in action, more FCW GM ridiculousness, Ricky Ortiz challenges for FCW Title, Brian Blair rib
- 08:45 pm PWT: Arena Reports: 6/13 ROH in New York City: Gall's detailed review of Austin Aries's title victory, Flair's promo, anti-Jerry Lynn sentiment, State of ROH
- 08:14 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Famous financial analyst offers mixed review of WWE stock on CNBC today, history of Jim Cramer's WWE opinions
- 07:58 pm PWT: TNA News: TNA News: Daniels interviewed on his place in TNA and pressure on Misawa, Taz talks working in MMA, current Slammiversary card
- 07:23 pm PWT: Other News: Japan News: Misawa's health history in question after death, Japanese referee dies, Sapolsky blogs on Misawa
- 06:32 pm PWT: ROH News: ROH News: This week's ROH Video Wire - Misawa ten-bell salute, Austin Aries's first promo as ROH champ (w/VIDEO)
- 05:59 pm PWI: ECW RATING by Dave Scherer
- 05:33 pm PWT: MMA / UFC Coverage: UFC NEWS: Final matches added to complete UFC 100 PPV headlined by Brock Lesnar
- 03:40 pm PWT: TV Reports: ECW ON SCI-FI ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 6/16: Caldwell, Hoops, Parks rate and review
- 03:39 pm PWI: FIRST LOOK AT NEW WWE CLASSIC ACTION FIGURES: ORIGINAL SHEIK, DR. DEATH, BLACKJACK MULLIGAN, BRET HART AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 03:31 pm PWI: SCOTT HALL TO BE PRESENTED FIRST-EVER 'REBEL OF WRESTLING' AWARD BY FORMER PROTEGE JUSTIN CREDIBLE by Mike Johnson
- 03:16 pm PWT: The Specialists: 6/16 WWE ECW Hits & Misses: Bourne Squashed, Christian vs. Smith, Finlay, Dreamer vs. Swagger
- 03:11 pm PWI: LOOKING AT AN "ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER FUN SHOW" EDITION OF ECW by Dave Scherer
- 02:39 pm PWT: CALDWELL'S TAKE: CALDWELL BLOG 6/17: In-house notes, "Raw blog with an IV in my arm" that wasn't meant to be, Matt Hardy vows to take over the world (w/VIDEO)
- 02:13 pm PWI: THE TRUMP "BUYS RAW" STORY GETTING A LOT OF PUB (AND FOOLING OUTLETS), RATINGS NEWS, WHERE ARE THEY NOW AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 01:53 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: 6/17 VIP East Coast Audio: Finlay uses his stick, Bourne squashed like a bug, D.H. Smith dangerousness (35 min.)
- 01:47 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: WWE announces the ECW Title match for The Bash PPV
- 01:47 pm PWI: HHH COMES TO THE AID OF A CHILD by Kenny Q.
- 01:37 pm PWI: PWINSIDER IS NOW ON TWITTER, FOLLOW US THERE by Dave Scherer
- 01:36 pm PWI: WWE BRINGS BACK THE SCRAMBLE MATCH by Mike Johnson
- 01:25 pm PWI: THE 6/17 EDITION OF THE MAILBAG IS NOW ONLINE by Dave Scherer and Buck Woodward
- 01:09 pm PWI: MEETING MISAWA: REMEMBERING A LEGEND by George Mayfield
- 12:28 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: WWE Raw/ECW TV Reax: "Let's just pray that we can make it through this Trump storyline in one piece"
- 12:04 pm PWT: Other News: DGUSA News: Dragon Gate USA announces PPV distribution deal with ROH's previous distributor
- 11:51 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: A day in the life of Tony Atlas returning to his hometown for ECW TV taping
- 11:32 am PWI: DRAGON GATE USA TO BEGIN PRESENTING TAPED PPVS THIS FALL by Mike Johnson
- 10:46 am PWI: PWINSIDER IS NOW ON TWITTER, FOLLOW US THERE by Dave Scherer
- 10:28 am PWI: WWE CLASSICS ON DEMAND UPDATES: DUSTY RHODES PROFILED, WORLD CLASS, ROYAL RUMBLE '89, HANSEN VS. A YOUNG VAN VADER, FUNK VS. CANDIDO AND MORE by Brian Pickering
- 10:09 am PWI: DAVE TAYLOR REVEALS THE QUESTION HE ASKED AT A WWE MEETING THAT LEAD TO HIS RELEASE, REACTION FROM WRESTLERS AFTERWARDS, THOUGHTS ON DONALD TRUMP BUYING RAW & MORE by World Wrestling Insanity
- 10:06 am PWI: MATT HARDY INJURY UPDATE, JERICHO TV ROLE, WWE CHANGES FOCAL POINT OF THE BASH PPV AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: WHY IS EDGE SO GOOD, PUNK AS A HEEL, CREATIVE QUESTIONS, LIFE AFTER THE RING FOR JERICHO AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 09:27 am PWI: KENTA DEBUTS ON ROH ON HDNET SATURDAY, SHAWN SPEARS RETURNING TO RING OF HONOR AND MORE ROH NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 09:16 am PWI: WWE NOTES & NEWS ON ANOTHER MLB TEAM SPORTING A WWE CHAMPIONSHIP, TONY ATLAS HEADS HOME, KOFI KINGSTON & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 08:50 am PWI: NEW BOOK LOOKS AT HISTORY OF NWA BELT, MISAWA REMEMBERED, DON E. ALLEN SPEAKS, RODDY PIPER AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 08:34 am PWI: SMACKDOWN SPOILERS FROM ROANOKE, VA, INCLUDING A BIG STIPULATION MATCH FOR THE BASH by Al Collins
- 08:21 am PWI: TNA SLAMMIVERSARY TICKET OFFER: BUY 1, GET ANOTHER AT HALF PRICE 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
- 07:54 am PWI: BRISCO UPDATE AND CORRECTION by Mike Johnson
- 04:35 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: PWTorch Newsletter #1092: Misawa's Death, Three-Hour Raw, Mitchell on Vickie's Departure, Powell's Page 2 Buzz, News (16 pages)
- 12:22 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Top champions on Smackdown brand in action this week; matches taped for Superstars
