WWE hired former NFL executive Jim Connelly as Senior Vice President, Consumer Products.
WWE and Sky Italia signed a new deal that will bring WWE TV back to Italian viewers with even more programming.
Aerosmith will provide the Summerslam theme song You Gotta Move.
WWE's second October PPV is now Cyber Sunday again after earlier changing the name.
WWE.com posted additional details on Edge's injury and his surgery today.
The Sun spoke to Jerry Lawler about the possibly of running for mayor of Memphis.
Matt Hardy updated his blog entry to comment on internet reports who like to talk about him, both negatively and positively.
Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses Ted DiBiase, injuries, Jerry Lawler for mayor and more.
Dolph Ziggler's blogging from Japan about WWE's tour.
Evan Bourne's latest WWE Universe blog entry answers some frequently asked questions.
Ezekial Jackson is waiting patiently to return to TV.
TNA will be a sponsor at the San Diego Comic Con later this month.
Taz joked that WWE asked him to guest host RAW and he declined.
TNA briefly had a Taz shirt on their Facebook page before it was pulled.
Ricky Steamboat will miss the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction ceremony this week due to WWE commitments in Japan.
JBL's latest WWE Universe blog entry discusses appearing on the cover of Muscle and Fitness, Edge's injury, running with the bulls and more.
Marty Jannetty has a shoot interview DVD.
Elijah Burke reportedly had minor surgery yesterday that may keep him out of the ring for a while.
The Miami Herald has an article on Lance Storm's return to the ring for Ring of Honor later this month.
The Oregonian has an article on the performance art show Jim Rose Circus vs. Jake The Snake Roberts: When Legends Collide.
Canada's Cookie Jar Entertainment is working on an English language Lucha Libre AAA tour for next year.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Edge, Hardy, Aerosmith, Taz, Lawler Jul 07 - 11:59 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 09:34 pm PWI: ROH NEWS AND NOTES by ROH Newswire
- 08:31 pm PWI: WWE SCORES ALL TIME GREAT ROCK BAND FOR SUMMERSLAM, WWE CHANGES PPV NAME (AGAIN), BOURNE, ZEKE AND MORE WWE NEWS by Steven Fernandes
- 07:53 pm PWI: RAW THOUGHTS: A GOOD OVERALL SHOW FEATURING SOME GOOD WRESTLING AND SOME VERY GOOD PROMOS. THANK YOU TED DIBIASE by Richard Trionfo
- 07:20 pm PWT: TV Reports: FCW TV REPORT 7/5: Tyler Reks FCW Title defense, Abraham Washington and his Presidential Cabinet, El Sicodelico debuts
- 07:00 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: 7/7 Radican Audio Showcase: Radican and Burgan interview special guest Nigel McGuinness looking at ROH's Unified DVD - Danielson vs. McGuinness, Briscoes vs. Strong & Aries (50 min.)
- 06:34 pm PWT: TNA News: TNA News: TNA sponsoring upcoming Comic Convention, bringing top stars and six-sided ring
- 06:10 pm PWT: Other News: Other News: Elijah Burke has surgery on Monday, suggests he's "finished for now"
- 05:56 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: WWE posts graphic photos of Edge's surgery to repair torn Achilles tendon
- 05:25 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: 7/7 TORCH DAILY BLITZ: Burgan talks to Mike Quackenbush of CHIKARA - DVD covers, King of Trios, internet piracy (40 min.)
- 04:54 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE New: Famous rock band providing theme song for Summerslam PPV
- 04:37 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: WWE hires former NFL exec, JBL blogs on Edge injury, Ezekiel Jackson found - talks about patience
- 03:56 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: WWE and Italian TV partner sign new contract to keep WWE programming in key market
- 03:50 pm PWT: The Specialists: 7/6 WWE Raw Hits & Misses: Million Dollar Man, VIP Lounge, Bourne - Kingston - Show, Cena vs. Triple H
- 03:31 pm PWT: ROH News: ROH News: Austin Aries's next ROH Title defense announced, KENTA signed for next HDNet TV taping
- 03:23 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Jerry Lawler considering running for Mayor of Memphis, Jim Ross says he can't be serious
- 03:18 pm PWT: TV Reports: WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 7/6: Caldwell, Donofrio, Parks rate and review
- 02:51 pm PWT: The Specialists: UNDER THE MICROSCOPE - 7/6 WWE Raw: History of DiBiase and Rhodes, Who's better - Ted DiBiase or Bob Orton?, Jerry Lawler apparently disguised as Rob Bartlett
- 02:46 pm PWI: BIG NEWS FOR WWE FANS IN ITALY by Erik Ganzerli
- 02:18 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Taz plays a joke that he was asked to Guest Host next week's Raw TV
- 01:55 pm PWI: TAZ ON RAW - OR IS IT TNA, NEWS BITS ON CANDICE MICHELLE, LANCE STORM, LAYLA EL by Dave Scherer
- 01:46 pm PWI: AM RAW, WWE SUPERSTARS AND TNA IMPACT REPLAY RATINGS by Dave Scherer
- 01:44 pm PWI: NOTES ON WWE PAY-PER-VIEWS, A LOT OF WRESTLING TO WATCH ON THURSDAY AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 01:38 pm PWT: Other News: Cable TV News: Detailed reports - Sci-Fi name change official with executive explaining decision, FX wants to compete vs. sports channels possibly with wrestling
- 01:15 pm PWT: TNA News: TNA News: Original TNA referee quits the company
- 12:53 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Matt Hardy adds more comments, thanks "true fans," says he brushes off criticism from "bogus" wrestling journalists
- 12:31 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: WWE changes a PPV name back to its original name
- 12:06 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: WWE Raw Reax #1: "It looks like WWE is learning from the mistakes of Randy Orton's sudden face turn five years ago"
- 12:00 pm WWE: Edge undergoes surgery by By: Joey Styles
- 11:56 am PWI: WHO WON'T BE THE GUEST HOST ON RAW NEXT WEEK, WHY ECW IS NOT AIRING TONIGHT, MIZ AND JERICHO FEUDING AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 11:55 am PWI: JERRY LAWLER COMMENTS ON PLANS TO RUN FOR MAYOR OF MEMPHIS by Buck Woodward
- 11:19 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Edge injury update - surgery scheduled for today, WWE acknowledges injury
- 11:04 am PWI: LUCHA LIBRE IN ENGLISH COMING TO NORTH AMERICA, UNIQUE SHOW WITH JAKE ROBERTS TONIGHT, MARTY JANNETTY TELLS HIS STORY AND NOTES ON FORMER WWE AND AWA STARS by Buck Woodward
- 10:39 am PWI: WWE HIRES FORMER NFL EXECUTIVE by Dave Scherer
- 10:35 am PWI: TED DIBIASE GETS PRAISE FOR RAW PERFORMANCE, JIM ROSS COMMENTS ON JERRY LAWLER WANTING TO BE MAYOR OF MEMPHIS AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 10:29 am PWT: CALDWELL'S TAKE: CALDWELL: Summary of 7/6 WWE Raw - Cena vs. Hunter, DiBiase hosts, Swagger-MVP feud begins, HIGH/LOW Points
- 10:20 am WWE: Jim Connelly, former NFL executive, joins WWE
- 10:13 am PWI: EDGE INJURY UPDATE, SURGERY SET FOR TODAY by Dave Scherer
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: CANDICE MICHELLE IN TNA, PWINSIDER COVERAGE OF PPV EVENTS, PAUL LONDON AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 08:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: HULK HOGAN TURNS HEEL AND THE NWO IS FORMED, STING WINS HIS FIRST WORLD TITLE AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 01:50 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: 7/6 Wade Keller Hotline - Raw: Two future stars shine, MVP's best performance, good wrestling, strong storylines, Million Dollar performance (23 min.)
- 12:50 am PWT: KELLER'S TAKE: KELLER: An apology to Matt Hardy - and plea to the industry to better deal with wrestlers with similar problems
