Piven, Jarrett, Foley, Simmons, Lashley, Piper Jul 22 - 11:47 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Last night's ECW scored a 1.2 rating. There are Smackdown spoilers from last night's taping in Richmond, VA. Night of Champions and Summerslam are close to sold out.

WWE announced Jeremy Piven will guest host RAW on August 3 to promote his August 14 movie release. WWE is picking up mainstream press for Shaquille O'Neal guest hosting RAW next week. WWE will likely continue RAW guest hosts for a while due to celebrity interest. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses Gerald Brisco, Steve Austin's tax problems, Shaq and more. Shawn Michaels turned 44 today.

There are Impact spoilers from tonight's taping in Orlando, FL. TNA announced their plans for the San Diego Comic Con. There's fan video of Taz's TNA debut at Victory Road.

There are additional details on Jeff Jarrett's hiatus from TNA. IGN interviewed Velvet Sky about her background, ratings, Angelina Love and more. TNA posted video interviews with Kevin Nash and Mick Foley from after Victory Road. Mick Foley's Los Angeles, LA Improv appearance is scheduled for August 22.

James Guttman interviewed Ron Simmons about the APA, Butch Reed, the College Football Hall of Fame, and more. Ken Anderson posted a new video while he waits out his no-complete. There was speculation that Bobby Lashley might fight Fedor Emelianenko next weekend, but instead it will be Vitor Belfort. Bobby Lashley is launching the Lashley Network to link his online ventures.

Austin Idol is planning to run for mayor of Tampa, FL in 2011. Mexican police detained a 65 year old woman as a suspect in the deaths of two mini lucha wrestling brothers. The Los Angeles, CA city attorney is charging Roddy Piper with DUI after his arrest earlier this month. A Hogan divorce settlement may be near.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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