RAW, Maryse, TNA, ROH, Flair, Francine Jul 27 - 11:59 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick RAW Results: Mark Henry over Carlito, Mickie James/Kelly Kelly/Gail Kim over Beth Phoenix/Rose Mendes/Alicia Fox, MVP vs. Chris Masters was a double CO, Kofi Kingston over Brian Kendrick, Triple H vs. Cody Rhodes was a time-limit draw, Hornswoggle over Chavo Guerrero Jr., Evan Bourne over Jack Swagger, John Cena over Miz, Cryme Tyme over Chris Jericho/Big Show via DQ.

There are dark match and Superstars spoilers from tonight's RAW in Washington, DC. Smackdown and ECW will be taped in Baltimore, MD tomorrow night. There are off air notes from Night of Champions last night. Vince McMahon was reportedly not happy with the Night of Champions opening match reaction.

Jeff Hardy is rumored to be staying with WWE through at least Summerslam. Undertaker is expected to return to the ring by September. Batista was spotted at RAW tonight in his hometown of Washington, DC.

Maryse is being examined to determine if she needs knee surgery after suffering a dislocated kneecap in December. Express Night Out interviewed Evan Bourne about CM Punk, travel arrangements, Kofi Kingston and more. Robot Chicken's Triple H sketch aired last night.

JAKKS Pacific revealed an arbiter decided they get a lower royalty rate than they expected from sales of WWE games with THQ, 6% rather than the 10% they hoped for. The Marine 2 will be released in time for the holiday shopping season. There's a match listing for WWE's upcoming Batista DVD set.

TNA's Comic Con appearance picked up some media coverage. The UK's CityLife interviewed Abyss about getting into wrestling, working in TNA, Jeff Hardy and more. AJ Styles is reportedly recovering well from his staph infection and not expected to miss more ring time. The UK's Sun says Traci Brooks will appear in October's Playboy.

Ring of Honor announced their HDNet series is moving to Monday nights at 8pm and with a replay at 11pm to better align it with RAW viewers. Bret Hart's been added to Ring of Honor's September 25 show in Boston, MA. NewsFix has an article on Ring of Honor's visit to Toronto, ON with comments from Cary Silkin, El Generico, area fans and others. Claudio Castagnoli blogged about his visit to Toronto, ON with Ring of Honor.

The Pain Clinic interviewed Ric Flair about Ring of Honor, young wrestlers, the internet's impact and more. The latest Heyman Hustle video is from the San Diego Comic Con. Jeff Katz blogged from Comic Con about his relationship with and plans for TNA. Colt Cabana will appear at the Total Extreme Comedy show along with Mick Foley on August 22 in Hollywood, CA.

Dragon Gate USA announced the main event for the September 6 debut show in Chicago, IL. Damien Steele's death last week was reportedly the result of a brain aneurysm. The New York Times has a review of Jeff Leen's The Queen of the Ring about the life of female wrestler Mildred Burke. Francine is in the process of giving birth to her first child.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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