RAW, Cena, McMahon, TNA, ROH, Bailey Aug 30 - 11:28 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick RAW Results: Miz/Alex Riley over Kofi Kingston/Michael McGuillicutty and Daniel Bryan/Kaval, Melina/Eve over LayCool, Drew McIntyre/Cody Rhodes vs. John Morrison/R-Truth was a no contest, Undertaker vs. Bret Hart was a no contest, Jack Swagger over Evan Bourne, Wade Barrett/Michael Tarver/Justin Gabriel/David Otunga/Heath Slater over Randy Orton/John Cena/Sheamus/Edge/Chris Jericho.

There are Superstars spoilers from tonight's RAW in Boston, MA. The Smackdown crew was in Springfield, MA last night with Big Show over Kane via DQ. Smackdown and NXT will take place in Albany, NY tomorrow. WWE cancelled their supershow scheduled for Victoria, BC on October 17.

Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses the 900th RAW, not attending the show, his favorite memories and more. John Cena is scheduled for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday. WWE's Legendary is no longer available for order from many online retailers, possibly due to its theatrical run or a release delay. TVGuide.com has a brief article on John Cena as RAW celebrates its 900th episode. Marvel.com has a video of the Bella twins at Comic Con with one of their artists.

Margaret Carlson referred to Linda McMahon's background as softcore wrestling porn during tonight's Hardball on MSNBC. WWE's reportedly signed British Wrestler Martin Stone to a developmental deal. Taryn "Tiffany" Terrell is scheduled for a court hearing on Wednesday to face misdemeanor charges of assault related to her arrest on August 8. Bryan Danielson may make his final independent appearance on October 1 for Northeast Wrestling in Waterbury, CT.

Dixie Carter announced she's signed a new talent but didn't reveal who it is. Mick Foley has several book signing appearances scheduled for his new book Countdown to Lockdown.

Ring of Honor's Glory By Honor IX PPV is sold out. Terry Funk will serve as ringside enforcer at Ring of Honor's Glory By Honor IX internet PPV. Ring of Honor announced their first non-Philadelphia, PA HDNet taping for Louisville, KY on December 9 and 10. There are Ring of Honor notes on weekend shows, upcoming events, the next PPV and more.

New episodes of Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors are no longer on MTV's announced schedule. World Wrestling Today held a show in El Paso, TX last night with Booker T over Carlito. Several Extreme Wrestlers PPVs will be debuting with non-ECW matches of Sabu, Sandman and New Jack.

Independent wrestler J.C. Bailey was found dead this morning at age 27. Combat Zone Wrestling issued a statement on the death of JC Bailey. The Vachon family has decided not to hold a public funeral with Luna. TMZ released details of the police investigation of Luna's death which included drugs and drug paraphernalia found near her body.

Lance Storm's latest commentary covers the many recent deaths in wrestling. SLAM interviewed midget wrestler Cuddles Anderson about her wrestling career in the 1960s and 70s. MTV.com has an article on the Lucha Libre interruption of the Smashing Pumpkins concert in Mexico City, Mexico over the weekend. MTV interviewed director Darren Aronofsky about the connection between The Wrestler and his new film Black Swan, which he says started as one movie.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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