Quick RAW Results: Chris Benoit over Mark Henry, Rico over Rene Dupree, Kane vs. Goldberg was a no contest, Booker T over Matt Hardy, Triple H over Spike Dudley, Ric Flair/Batista over Christian/Chris Jericho, and Shawn Michaels over Randy Orton.
The Smackdown crew was in Pittsburg, PA last night with Rey Mysterio Jr. over Chavo Guerrero. Tonight the Smackdown crew was in Toledo, OH, and tomorrow night they tape Smackdown in Cleveland, OH.
The RAW crew was in Youngstown, OH last night with Randy Orton over Rob Van Dam.
Dave Scherer has several weekend house show notes on Lita, Jon Heidenreich, Big Show, Mark Henry, Mysterio/Guerrero, and someone selling bootleg merchandise.
The girl Goldberg hugged at ringside on RAW was an extreme eczema sufferer he's appeared with on the Maury Povich show, as he's her hero.
The Rock was spotted around the Super Bowl parties mingling with Cedric the Entertainer, as well as on MTV's Super Bowl edition of TRL.
Dave Scherer has all the latest gossip on Triple H and Shawn Michaels including possible plans for Wrestlemania.
WWE.com acknowledged Jack Tunney's death with an article on his lengthy WWE career and comments from several WWE employees who worked with him.
WWE.com has an update on Christopher Nowinski in which he says he's improving, but still uncertain of when he'll be able to return to the ring.
John Cena is scheduled to have an MRI to check the condition of his knee, which continues to cause him pain.
John Cena was in attendance Sunday at the Boston, MA area MetroConcepts MC battle in which 16 rappers fought for a $5000 prize.
John Cena's new DVD John Cena: Wordlife (or Worldlife if you're Amazon) will be released on March 2.
Steve Austin's UPN special The Stone Cold Truth will be released on DVD on February 10 (PWInsider has a list of easter eggs).
The Monday Night War DVD will be released tomorrow.
WWE Smackdown Your Vote! and several of their partners released a Voter Issues Paper for 18-30 year-old voters today at the National Press Club.
A VIP based questionnaire was mailed to the Presidential candidates but thus far only Dennis Kucinich has replied.
You can download a copy of the VIP (PDF) or register to receive one.
Indian apparel brand Weekender is expected to sign a licensing and marketing deal with WWE, which would bring WWE shirts and other merchandise to the Indian market.
Four years ago today, Vince McMahon announced the XFL, and three years ago, they played their first games.
If you like obscure wrestling references, ER is using Steve Blackman's old WWE theme for their current commercial.
The Chicago Sun-Times' Richard Roeper addressed the Brian Urlacher in TNA controversy from a different perspective, as he dislikes the fact it was a "low-rent" event, and not something big like Wrestlemania.
NWA TNA is teaming with Pacific Trading Cards to release an official line of TNA trading cards.
MLW issued a press release stating that Terry Funk will make a major announcement at their February 14 event in Orlando, FL, now entitled "A Funkin' Farewell."
Mike Johnson attended the Mid-Atlantic Legends Convention, as did SLAM's Chris Schramm, and both shared their thoughts on the event.
Arn Anderson appeared at the convention, and still managed to make it to Pittsburgh, PA to work as a road agent last night.
Buddy Landel is disputing reports that he was involved in a hotel altercation that led to his arrest while at the convention, although he admits going to the convention to confront Arn Anderson about his book and that he did "exchange words" with a man who pulled a knife on him.
Scott Williams talked to Larry Matysik about St. Louis wrestling, booking, and Vince McMahon Sr.'s possible plans for national expansion.
SLAM's Jon Waldman spoke to R.D. Reynolds, the author of WrestleCrap the book, about the work that went into the project and the differences between it and the website.
PWInsider's Mike Johnson has lots of news on Japan including Spanky's return to ZERO-ONE, Kevin Nash rumors, and the status of many New Japan Pro Wrestlingcontract negotiations.
Mike Johnson also notes that AJ Styles will return to ZERO-ONE on February 29, and has the update ZERO-ONE USA cards for this weekend.
PWInsider's launch was mentioned in the Los Angeles Times.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
RAW, Cena, VIP, DVDs, TNA, MALC Feb 02 - 11:55 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:56 pm WO: Feature: WWE Monday Night Raw TV report
- 11:56 pm WO: Headline: WWE Monday Night Raw TV report
- 11:47 pm WO: Feature: WWE Sunday Night Heat TV report
- 11:28 pm PWI: NYC/NJ BUS TRIP TO WORLD-1 DEBUT/CZW ANNIVERSARY EVENTS THIS SATURDAY by WrestlingBusTrips.com
- 11:26 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Raw Reax: First batch of reader reaction to tonight's show
- 11:24 pm PWT: TV Reports: 2/2 WWE Raw: Mallory's "Alternative Perspective" Review
- 10:05 pm PWI: ZERO-ONE NOTES & NEWS ON AJ STYLES, MASATO TANAKA, WORLD-1 DEBUT THIS WEEKEND & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 09:50 pm PWT: TV Reports: 2/2 WWE Raw review: Keller's ongoing "virtual time" analysis of live show
- 09:36 pm PWI: MATCH SUGGESTIONS FOR THE 'NEXT' RIC FLAIR DVD SET by Buck Woodward
- 09:23 pm PWT: TV Reports: 1/31 NWA Wildside TV review: Christmas Chaos Highlight Show
- 09:18 pm PWT: TV Reports: 2/1 WWE Sunday Night Heat review: Christian, Matt Hardy, Booker T,The Rising
- 08:38 pm PWI: WWE NOTES & NEWS ON JOHN CENA, CHRIS NOWINSKI, INDIA & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 08:22 pm PWT: KELLER'S TAKE: Keller's Take Reax: Have three-way and four-way matches worn out their welcome?
- 08:05 pm PWI: RF VIDEO SHOOT INTERVIEWS COMING SOON, NEW ELITE SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 06:55 pm PWI: TWO MATCHES ADDED TO RAW FOR TONIGHT by Buck Woodward
- 06:55 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Curtain Jerker: Who's Goin' To WrestleMania?
- 06:00 pm PWT: WWE News: Bischoff and McMahon face off on cover of new WWE DVD on Monday Night Wars
- 05:50 pm PWI: UPCOMING WWE EVENTS by Erik Roth
- 05:37 pm PWI: CHICAGO SUN TIMES ARTICLE BLASTS URLACHER FOR TNA INVOLVEMENT by Buck Woodward
- 05:05 pm WO: Feature: Some UFC Feedback
- 04:49 pm PWT: Arena Reports: 2/1 WWE Raw in Youngstown: Jericho vs. Christian, Orton vs. RVD, Booker vs. Kane
- 04:38 pm PWT: WWE News: PWTorch 2003 Awards: Benoit vs. Angle named Match of the Year
- 04:30 pm WWE: New photos, new Matt Facts, new column on Mattitude site
- 03:57 pm PWT: Other News: Major League Wrestling Update: Terry Funk Announcement, Upcoming Line-Ups
- 03:50 pm PWT: KELLER'S TAKE: KELLER: Three-way and four-way matches have worn out their welcome
- 03:30 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: HEAT, NOTES FROM THE ROAD, HHH-HBK-BENOIT, AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 03:29 pm PWT: Ask the Torch: KELLER on Matt and Jeff Hardy, TNA PPV, Refusing to Do Jobs, The New Breed
- 03:21 pm PWI: EARLY RAW PREVIEW by Buck Woodward
- 03:10 pm TNA: TNA Announces Official Trading Cards!
- 02:47 pm PWI: TONS OF WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 02:43 pm PWT: Arena Reports: 2/1 WWE Smackdown in Pittsburgh: Lesnar vs. Angle vs. Guerrero headlines
- 02:40 pm WO: Headline: Monday news update: Raw notes, Couture injury update, Huge Mid Atlantic convention success, Rock at Super Bowl, Legends PPV rundown, WWE injuries, Lucha in Toronto and much more
- 02:34 pm WO: Headline: Toronto's rich history with Tunney story; plus biggest Rumble issue ever, with records, history, Update on Hogan, Latest new Mania matches; details of today's Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free classic issues of their choice
- 02:24 pm WO: Headline: Scott Williams talks St. Louis Wrestling with Larry Matysik
- 02:13 pm PWT: Torch Today: 2/2 Afternoon Update: Rock, Goldberg, Michaels, Hunter, Benoit, Shamrock, Jericho
- 02:12 pm PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: LOS GUERREROS, AUSTIN, TYSON, WORKING DIFFERENT STYLES AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:01 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: What it's Worth: Radicals Shatter the Ceiling
- 01:15 pm PWI: MLW TV REPORT by Buck Woodward
- 01:03 pm PWI: EXCLUSIVE DETAILS ON NEW JOHN CENA AND STEVE AUSTIN DVDs by Mike Johnson
- 12:42 pm PWI: AAA/EMLL LUCHA LIBRE TV REPORT by Victor Martinez
- 12:23 pm PWI: MIKE JOHNSON HAS THE LATEST INTERNATIONAL NEWS INCLUDING SPANKY'S RETURN TO JAPAN, KEVIN NASH, AND TONS MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:56 am PWI: HHH-BENOIT'S MANIA MATCH, ROCK AT THE BOWL, IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR ELITE MEMBERS USING EARTHLINK, PROSPECTIVE COLUMNISTS AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 11:01 am SLAM: Mid-Atlantic reunion a real hit by CHRIS SCHRAMM -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 11:01 am SLAM: WrestleCrap author aims for laughs by JON WALDMAN -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 11:00 am PWI: WHY ROCK SHOULDN'T WRESTLE AT MANIA, POSSIBLE PLANS FOR BENOIT-HHH-HBK, AND MORE by PWINSIDER.COM ELITE
- 10:56 am YAHOO: National Voter Issues Paper Issued by WWE-R- Smackdown Your Vote!-R- Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, Rock The Vote, Youth Vote Coalition, MTV's Choose or Lose, League of Women Voters and Others by Business Wire
- 10:13 am PWI: LA TIMES COVERS THE DEBUT OF PWINSIDER.COM by Dave Scherer
- 09:28 am PWI: HEAT REPORT by John Keane
- 06:00 am YAHOO: REMINDER/WWE, MTV's Choose or Lose, Hip Hop Summit Action Network, League of Women Voters and Others To Release A National Voter Issues Paper for 18-to-30-year olds by Business Wire
- 02:08 am PWI: LOTS OF NOTES & NEWS FROM MID-ATLANTIC LEGENDS CONVENTION INCLUDING CORNETTE VS. ICP, BUDDY LANDEL & TONS MORE by Mike Johnson
- 01:00 am WO: Headline: WWE house show report 2-1 Pittsburgh
- 12:57 am WO: Headline: WWE house show report 2-1 Youngstown
- 12:25 am PWT: Torch Trivia: Torch Trivia of the Day for Monday, February 2 - Roddy Piper's WrestleMania Appearances
