Trish, Spike, Jericho, TNA, Savage, Sytch Feb 03 - 11:57 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

The Smackdown crew was in Toledo, OH last night, and Smackdown is being taped in Cleveland, OH tonight. Dave Scherer has weekend house show gates, and notes that WWE is reportedly happy with Chavo Guerrero and plans for his feud with Rey Mysterio Jr. The RAW crew has already traveled to Japan where they'll start a three day tour on Thursday.

Last night's RAW scored a 3.7 rating, down from 4.0 last week. There are off air notes and Heat spoilers from last night's RAW. Penn State's Digital Collegian has an article on last night's RAW, which the author enjoyed more than her last RAW event, with quotes from Eric Bischoff and Spike Dudley.

The McMahons and WWE will be featured on CNBC tomorrow night at 10pm ET. Trish Stratus declined an invitation for the RAW Japan tour so she could appear at the Siemens Conn Smythe Sports Celebrities Dinner and Auction, a fundraiser for The Easter Seal Society of Ontario, which she agreed to before the tour was booked. WWE.com spoke to Jazz about her return to RAW, as well as the condition of her husband Rodney Mack. Victoria will guest host Byte This! with guests Torrie Wilson and Sable.

Eddy Guerrero is working with an injured hamstring, and Big Show's injured elbow felt okay after he wrestled last night. Spike Dudley's latest commentary is about the 1992 Royal Rumble inspiring him to become a wrestler. Bradshaw's latest commentary covers the Super Bowl, the Presidential election, and supporting non-American troops in Iraq.

Chris Jericho will sing on three tracks of Nasty Savage's upcoming "Psycho Psycho" CD. Gannett News Service ran an article on yesterday's Voter Issues Paper news conference which included appearances by Bradshaw and John Cena. Booker T and Mark Henry represnted Smackdown Your Vote! at the Houston Hip-Hope Summit voter registration event on Saturday.

USC's Daily Trojan has a review of the Monday Night War DVD from a more casual-fan perspective. WWE's Gavin Roth spoke at Brock University as part of the Sports Careers 101 Conference, an event designed to help students make contacts in the sports industry. Ohio Valley Cable has added UPN to their lineup

Tomorrow night's NWA TNA PPV will include Terry Funk/Sandman vs. the Gathering, Jeff Jarrett vs. a surprise opponent, Insane Clown Posse vs. Glenn Gilberti/David Young, and El Leon vs. Abyss. The Torch is reporting that Randy Savage will headline "Bound for Glory", NWA TNA's three hour PPV on April 4, against NWA Champion Jeff Jarrett.

Jim Cornette's two and a half hour Mid-Atlantic Legends convention story-telling session was a hit with the fans, and he seemed happy to have done it, too. Shark Boy is looking for ten students for a 15-week wrestling course in Hamilton, OH. The Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times ran articles on Hard Boiled Haggerty's death, with a greater focus on his Hollywood, rather than wrestling, career.

Mike Johnson has several Ring of Honor notes, including ones on Alex Shelley's collarbone injury, Heenan booking plans, and their upcoming shows. Rick Steiner offered an explanation for missing SSCW's event on Saturday as well as his efforts to help them find a suitable replacement. Chris Candido confirmed that Tammy Sytch's statement announcing plans to leave wrestling was in fact written by her, and that it was something they planned for a while.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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