Edge, Schiavone, Hart, UPW, Ellering Feb 21 - 11:59 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

The RAW crew was in Evansville, IL last night with Triple H over Chris Benoit. The RAW crew was in Springfield, IL tonight, and tomorrow afternoon they're in Valparaiso, IN. The Smackdown crew will be in Springfield, MO tomorrow evening.

Some of the details, including ticket prices, have been released for WWE's Monterrey, Mexico house show on April 3. Shawn Michaels will sign autographs at the box office when tickets go on sale on February 26. References to Playboy were again edited off RAW in the UK. TJ Madigan reviewed the Ric Flair Collection and says it's a "must-have for serious wrestling fans."

The Walking Tall website is now up with a trailer available. Edge is working in OVW, preparing for a late March WWE return.

Bobby Heenan appeared on ESPN All Night radio on Thursday and discussed wrestlers in real life, and some of the dishonest wrestling books out there. Comics Continuum has an interview with Kevin Nash about his role in Punisher, his wrestling career, and working in movies. Braves Beat interviewed Tony Schiavone about his current work as a Braves announcer, Ted Turner's thoughts on WCW's demise, and more.

Bret Hart's latest column is about his family's longtime friend Mr. Hito who taught him to wrestle, and who he says he owes all his success in pro wrestling. Jay Goodley wrote an opinion piece for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on the recent death of his friend "Coach" John Heath with whom he co-hosted "United States Class Wrestling." The Southeast Missourian has an article on a Jackson woman making her pro wrestling debut for Gateway Championship Wrestling.

Pro Wrestling NOAH's Naomichi Marufuji won the Super J tournament by defeating Takehiro Murahama. UPW ran their fifth anniversary show last night with Tom Howard/Christopher Daniels over Scott Hall/Kevin Nash, and Frankie Kazarian over Jerry Lynn and Evan Karagias to retain the UPW Lightweight title. Teddy Hart will take part in Ring of Honor's March 13 show in Elizabeth, NJ in a "Six Man Mayhem Match" against Amazing Red, Mark Briscoe, Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley and Jack Evans.

Joanie "Chynna" Laurer didn't appear on this week's NWA TNA PPV reportedly due to a disagreement over which class she'd fly in. Swain Tours issued a press release for Raven's Wrestling Seminar and Caribbean Cruise, scheduled for December 5-12. Former Legion of Doom manager Paul Ellering is renovating the Historical Rock Tavern and Eatery in Grey Eagle, MN.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

Last Edited: Sunday, February 22nd, 2004 - 12:08 am EST

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