The RAW crew was in Montgomery, AL last night with HHH over Chris Benoit.
The RAW crew was in Birmingham, AL tonight, and tomorrow afternoon they're in Chattanooga, TN.
The Smackdown crew was in Durban, South Africa last night, and tonight they were in Johannesburg, South Africa. Tomorrow night they finish their tour in East Rand, South Africa.
Smackdown scored a 3.5 rating, the same as last week.
WWE released their latest PPV buyrates (PDF), with No Way Out scoring about 250,000 buys, down from February PPV's of the last two years. For perspective, it was still ahead of December's RAW-only Armaggedon, and only slightly below October's Smackdown-only No Mercy.
Ric Flair, who turned 55 on Wednesday, may be looking at the end of his in-ring career due to a neck injury which has kept him out of matches the past couple weeks.
Steve Austin and WWE are working on a Stone Cold beer with High Falls Brewing Co., with Austin visiting the brewers regularly to conduct taste tests.
PWInsider has a report of Undertaker's autograph signing in Detroit, MI, at the Autorama.
The Torch's Octavio Fierros has a lengthy review of the Monday Night War DVD.
The Louisville Scene has a review of Waterproof Blonde's Glitter Lust album which includes Sean O'Haire's theme song "Come On."
Setanta Sports, the new home of WWE PPV's in the UK, is putting its entire business empire at stake as part of a new television deal with the SPL.
Raven has an brief interview with Glenn Gilberti on his website about his career highlights and booking plans.
Bret Hart's latest column is about his recent return to Ernest Manning High School to talk to a few hundred amateur wrestlers from Alberta and his memories of his time there.
George "The Animal" Steele now has an official website.
Canada's National Post has a piece on Lucha Va Voom as the promotion travels to Toronto, ON for two shows on March 4 and 5.
ECWA has announced the participants for the annual Super 8 tournament on April 4 in Newport, DE.
NWA TNA may be in talks with Fox Sports Net, although a deal is probably still far off.
TNA has a preview of Americas X Cup: Mexico vs. Canada with profiles of the participants.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Buyrates, Flair, Austin, Raven, ECWA, TNA Feb 28 - 11:59 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Last Edited: Sunday, February 29th, 2004 - 12:05 am EST
Today's News Headlines
- 11:59 pm PWT: TV Reports: 2/28 WWE Confidential Review: Rey vs. Jericho Cruiserweight Title Match, Rattlesnake N' Tha Hood, Christian Pancakes
- 11:48 pm PWI: ECWA SUPER 8 PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED by Jess McGrath
- 07:30 pm SLAM: 'Mania lineup deeper by TJ MADIGAN - Calgary Sun
- 07:30 pm SLAM: Bret Hart: Back to school by BRET HART - Calgary Sun
- 07:00 pm TNA: Americas X Cup: Mexico vs. Canada Preview!
- 05:18 pm PWT: Special Features: Audio Roundtable (60 min.): McNeill, Mitchell, Keller on Hogan-WM20, Guerrero or Benoit, Rock, Brock - VIP Alert
- 04:28 pm WO: Headline: Saturday news update: Austin's newest commercial venture, UK WWE tour notes, Rock & Foley notes; TKO's biggest match ever, LLL on New York TV, Teddy Hart, Sapp, and Osaka Pro guys in U.S. tour
- 04:23 pm PWT: ROH News: ROH Update: Lynn, Special K, Chicago event
- 03:51 pm WO: Headline: WWE morale; major injuries leading to Mania; Hogan-Flair original feud; WWE history series covering the decline and end of glory period; details of Mar. 1 Observer, ordering info, and how new readers can get 2 free classic issues
- 03:50 pm WO: Headline: USA Pro Wrestling TV report
- 03:49 pm WO: Headline: CZW Fake You TV report
- 03:46 pm WO: Headline: Scott Williams on the birthday of one of wrestling's biggest stars
- 03:22 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Hulk Hogan and WrestleMania XX: Readers debate whether he should be there
- 02:37 pm LAW: Saturday Update: Flair injures neck, NWA TNA TV deal news, Lucha Va Voom card plus National Post article, Lots of notes on WWE tour of South Africa, NFL changes to affect WWE, Huge K-1 card and more!
- 02:26 pm PWI: MANIA BILLBOARDS FEATURE WHO YOU EXPECT, EARLY BUYRATE FOR NO WAY OUT LOW by Dave Scherer
- 02:00 pm SLAM: 'Mania lineup deeper by TJ MADIGAN - Calgary Sun
- 12:39 pm PWI: SMACKDOWN RATING by Dave Scherer
- 11:50 am PWI: UNDERTAKER MAKES HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE, THOUGHTS AS TO HOW HE WILL RETURN AT MANIA by Henry Gehringer
- 11:05 am PWI: NOTES ON GEORGE 'THE ANIMAL' STEELE, RAVEN, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 11:01 am PWI: JESS MCGRATH CHECKS IN WITH THOUGHTS ON TEDDY HART AND C.M. PUNK, AND OFFERS SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE WWE DVD'S by PWINSIDER ELITE
- 10:49 am PWI: WWE NOTES ON FOZZY, STACY KEIBLER, WWE STOCK, & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:31 am PWI: STONE COLD BEER ON THE WAY by Mike Johnson
- 10:11 am PWI: WWE RAW BRAND IN MONTGOMERY, AL HOUSE SHOW RESULTS by Gar Garland
- 07:05 am PWT: THE LOUNGE: Last Call with Mallory: WWF Did What?, Raw Preview, More WMXX News, World Tour, Ugly Feuds
- 07:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: SAVAGE VS. JARRETT, NAME CHANGES, WRESTLEMANIA, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 02:09 am PWT: THE LOUNGE: DVD Review: Fierros Reviews Monday Night War with McMahon, Bischoff, NWO, Austin
- 01:11 am PWI: WWE NOTES ON HALL OF FAME, SHOPZONE, SOUTH AFRICA, AND MORE by Navdeep Ghali
- 12:24 am PWI: RING OF HONOR NOTES & NEWS: UPDATED 3/13 ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY CARD by Mike Johnson
