Big Show, Hercules, Tupelo, PWHF, DDP Mar 07 - 11:53 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

The RAW crew was in Baltimore, MD this afternoon with Triple H over Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit. RAW is live from Bridgeport, CT tomorrow night with the Rock presenting a "This Is Your Life" segment for Mick Foley. RAW will be in Winnipeg, MB on July 5, their first WWE televised live event since 1995. Steve Austin will sign autographs at the SSA Entertainment Autograph and Collectible Show on March 27 in Secaucus, NJ.

There's additional information on what led up to Tuesday's pre-Smackdown meeting lecture where Big Show stood up to Johnny Ace on behalf of the majority of the wrestlers who weren't involved. Rip Rogers, WWE's head trainer for talent under contract in OVW, was released from his contract this week. Several of WWE's female deveopmental wrestlers have suffered injuries in a short period of time.

Raymond "Hercules Hernandez" Fernandez was found dead yesterday morning at his home in Tampa, FL at age 45 from a presumed heart attack, although an autoposy will being conducted. Shane has parted ways with IWA and been stripped of their heavyweight title, with Rey Gonzalez defeating Apolo yesterday to capture the vacant title. Toronto's monthly Trivia magazine will include wrestling DVD reviews. The Backyard Criminals DVD mentioned yesterday doesn't have matches with Sandman, Vic Grimes, New Jack, and Vampiro, but rather has them commenting on why they love backyard wrestling.

ZERO-ONE held HUSTLE-2 last night in Yokohama, Japan with Kaz Hayashi/Leonardo Spanky over Low Ki/Homicide. CZW was at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA last night for their Overdrive show with Messiah over John Zandig for the CZW Title. Al Snow defeated Chris Candido at JAPW's Baseball benefit show for the South Plainfield Junior Baseball Club yesterday.

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has an article on the Tupelo Sports Arena and the wrestling held there in the 1970's and early 1980's including the Tupelo concession stand fight. The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame's fundraiser dinner last night was a success. Don Callis' latest column is about how Eric Bischoff changed the wrestling business and making wrestling "cool again." DDP's latest update covers bowling with Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, training Rob Zombie, running into McCaulley Caulkin, and lots more.

gregrageous posted his latest Memphis wrestling recap featuring the crowning of a new Southern Champion. That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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