Quick Smackdown Results: John Cena over Rhyno, Rey Mysterio vs. Jamie Noble as a no contest, Rey Mysterio/Billy Kidman/Ultimo Dragon/Funaki over Jamie Noble/Tajiri/Sakoda/Akio, Eddy Guerrero over Shelton Benjamin, Big Show over John Walters/Nick Beely, and Rikishi/Scotty 2 Hotty over the Bashams.
The Mania of Wrestlemania airs tomorrow night at 8pm EST on UPN.
WWE will be ringing the bell to open the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow morning.
THQ and JAKKS Pacific sponsored the Second Annual THQ Superstar Challenge at Planet Hollywood tonight with 16 WWE superstars facing off in a Smackdown! Here Comes The Pain video game tournament.
Triple H did an interview on ESPN Radio's Sports Brothers show this afternoon and discussed Wrestlemania, steroids, and Vince McMahon.
Scott Fishman of the Miami Herald spoke to Booker T about his start in wrestling, the end of WCW, and Wrestlemania.
APA appeared on ESPN 2's Cold Pizza this morning discussing Wrestlemania and tag team wrestling.
Eddy Guerrero and Shawn Michaels were the guests on Byte This! this afternoon discussing Wrestlemania.
WWE held a Wrestlemania press conference this afternoon with Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff, Paul Heyman and most of the top match participants in attendance. Fans also played a major part, with ECW chants for Paul Heyman and "quitter" chants for Brock Lesnar.
1wrestling has a collection of pictures from the event.
The Salem, OR Statesman Journal is looking for fans holding Wrestlemania parties in their area for a story.
The Associated Press ran a story on Wrestlemania's 20th anniversary.
SLAM's Jon Waldman compiled a list of quirky Wrestlemania facts and figures.
SLAM also has an article on the history of wrestling in Madison Square Garden.
Goldberg has been signed as a color commentator for the Battle of the Hockey Gladiators play-by-play team.
Edge appears likely to debut on RAW when he returns.
"Mini Me" Verne Troyer will join Lita at the World of Wheels show in Winnipeg on April 10.
USC's Daily Trojan has an article on the history of Wrestlemania.
Two sports writers at the Auburn Plainsman picked the two top Wrestlemanias.
Lesnar's decision to leave hasn't affected WWE and Goldberg's relationship, with no sudden contract extension likely.
No one in the Smackdown locker room seems too upset by Lesnar's decision to leave.
If Lesnar does make it to the NFL, he would be the second NCAA wrestling champion to play without college football experience.
Pete Rose's Hall of Fame induction got a New York Post Page 6 mention with the heading "Hall of Shame?"
Howard Stern says he won't be at Wrestlemania since he asked for a million dollars, and WWE offered five thousand.
The Wrestlemania edition of Spike TV's 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience will air after RAW on Monday.
Viacom and Dish Network have reached an agreement, so Viacom owned stations are now back on the air and the rest of us won't see notices on the bottom of our screens.
The Christian Science Monitor has an article examining whether Japanese and Mexican wrestling will overtake mainstream American wrestling in the United States.
USA Today may run a story on problems in professional wrestling tomorrow.
Georgia State Representative Alan Powell plans to make changes to his wrestling regulation legislation, including lowering the licensing fee from $1000 to $100 and dropping the per match fee.
Pennsylvania's Corporations Bureau doesn't yet show a transfer in ownership of Ring of Honor.
Frontier Wrestling Alliance has signed an exclusive deal with The Wrestling Channel.
FANSLAM has 34 superstars lined-up for Saturday's convention in Totowa, NJ.
Billy Reil stopped a second bank robbery in Philadelphia after chasing him down into the subway.
The White Plains Journal News has an article on teacher Scott Wright, aka wrestler Scotty Charisma, as he prepares to wrestler Crowbar as part of a benefit for the high school football team.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Smackdown, Wrestlemania, Lesnar, ROH Mar 11 - 11:57 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:16 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Constructive Criticism: A Solution To The Glass Ceiling Problem
- 11:10 pm PWT: Special Features: Smackdown Coverage: Keller's Report, Mojo Mitchell, Torch Roundtable - VIP Alert
- 10:13 pm PWI: SMACKDOWN REPORT by Buck Woodward
- 10:10 pm PWI: HHH APPEARS ON ESPN, TALKS ABOUT MANIA, STEROIDS AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 09:42 pm WO: Headline: What led to Lesnar's decision; Goldberg's future; ROH future and Feinstein details; Life of Hercules; details of Mar. 15 Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues
- 09:41 pm WO: Feature: WWE Smackdown TV report
- 08:59 pm WO: Headline: USA Today runs wrestling steroid story
- 08:56 pm PWT: TV Reports: Burgan's Ceap Pops! More NEW Wrestling Cereals: New Jack, Teddy Hart
- 08:54 pm LAW: Thursday Update: Press conference notes, Triple H speaks out on steroids, WWE PPV calendar, Beyond the Mat on City TV, NWA TNA lineup and more!
- 08:50 pm WO: Headline: HHH interview and will his nose be larger by Sunday
- 08:47 pm PWI: INDY KINGDOM: SHANE, GEORGIA BILL, CANDIDO, SNOW, ST. CLAIRE, ZBYSZKO, AND MORE by Jess McGrath
- 08:38 pm PWI: GEORGIA STATE REP AGREES TO CHANGES IN WRESTLING REGULATION BILL by Larry Goodman
- 07:09 pm PWT: Special Features: Keller Audio Update - More surprising Lesnar details, plus ROH, Ross, Dusty, Piper, Hunter, ECW - VIP Alert
- 07:01 pm PWT: PPV Reports: 3/10 NWA-TNA PPV Review: Miller's detailed rundown
- 05:42 pm PWI: BYTE THIS REPORT WITH EDDIE GUERRERO AND SHAWN MICHAELS by Kevin Gregg
- 04:55 pm SLAM: MSG: The real wrestling Mecca by JON WALDMAN -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 04:55 pm SLAM: Vince, WWE stars hype 'Mania by LUKAS I. ALPERT - Associated Press
- 04:53 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Lesnar Quits Pro Wrestling: Third batch of reax to Lesnar's surprising decision
- 04:15 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: TONS OF NEWS AND NOTES ON BROCK, GOLDBERG, EDGE, TRIPLE H, HOWARD STERN AND WRESTLEMANIA by Dave Scherer
- 03:45 pm PWI: AN EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION ON BROCK LESNAR, BILL GOLDBERG, WRESTLEMANIA, AND THE FUTURE OF WWE - THIS WEEK'S NO NAME SHOW IS ONLINE by PWINSIDER ELITE
- 03:38 pm WO: Headline: Thursday news update: Mania press conference features stupid chant of year, Flair, Smackdown preview, best selling books, Pro wrestlers face off in shoots this week, WWE & TNA TV notes, and you can make money if you look like this star
- 03:15 pm PWT: Special Features: Great New Comprehensive WrestleMania Section Covering 1993 through 2003 - VIP Alert
- 02:59 pm PWT: Torch Today: 3/11 Afternoon Update: Lesnar, Goldberg, WrestleMania, Cena, Rose, Foley, Hunter
- 02:22 pm PWT: WWE News: Interview Highlights: McMahon discusses WrestleMania XX, Brand Extension, His Future
- 02:20 pm PWI: JIM ROSS TALKS ABOUT WHY BROCK LESNAR IS LEAVING WWE AND THE INTERNET'S ROLE IN THE SITUATION, STEVE AUSTIN'S HEALTH AND FUTURE AND MORE by PWINSIDER ELITE
- 02:04 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Lesnar Quits Pro Wrestling: More reader reax to Lesnar's surprising decision
- 01:59 pm PWI: LOTS OF WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 01:40 pm PWT: PPV Reports: 3/10 NWA-TNA PPV Report: What was TNA's PPV worth this week?
- 01:13 pm PWI: WRESTLEMANIA XX PRESS CONFERENCE NOTES: FANS YELL AT BROCK, CHANT FOR HEYMAN PROMPTS TRIPLE H TO REACT, MORE by Buck Woodward & Mike Johnson
- 11:54 am PWI: GOLDBERG CONTRACT UPDATE, GOVERNMENT FORCING WWE TO TONE DOWN, EDGE'S RETURN AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 11:41 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: STING BEATS VADER FOR WCW TITLE, DINO BRAVO KILLED by Buck Woodward
- 11:27 am PWI: MORE NEWS AND NOTES COVERING BROCK LESNAR LEAVING WWE by Dave Scherer
- 10:52 am PWI: MICHAEL ASKOUNES CHECKS IN WITH HIS ELITE HOTLINE by PWINSIDER ELITE
- 10:20 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: JERICHO, WWE NITRO, ROYAL RUMBLE, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 09:49 am PWT: Torch Trivia: Torch Trivia of the Day for Thursday, March 11 - Faarooq/NOD Gimmick Debut
- 09:35 am PWI: WWE STARS TO COMPETE IN VIDEO GAME TOURNAMENT TONIGHT IN NYC by Buck Woodward
- 09:00 am SLAM: WMXX: Quirky facts and figures by JON WALDMAN -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 08:17 am PWI: SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (NON-SPOILER) by Buck Woodward
- 07:01 am PWI: NOTES ON GOLDBERG'S POST-WWE PLANS, BOOKER T ON BACK INJURY, MORE WRESTLEMANIA HYPE & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 06:43 am PWI: MIKE JOHNSON'S NWA: TNA PPV THOUGHTS by Mike Johnson
- 06:18 am PWI: INTERNATIONAL NEWS ON SAMOA JOE, SHARK BOY, CM PUNK, SABU, CZW, ULF HERMAN, SLYK WAGNER BROWN & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 06:12 am PWI: WWE CLASSICS PRESENTS WCW WORLDWIDE TV REPORT by Lee Relph
- 04:41 am WO: Headline: WrestleMania Special: Three months of Figure Four for just $30 -- Offer good THIS WEEK ONLY!
- 03:12 am WO: Headline: What led to Lesnar quitting; Wrestling's biggest scandals and what it says about Feinstein situation; life of Hercules; Major WWE future plans; details of Mar. 15 Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free classic issues of their choice
- 03:12 am WO: Feature: What led to Lesnar quitting; Wrestling's biggest scandals and what it says about Feinstein situation; life of Hercules; Major WWE future plans; details of Mar. 15 Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free classic issues of their choice
- 03:00 am SLAM: Brock Lesnar quitting wrestling
- 02:40 am PWI: BROCK LESNAR: TWO YEARS AT THE TOP by Buck Woodward
- 02:36 am WO: Headline: Wrestlemania prediction contest for Observer subscriptions
- 02:00 am TNA: New Edition Of "The Bankshot"
- 12:55 am PWI: IS BROCK LESNAR LEAVING WWE THE RIGHT WAY?, PLUS JESS & MIKE DISCUSS WMXX, ROH AND MORE - THIS WEEK'S ELITE RADIO IS ONLINE by PWINSIDER ELITE
- 12:54 am PWI: MORE WWE IN NEW YORK CITY NOTES by Mike Johnson
- 12:28 am PWT: Special Features: Keller's Insider Update - Super in-depth insider coverage of Lesnar situation just published - VIP Alert
