Quick Smackdown Results: John Cena over Rhyno, Rikishi/Scotty 2 Hotty over APA, Shelton Benjamin over Charlie Haas, Shelton Benjamin over Billy Gunn, Rey Mysterio Jr. over Shelton Benjamin, Rey Mysterio Jr. over Big Show via CO, and Eddy Guerrero ove Rey Mysterio Jr.
The Smackdown crew was in Newcastle, England tonight with Eddy Guerrero over Big Show.
Tomorrow night, the Smackdown crew will be in Sheffield, England.
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Paul Bearer were the guests on Byte This! today with lots of discussion about Wrestlemania.
Ron "Faarooq" Simmons was released by WWE, shortly before his storyline firing aired.
WWE's Diva Challenge is now down to 8 divas for round two.
WWE reportedly handed out signs at RAW with things like "Molly's bald" and "Egghead."
Brock Lesnar's interview with Mike Morris on KFAN is now available online in mp3 format.
Brock Lesnar is the focus of a 4 page Muscletech ad in this month's Flex magazine.
Alex Marvez' latest column is about Brock Lesnar's decision to leave WWE for the NFL.
Wrestlemania XX will be one of the topic's on VH1's Best Week Ever tomorrow, with Chris Jericho as one of their panelists.
The Rock told the Associated Press that a run for President in the future isn't out of the question.
A weekend with The Rock is one of MTV Spring Break's prizes.
The Roxbury Register has an article on Merced "Tito Santana" Solis and his post-wrestling career as a Spanish teacher, as well as his recent Hall of Fame induction.
Sylvain Grenier discussed his return from injury and the future of La Resistance.
SuperHeroHype.com has an interview with Triple H from May's Muscle and Fitness magazine about his role in Blade: Trinity.
Dr. Tom Prichard's newest commentary covers Wrestlemania, the Hall of Fame, and Chris Benoit's title win.
Lance Storm updated his website commentary with information on his recent travels.
The Wrestlemania XX DVD will be a three disc set, with the PPV on discs 1 and 2, and the Mania of Wrestlemania and Wrestlemania's Top 10 Matches on the third.
Silvervision.co.uk has the upcoming Royal Rumble 89/90 and Wrestlemania 1/2 DVD's for presale in the UK.
Israel's Hot cable company ill air 10 WWE programs during Passover on a special free "Passover Action" channel, and if enough people switch to Hot for WWE, they plan to continue airing WWE programming.
Results of British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith's autopsy by British Columbia's coroner Shawn Jestley indicated that his death might have been caused by past anabolic steroid usage.
3PW promoter Jasmin St. Claire was hospitalized for an emergency appendectomy surgery, and this weekend's 3PW show is cancelled as a result.
NWA TNA issued a press release officially announcing their two year distribution deal with The Wrestling Channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Chris Sabin may be out up to two months depending on the amount of knee ligament damage he's suffered.
Charlottesville, VA's NBC29's Derek Clark interviewed Buff Bagwell about Charlottesville, WCW, wrestling deaths, and his future.
The current issue of Stuff Magazine has a blurb on Juventud Guerrera's stripping incident in Australia in 2000.
Roddy Piper's website features a photo of him with Ken Starr, the former US Independent Counsel investigating President Clinton.
Hacksaw Jim Duggan is hosting Biker's Court on Daytona Beach's ABC channel 9.
Voice of Wrestling is looking for new on-air personalities as they restructure their show.
Rush Limbaugh joked about the EU's anti-terrorism expert Mr. Terrorism saying it sounds like a character from WWF to him.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Smackdown, Rock, Lesnar, HHH, 3PW Mar 18 - 11:44 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
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- 10:08 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: NWA-TNA PPV Reax: Third batch of reviews saying TNA is back on course
- 10:04 pm PWI: SMACKDOWN REPORT by Buck Woodward
- 09:34 pm LAW: Thursday Update: WWE releases Ron Simmons, Story on Brock's departure, Sabin injured, Cause of Davey Boy Smith's death, Chat with Ventura, WWE European tour results and more!
- 09:08 pm PWI: PAUL BEARER TALKS ABOUT HIS RETURN TO WWE AT WRESTLEMANIA, GREG VALENTINE TALKS ABOUT HIS CAREER by Kevin Gregg
- 08:50 pm PWT: TV Reports: 3/18 WWE Smackdown review; Keller's ongoing "virtual time" analysis of broadcast
- 07:54 pm PWT: PPV Reports: 3/17 NWA-TNA PPV Review: Miller's detailed rundown
- 07:49 pm PWT: Special Features: Guttman's Audio Update: Lottery Talk, Benoit, Guerrero, Worst Wrestler TV/Movie Appearance (21 minutes) - VIP Alert
- 07:38 pm PWT: Special Features: Ross turns heel, Raw crushes Nitro, WCW unrest - 5 Yrs Ago Torch Newsletter Now Online
- 07:17 pm WO: Headline: Wrestlemania issue of Observer, plus much more on Lesnar, records broken and company changes going forward; details of Monday's Observer, ordering info, special rates for this week and how new readers can get 2 free classic issues
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- 06:55 pm PWT: Guest Editorials: Some Simple Brand Extension Guidelines for Monday's Reshufffling
- 06:44 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: The Showstoppa: MSG's Fans Were Wrong: A Defense of Brock Lesnar
- 06:15 pm WO: Headline: WWE house show report 3-18 Newcastle
- 06:05 pm PWI: WWE SMACKDOWN HOUSE SHOW RESULTS FROM ENGLAND by Ian Hamilton & Brett Redmayne
- 05:55 pm PWI: RON SIMMONS LET GO BY WWE by Dave Scherer
- 05:17 pm WO: Headline: WWE cuts long-time regular
- 04:45 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: MORE ON BROCK, NWA:TNA, TRIPLE H, VENTURA, AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 04:00 pm SLAM: Rock ponders politics
- 03:51 pm WO: Headline: Indy fans: Chico VI featuring collection of matches from around the Pacific Northwest, insider commentary and more available for immediate shipping
- 03:47 pm WO: Headline: In-depth WrestleMania coverage, WWE changes, Benoit wins belt, all about Brock quitting, steroids in wrestling, tons more: F4W~!#456 preview and special 4 for $5 offer for new readers worldwide
- 03:47 pm WO: Feature: In-depth WrestleMania coverage, WWE changes, Benoit wins belt, all about Brock quitting, steroids in wrestling, tons more: F4W~!#456 preview and special 4 for $5 offer for new readers worldwide
- 03:43 pm PWI: THIS WEEKEND'S 3PW SHOW CANCELLED, JASMIN ST. CLAIRE IN HOSPITAL by Buck Woodward
- 02:20 pm WO: Headline: Thursday news update: Smackdown overseas, May U.K. dates, Tonight's show, Tag tourney, X Cup, Biggest Lucha show in U.S., WWE distributing signs, WM DVD, Ventura, Rock, Flair, Best Selling books and more
- 01:25 pm PWI: WWE CLASSICS PRESENTS WCW WORLDWIDE TV REPORT by Lee Relph
- 12:00 pm PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: PPV BONUSES, STEAMBOAT-MICHAELS, RON SIMMONS-FAAROOQ, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 11:00 am PWI: 'BEYOND THE MAT' DIRECTOR BARRY BLAUSTEIN DISCUSSES FOLEY, FUNK, ECW, MCMAHON, AND MORE IN A CLASSIC INTERVIEW by PWINSIDER ELITE
- 10:50 am PWI: TRIPLE H GETS SHOT IN THE EYE IN NEW MOVIE, RODDY PIPER-KEN STARR CONNECTION, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 10:18 am PWI: HAVE YOU GOTTEN THE COMPLETE PWINSIDER.COM EXPERIENCE? by Mike Johnson
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- 09:30 am PWI: AUDIO OF BROCK LESNAR DISCUSSING WWE AND NFL, HALL OF FAMER GETS LOCAL PRESS, MORE by Buck Woodward
- 08:30 am SLAM: TNA: Challengers line up for NWA belt by DONNIE ABREU -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 07:30 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: THE FINAL WCW PPV by Buck Woodward & Dan Rice
- 07:00 am PWI: SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (NON-SPOILER) by Buck Woodward
- 06:30 am PWI: BUCK CHATS WITH INDEPENDENT REFEREE SEAN HANSON ABOUT THE MOST THANKLESS JOB IN WRESTLING by PWINSIDER ELITE
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