Divas, Austin, HHH, Rock, ROH/TNA Mar 26 - 11:54 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

The RAW crew will be in Cape Girardeau, MO tomorrow night. Smackdown scored a 3.3 rating last night, down from a 3.5 last week. UPN finished in fifth place for the night, ahead of WB. Spike TV will be re-airing Monday's lottery RAW on Sunday night at 8pm after Heat.

WWE's Diva Challenge is now down to just Gail Kim and Torrie Wilson. WWE.com published a story on receiving the Legacy of Hope award at the USO of Metropolitan Washington’s Annual Awards Dinner on Tuesday night. Backlash commercials in Canada are promoting it as Chris Benoit's homecoming.

San Antonio's KSAT is reporting that police were called to Austin's home last night by his girlfriend who made a police report about being pushed down by Austin. Austin, however, has not been arrested despite some earlier reports to the contrary. SSA Entertainment issued a press release saying Austin will still make an apperance in New Jersey tomorrow to sign autographs at the Autograph & Collectible Show in Secaucus, NJ, Austin will also be signing autographs on April 3 at the Arkansas Twisters game.

Triple H did an interview in Muscle and Fitness magazine about his Blade: Trinity role and his training routine, and he's even on the cover. Muscle and Fitness also has an interview with Bob Sapp online.

GI Joe is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and Sgt. Slaughter is part of it as the first real person to become a figure. The Jackson Citizen Patriot has an article on the truck used by Eddy Guerrero on Smackdown and its owner Brandon Tripp. The Miami Herald has an update on what former WWE announcer Sean Mooney is doing these days.

The Rock did an interview on Phoenix's KNIX radio to promote Walking Tall. The GW Hatchet has an interview with The Rock in which he discusses the transition from wrestler to actor, his name, and Walking Tall. The Rock will be on the cover of Sunday's Parade magazine with an interview in the "In Step" supplement. Walking Tall has a sneak preview release in many cities tomorrow night. Sign On San Diego has a preview of Walking Tall.

The Boston Globe has an article on "Luscious" Johnny Valiant's stand-up act, which he'll be performing in Somerville, MA on Sunday, as well as his life after wrestling. "Handsome" Jimmy Valiant will wrestle Bryan Underwood at Down South Championship Wrestling and All Star Wrestling Federation's "Breaking Point" show on April 3 in Tuckerman, AR. Jack Brisco will be Dave Meltzer's guest on Sunday's Wrestling Observer Live. SLAM has an article on Susan Tex Green, who began wrestling at age 15 and now trains wrestlers, mostly men, in South Carolina.

Chris Sabin is expected to return to NWA TNA in 3-4 weeks after his knee problems were diagnosed as tissue inflammation, and Sabu's recent MRI indicates he'll be able to return in a few weeks as well. NWA TNA and Ring of Honor are now in negotiations to resolve their issues which caused TNA to ask some of their contracted wrestlers to distance themselves from ROH. Bob Ryder addressed some Ring of Honor fan concerns about TNA's actions.

The Hart Foundation 2.0, Teddy Hart/Jack Evans/Lee Madden, will debut for WXW on Sunday in Allentown, PA at their live Rage TV episode. Atlanta's Gwinnett Arena will host Lucha Libre on Sunday, but there won't be any minis this time. Pro Championship Wrestling will hold the Road Warrior Hawk Memorial Show on April 3 in Elk Grove, IL will all ticket proceeds going to the Michael Hegstrand Memorial Fund.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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