RAW, Foley, Rock, Brisco, TNA, ROH Mar 29 - 11:57 pm EST

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Quick RAW Results: Nidia over Molly Holly, Rhyno over Lance Storm, Ric Flair/Batista over Chris Benoit/Shawn Michaels via DQ, Tajiri over Kane via CO, and Shelton Benjamin over Triple H.

The Smackdown crew was in Tampa, FL last night with Eddy Guerrero over Big Show. Following the main event, Eddy Guerrero celebrated in the ring with his daughters until someone in the crowd threw a drink at them. The man was detained, and after Guerrero took his daughters to the back, he had to be restrained when he attempted to go after the guy. Also at the Tampa, FL show, Dennis "Mideon" Knight worked a tryout match against Steve Madison.

The RAW crew was in St. Louis yesterday with Chris Benoit over Triple H. The Smackdown crew was in Louisville, KY tonight with Eddy Guerrero over Big Show. Tomorrow night, Smackdown will be taped in Columbus, OH. Smackdown will be preempted in Philadelphia, PA for hockey, and will air Saturday night at 8.

The Smoking Gun posted the latest police report against Steve Austin filed by his ex-girlfriend Tess Broussard on Friday. WWE management was reportedly happy with the weekend RAW house shows, which brought in about $320,000, as well as the Chris Benoit/Triple H matches and the Nick Dinsmore's Eugene character. WWE announced they've concluded pay, satellite, and free TV agreements totalling 1400 hours in Europe, the Middle East and the Phillipines.

The Rock's E! Entertainment Special debuted last night covering his youth, his wrestling career briefly, and his Hollywood career. There are a couple more Walking Tall reviews today from The Hollywood Reporter and FilmJerk. Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist Jim Moore discussed his meeting with The Rock during The Rock's promotional stop in Seattle on Friday. In case you wondered, Hollywood can hide The Rock's tattoos with makeup. There are lots of clips from Walking Tall in various speeds and formats available.

Mick Foley discussed steroid and drug testing for wrestlers with the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer saying he's in favor of it. Syracuse's Daily Orange has a follow-up on Mick Foley's recent visit and the work that goes into signing speakers like Foley. Mark Henry and Rob Van Dam appeared at the GameRiot traveling video game expo over the weekend.

The Courier-News has an article on Tito Santana's post-wrestling life as a middle school Spanish teacher as well as his recent WWE Hall of Fame induction. Percy "Paul Bearer" Pringle posted a new commentary on his return to the road for WWE. Steve Corino added a new commentary entry to his site on his month in Japan.

Jack Brisco was the primary guest on last night's Wrestling Observer Live. He was promoting his new autobiography, which SLAM's Steven Johnson says is "well worth reading".

Alex Shelley will make his Ring of Honor return on their May 15 and 22 events in Boston, MA and Philadelphia, PA. Ricky Steamboat has been added to the St. Paul, MN show as well as the Boston and Philadelphia shows. Ring of Honor booker Gabe Sapolsky was married last Monday in Philadelphia.

TNA has a job opening for a video editor in the Nashville, TN area. Gabe Sapolsky is going to Nashville, TN this week to meet with Jeff Jarrett to work out their promotions' differences.

The Lucha Libre show at the Gwinnett Arena in Atlanta, GA yesterday afternoon drew 6000-6500 fans, with Hijo del Santo over La Parka via DQ. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ran a show at the Santa Ana Elks Lodge on Saturday with Super Dragon over Scorpio Sky and Frankie Kazarian over Spanky. ECWA's Super 8 Tournament will take place this Saturday in Wilmington, DE.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

Last Edited: Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 - 03:29 pm EST

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