Terri/O'Haire, Benoit, Storm, Rock, Warrior Apr 03 - 10:59 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

The RAW crew was in Hidalgo, TX last night with Chris Benoit over Triple H. Tonight, the RAW crew debuted in Monterrey, Mexico, and tomorrow night they're in Laredo, TX. The Smackdown crew was in Mobile, AL tonight, and tomorrow afternoon they're in Dotham, AL.

WWE.com issued a statement saying the company was parting ways with Terri Runnels, and that they'd released Sean O'Haire from his contract. Concrete Video has an article on working with WWE Smackdown and Eddy Guerrero by supplying a lowrider for their show in Columbus, OH. Rob Van Dam will make an appearance at the Grand 10 Cinemas in Kelowna, BC on April 20.

Chris Benoit discussed his Wrestlemania title win with the Calgary Sun, as well as his first PPV title defense at Backlash in Edmonton, AB and the next generation of Canadian wrestlers. Lance Storm updated his website commentary with a Q & A on topics such as Benoit's introduction, his autobiography, wrestling Ric Flair and a Brock Lesnar return.

Walking Tall brought in an estimated $5.5 million yesterday to finish in second place behind Hellboy, averaging $1953 per screen. The Rock was on Conan O'Brien last night to promote Walking Tall, but he also discussed his next movie Be Cool, Masturbating Bear, and his family. The Rock appeared on CMT's Top 20 Countdown. The Rock is more well known than Tiger Woods, at least among kids in Bhutan. Some WWE wrestlers are reportedly unhappy with The Rock for neglecting to mention Wrestlemania XX in several major press appearances prior to the event.

The Ring of Honor/NWA TNA situation is expected to be resolved shortly, with ROH's Doug Gentry meeting with Jeff Jarrett on Monday. WWE and Ring of Honor are running shows on the same day in both St. Paul, MN on April 23 and Philadelphia, PA on May 22. NWA TNA's Academy at the Asylum opens the weekend of April 12-13.

Ultimate Warrior updated his commentary with thoughts on the JAKKS Ultimate Warrior figures and indecency. In his latest column, Bret Hart discusses his love of hockey which retirement has given him the opportunity to see more often. Wrestling Reunion just added Bobby Eaton and referee Dick Woehrle to their June 5 event.

ECWA's Super 8 Tournament was tonight in Wilmington, DE. gregrageous provided the latest Memphis Wrestling results. Wrestling is one of the hardest things to close-caption because the announcers can sometimes speak more than 300 words a minute, which forces them to drop some selectively. 1wrestling is launching a new design next week, promising fewer popups.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

Last Edited: Saturday, April 3rd, 2004 - 11:04 pm EST

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