The RAW crew was in Monterrey, Mexico last night with Chris Benoit over Triple H, and tonight they're in Laredo, TX.
The Smackdown crew was in Mobile, AL last night, and this afternoon, they were in Dotham, AL with Eddy Guerrero over Bradshaw,
Tomorrow night, the Smackdown crew is in Dallas, TX, and RAW is live from Houston, TX.
Tickets for WWE's upcoming RAW in Topeka, KS on April 26 sold well, with one fan getting in line on Thursday night to buy tickets on Saturday.
Chris Benoit spoke to SLAM about internet rumors and Triple H's backstage power.
Mike Mooneyham's latest column is about Shelton Benjamin and his big win over Triple H on RAW.
Steve Austin did an autograph signing yesterday at the Arkansas Twisters football game in Little Rock, AR.
Mick Foley and Jerry Lawler wrestled Al Snow and The Coach last night at Rutgers University in an unadvertised match before 1173 fans.
Weekend estimates place Walking Tall at #2, behind Hellboy, with a gross of $15.3 million.
Walking Tall did finish ahead of some projections which had it finishing at #4 with $13.3 million.
The Rock was the grand marshall for today's NASCAR race, and he went out of his way to meet Rusty Wallace who unintentionally helped The Rock and his friends eat for free in college.
A&E debuted a new Rock Biography covering most of the same material as past E! and VH-1 specials.
The Calgary Sun has an article on The Rock's upcoming role in the movie "Be Cool."
NWA TNA's trading cards are now available for purchase.
NWA TNA may be close to finalizing a deal with Fox Sports Net for a weekend timeslot.
Raven is featured in the latest edition of Star Magazine on page 20 in an article describing his involvement in a recent reality TV celebrity run-in.
Don Callis' latest column is about Raven's progress and influence in the business.
Christopher Daniels won the ECWA Super 8 Tournament last night in Newport, DE by defeating Austin Aries in the finals.
IWA Puerto Rico drew 9000 fans to their Juicio Final IV tour yesterday with IWA Champion Rey Gonzalez defeating Shane.
Last night's CZW show in Philadelphia, PA featured Trent Acid over Teddy Hart in a streetfight.
Wrestling WORLD-1 will run a three show tour in Pottstown, PA on Thursday, Quarryville, PA on Friday, and Essington, PA on Saturday.
Scott Williams reviewed Jack Brisco's new book "Brisco" and says it's highly recommended and "one of the best of the books to capture wrestling’s territorial era of the 1960s and 1970s."
The Associated Press did an article on young Florida lawmakers, including Florida State Senator Dave Aronberg making mention of his work with WWE's Smackdown Your Vote.
Wrestling has started to pick up a little mainstream notice in stories about steroid abuse in sports.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Benoit, Foley, Rock, TNA, Raven, Daniels Apr 04 - 11:49 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:31 pm WO: Feature: WWE Velocity TV report
- 11:30 pm PWI: JESS MCGRATH LOOKS AT THE SUPER 8, HAS WORDS OF PRAISE FOR TRIPLE H, AND EXPLAINS WHY THIS TIME WITH SHELTON BENJAMIN WILL BE DIFFERENT by PWINSIDER ELITE
- 11:29 pm WO: Headline: WWE house show report 4-4 Dothan
- 10:52 pm PWI: NORTHEAST WRESTLING IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY LIVE REPORT INCLUDING MICK FOLEY'S FIRST MATCH OUTSIDE WWE IN YEARS by Christine Coons
- 10:46 pm PWI: INDY KINGDOM: SUPER 8 REPORT & THOUGHTS, LOTS FROM PUERTO RICO, MICK FOLEY WORKS INDY SHOW, AND LOTS MORE by Jess McGrath
- 10:26 pm PWI: AAA & EMLL LUCHA LIBRE GALAVISION TV REPORT by Victor Martinez
- 09:22 pm PWT: Torch Today: 4/4 Evening Update: Rock, Rock, Rock, TNA changes, Heyman, Raven, Fairplay
- 09:20 pm PWT: Special Features: Audio Roundtable - Mitchell, McNeill, Keller on Rock, Fall of Smackdown, Bradshaw, Benjamin, more - VIP Alert
- 09:09 pm PWI: A&E BIOGRAPHY: THE ROCK RECAP by Buck Woodward
- 09:01 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Jobber Jabber: Matching up movie remakes with wrestlers, Storm, Shelton, Angle
- 08:46 pm PWT: TV Reports: 4/4 WWE Sunday Night Heat review: Garrison Cade, Stevie Richards, Le Resistance
- 08:00 pm TNA: The Official TNA Trading Cards Now On Sale!
- 07:20 pm LAW: SMACKDOWN REPORT FOR 4/1
- 05:54 pm PWT: TV Reports: 4/3 WWE Afterburn Review: Great American Bore, Bradshaw-Guerrero
- 03:36 pm PWI: IMPLICATIONS AND AFFECTS OF STEVE AUSTIN'S ACTIONS, WHAT COULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT WWE STORY OF 2004, WWE SEES THE LIGHT IN PUSHING TALENT AND MORE by PWINSIDER ELITE
- 03:22 pm LAW: Sunday Update: Walking Tall numbers, Foley wrestles at Indy show, Rumored Pride match, Benoit interview, Rougeau show, Crazy Ultimate Warrior commentary and Teddy Long on The LAW tonight!
- 03:16 pm PWI: IWA DRAWS 9,000 TO RAIN-SOAKED STADIUM IN PUERTO RICO by Jess McGrath
- 02:55 pm PWI: THE VELOCITY REPORT by Matt Zylbert
- 02:28 pm WO: Headline: Biggest PPV events in history; Details of On-Demand, More on lawsuits w/Hart, Flair, Austin problems, details of tomorrow's Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 02:25 pm PWI: ROCK'S MOVIE DEBUTS AT NUMBER 2, GENERATES OVER $15 MILLION by Dave Scherer
- 02:25 pm WO: Headline: Sunday news update: Foley wrestles last night in surprise, Walking Tall box office, World-1 tour, CZW big show w/Teddy Hart vs. returning Acid, Coleman vs. Fedor? and much more
- 02:23 pm WO: Headline: Galavision Lucha Libre TV report
- 02:21 pm WO: Headline: Memphis Championship Wrestling TV report
- 01:45 pm PWI: STEROIDS IN BASEBALL'S EFFECT ON WWE, SUMMERSLAM, BRISCO, BENJAMIN AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 01:43 pm PWI: MEMPHIS WRESTLING TV REPORT by Gregory White
- 01:09 pm PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: WRESTLEMANIA IX, FUJINAMI AND RVD SET RECORDS by Buck Woodward & Dan Rice
- 01:00 pm SLAM: Raven on his way by Don Callis
- 01:00 pm SLAM: Benoit: Triple H takes his turn by TIM BAINES, Ottawa Sun
- 01:00 pm SLAM: The Rock lovin' Hollywood by LOUIS B. HOBSON -- Calgary Sun
- 12:50 pm PWI: TRENT ACID VS. TEDDY HART CZW STREETFIGHT TAKES IT TO THE STREETS...LITERALLY by Mike Johnson
- 12:49 pm PWI: WWE PROFILES AN AMAZING ATHLETE, ROCK ANSWERS QUESTIONS, AND MORE by John Keane
- 12:34 pm WO: Headline: Sapp King of Japan, WWE announces on-demand service, Austin arrested, Richard Simmons angrily strikes MMA fighter (really) and tons more: F4W~!#458 preview plus special offers for both new AND returning readers worldwide
- 12:31 pm PWT: TV Reports: 4/3 WWE Velocity review: Mark Jindrak vs. Shannon Moore, Rico's Velocity debut
- 12:18 pm PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: INSPIRATION FOR MANKIND, PRIME TIME WRESTLING, HEYMAN'S ROLE, PAUL ORNDORFF & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:05 am PWI: ROCK, ANDRE AND AUSTIN ON TV TONIGHT, WWE LOOKING FOR HOME FOR SUMMERSLAM AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 10:00 am PWI: 4/3 RAW BRAND HOUSE SHOW RESULTS FROM MONTERREY MEXICO by Cesar Cadena
- 03:20 am PWT: TV Reports: 4/3 WWE Confidential review: Rock interviewed, Bret vs. Owen, Linda's Award
- 01:43 am WO: Headline: WWE house show report 4-2 Hidalgo
- 12:50 am PWI: CHRISTOPHER DANIELS BECOMES FIRST TWO-TIME SUPER 8 WINNER by Jess McGrath
