Quick Smackdown Results: Booker T over Rob Van Dam, Charlie Haas/Rico over Scotty 2 Hotty/Rikishi to win the WWE Tag Team titles, Bradshaw over El Gran Luchadore, Chavo Guerrero Jr./Chavo Guerrero Sr. over John Cena, and D-Von Dudley over Eddy Guerrero.
El Gran Luchador on Smackdown was played by Paul London.
Last week's two hours of RAW finished #2 and #4 behind the Presidential News Conference, and Fairly Odd Parents.
WWE's stock finished at a 52-week high of $15.44.
The RAW crew is in St. Paul, MN tomorrow night.
Undertaker and Paul Bearer are again on Smackdown house show cards, as are Mordecai and Kurt Angle.
Rob Van Dam missed Monday's house show to do promotional work for Smackdown in Kelowna, BC.
Jim Ross was the guest on Byte This! this afternoon and discussed Austin and Goldberg's departures, internet news, and a return for Jeff Hardy.
Matt Hardy has a new column on his website about the significance of RAW, getting cheered in Canada, and things to chant during his matches.
WWE made a donation to the Project Best Friends, a charity that works to help find homes for animals currently living in shelters.
Mike Johnson has news on upcoming WWE DVDs for Chris Benoit, Eddy Guerrero, Undertaker, HBK, The Rock and WWE bloopers.
WWE was the top gaining online property in March in the comScore Media Matrix with 2.8 million unique visitors, due largely to Wrestlemania XX.
WWE's Judgment Day website is now live.
JBL will appear on Fox News Channel's Bulls & Bears at 10am on Saturday.
Triple H was backstage at Metallica's concert at Nassau Coliseum yesterday.
Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Lita and Steve Austin were scheduled to attend the Fort Hood welcome home ceremony today for the 4th Infantry Division troops, although Austin probably didn't make it.
The Washington Post's Reliable Source has Senator Hillary Clinton's comment that she and her husband used to watch wrestling all the time, as well as Victoria's thoughts on meeting the senator.
CNBC's Capitol Report also covered the gathering and interviewed Christopher Nowinski.
PWInsider has backstage notes from NWA TNA about AJ Styles' win, Scott Hudson's car accident, outside bookings and Ring of Honor.
Dave Scherer has some speculation about Ted Turner returning to wrestling promotion, possibly with Goldberg and Steve Austin, however he's under a no-compete clause until March 2005, and his former stations are under them until March 2006.
SLAM has an article on John Walter covering his training with Killer Kowalski, work in indies, and even his Wrestlemania XX appearance as a druid.
Sean Radican previewed Saturday's Ring of Honor show in Chicago Ridge, IL.
AJ Styles may be stripped of the Ring of Honor Pure Wrestling title due to the ROH/TNA situation, and they may hold a tournament to crown a new champion.
Colt Cobana picked up some local press for Ring of Honor's Saturday show since he's from the Chicago, IL area.
Alex Marvez interviewed Jack Brisco about his book, his childhood, leaving wrestling, Hulk Hogan, and today's business.
Wrestling Professor has an interview with Nichole Rae Fernandez, the daughter of Hercules Hernandez, about her late father's career, his life after wrestling, and other wrestlers.
Rick Martel has been added to the Wrestling Reunion on June 5 in Carteret, NJ.
Anna Kournikova's father was apparently a professional wrestler at one point.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
SD, JR, Hardys, Clinton, Turner, ROH Apr 22 - 11:43 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:25 pm PWI: THE SMACKDOWN REPORT by Daniel K. Alexander
- 11:24 pm LAW: NWA TNA REPORT FOR 4/21
- 10:41 pm PWT: Special Features: Smackdown Roundtable: Keller, Mitchell, McNeill, Powell, Guttman rate and review show
- 10:24 pm PWT: Special Features: Mojo Mitchell's Smackdown: Stream of GM for a Day, Good Starts, Clear Giveaways...
- 10:13 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE stock reaches 52 week high at close of trading today
- 09:34 pm WO: Feature: WWE Smackdown TV report
- 09:27 pm WO: Headline: Ross talks about Austin; trying to get Jeff Hardy
- 09:15 pm PWI: IDENTITY OF LUCHADOR ON SMACKDOWN by Mike Johnson
- 09:00 pm PWI: VADER RETURNS TO AMERICAN COMPETITION & MIKE AWESOME VS. DANNY MAFF THIS SATURDAY AT JERSEY ALL PRO WRESTLING; BUS TRIP FROM NYC by Mike Johnson
- 08:43 pm PWT: TV Reports: 4/22 WWE Smackdown review: Keller's ongoing "virtual time" coverage of broadcast
- 08:39 pm PWI: ROH NOTES & NEWS INCLUDING MINNESOTA AND CHICAGO DEBUTS THIS WEEKEND, TRENT ACID, AJ STYLES & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 06:20 pm PWT: DVDs - VGames - Books: Cheap Pops! Introducing the official PWTorch book club - Jarrett, Fairplay
- 05:30 pm PWI: WWE DVD NEWS ON CHRIS BENOIT, UNDERTAKER, SHAWN MICHAELS & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 04:40 pm WO: Headline: Austin/McMahon split details, McMahon-Hart meeting details, Backlash coverage, Ross/Laurinaitis position change in detail; Details of huge Apr. 26 Observer, $3 special, ordering info and how you get get 2 free classic issues
- 04:40 pm WO: Feature: Austin/McMahon split details, McMahon-Hart meeting details, Backlash coverage, Ross/Laurinaitis position change in detail; Details of huge Apr. 26 Observer, $3 special, ordering info and how you get get 2 free classic issues
- 04:00 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: TURNER AND WRESTLING?, NWA:TNA, MOLLY, RVD, TRIPLE H, AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 03:30 pm PWT: Guest Editorials: Five quick fixes for the ailing Smackdown
- 03:28 pm PWT: ROH News: ROH Update: Steamboat, Styles, Havana Pitbulls, Trent Acid
- 03:20 pm PWI: THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF THE NO NAME SHOW IS NOW ONLINE by Dave Scherer and Buck Woodward for PWINSIDER ELITE
- 03:14 pm PWT: Special Features: Backstage for the Monday Night Wars as WCW struggles to rebound - 5 Yrs. Ago Torch Just Posted
- 02:33 pm WO: Interview: Alex Marvez interviews Jack Brisco
- 02:15 pm PWI: SCOTT HUDSON UPDATE by Mike Johnson
- 01:49 pm LAW: Thursday Update: Smackdown preview, Raw pre-empted this week, Styles wins title, Briggs injured, New WWE characters, Upcoming book and more!
- 01:49 pm WO: Headline: Thursday news update: Smackdown preview, WWE new bookings, Pride final bout announced. Raw Monday in Canada, best selling books, CNBC feature, Rock up for award, K-1 in USA Today & CNN and much more
- 01:00 pm PWI: NWA:TNA BACKSTAGE NEWS AND NOTES by Buck Woodward
- 12:55 pm PWI: CLINTONS FORMER WRESTLING FANS, RAW PREEMPTION THIS MONDAY, AUSTIN, RVD AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 12:15 pm SLAM: John Walters building a 'Killer' career by JASON CLEVETT -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 12:14 pm PWI: FORMER AWA CHAMPION RICK MARTEL TO MAKE FIRST AMERICAN APPEARANCE IN YEARS AT WRESTLING REUNION CONVENTION ON JUNE 5th IN NEW JERSEY by Mike Johnson
- 11:31 am PWI: JIM ROSS, UNDERTAKER, MOLLY, JUDGMENT DAY AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 11:12 am PWI: TED TURNER CONSIDERING A RETURN TO WRESTLING TO COMPETE WITH WWE, SAID TO HAVE HIS EYE ON AUSTIN AND GOLDBERG by Dave Scherer
- 11:10 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: STEPHANIE, BRAWL FOR ALL, DOUGLAS-FLAIR, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 10:26 am PWT: Torch Trivia: Torch Trivia of the Day for Thursday, April 22, 2004 - Torch Talk Trivia
- 10:25 am PWI: WWE CLASSICS PRESENTS WCW WORLDWIDE TV REPORT by Lee Relph
- 08:30 am SLAM: TNA: Styles surprises in title win by JASON CLEVETT -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 08:00 am TNA: Complete April 21st TNA Wrestling PPV Results!
- 03:49 am WO: Headline: Special On the Road with F4W~! collector's issue: Cauliflower Alley Club 2004
- 02:55 am PWT: PPV Reports: 4/21 NWA-TNA PPV review: Miller's detailed rundown
- 01:15 am PWI: SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (NON-SPOILER) by Buck Woodward
- 01:09 am PWI: TRIPLE H AND METALLICA, WWE HOUSE SHOW NOTES (INCLUDING A TOUGH ENOUGH REMATCH) by Buck Woodward
- 12:53 am PWT: Torch Feedback: NWA-TNA Reax: First batch of reaction to tonight's live PPV
- 12:43 am PWT: ROH News: In-Depth: Radican previews Saturday's Ring of Honor debut in Chicago
- 12:41 am PWT: WWE News: Undertaker and Paul Bearer back on road, Angle also returning
