The RAW crew was in New Orleans, LA tonight, and tomorrow night they're in Lafayette, LA.
The Smackdown crew is in Charlotte, NC tomorrow night.
John Cena is off weekend house shows to do promotional work in Germany.
Smackdown scored a 2.8 rating (4 Share), down from 3.1 last week, due most probably to the Friends finale.
The Great American Bash poster with Torrie Wilson is available online.
Jacqueline's WWE profile was rewritten and moved to the Smackdown side today following her debut last night.
Ringside Collectibles released information on and photos of upcoming Ric Flair WWE Limited Edition figure.
PWInsider has a transcript of Tommy Dreamer on Byte This! yesterday announcing his WWE in-ring retirement.
Lance Storm addressed rumors that he might go to NWA TNA that were based on speculation by Dave Scherer.
Bradshaw will now appear on CNBC's Bullseye every Wednesday and Friday, although he's stiil engaged to FOX News' Meredith Whitney.
Chris Jericho spoke to WWE.com about Fozzy's growing success and their upcoming album "All That Remains" with a release tentatively scheduled for August.
Trish Stratus was at the opening of "Hair Spray" in Toronto, ON on Wednesday night.
Mick Foley was scheduled to attend Why Me's 14th annual "You Gotta' Have Heart" auction and dinner dance tonight, but I think his Japanese commitments may prevent that.
Ring of Honor has all DVD's on sale at ROHWrestling.com through Sunday at midnight.
Professor Wrestling interviewed Joe "Animal" Laurinaitis about raising a family while wresting, traveling, and possibly returning to WWE.
PWInsider has a profile on Lady Victoria, a body builder turned wrestler.
ic Liverpool has an article on Lisa Fury, a British female wrestler with Allstar Wrestling Promotions.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Cena, GAB, Storm, Bradshaw, Jericho May 07 - 11:45 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:55 pm PWI: WEEKEND TV PREVIEW by Buck Woodward
- 11:16 pm WO: Headline: How TNA getting TV could lead to their demise, differences between TNA and WWE,WCW and ECW, tons of K-1 controversy, much more: F4W~!#463 preview plus special 4 for $5 offer for new readers worldwide
- 11:16 pm WO: Feature: How TNA getting TV could lead to their demise, differences between TNA and WWE,WCW and ECW, tons of K-1 controversy, much more: F4W~!#463 preview plus special 4 for $5 offer for new readers worldwide
- 10:57 pm LAW: Friday Update: Smackdown rating, House shows for Raw and Smackdown, Stratus in Toronto, Cena in Germany, Dreamer announces retirement from ring, Lance Storm update, Super Jr's tournament news and more!
- 10:15 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Outside the Ropes: Raw is War, House Show Thoughts, Desperate Smackdown
- 08:24 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Smackdown Reax: Second batch of reaction from last night's program
- 08:15 pm PWT: WWE News: Smackdown loses just ten percent of usual viewers up against Friends finale
- 07:24 pm PWT: WWE News: Interview Highlights: John Cena has to correct host that Trish Stratus is not a man
- 06:37 pm PWT: POWELL'S TAKE: POWELL'S Smackdown Hitlist: Undertaker, Booker, Jacqueline
- 05:47 pm PWT: MCNEILL'S TAKE: McNEILL's Friday Funhouse: Layfield's Next Move, Raw's Best-Of-7 Series
- 05:30 pm WWE: Fozzy concerts a big success, new album forthcoming
- 05:24 pm WO: Headline: Details of WWE new charactrers and major star change, History of works & shoots and what to look for, Even more on Vince finances; details of May 10 Observer, ordering info and specials for first-time and returning subscribers
- 05:14 pm WO: Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 05:11 pm PWI: RACHEL, ROSS, CHANDLER, MONICA, JOEY AND PHOEBE NO FRIENDS OF WWE LAST NIGHT by Dave Scherer
- 04:55 pm PWI: MIKE JOHNSON LOOKS AT WWE CREATIVE AND HOW THE FATE OF TOMMY DREAMER'S WWE CAREER IS A SAD SIGN FOR THE REST OF THE WWE ROSTER by Mike Johnson for PWINSIDER ELITE
- 03:15 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: SMACKDOWN, DREAMER, STORM, ANIMAL, HOUSE SHOW NOTES, AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 03:07 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Daydream Believer: The Long And Winding Road
- 03:00 pm TNA: The Official May 12th TNA PPV Preview!
- 02:31 pm WO: Headline: Friday news update: Smackdown ratings against Friends, Marvez on the angle, Goldberg vs. Austin, Heenan, Daniels, Styles sign 3PW, Muscle mag claims ex-WWF washout doing MMA, Stratus on red carpet and more
- 02:27 pm PWI: BIG NEWS FOR RIC FLAIR FANS AND ACTION FIGURE COLLECTORS by Mike Johnson
- 01:14 pm PWI: LANCE STORM ADDRESSES WHETHER HE WOULD WORK FOR NWA TNA by Dave Scherer
- 12:10 pm PWI: TRANSCRIPTION OF TOMMY DREAMER'S ANNOUNCEMENT by Mike Johnson
- 12:04 pm PWI: LOOKING AT SMACKDOWN AND WONDERING WHY MORE MATCHES WEREN'T ANNOUNCED FOR JUDGMENT DAY by Buck Woodward
- 11:43 am PWI: ROAD WARRIOR ANIMAL UPDATE AND LOTS OF WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 11:33 am PWT: Torch Trivia: Torch Trivia of the Day for Friday, May 7, 2004 - Undertaker and May PPVs
- 11:25 am PWI: GRUELING SCHEDULE AHEAD FOR WWE WRESTLERS, SABLE RETURNS by Dave Scherer
- 10:43 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: TRISH, BENOIT, GUERRERO, BEAVER CLEAVAGE, WWE LOGO AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 09:45 am WWE: JBL joins CNBC, to appear on 'Bullseye' this evening at 6 p.m. ET
- 09:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: STEAMBOAT VS. FLAIR, ARQUETTE LOSES THE TITLE, AND MORE by Buck Woodward & Dan Rice
- 08:08 am PWT: ROH News: ROH Update: All ROH DVD's on sale until Sunday
- 08:00 am PWI: FEMALE FACTS: LADY VICTORIA by Buck Woodward
- 07:00 am SLAM: Smackdown: Chair shots for everyone by DALE PLUMMER -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 12:48 am PWT: TV Reports: 5/6 WWE Smackdown review: Giebink's Express v3.0 (Hr. 2)
- 12:43 am PWT: TV Reports: 5/6 WWE Smackdown review: Giebink's Express v3.0 (Hr. 1)
