Quick Impact Results: Christopher Daniels/Primetime over Amazing Red/Sonjay Dutt, Abyss over Matt Mayor/Vance Desmond, Kid Kash over Chris Sabin, and Jeff Jarrett over Monty Brown.
Smackdown scored a 3.4 rating last night, up from 2.6 last week (Thanksgiving) but down from 3.7 two weeks ago.
Smackdown helped UPN finish in fourth place in the overnight ratings last night.
The RAW crew was in Augusta, GA tonight, and tomorrow they're in Savannah, GA.
The Smackdown crew is in Worcester, MA tomorrow night.
Paul Heyman's been removed from the WWE creative team for unspecified reasons.
The Rise and Fall of ECW DVD is still hard to find in some markets.
Mike Mizanin posted new Tough Enough diary entries for week 5, the Tough Enough special, and week 6.
John Cena and Rey Mysterio Jr. will design teddy bears as part of a celebrity fundraiser for Save the Children.
Toronto, ON WWE fans can purchase January 17 RAW tickets a day early.
The January issue of FHM in the UK ranked Trish Stratus vs. Stephanie McMahon from September 2001 at #7 in their 50 Greatest Fights Of All Time.
Canada's The Score interviewed Triple H about his position in WWE, Pat Patterson, and his relationship with Stephanie McMahon.
Triple H is scheduled for the Best Damn Sports Show Period next week.
Ryan Reynolds spoke to Sci-Fi Wire about his fight scene with Triple H, going so far as to recommend everyone be pounded by Triple H.
TNA's Vice President of Marketing Walt Wilson addressed rumors about the promotion's future saying they're already making plans for their spring shows.
LiquidBlue now has several TNA t-shirts available for order.
TNA has the audio of a Randy Savage interview conducted by by Tampa, FL's Outlaw 92.5.
PWInsider has a couple spoilers for Turning Point.
SLAM spoke to Raven and AJ Styles about their upcoming matches at Turning Point, as Styles teams with Jeff Hardy and Randy Savage against Jeff Jarrett, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, and Raven faces off with Diamond Dallas Page.
Alex Marvez spoke to Diamond Dallas Page about his return to wrestling, his time in WWE, and potential injury dangers.
The Winston Salem Journal has an article on Ricky Steamboat in which he explains the reason he won't be returning to the ring.
Les Thatcher covers several topics in his latest column including Dusty Rhodes as TNA booker, titles, battle royals, and the Wrestle Reunion.
Steve Beverly's latest column is about the tag teams of Mr. Wrestling I and II and the Torres Brothers after speaking with Dr. Scott Johnson about his upcoming book with Greg Oliver "The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: the Greatest Tag Teams of All Time."
Terry Funk is scheduled for Wrestling Observer Live on December 26.
USA Pro Wrestling has changed their name to USA Xtreme Wrestling, the first of what promoter Frank Goodman says are several changes to bring the company to the next level.
Ring of Honor's All Star Extravaganza II is tomorrow in Elizabeth, NJ with ROH Champion Samoa Joe defending the title against CM Punk in a no time limit match.
Scott Hall has been added to FUSION's debut show on December 17 in Elizabeth, NJ.
Bret Hart's website has a copy of his Toronto Star interview about Aladdin as well as his wrestling career.
The London Free Press and CBC carried brief mentions of Bret Hart's Toronto theatrical debut in Aladdin which started yesterday.
Red Light District issued a press release for their Joanie "Chyna" Laurer/Sean "X-Pac" Waltman sex tape "1 Night In China" to be released on December 13 with an MSRP of $39, and for the brave, there's already a trailer available.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Impact, Heyman, HHH, Miz, Steamboat Dec 03 - 11:50 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:29 pm PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: ECW'S FIRST NEW YORK CITY PPV by Buck Woodward
- 11:10 pm PWI: SCOTT HALL & SEAN WALTMAN ADDED TO FUSION DEBUT, NOTES & NEWS ON VADER, BRET HART, RICKY STEAMBOAT & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:29 pm TNA: Historic Returns, Scores Settled, and Destiny Awaiting Sunday night on Pay-Per-View!
- 09:01 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Mitchell Audio Update: Heyman Ousted, Batista, Orton, Tough Enough, Nash Legacy, TNA PPV (52 min.)
- 08:41 pm WO: Headline: Memphis Championship Wrestling TV report
- 07:59 pm PWI: WEEKEND TV PREVIEW: TNA TURNING POINT, BENJAMIN ON HEAT, CRUISERWEIGHTS ON VELOCITY by Buck Woodward
- 07:57 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Smackdown Reax #1: "Undertaker might as well come out to 'Real American' or wear a red cape"
- 07:46 pm PWT: Other News: ETC. News: Press release issued for Joanie "Chyna" Lauer, "X-Pac" Waltman Sex Tape
- 07:38 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Steph vs. Vince Makes Top 100 List, Raw UK Timeslot Change, Cena vs. Orton
- 07:32 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Heyman Ousted, Smackdown Ratings, Weekend Schedule
- 07:23 pm PWT: TV Reports: 12/3 TNA Impact Review: Caldwell's Review of Jarrett defending TNA Title, Kash vs. Sabin
- 07:18 pm PWT: WWE News: Interview Highlights: Triple H, Coach, Trish, VInce McMahon at Blade Trinity opening
- 07:04 pm WO: Feature: WWE Smackdown TV report
- 06:57 pm PWT: KELLER'S TAKE: KELLER: Annual Roster Rankings 2003 - Detailed TNA roster breakdown
- 06:52 pm PWT: POWELL'S TAKE: POWELL'S Smackdown Hitlist: JBL, Tough Enough, Angle
- 05:49 pm PWI: PAUL HEYMAN REMOVED FROM SMACKDOWN WRITING TEAM by Dave Scherer
- 05:46 pm WO: Headline: History of Saturday Night's Main Event; Death of Zero-One; New Year's update; Holly-Dupree update; TNA status; details of the Dec. 6 Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues
- 05:45 pm WO: Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 05:33 pm PWI: SMACKDOWN RATING by Dave Scherer
- 05:33 pm LAW: Friday Update: Heyman off writing team, Smackdown rating, K-1 Grand Prix PPV, Pride wants settlement, Interviews with Petey Williams and Randy Savage and more!
- 05:20 pm LAW: Attention Toronto Fans
- 05:12 pm LAW: SMACKDOWN REPORT FOR 12/2
- 04:24 pm TNA: Check out the live ringside photos from Fridays Impact featuring Jeff Jarrett vs. The Alpha Male!
- 04:24 pm TNA: Can the 3Live Kru retain the NWA World Tag Team Title this Sunday against Team Canada?
- 04:10 pm PWI: TNA IMPACT! TV REPORT by Mike Johnson
- 02:49 pm WWE: CENA & MYSTERIO KICK OFF FUNDRAISER
- 02:48 pm WO: Headline: Friday news notes: WWE writing team shake-up; Gigantic weekend for news and shows; Smackdown ratings; Another HHH interview; Gannon in trouble over Kimbo; Terry Funk; Goldberg/Shamrock DVD; The next Vader and much more
- 02:47 pm WO: Headline: Dory Funk's BANG TV report
- 02:14 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: SMACKDOWN, TRIPLE H, KANE, HOUSE SHOW NOTES, HOLLY, AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:14 pm PWI: TURNING POINT PPV SPOILER, TNA NOTES ON DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE, IMPACT!, NEW MERCHANDISE & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 01:40 pm PWI: RING OF HONOR ISSUES PRESS RELEASE TO PREVIEW ALL STAR EXTRAVAGANZA II TOMORROW IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY by Mike Johnson
- 01:07 pm PWT: ROH News: Radican's preview of Satruday's All Star Extravaganza in Elizabeth, NJ-Samoa Joe vs. C.M. Punk
- 12:15 pm PWI: NEW YORK CITY'S USA PRO WRESTLING UNDERGOES NAME CHANGE TO REFLECT NEW "XTREME" ATTITUDE by Mike Johnson
- 11:45 am PWI: LOOKING AT LAST NIGHT'S SMACKDOWN by Dave Scherer
- 11:10 am PWI: OVERNIGHT SMACKDOWN RATING by Dave Scherer
- 11:05 am PWI: LOTS OF WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 11:03 am PWI: JOANIE LAURER AND SEAN WALTMAN RELEASE THEIR TAPE by Dave Scherer
- 10:19 am SLAM: Styles and Raven reach a Turning Point by JASON CLEVETT -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 10:19 am SLAM: Smackdown: 'Taker taken down by DALE PLUMMER -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: ART BARR, MARTY vs. SHAWN IN WWE, BRET vs. SHAWN, DON WEST WORKING SECURITY AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 09:47 am PWT: Torch Trivia: Torch Trivia of the Day for Friday, December 3, 2004 - Sabu's Manager in WCW?
- 06:59 am PWI: LES LOOKS AT TNA'S NEW BOOKER, THE STATE OF THE BUSINESS, AND MORE by Les Thatcher
- 02:31 am PWT: TV Reports: 12/2 WWE Smackdown review: Giebink's Express v3.0 (Hr. 2)
- 02:28 am PWT: TV Reports: 12/2 WWE Smackdown review: Giebink's Express v3.0 (Hr. 1)
- 01:59 am PWI: RISE & FALL OF ECW DVD CONTINUES TO ELUDE BUYERS by Mike Johnson
- 12:00 am PWI: IMPACT! MATCH LISTING, TNA VP PUBLICLY DECRIES RUMORS, TURNING POINT NOTES, JEFF HARDY & MIKE'S IDEA FOR A QUICK WAY FOR TNA TO GET SOME POSITIVE BUZZ by Mike Johnson
