Quick Impact Results: Eric Young over James Storm, Dustin Rhodes over Chris Candido, AJ Styles over Cassidy Riley, Primetime over David Young, and Chris Sabin over Christoper Daniels.
The RAW crew was in Minneapolis, MN tonight, and tomorrow they're in Grand Forks, ND.
The Smackdown crew is in Kitchener, ON tomorrow.
Smackdown scored a 3.7 rating last night, up from a 3.4 last week.
In the overnight ratings, Smackdown kept UPN in fourth place.
John Cena's censored hat on Smackdown was his Ruck Fules! hat.
Nunzio vs. Funaki on Smackdown was heavily cut from the Smackdown taping.
WWE.com spoke to the Bashams about their tag team title win on Smackdown, JBL and the future.
Get In The Ring interviewed Mick Foley and Harley Race about the WWE locker room, Vader, promos, and more.
Steve Austin and Vince McMahon are scheduled to appear together on Best Damn Sports Show Period next week.
Accuracy in Media has an article on media coverage of Iraq with numerous references to WWE's recent trip and Vince McMahon's speech to the troops.
Hooters has reportedly made a corporate decision to stop carrying WWE PPVs.
WWE is attempting to induct Hulk Hogan into the Hall of Fame this year, with Gordon Solie as the only definitie inductee at this point.
WWE reportedly considered taking over the old WCW Power Plant training center for their developmental territory, but decided against it because they didn't like the look of the building.
WWE may be considering bringing in Psicosis.
Chris Masters is working against Val Venis on upcoming house shows.
Kurt Angle appeared on last night's Made on MTV and came off well.
Chris Jericho is scheduled for TSN's Off The Record on Tuesday.
Lance Storm's latest commentary covers reading and his self-diagnosis of his back problems as a result.
Rise and Fall of ECW sold another 6,464 copies, bringing its seven week total to 87,434 and making it the third best selling WWE DVD ever ahead of the Monday Night Wars and just trailing the Ultimate Ric Flair collection.
TNA released the full card for Sunday's Final Resolution PPV.
Professor Wrestling interviewed Jeff Jarrett about TNA's growth, WWE, and Final Resolution.
Alex Marvez interviewed Marc Mero about his return to wrestling, his time in WWE, marriage, and more.
Mike Johnson has some TNA news and notes on Rob Feinstein, Sonjay Dutt, Amazing Red, and Final Resolution.
ZERO-ONE announced dates for their Japanese tour from the end of this month through the start of February.
Pat Kenney will be debuting for ZERO-ONE this month as part of the AWA World Championship Tournament.
Ring of Honor returns to Cambridge, MA tomorrow with a confrontation between Samoa Joe and Mick Foley, and champion Austin Aries vs. Colt Cabana.
Several Pro Wrestling NOAH wrestlers have been added to the The Wrestling Channel's March show at the Coventry Skydome.
Mike Johnson has some Ring of Honor notes on James Gibson, Puerto Rico, Sonjay Dutt and more.
IWS cancelled their Montreal show scheduled for Saturday due to venue problems.
Several UK wrestlers are running a fundraiser show for tsunami victims on January 20 in Cleethorpes, England.
New Era Wrestling will present "Trojan Wars" at Pleasantville High School in Kentucky as a fundraiser for Pleasantville Middle School with champion Gage Octane vs. Perry Saturn.
Joanie Laurer and Sean Waltman were on Howard Stern's show this morning to discuss their porn tape, domestic abuse, WWE and more.
Celebrity Justice covered the recent New Year's domestic abuse incident between Joanie Laurer and Sean Waltman.
Sean Waltman claims Howard Stern's people called him to get him on the air, and not that he called in as they claimed.
The Delaware County Times has an article on Women's Extreme Wrestling and their Brittney Drake who is scheduled to face Tonya Harding in a boxing match.
Harley Race will be doing a couple book signing appearances in the Kansas City, MO area.
Derek Burgan reviewed Harley Race's new autobiography King of the Ring and says the "only real drawback to Harley Raceā™s book is the fact that it isnā™t long enough."
Mil Mascaras is now starring in fitness instruction videos which cover general physical conditioning, personal defense and wrestling.
Female wrestling documentary Lipstick and Dynamite will screen at the Sarasota Film Festival scheduled for the end of the month.
Ivan Koloff will be a guest speaker at Socastee Original Freewill Baptist Church on January 23 in Surfside, SC.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Impact, Austin/McMahon, Laurer, ROH Jan 14 - 11:57 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 10:31 pm PWT: ROH News: Radican previews Saturday's event in the Boston area headlined by Samoa Joe-Mick Foley confrontation
- 09:59 pm PWI: TNA PRESS RELEASE ON FINALIZED CARD FOR THIS SUNDAY'S PPV by Buck Woodward
- 09:59 pm PWT: DVDs - VGames - Books: Book Review: Burgan reviews King of the Ring - The Harley Race Story
- 09:29 pm PWI: WEEKEND TV PREVIEW: LONDON VS. AKIO ON VELOCITY, TRISH VS. MOLLY ON HEAT by Buck Woodward
- 08:42 pm PWT: TV Reports: 1/14 TNA Impact Review: Caldwell's Review of Sabin vs. Daniels, Nash vs. Jarrett, Final PPV Hype
- 08:25 pm PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: SID VICIOUS BREAKS HIS LEG ON PPV by Buck Woodward
- 06:19 pm PWI: ZERO-ONE NOTES & NEWS ON SONJAY DUTT, SIMON DIAMOND, STEVE CORINO, SUPER CRAZY & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 05:55 pm WO: Headline: Smashing Machine on tonight; Puder on Sports Byline
- 05:09 pm TNA: Exclusive live ringside photos from Friday's Impact featuring Styles, Nash, Roode, Sabin and more
- 04:54 pm PWI: RISE & FALL OF ECW OVERTAKES THE MONDAY NIGHT WARS IN SALES by Mike Johnson
- 04:54 pm WO: Headline: Behind the scenes of WWE trip to Puerto Rico/Flair-Quinones issues/dangers; Strongest Men in wrestling history; Update on current business; details of Jan. 17 Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 04:53 pm WO: Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 04:44 pm WO: Headline: Friday news update: TNA needs to get a handle on its problems, Smackdown ratings, Vince & Austin together, Angle on MTV, Shows canceled, UFC TV notes, A mind is a terrible thing to waste, Bret Hart HOF, Misawa & Ogawa to England and tons more
- 04:42 pm WO: Headline: Mick Foley and Harley Race interview, on Flair, Vader, Mania and much more
- 04:00 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: SMACKDOWN COVERAGE AND LOTS OF WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 03:40 pm PWI: RING OF HONOR NOTES & NEWS ON NEW MARKETS, JAMIE KNOBLE & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 03:39 pm LAW: SMACKDOWN REPORT FOR 1/13
- 03:26 pm PWI: WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 03:01 pm LAW: Friday Update: Raw & SD crews this weekend, Smackdown over night rating, More WWE ratings, LAURER & WALTMAN ARE STILL CRAZY, Austin & McMahon appear together on TV, People leaving TNA and much more!
- 02:28 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Cena's "Ruck Fules" hat censored everywhere, not just Canada
- 02:13 pm WO: Headline: Joanie Laurer self destructs in front of your very ears
- 02:06 pm PWT: WWE News: Interview Highlights: Foley talks about Ric Flair incident backstage, plus Harley Race
- 01:57 pm PWT: Other News: Interview Highlights: Chyna and Waltman argue on Howard Stern radio show
- 01:47 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Austin-McMahon, Smackdown ratings, Weekend schedule, New Tag Team
- 01:46 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: The Submission Position: Jobbing For The Man
- 01:34 pm PWT: KELLER'S TAKE: KELLER: Smackdown Hits and Misses - Cena-Kenzo, RVD Angle, JBL Speech, Roderick
- 01:00 pm PWI: FOLEY TALKS ABOUT HIS BACKSTAGE FIGHT WITH FLAIR AND WORKING MANIA, HARLEY RACE TALKS ABOUT HIS FIGHT WITH VINCE, AND MORE by Brian P. Cooper of www.BigVanVader.com
- 12:59 pm PWT: TV Reports: 1/13 WWE Smackdown review: Roe's Express v4.0 (Hr. 2)
- 12:55 pm PWT: TV Reports: 1/13 WWE Smackdown review: Roe's Express v4.0 (Hr. 1)
- 11:30 am PWI: THE SCOOP ON STEVE AUSTIN-WWE, WHICH WWE STAR IS LIVING LIKE A ROCK STAR, WCW STAR WORKING ON A WRESTLING SHOW FOR MAJOR NETWORK by Dave Scherer
- 11:15 am PWI: NOTES & NEWS ON HARLEY RACE, CHRIS MASTERS, BIG CHAIN DROPS WWE PPVS, LIPSTICK & DYNAMITE AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:57 am PWI: OVERNIGHT SMACKDOWN RATING by Dave Scherer
- 10:52 am PWI: LOOKING AT A MIXED BAG EDITION OF SMACKDOWN by Dave Scherer
- 10:29 am PWI: TNA STARS LOOKING TO JAPAN, TNA MARATHON IN CANADA, THE AMAZING RED, DUSTY RHODES, FAIRPLAY VS. NIEMI UPDATE & MORE TNA NOTES by Mike Johnson
- 10:10 am PWI: STEVE AUSTIN UPDATE, WWE HAS BIG PLANS FOR MANIA, WEEKEND SCHEDULE AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 10:00 am PWI: JOANIE & WALTMAN ARGUE ON STERN, JAPANESE STARS HEADING TO UK, TONYA HARDING TO FIGHT A WRESTLER, MIL MASCARAS & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: AUSTIN vs. BROCK, STYLES CALLING THE WW-E-CW PPV, THE CAT, WHY PUSH KENZO AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 09:34 am SLAM: Smackdown: Angle's plan comes together by DALE PLUMMER -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 09:30 am PWI: UPDATE ON ROB VAN DAM'S INJURY, WHEN YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE WWE'S NEWEST TALENT, CHRIS JERICHO, WWE DEVELOPMENTAL & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 08:59 am SLAM: Christian really a good guy by ANGELA PACIENZA - Canadian Press
- 08:19 am SLAM: Best tag team of 2004
- 06:30 am PWI: BIG SHOW SCREAMS, CENA'S HAT CENSORED, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 04:19 am PWT: Other News: ETC. News: Celebrity Justice on Chyna-Waltman Issues, Jake Roberts Arrested for Cocaine
- 04:13 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Praise for WWE Film Division, Former WWE Diva Verdict, Obscure Reference
- 04:01 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Real Deal with Pat McNeill: Biggest Impact Player, Hot Five Stories, TNA PPV Preview (21 min.)
- 03:53 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Hooters-WWE PPVs, Cena Blurry, Arab-American Controversy, SI Praises Vince
- 02:59 am PWI: RING OF HONOR RETURNS TO CAMBRIDGE, MA TOMORROW WITH MICK FOLEY-SAMOA JOE FACEOFF AND MORE; LOTS OF ROH NOTES & NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 02:37 am PWT: TNA News: 1/14 TNA Impact Preview: Final Resolution Hype
- 02:24 am WO: Headline: Behind the scenes with WWE in Puerto Rico; The strongest men in wrestling history; WWE business rundown and tons of contract news; details of Jan. 17 Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 02:24 am WO: Feature: Behind the scenes with WWE in Puerto Rico; The strongest men in wrestling history; WWE business rundown and tons of contract news; details of Jan. 17 Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 02:23 am WO: Headline: God, was that wretched
- 01:52 am PWT: Torch Trivia: Torch Trivia of the Day for Friday, January 14, 2005 - Heroes of Wrestling
