RAW, Rock, Fozzy, Garza, Kowalski Jan 24 - 11:57 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick RAW Results: Chris Jericho/Chris Benoit/Shawn Michaels over Christian/Tyson Tomko/Edge, Viscera over Tajiri, Batista over La Resistance, Muhammad Hassan over Val Venis, Kane over Maven and Gene Snitsky, and Randy Orton over Ric Flair.

The RAW crew was in Tulsa, OK last night with Triple H over Randy Orton. The Smackdown crew was in Tupelo, MS last night with JBL over Big Show and Kurt Angle. Tomorrow night, Smackdown will be taped in Little Rock, AR.

PWInsider compiled a final list of RAW participants for Sunday's Royal Rumble. Rock reportedly wanted to wrestle Sting at Wrestlemania, however it now appears he won't be part of the event in any form. There were a couple wrestling influenced moments at yesterday's NFC championship game. Some Birmingham, AL students have found they have much in common with their Thai penpals including being WWE fans.

France's TF1 network interviewed Rene Dupree about his character and his personal views on Iraq. WWE.com spoke to Scotty 2 Hotty about his return to the ring after a testicular cancer scare last year and his fond Royal Rumble memories. Christy Hemme is featured in a swimsuit in this month's FLEX magazine.

WWE.com has a review of Fozzy's new album All That Remains. Billboard Magazine listed Fozzy's All That Remains with a somewhat positive review. Fozzy's guitarist Rich Ward has signed a solo deal with Spitfire Records.

LAW published a press release on their acquisition by Fight Network Inc.. Dave Meltzer has a few additional details on the background of the Fight Network, and PWInsider collected a few of their other recent press releases. The Wrestling Channel Reloaded, their secondary channel, has nothing scheduled after tomorrow so it may be in danger.

Hector Garza has returned to Mexico but TNA may be working to clear up his legal issues and bring him back in to the country. TNA announced their March and April PPVs: Destination X on March 13, and Lockdown on April 24. Bill Banks posted a detailed preview of AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels scheduled for their next PPV Against All Odds. Jeff Hammond's TNA participation received a brief mention in the Tampa Bay Tribune.

Ring of Honor is taking a tougher stance against video bootleggers. Ring of Honor released a Ken Patera shoot interview which reportedly contains Patera threatening Gabe Sapolsky when he brought up the McDonalds incident that sent him to jail. Mike Johnson has some Ring of Honor news on new markets, Raven, Sean Hansen and another sale. SLAM has an article on Saturday's New Year's Madness II in Montreal, QC. Pro Wrestling Uplugged released cards for their next two events on February 25 and April 1 in Philadelphia, PA.

Joanie "Chyna" Laurer will appear on Howard Stern's E! show tomorrow and Wednesday night. SLAM has a lengthy article on the career of Walter "Killer" Kowalski and how he became "Canada's most hated man." Tod Gordon has decided to take a break from the wrestling business for an unspecified period.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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