Royal Rumble Results
- Royal Rumble Match: Batista won by eliminating John Cena
- World Heavyweight Championship: Triple H over Randy Orton
- WWE Championship: JBL over Kurt Angle and Big Show
- Casket Match: Undertaker over Heidenreich
- Edge over Shawn Michaels
Both RAW and Smackdown are in San Jose, CA tomorrow night as part of a dual-show event, with RAW live and Smackdown taped immediately following. Michael Cole was on Fresno, CA's KRZR on Friday morning to promote the Royal Rumble. Daniel Puder appeared on TV in the Fresno, CA area promoting the Royal Rumble. Don Callis' column examined speculation about Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble and the way different wrestlers are booked to create drama.
WWE received a trademark on ECW One Night Stand which may be the name for a June ECW PPV. Spike TV's president Albie Hecht resigned and the move may signal an attempt by Viacom to broaden the networks' audience beyond young males. Dave Scherer has more speculation about what Leslie Moonves' comments about Smackdown might mean for WWE's other programming on Spike TV. The Honolulu Advertiser has a story on Kaluka Maiava, a nephew of The Rock, and his recruitment by USC on a football scholarship.
Jersey All Pro Wrestling was in Rahway, NJ last night with Low-Ki/Homicide/B-Boy over Teddy Hart/Kevin Steen/El Generico. There was an Omega Enterprises Lucha Show in cicero, IL last night with Los Aereos over Los Guerreros. USA Xtreme Wrestling released an updated card for their February 26 show in Long Island, NY featuring the debut of Mick Foley. SLAM has another article on Canada's The Fight Network with comments from the CEO Mike Garrow about launch plans.
Wrestle Reunion held a wrestling show last night as part of their convention with Jeff Jarrett over Tully Blanchard in the main event. Pat Patteron was at Wrestle Reunion this morning, which meant he probably wasn't at the Royal Rumble tonight. Kevin Nash was spotted at Wrestle Reunion reading the Death of WCW. Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian met with Antonio Inoki on a recent trip to Palau.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
