Quick RAW Results: Shelton Benjamin over Simon Dean, Maven over Hurricane, La Resistance vs. Chris Benoit/Chris Jericho was a double DQ, Muhammad Hassan over Sgt. Slaughter, Randy Orton/Shawn Michaels over Triple H/Ric Flair, and Kane over Gene Snitsky.
Smackdown was taped tonight in San Jose, CA following RAW, so spoilers should be out in a few hours.
The RAW and Smackdown crews are in Honolulu, HI tomorrow night for a dual-brand house show.
There are live notes and Rumble statistics from last night's PPV.
Royal Rumble's ending was rushed due to the show running long, and Vince McMahon's trip to the ring was reportedly adlibbed to hurry things along.
Brock Lesnar was reportedly never contacted by WWE about appearing in the Rumble.
Some fans in Georgia with Adelphia Cable had problems ordering the Royal Rumble.
Vince McMaMhon did injure his knee last night while entering the ring but more specific details are still unknown.
Randy Orton's "concussion" is a storyline injury which may be used for character changes.
Kurt Angle may have been suffering from hand tingling, a symptom of his neck problems, at the PPV.
There were no other serious injuries at the show.
WWE's No Way Out website is now online with JBL vs. Big Show listed.
Matt Hardy's new website is now available.
Les Thatcher's latest column covers his Wrestle Reunion experience saying he "had the time of his life."
SLAM has an article Wrestle Reunion which drew fans from as far away as Singapore.
Calcutta, India's The Telegraph has an article on Sonjay Dutt with a brief mention of Tiger Ali Singh.
Lex Luger was arrested this morning in Georgia on DUI and other charges.
Bill Goldberg announced he'll be getting married soon.
Hillsborough County Commissioner and former Killer Bee Brian Blair is trying to get rid of the Tampa Sports Authority by turning over operations to another group.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
RAW, Rumble, Orton, Angle, Luger Jan 31 - 11:58 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 12:00 am PWT: Torch Feedback: Raw Reax #4: "I still wish Ric Flair would tone down his praise of Triple H a couple hundred notches."
- 11:14 pm PWI: RAW REPORT by Richard Trionfo
- 11:03 pm PWT: Other News: ETC. News: Lex Luger arrested for DUI and other charges in Georgia on Monday
- 10:50 pm PWT: Torch Instant Polls: POLL: Who would you most like to see Batista face at WrestleMania? Hunter, JBL or Show?
- 10:18 pm PWI: WRESTLER'S EYE VIEW CHECKS IN FROM WRESTLEREUNION by Les Thatcher
- 09:39 pm PWT: TV Reports: KELLER'S 1/31 Raw Review: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live show
- 08:55 pm PWT: TV Reports: 1/31 WWE Raw Report: Mallory's "Virtual Time" Alternative Perspective Coverage
- 08:25 pm PWT: TV Reports: 1/29 NWA Wildside TV review: Christmas Chaos Recap Edition
- 07:59 pm PWI: LEX LUGER ARRESTED by Dave Scherer
- 06:18 pm LAW: ROYAL RUMBLE REPORT
- 05:57 pm LAW: Monday Update: Raw and Smackdown taping in the same building tonight, Vince McMahon update, New head of Spike TV, Possible name for ECW PPV, UFC gets TV deal in Japan and more!
- 05:28 pm PWT: KELLER'S TAKE: KELLER: Rumble Hits and Misses - Cena-Batista, London's Bump, Puder Chopfest, Time Management
- 04:31 pm PWI: RAW PREVIEW; STEEL CAGE MATCH TONIGHT by Buck Woodward
- 04:19 pm PWI: WWE ROYAL RUMBLE PPV ELEVATOR by Buck Woodward
- 03:47 pm WO: Headline: Details on new 24-hour wrestling/MMA TV channel and goals; Star banned from U.S.; Company on fire, and fire stops another company; details on today's Wrestling Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 03:43 pm WO: Headline: Monday news update: Raw & Smackdown line-up this week, Mania notes, Rumble addendum, Spike TV change, big fight tonight, Brock, Psicosis, ratings, Flair mentioned on station plug and Santo story
- 03:16 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Royal Rumble Reax #4: "Great show with one of the best Royal Rumble matches in recent memory."
- 03:02 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Rock's cosmetic surgery, Hardy website, dual-brand article, Steph surgery
- 02:55 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Michaels comments on wrestling Angle, Angle neck problems, PPV glitch
- 02:30 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: ROYAL RUMBLE NEWS AND NOTES, MCMAHON, SPIKE TV, AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 01:52 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Royal Rumble Reax #3: "The Rumble did a good job of picking up old storylines and starting new ones."
- 01:51 pm PWI: WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 01:44 pm PWT: TV Reports: 1/29 Memphis Wrestling TV review: Jerry Lawler, Koko B. Ware, Dundee, Brian Christopher
- 01:38 pm PWT: PPV Reports: 1/30 WWE Royal Rumble HOLT report: In-person notes including Vince McMahon off-camera
- 12:49 pm PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: BENOIT AND GUERRERO DEBUT ON RAW by Buck Woodward
- 12:33 pm PWI: LOOKING AT LAST NIGHT'S ROYAL RUMBLE by Dave Scherer
- 11:53 am WO: Feature: More Royal Rumble feedback
- 11:45 am PWI: BACKSTAGE NOTES FROM THE ROYAL RUMBLE by Dave Scherer
- 11:18 am USER: The Telegraph: Sunju spawns US wrestler double by Turna Roy
- 11:15 am PWI: HBK SPEAKS, WWE'S TELEVISION FUTURE, ROYAL RUMBLE REVIEW, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 10:45 am PWI: HEAT REPORT by John Keane
- 10:15 am PWI: LIVE REPORTS FROM THE ROYAL RUMBLE by Vinnie Gesuele & Garrett Gonzales
- 10:02 am PWI: THE ANNUAL LIST OF COMPLETE RUMBLE STATISTICS by Michael M. Langan II
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: LAWLER AND BRET, HOW WORKERS FEEL ABOUT HOGAN, WWE'S ECW PPV, MICHAELS AND AUSTIN AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 08:49 am SLAM: Wrestlereunion draws from far and wide by JEFF BOWDREN - For SLAM! Wrestling
- 07:59 am SLAM: Batista claims the Rumble by DALE PLUMMER and NICK TYLWALK -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 03:18 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Orton concussion explanation, other injury updates, tension behind the scenes
- 03:03 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Vince McMahon injury update, 30-man Rumble finish altered
- 02:27 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Breaking down the tape on Vince McMahon's injury at the Rumble
- 01:52 am PWT: Torch Feedback: Royal Rumble Reax #2: "As a UK resident, I haven't had to pay for a PPV in a while. This was worth the cash!"
- 01:33 am PWT: TV Reports: 1/30 WWE Experience review: Nelson reviews the Raw-Smackdown hybrid show
- 01:16 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Chaos in WCW: Benoit wins title then stripped, wrestlers want out, Russo demoted - 5 Yrs. Ago Torch Just Posted
- 01:14 am PWT: Torch Feedback: Royal Rumble Reax #1: "Triple H, Orton, Batista, Edge, HBK, and even JBL were on top of their games."
- 01:04 am WO: Feature: Lots of people watched the show tonight part two
- 12:46 am WO: Headline: Tons of Royal Rumble feedback
- 12:46 am WO: Feature: Tons of Royal Rumble feedback
- 12:43 am PWT: Torch Instant Polls: POLL: Double Poll - Score the Royal Rumble 1-10 and Pick the Best Match
- 12:41 am PWI: VINCE MCMAHON INJURED AT RUMBLE by Mike Johnson
- 12:37 am WO: Headline: Injury update
- 12:18 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Full-Length PPV Audio Roundtable: Keller, Mitchell, McNeill discuss Royal Rumble (32 min.)
- 12:13 am PWI: SPIKE TV PRESIDENT RESIGNS, SHIFT IN NETWORK'S PROGRAMMING TO FOLLOW by Dave Scherer
