The RAW and Smackdown crews were in Honoluli, HI last night for a dual brand show with Undertaker/Kane over Gene Snitsky/Heidenreich and Triple H over Randy Orton.
Stephanie McMahon is running the TV tapings in Japan since Vince McMahon required surgery.
Triple H is doing a press conference tomorrow in Japan for RAW and Blade Trinity.
WWE.com spoke to Edge about his upcoming title shot against Triple H in Japan.
WWE will announce this year's Hall of Fame inductees on Smackdown.
WWE.com posted an article on Sgt. Slaughter's return to the ring to face Muhammad Hassan on RAW.
WWE will begin airing a Ric Flair Braveheart/Shrek spoof Wrestlemania ad soon.
Amazon.com is selling an exclusive 12 disc Best of WWE 2003 DVD set for about $200.
WWE and Ten Sports signed a new five year deal for WWE programming in India.
Motley Fool has an article on THQ's incredible quarter and what it may mean for related businesses like WWE.
The New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle both have articles on the possible future of Spike TV following last week's resignation of channel president Albie Hecht.
The Los Angeles Times listed WWE among groups sometimes using auctions for higher value tickets to maximize their profits.
SLAM has an article detailing this year's Royal Rumble statistics.
MMAWeekly covered Daniel Puder's "initiation" at the Royal Rumble as well as the effect of RAW's lead-in for UFC's Ultimate Fighter.
WWE.com has an article on their Are You Tough Enough To Travel contest winners and their trip to California.
Fozzy's video for Enemy is available at Yahoo! Launch.
John Cena makes an appearance in Murs' video for Hustle.
The Washington Times picked up on The Rock's comments in his March Playboy interview about action heroes and Ron Artest.
Brock Lesnar will appear on ESPN2's Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL on Friday at 2pm.
Billy Gunn's been added to the Action Wrestling "Larger Than Life" show on March 11.
Rico debuted for All Japan Pro Wrestling today teaming with Bull Buchanan to win the All-Asian tag title.
There are TNA Impact taping results for the next two weeks from last night in Orlando, FL.
Billy Gunn, Mideon, Cuban Assassin and Bugsy McGraw were all backstage at Impact last night.
TNA is expected to hold a one night X Division tournament for their March PPV.
Jeff Hammond wrote about wrestling for TNA on February 13 in his FoxSports column.
PWInsider has an excerpt from Dusty Rhodes' autobiography about Terry Funk, Harley Race and Ric Flair.
Express & Star has an article on female UK wrestler Pippa L'Vinn and what it takes to be a wrestler.
SLAM has an article on the death of Freddie Sweetan 30 years ago in a fire.
Celebrity Justice's website has the legal documents (PDF) for Lex Luger's recent DUI arrest.
James Laurinaitis, son of Road Warrior Animal, officially signed with Ohio State, while Kaluka Maiava, a nephew of The Rock, officially signed with USC to play football.
The New York Times has a review on James Brown's new autobiography "I Feel Good" mentioning the influence of Gorgeous George on his persona.
Psycho697186 posted WWE wrestler win/loss records from July 2002 through yesterday's show in Hawaii, so check those out.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
WWE, Cena, Spike TV, Lesnar, Gunn Feb 02 - 11:58 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 09:26 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Keller Audio Update: Insider reax to Puder beating, Steamboat in WWE, ECW PPV, Waltman's future, Austin, Lex (27 min.)
- 08:36 pm PWT: DVDs - VGames - Books: Detailed Results of 1/29 WrestleReunion Card (Pt. 1) - Kamala, Roddy Piper, DDP, Jenny Taylor
- 07:26 pm PWT: Torch Today: WEDNESDAY NOTES: Who Said It, Muraco, Tough Enough, Cena Backlash, Russo, PPV Poll
- 06:41 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Torch Newsletter #847: Backstage WWE News, Rumble, Mitchell on Jarrett, Terri on Trish, Keller on WWE TV future
- 05:50 pm PWI: WWE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES TO BE ANNOUNCED, NEW DVD BOX SET, RICO & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 05:18 pm PWI: ROB VAN DAM TO UPDATE CONDITION OF HIS KNEE TONIGHT by Chris Murray
- 04:39 pm SLAM: Lex Luger arrested
- 04:19 pm WWE: TOUGH ENOUGH TO TRAVEL? EIGHT WWE FANS WERE
- 04:10 pm PWT: Arena Reports: 2/2 WWE in Hawaii (3rd report): Michaels vs. Flair, Guerrero & Rey vs. Bashams
- 03:59 pm PWT: Arena Reports: 2/2 WWE in Hawaii (2nd report): Hunter vs. Orton, Kane & Taker vs. Snitsky & Heidenreich
- 03:56 pm WO: Headline: Wednesday news update: Ex-WWE star wins belt in Japan; Tito vs Ken on Spike, Lesnar on ESPN2, Stern talks about WWE ex-diva, biggest celeb in MMA, UFC PPV change; Hilarious commercial, Raw ratings details and U.S. indie group tours Japan
- 03:53 pm WO: Headline: Best Wrestlers of past 5 and 15 years covered; A second 24 hour channel emerging; Looking at ROH title switch and wrestling does 180; details of this week's Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 03:51 pm WO: Headline: NWA Wildside TV report
- 03:44 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Report: Vetter's Mid-Week Indy News Update - Dreamer, Low Ki, Homicide, Jack Evans
- 03:39 pm PWT: Arena Reports: 2/2 WWE in Hawaii: Detailed Raw and Smackdown dual brand house show results
- 03:25 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Feud-O-Meter: Examining Raw as of 1/31/05
- 02:29 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: MCMAHON, RATINGS, WWE IN HAWAII, AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:19 pm SLAM: Statistical survival - breaking down the Royal Rumble by Jon Waldman
- 01:43 pm PWI: WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 01:04 pm PWI: WWE SIGNS NEW TV DEAL by Dave Scherer
- 01:00 pm PWI: PAYMENT FOR WWE DIVAS, HOLLY'S SECOND CHANCES, FOLEY'S BIG BUMPS, HOW MANY ULTIMATE WARRIORS WERE THERE, WHERE HAVE THE WRESTLING FANS GONE AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 12:56 pm LAW: Wednesday Update: WWE International shows, Jarrett & Brown on BDSSP, Luger legal case, Laurer on The View, New WWE book, Gunn heading to TNA, Opponent named for Loiseaum, Results from dual brand show last night and more!
- 12:00 pm PWI: MORE ON LEX LUGER ARREST, NOTES & NEWS ON BIG SHOW, JESSE VENTURA, PAUL ELLERING AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:42 am PWT: THE LOUNGE: Frustration Nation: A memorable Rumble and a Tough Enough idea.
- 11:41 am PWI: IS WWE DRIVING FANS AWAY FROM THEIR PRODUCT by Dave Scherer
- 10:15 am PWI: EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT FROM DUSTY RHODES' AUTOBIOGRAPHY - DUSTY DISCUSSES HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH RIC FLAIR, TERRY FUNK & HARLEY RACE by Mike Johnson
- 10:06 am PWI: WWE UNVEILS A WRESTLEMANIA PREVIEW AS STARS FROM BOTH BRANDS FACE OFF: 2/1 WWE RESULTS FROM HONOLULU, HAWAII by Peter McCoy
- 09:59 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: WWE RELEASING OLD TV SHOWS ON DVD, HOW WCW BEAT WWE BADLY, WHY WWE DID THE BRAND EXTENSION AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 09:30 am PWI: TNA NOTES & NEWS INCLUDING PLANS FOR MARCH PPV, NEW STAR COMING IN AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 09:20 am PWI: TNA IMPACT! TAPING LIVE REPORT by Richard Trionfo
- 08:49 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS WIN THEIR FIRST NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP by Buck Woodward
- 08:49 am SLAM: The tragic end of Freddie Sweetan by GREG OLIVER - Producer, SLAM! Wrestling
- 05:45 am WO: Headline: WWE Super Show Report 2-1 Honolulu
- 02:18 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Vince McMahon injury update, Raw pops big rating, Simon's IC Title match
