SD, Matt/Lita, Wrestle Reunion, TNA Feb 03 - 11:56 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick Smackdown Results: Kurt Angle over Nunzio, Rey Mysterio Jr. over Mark Jindrak, Big Show over the Bashams, Undertaker vs. Rene Dupree was a double CO, and Booker T over Eddy Guerrero.

WWE will tape RAW tomorrow night in Saitama, Japan. WWE.com has an article on Carlito's petition to remove Teddy Long as Smackdown General Manager. WWE's 2005 Hall of Fame inductees include Paul Orndorff, Bob Orton, Nikolai Volkoff, Iron Shiek, Jimmy Hart, and possibly others to be announced later. Variety reported that a decision by Spike TV about WWE's future on the network is imminent.

Triple H is scheduled for the Bernie Mac Show on March 11 on FOX. Fozzy's new album completely missed this week's charts, probably selling less than 1000 copies. The Dudley Boyz will be working in OVW next week. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported the rumor that Brock Lesnar may return at the Judgment Day PPV on May 22 in Minneapolis, MN.

Between The Ropes interviewed Rob Van Dam about his knee surgery, his new DVD, Jerry Lynn, ECW and more. Matt Hardy's new website has a commentary by Matt about his knee, his return, Lita, and more. Lita and Matt Hardy are scheduled for several upcoming World of Wheels shows in Baltimore, MD, Indianapolis, IN, and Birminham, AL.

The Wall Street Journal Opinion Journal carried an article on last weekend's Wrestle Reunion with comments from fans and wrestlers in attendance. Alex Marvez' also covered Wrestle Reunion in his latest column, talking to other fans and wrestlers. New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner wrote the foreword for Dusty Rhodes' upcoming autobiography. Wrestling Observer has a final Wrestle Reunion report by Chris Cruise.

Tully Blanchard suggested he win the NWA title from Jeff Jarrett at the Wrestle Reunion show with a plan to drop it back to Jarrett on Impact. Bill Banks posted a new Bank Shot with news on Against All Odds, Impact visitors, Blue Collar TV, Vince Russo, Shark Boy and more. Eastern Canada's RDS has signed a deal to air TNA Impact in French. Sonjay Dutt is off the Wrestling Channel's March 19 show in Coventry, England due to a Japanese tour.

Train (A-Train) defeated Peter Goodman to win the IZW Championship last night in Tempe, AZ. SLAM has an article on the career of Luis Martinez as he deals with old age and memory loss. The Daytona Beach News-Journal has an article on Bill "Crude" Rastellini and how he balances independent wrestling and the extermination business.

Boston's sports radio talk show Dale & Neumy interviewed Goldberg about The Longest Yard, the NFL, Brock Lesnar, and future projects. Jesse Ventura appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and discussed his appearance, wrestling, being a governor and more. Baron Von Raschke and Harley Race are among the celebrities offering Super Bowl predictions in a Scripps-Howard poll. 1950 wrestling movie Night and the City was released on DVD this week.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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