Ratings, Lesnar, Weber, Rock, Savage Feb 08 - 11:57 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Ratings Summary

  • RAW: 3.7 (3.6 / 3.8 / 5.5 Share) Down from 4.1 (4.0 / 4.1)
  • Heat: 0.4 (0.5 Share / Opposite Super Bowl) Down from 0.8 (1.2 Share)
  • Velocity: 0.5 (1.0 Share) Up from 0.4 (0.8 Share)
  • WWE Experience: 0.5 (1.3 Share) Down from 0.6 (1.3 Share)

The Connecticut Post published their story on Brock Lesnar's federal lawsuit against WWE over his no-compete clause with comments from the lawyers on both sides and the events leading up to the filing. PWInsider published one lawyer's take on the suit but based on Florida law rather than Connecticut law which would apply. The Torch has a picture of the strip club flyer with Amy Weber that led to her quitting while in Japan. WWE may be attempting to get Amy Weber to change her mind and stay with the company.

WWE.com interviewed Iron Sheik about joining the Hall of Fame, wrestling career highlights, Wrestlemania X7, Hassan and more. Batista will be the guest on Byte This tomorrow. Sports Talk Cleveland is running a John Cena and Big Show meet and greet contest for Monday. The South Wales Echo has a preview of WWE's April Smackdown house show in Cardiff with comments from a couple fans.

IGN has an in depth look at Wrestlemania 21 for the Xbox's career mode including create-a-wrestler. IGN Filmforce spoke to The Rock about Spy-Hunter, Doom, WWE Films and more. The Baltimore Sun has an article looking at primetime television's treatment of the war in Iraq with a mention of WWE's Smackdown trips. The Massachusetts Daily Collegian's Dan McDonnell wrote an opinion column about appreciating our troops like Vince McMahon and WWE have.

WWE.com has an article on Candice Michelle and her role in the Super Bowl GoDaddy.com ad. Candice Michelle will be on Howard Stern's radio show tomorrow morning. Richard Belzer mentioned his run in with Hulk Hogan on his Howard Stern show appearance yesterday.

Goldberg reportedly told fans at this weekend's UFC show that he was interested in acting and possibly PRIDE for future employment. Jesse Ventura may be considering running for the Senate. Jeff Hammond will appeared on Best Damn Sports Show Period tomorrow night to promote TNA's Against All Odds PPV.

The Jefferson City News Tribune covered Randy Savage's recent fundraising appearances in Missouri for the United Way and the Eldon Baseball and Softball Association. South Dakota's Capital Journal has an article on Buck ZumHofe’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Wrestling as they performed in Pierre, SD on Saturday. SLAM has a profile of Darcy "The Meance" Lunn as he prepares for Sunday's Unified Wrestling Force's Inception show in Chatham, ON. MLW promoter Court Baurer updated his blog with a story about Terry Funk in MLW.

ECWA returns to Newark, DE on Saturday with champion John Walters defending against Xavier, Mike Kruel, Andrew Ryker, and Scotty Charisma. Full Impact Pro issued a press release for their shows this weekend in Lakeland, FL on Friday and Sebring, FL on Saturday. The Torch has some Ring of Honor notes on upcoming shows and plans. Japanese promotion Wrestle-Aid opened an English website.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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