Quick Smackdown Results: Rey Mysterio Jr./Eddy Guerrero over the Bashams, Kurt Angle over Matt Martel, Chavo Guerrero Jr. over Funaki, Undertaker over Mark Jindrak/Luther Reigns, and John Cena/Big Show over JBL/Orlando Jordan.
Last week's two hours of RAW finished #4 and #6 behind the NBA Allstar game, Monk and Fairly OddParents.
The RAW crew is in New York City, NY tomorrow night.
Superstar Billy Graham will be appearing at this weekend's RAW house shows.
Fairfield County Weekly has an article on the career of Vince McMahon to promote Monday's Smackdown house show in Danbury, CT.
Massachusetts' The Republican has an article on Saturday's RAW house show with comments from Randy Orton.
WWE's final RAW show before Wrestlemania will be in Ft. Worth, TX and is being advertised with a Randy Orton/Batista vs. Triple H/Ric Flair main event.
DirecTV posted information on their Wrestlemania Recall One Cent special available on March 5, 6 and 31.
PWInsider has a listing of some rumored Wrestlemania matches and other possibilities.
WWE's March Jukebox theme is Wrestlemania.
Tommy Dreamer is reportedly contacting former ECW wrestlers on behalf of WWE trying to get them to work WWE's June ECW reunion PPV rather than Shane Douglas' show.
The Houston Chronicle briefly mentioned Booker T and Stevie Ray's new wrestling school noting its the first WWE approved wrestling school in Houston, TX.
Matt Hardy has removed all photos of Lita from his website and the two may be having relationship issues.
SLAM has an article on John Cena with a discussion of Samoa Joe, his WWE career, Smackdown vs. RAW, and more.
John Cena appeared at last night's Danbury, CT Thrashers hockey game.
Rob Van Dam's One of the Kind DVD sold an additional 4098 copies bringing the total to 11,809.
SLAM's Jon Waldman reviewed RVD's One of Kind DVD and calls it a "hot ticket item."
Electric Basement interviewed Chris Jericho about Fozzy, WWE, and doing both at the same time.
Chris Jericho will co-host Friday Night Rocks on New York City's WAXQ tomorrow.
Chris Jericho's weekly music show will debut on Sunday on XM Radio channel 41.
The latest issue of RAW magazine covers Austin's return.
The Rock will appear on Good Morning America on Tuesday to promote Be Cool.
The Rock sings "You Ain't Woman Enough" on the Be Cool soundtrack.
Ultimate Pro Wrestling was in Santa Ana, CA last night with Lil' Nate over Frankie Kazarian to win the UPW Light Heavyweight title.
Frankie Kazarian announced signing with WWE at the UPW show which also had appearances by Daniel Puder and Jesus.
Wrestling News Live interviewed Frankie Kazarian about his decision to leave TNA, problems in TNA, and his plans for the future.
Between the Ropes interviewed Michael Shane about Frankie Kazarian, TNA, WWE, and more.
Sunday's Ricky Romero tribute show was cancelled likely due to poor ticket sales.
Les Thatcher looks at the lost tag team division in his latest column as well as some new WWE developmental signees.
The Waldo Village Soup has an article on a wrestling fanatic and his wife who recently appeared on Dr. Phil's talk show because of his wrestling obsession.
Harry Oliver, a Botetourt County, VA sheriff's deputy, was fired from his job after being charged with assault and battery for a violent altercation at a No Way Out showing on Sunday.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Smackdown, WM, Jericho, Rock, Cena Feb 24 - 11:45 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 10:31 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Smackdown Reax #1: "The Celebration of Excellence ran a little long, but was still hilarious"
- 10:30 pm PWI: WRESTLEMANIA MEMORIES FOR A PENNY, FORMER WWF PROPERTY CHANGES OWNERS AGAIN, & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:14 pm PWT: TV Reports: 2/24 Smackdown Review: Madavi's Smackdown Breakdown
- 10:02 pm PWI: SMACKDOWN REPORT by Buck Woodward
- 09:54 pm WO: Headline: Rock's movie updates; Updates on Mania; Review of all the big shows including title vs. title match; No Way Out; Pride;UFC's most watched match ever; details of Feb. 28 Observer, special rates for new readers and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 09:54 pm WO: Feature: Rock's movie updates; Updates on Mania; Review of all the big shows including title vs. title match; No Way Out; Pride;UFC's most watched match ever; details of Feb. 28 Observer, special rates for new readers and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 09:47 pm WO: Feature: WWE Smackdown TV report
- 09:14 pm PWT: WWE News: Interview Highlights: Kazarian talks about his WWE hopes, why he left TNA, still supports TNA
- 09:07 pm PWT: TV Reports: KELLER'S 2/24 Smackdown Review: Ongoing "virtual time" analysis of broadcast
- 07:25 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: Incoherent Rambling: Batista's Big Choice, Understanding No Way Out
- 06:59 pm SLAM: RVD DVD indeed One of a Kind by JON WALDMAN - SLAM! Wrestling
- 06:21 pm PWI: WRESTLEMANIA SPOILERS by Dave Scherer
- 05:59 pm PWI: WWE NOTES & NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 05:20 pm PWI: KAZARIAN DISCUSSES HIS TNA DEPARTURE, WHAT WWE STARS HE'D LIKE TO GET IN THE RING WITH & MORE by Brian Kelley
- 05:13 pm PWI: GOLDBERG SHOOTS DOWN WORKING FOR TNA, DISCUSSES IF AND WHEN HE'LL STEP BACK IN THE RING, AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 05:03 pm WO: Headline: Thursday news update: Smackdown, Impact, Upcoming WWE angles, new MSG show, Vince award, WWE star starts radio show, Rock record release, ECW war, Tank Abbott confronts two WWE stars, Cena, Ratings, Weird show at Olympic and more
- 05:02 pm WO: Headline: Michael Shane interview on TNA, Kazarian leaving and X Division
- 04:15 pm PWI: LAST RAW BEFORE WRESTLEMANIA, JERICHO ON WHETHER HE WOULD CHOOSE MUSIC OR WRESTLING, WWE PPV DATES FOR 2006 by Buck Woodward
- 02:32 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: ONE STOP SHOPPING FOR ALL THE DAY'S WWE NEWS by Dave Scherer
- 02:25 pm PWI: WRESTLER'S EYE VIEW LOOKS AT THE LOST TAG TEAM DIVISION, RISING STARS, AND MORE by Les Thatcher
- 02:03 pm PWT: Ask the Torch: Ask the Torch: Dudleys Update, Brand Split Prediction, Batista's Rating Jump, Puder Update
- 01:04 pm PWT: Torch Instant Polls: POLL: WrestleMania 21's Top Matches - Which one are you most looking forward to?
- 12:52 pm PWT: Torch Flashbacks: WWF Smackdown 5 Yrs. Ago: Kane vs. Benoit, Show & Angle vs. Jericho & Rock, Head Cheese
- 12:46 pm PWT: Torch Flashbacks: KELLER'S Smackdown Report 1 Yr. Ago: Angle explaiins his turn, Cena-Show clash, Lesnar, Dawn
- 12:45 pm PWI: NOTES ON JERICHO, TANK ABBOTT INTERACTING WITH WWE TALENT, JOHN CENA by Buck Woodward
- 12:44 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: WrestleMania 22 to be in Chicago, Matt Hardy and Lita have real life problems
- 12:36 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Cena reminisces about Samoa Joe, Kazarian signs with WWE, Puder update
- 11:30 am LAW: Thursday Update: Smackdown preview from Philadelphia, Where will WrestleMania 22 take place? Raw does strong number for Batista signing, Story on John Cena, Possible WWE signing and more!
- 11:00 am PWI: ROB VAN DAM DVD SALES TOP 11,000; NEW YEAR'S REVOLUTION DEBUTS STRONG; RISE & FALL OF ECW 6,000 COPIES AWAY FROM SETTING WWE RECORD by Mike Johnson
- 11:00 am PWT: GUTTMAN'S TAKE: GUTTMAN: Vince McMahon Walks a Mile in Wrestling Boots
- 10:39 am LAW: THE LAW COMES TO CALGARY
- 10:30 am PWI: WWE CONTACTING FORMER ECW STARS TO TAKE PART IN THIS JUNE'S ECW PPV by Mike Johnson
- 10:20 am PWI: LOTS OF WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 10:11 am PWI: AUSTIN'S STORY ON HIS WWE RETURN, BATISTA MEANS BIG NUMBERS FOR WWE, ORTON AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 10:06 am PWI: RANDY ORTON AT A CROSSROADS: WHERE DOES WWE GO WITH THE GUY THEY WANTED TO BE THEIR TOP BABYFACE by Dave Scherer
- 09:50 am PWI: WWE NOTES & NEWS ON KAZARIAN, BOOKER T, VINCE MCMAHON, RANDY ORTON & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 09:49 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: LUGER'S ARM, ECW ARENA, REY MYSTERIO, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 09:22 am PWI: MICHAEL SHANE TALKS ABOUT TNA, HIS FUTURE, LOSING HIS PARTNER AND MORE by Richard Trionfo
- 09:09 am SLAM: John Cena keeping it real by JASON CLEVETT -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 07:59 am PWI: SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (NON-SPOILER) by Buck Woodward
- 05:21 am PWT: Arena Reports: 2/23 UPW in Santa Ana, Calif.: Kazarian Announces WWE Deal, Jesus Returns, Puder, Palumbo, O'Haire, Tank
- 05:20 am WO: Headline: Secret details of Vince's injury; Biggest grudge of year; One of best segments; Weird Mania ongoing negotiations; details of this week's Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 05:18 am WO: Headline: Tons on letters on Monday night TV, UFC, Draft lottery, Rock, and Wrestlemania IX
- 03:42 am WO: Headline: Monday's Ultimate Fighter best show in years, TNA PPV results and analysis, Amy Weber in detail, Rock talks about being done with WWE, tons more: Figure Four Weekly #504 preview plus special offers for both new AND returning readers worldwide
- 02:46 am WO: Headline: Raw rating
- 01:40 am PWT: TNA News: Interview Highlights: Michael Shane talks about former partner Kazarian, TNA's future
- 12:55 am WO: Headline: Wrestlemania comes to Chicago
- 12:44 am SLAM: Wrestlemania 22 headed to the "windy city" by JASON CLEVETT -- SLAM! Wrestling
