RAW, Hassan, Hogan, Rock, Funk Feb 28 - 11:45 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick RAW Results: Chris Benoit over Muhammad Hassan via DQ, Shelton Benjamin over Gene Snitsky, Chris Masters over John Walters, Chris Jericho over Maven, and Shawn Michaels over Edge.

The RAW crew was in Boston, MA last night with Randy Orton/Batista over Triple H/Ric Flair. The Smackdown crew was in Columbus, OH last night with Big Show over JBL via DQ. The Smackdown crew scheduled for Danbury, CT tonight, but the show was delayed until Saturday due to weather. Tomorrow night Smackdown will be taped in Albany, NY.

Ring of Honor Pure Champion John Walters was Chris Masters' opponent on RAW. The Danbury News Times has an article on Luther Reigns to promote the Smackdown house show. Boston University's Daily Free Press has an article on the RAW house show yesterday on their campus. WWE.com has an article on Eddy Guerrero and Rey Mysterio Jr.'s tag team partnership.

WWE is advertising Wrestlemania 21 on garbage cans in New York City, NY. WWE announced the addition of Hulk Hogan to the 2005 Hall of Fame inductee class. Several WWE superstars will make appearances at Rob Van Dam's 5 Star Comics during Wrestlemania week.

The Jerry Springer Show is running a Wrestlemania 21 contest using mobile phones. The Corpus Christi Rayz will be giving away WWE prizes on Thursday. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is calling for action to stop the negative storyline of Muhammad Hassan. The UK's Times Online has an article on WWE's Muhammad Hassan character following his first appearance at Madison Square Garden.

Stacy Keibler and Terry Funk appeared at the Jakks Pacific Toy Fair presentation, and Stacy commented on her storyline and new divas, while Funk offered his thoughts on the WWE Hall of Fame, UFC, and his autobiography. Mick Foley and Tommy Dreamer appeared at Saturday's New York Wrestling Connection show in Long Island, NY. The New Yorker has a review of Be Cool with a few comments on The Rock's role and real-life status with WWE. The Rock was in attendance at the Lakers/Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.

Stars and Stripes has an article on a visit to Yokota Air Base in Japan by wrestlers including Disco Inferno, Virgil, and Doink the Clown. The Elizabethton Star has an article on Liberty Championship Wrestling and their March of Dimes fundraising show on Friday. East Coast Professional Wrestling will hold their third annual charity event in Suffern, NY on March 11. Tyler, TX's KLTV has an article on the local New Age Wrestling Alliance.

Terry Funk, Sabu, Bill Alfonso, and Justin Credible have committed to Shane Douglas' June 10 ECW show. PWInsider has some Ring of Honor notes on upcoming videos, James Gibson, this Saturday's show in Philadelphia, PA and more. Mike Johnson also has TNA notes on Chris Sabin, Dusty Rhodes, and Vince Russo.

The Beaver County Times and Allegheny Times saluted Bruno Sammartino for rejecting a Hall of Fame invitation. Mississippi wrestling promoter George Culkin passed away on Saturday at age 78. SLAM has an article on Shawn Crossen's National Wrestling Federation. BoxingInsider has an interview with Ken Shamrock about UFC.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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