WWE, Rock, Fozzy, TNA, Williams Mar 01 - 10:33 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

RAW scored a 4.1 rating, up from 4.0 last week. Smackdown was taped in Albany, NY tonight, so spoilers should be out soon. WWE.com spoke to Superstar Billy Graham about the 2005 WWE Hall of Fame class following his induction last year. Billy Kidman is away from the ring with a broken orbital bone.

There are off air notes and Heat spoilers from last night's RAW in Providence, RI. Kane was spotted in the parking lot before RAW yesterday. One fan at RAW got a message to the FCC (image) on air last night before having his sign quickly taken away.

WWE will be holding press conferences in Toronto, ON on March 16 with Batista and Chris Benoit, and on March 17 with John Cena and Torrie Wilson. WWE ranked #10 in the Lycos Top 50. SmartMoney has a Stock Watch article on WWE as they head into Wrestlemania. Variety Careers has a listing for WWE Director of Business Operations.

The Rock appeared on last night's CBS Late Show as the main guest to promote Be Cool. Rock also appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly this morning and discussed many of the same topics. Fozzy is scheduled to open for Motorhead on April in Los Angeles, CA.

There are early spoilers from tonight's TNA Impact taping. TNA officially announced their television deal with Eurosport as well as deals with Fox Sports Middle East and Malaysia's Channel 8. Abyss, Lance Hoyt and Jimmy Hart appeared on Florida's FOX 35 this morning to promote tonight's TNA Impact taping. SLAM has an article on Petey Williams and his success in Quebec's Elite Wrestling Revolution.

There will be a wrestling convention on April 29-May 1 in Cleveland, OH with lots of names scheduled. JJ Dillon is releasing a book named "Wrestlers Are Like Seagulls: From McMahon to McMahon." Joey Styles is doing voice-over work for a PPV special featuring Wrestlezone footage.

Sabu is scheduled to return to the ring on May 21 for USA Xtreme Wrestling. SLAM has a review of DVD The Main Event featuring Road Warrior Hawk's final match. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle has an article on Steel Chair to the Head: The Pleasure and Pain of Professional Wrestling, the collection of academic essays on wrestling due out next month.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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