Ratings, Hemme, Heyman, Waltman, Page Mar 09 - 11:58 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

  • RAW: 3.8 (3.8 / 3.7 / 5.6 Share) Down from 4.1 (4.0 / 4.2 / 6.0 Share)
  • Heat: 0.7 (1.2 Share) Down from 0.8 (1.3 Share)
  • Velocity: 0.5 (1.1 Share) Down from 0.6 (1.2 Share)
  • WWE Experience: 0.7 (1.8 Share) Up from 0.7 (1.7 Share)

There are Smackdown spoilers from last night in Roanoke, VA. WWE added two new members to their writing team. WWE filed their Form 10-Q for the third quarter with a detailed breakdown of their finances. Vince and Linda McMahon are scheduled for CNBC's Donny Deutsch show later this month.

WWE is now advertising a post-Atlanta, GA RAW dark match of Randy Orton/Batista vs. Ric Flair/Triple H. Up and Coming Magazine has a preview of WWE's return to Fayetteville, NC on March 19. Scotsman.com has an article on the high prices of scalped wrestling tickets for WWE's upcoming shows in Scotland. Matt Hardy is pulled from previously scheduled house show appearances prior to Wrestlemania.

Paul Heyman is in OVW this week to help wrestlers with promos. WWE may be bringing in Super Crazy after they resolve his visa issues. WWE signed several referees for the ECW PPV, and is in talks with manager Bill Alfonso. Paul London and Shelton Benjamin were the guests on Byte This today with London discussing travel and action figures, and Benjamin talking about Charlie Haas, Wrestlemania and more.

TV Frenzy has pictures of Triple H from the March 18 episode of the Bernie Mac Show. IGN Filmforce has photos from the movie Doom with The Rock. The Sun's Lilsboys reviewed WWE's Are We There Yet? with a few excerpts from the book. PWInsider has a list of upcoming WWE DVD release dates.

Christy Hemme was on Howard Stern's radio show this morning about current events, sex, and wrestling. SLAM interviewed Christy Hemme about her Playboy appearance, WWE's Diva Search, and her career. The Chicago Sun-Times has an article on Christy Hemme's growing fame, from Man Show Juggy to WWE Diva. Christy Hemme drew 250 fans this afternoon to an autograph signing in New York City. Christy Hemme is scheduled for tomorrow night's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch on CNBC.

Sean Waltman issued a statement on his VH1 Surreal Life appearance this weekend explaining how it happened. Steve Gerweck interviewed Kimberly Page about her acting roles, the Nitro Girls, and leaving WCW. SLAM has an article on the upcoming Legends of the Ring convention on March 19 in East Brunswick, NJ with Jake Roberts, Gail Kim, and more.

Mike Johnson has several TNA notes on their 3rd anniversary, upcoming shows, and possible new markets. PWInsider has a recap of Jeff Hammond's appearance on NASCAR Nation with coverages of his TNA appearances. The Torch has notes on upcoming Full Impact Pro matches and other storyline happenings.

PWInsider has a preview of Friday's ECPW "A Night of Champions" with Mick Foley in Suffern, NJ. Stu Hart was not named to Canada's Walk of Fame this year despite an active campaign to get him added. Independent wrestlers Michael Cooley and Travis Henry were killed in an automobile accident on Saturday near Birmingham, AL.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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