Quick RAW Results: Shelton Benjamin over Chris Jericho and Christian, Chris Benoit over Edge, and Batista over Randy Orton.
There are early Heat spoilers from tonight's RAW in Los Angeles, CA.
Smackdown will be taped in San Diego, CA tomorrow night.
WWE and USA officially announced WWE's return to the cable network in October as part of a new three year deal.
The deal, which includes specials on NBC and WWE themed amusement park rides, is only for RAW and Heat, which most likely means the end of Velocity.
USA will be handling ad sales which also means less guaranteed money to WWE for their programming.
WWE may have had the deal with USA done a month ago with plans to save the announcement until today until Spike TV disrupted their plans with their announcement about ending negotiations.
Wrestlemania 21 was the highest grossing WWE event ever at the Staples Center bringing in over $2.1 million in ticket sales from a crowd of 20,913 people.
The McMahons and Triple H were interviewed on CNN's Headline News about Wrestlemania and their new TV deal.
SLAM has an article looking at why Wrestlemania and Hollywood were a great fit.
The Los Angeles Daily News has an article on Wrestlemania with comments from some fans.
Batista hugged Triple H's father at ringside following his title win.
Booker T won the interpromotional Wrestlemania battle royal between about 30 wrestlers which will be made available as a Wrestlemania 21 DVD extra.
WireImage has a few photos of Motorhead's performance at Wrestlemania 21 last night.
The Rock attended the WWE post-Wrestlemania party last night along with most other wrestlers and a few celebrities.
Randy Orton will be out of the ring for 4-6 months for shoulder surgery.
Some PPV previews are already listing Wrestlemania main event rematches for the next individual brand shows.
There are several live reports from Wrestlemania last night.
People within WWE were reportedly happy with Wrestlemania.
Several Pro Wrestling Guerilla wrestlers reportedly left during JBL vs. John Cena because of how disappointing it was.
The Associated Press ran a photo of Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan and Sylvester Stallone from the Hall of Fame ceremony.
The Associated Press also ran another article on Hulk Hogan's Hall of Fame induction.
The Torch has another live report from the Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday.
WWE named Jim Brown as Director of Operations, WWE Enterprises, and he'll have an initial focus on WWE 24/7's rollout.
WWE filed a new trademark for WCW but it may simply relate to using their footage.
PWInsider has a recap of Chris Jericho's XM radio show which ran last night opposite Wrestlemania.
Terry Funk and Mick Foley appeared at Harley Race's WLW show on Saturday night.
The Torch has some Ring of Honor notes on AJ Styles, Austin Aries and upcoming shows.
Lipstick & Dynamite was a part of the Wisconsin Film Festival this past weekend.
The Torch made a 20 minute audio preview of their Ultimate Insiders DVD available.
Goldberg can be seen hosting the Discovery Channel's Biker Build-Up.
ESPN Classic Canada is running a tribute to Curt Hennig on April 24 with old TNA matches.
Sean Radican reviewed Dave Meltzer's Tributes II and calls it "interesting and informative" while being "difficult to read for long periods of time."
The UK's News of the World has an article on the new reality series Celebrity Wrestling.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
RAW, Wrestlemania, USA, Hogan, Foley Apr 04 - 11:56 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 12:00 am YAHOO: [$$] WWE Strikes 'Raw' Deal With USA by The Wall Street Journal Online
- 12:00 am YAHOO: WWE Goes Back to the USA by Motley Fool
- 11:37 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Raw Reax #2: "Triple H is like the jealous child who tries to get attention away from the new baby."
- 11:36 pm PWI: FULL HEAT RESULTS FROM TONIGHT'S RAW by Buck Woodward
- 11:28 pm PWT: Torch Instant Polls: POLL: Did this year's post-WrestleMania Raw live up to your expectations?
- 11:09 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Raw Reax #1: "Major thumbs down for not giving the new champ any mic time."
- 10:44 pm PWT: Torch Today: Free For Everyone - Audio Clip of Keller interviewing Russo & Ferrara about their WCW days (20 min.)
- 10:06 pm PWI: THE MCMAHONS TALK ABOUT THE NEW TV DEAL ON CNN, HHH TALKS ABOUT LOSING THE TITLE by Henry Carson
- 09:12 pm PWT: TV Reports: KELLER'S RAW REPORT 4/4: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live show
- 08:55 pm PWI: WRESTLEMANIA PPV ELEVATOR by Buck Woodward
- 06:47 pm WO: Headline: Raw matches tonight
- 06:39 pm PWI: MATCHES FOR TONIGHT'S RAW by Dave Scherer
- 06:38 pm PWT: TV Reports: 4/4 WWE Raw Report: Mallory's "Virtual Time" Alternative Perspective Coverage
- 06:03 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Why WWE signed with USA instead of Spike, the pros and cons of the deal
- 05:59 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: WM21 grosses more money from tickets than any previous California WWE event
- 05:55 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Saturday Night NBC specials, USA deal officially announced today
- 05:27 pm PWT: ROH News: ROH News: Styles set to return, lineups for upcoming events, Prazak makes debut on commentary
- 05:17 pm PWT: THE LOUNGE: PWTorch WrestleMania Marathon: In-Person Perspective on WM 21 and LOUNGE Prediction Results
- 04:56 pm WO: Headline: Mania's greatest matches and performers, Keys to show, Japanese Women's history, Update on TNA negotiations, New promotion feedback; details of today's Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 04:52 pm WO: Headline: Monday news update: Wrestlemania party, USA deal not as good as sounds, More from Mania, Shamrock, Hemme, Goldberg, Funk, Foley, Race, WM buy rate predictions, Rock and celebs and more
- 04:34 pm PWT: DVDs - VGames - Books: Book review: Radican reviews Tributes 2 by Dave Meltzer-Hawk, Henning, Miss Elizabeth
- 03:19 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: ONE STOP SHOPPING FOR ALL THE DAY'S WWE NEWS by Dave Scherer
- 03:18 pm LAW: Monday Update: WWE & USA Network officially announce TV deal, Raw returns to Staples Center tonight, Two fights on Ultimate Fighter tonight, WrestleMania numbers, Battle royal dark match from last night
- 02:40 pm PWI: GOLDBERG SIGHTING, WCW TRADEMARK FILED BY WWE, GAIL KIM'S FIANCÉ AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:35 pm PWI: RAW TONIGHT, HHH AND BATISTA, JBL AND CENA AND MORE WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 02:15 pm PWI: WIN A COPY OF WRESTLING SPIRIT, MANIA THOUGHTS, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 12:54 pm SLAM: WWE returning to USA Network by JON WALDMAN -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 12:23 pm PWI: LOOKING AT A WRESTLEMANIA THAT CLICKED ON ALMOST ALL CYLINDERS by Dave Scherer
- 11:55 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: ROB VAN DAM BEGINS HISTORIC TITLE REIGN by Buck Woodward
- 11:35 am PWI: BACKSTAGE NOTES FROM WRESTLEMANIA, SMACKDOWN AND VELOCITY'S FUTURE by Dave Scherer
- 11:30 am PWI: A LIVE PERSPECTIVE FROM WRESTLEMANIA by Tom Cammalleri
- 11:23 am PWT: THE LOUNGE: Curtain Jerker: A Look At WrestleMania 21, and candidates for best and worst match of the year
- 11:21 am PWI: HEAT REPORT by John Keane
- 11:19 am PWI: RECAP OF CHRIS JERICHO'S XM SATELLITE RADIO SHOW by Jeff Sheridan
- 10:48 am PWI: MORE NEWS AND NOTES ON WWE'S TV DEAL WITH USA by Dave Scherer
- 09:50 am PWT: THE LOUNGE: Feud-O-Meter Prediction Contest: Some Notes on Scoring
- 09:49 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: WWE'S BEST DVDS, VINCE AND CREATIVE, RAW VS. SMACKDOWN, WWE TV ON USA AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 09:39 am PWI: IT'S OFFICIAL, WWE SIGNS THREE YEAR DEAL WITH THE USA NETWORK, NBC SPECIALS PART OF THE DEAL by Dave Scherer
- 08:29 am SLAM: Main events weak at WrestleMania 21 by DALE PLUMMER and NICK TYLWALK -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 08:29 am SLAM: L.A. Hulkster heaven by SCOTT ZERR - Edmonton Sun
- 06:18 am PWT: WWE News: 4/4 WWE Raw Preview: WrestleMania 21...The Aftermath
- 04:56 am PWT: WWE News: 4/3 WWE WrestleMania PPV HOLT report: What the crowd saw that PPV viewers didn't
- 04:35 am PWT: Torch Instant Polls: POLL: Three WrestleMania Polls - Best Match, 1-10 Score, Favorite Special Segment
- 04:28 am PWT: WWE News: WWE News: In-person details on Saturday's Hall of Fame ceremony, including rowdy fans
- 03:21 am WO: Headline: Order Death of WCW today!
- 02:10 am PWI: SURPRISING GUEST ARRIVES AT WWE'S POST-WRESTLEMANIA PARTY by Mike Johnson
- 01:59 am PWI: LIST OF WRESTLEMANIA BATTLE ROYAL PARTICIPANTS by Mike Johnson
- 01:52 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: WrestleMania 21 Audio Roundtable with Keller, McNeill, Mitchell (74 min.)
- 01:50 am PWI: WRESTLEMANIA SETS STAPLES CENTER RECORD by Buck Woodward
- 01:20 am PWI: WHO BATISTA HUGGED FOLLOWING HIS WORLD TITLE WIN by Mike Johnson
- 12:46 am WO: Feature: More Wrestlemania feedback
- 12:36 am WO: Feature: Tons of Wrestemania feedback
- 12:28 am PWI: OFF AIR NOTES FROM WRESTLEMANIA, INCLUDING THE BATTLE ROYAL WINNER by Mike Johnson
- 12:00 am YAHOO: ExtendMedia Develops Broadband/SVOD Cross-Promotion for WWE'R' by Business Wire
- 12:00 am YAHOO: UPDATE - World Wrestling signs pact with NBC Universal by Reuters
- 12:00 am YAHOO: THQ not concerned CEO named in wrestling game suit by Reuters
- 12:00 am YAHOO: WWE'S RAW Program Returns to USA Network by Associated Press
