Quick Impact Results: Chris Sabin over Michael Shane, AJ Styles over Chase Stevens, Dustin Rhodes/Cassidy Riley over David Young/Lex Lovett, and Apolo over Kid Kash via DQ.
The RAW crew was in Brisbane, Australia last night with Batista/Chris Benoit over Triple H/Ric Flair.
The RAW crew was in Newcastle, Australia today with Chris Benoit/Chris Jericho/Batista over Ric Flair/Triple H/Edge.
Tomorrow, the RAW crew finishes their Australian tour in Sydney.
The Smackdown crew was in Melbourne, Australia today with John Cena/Big Show over JBL/Orlando Jordan.
Tomorrow, the Smackdown crew is in Perth, Australia.
Last night's Smackdown scored a 3.3 rating.
Smackdown kept UPN in fifth place last night ahead of WB.
John Cena and Torrie Wilson took part in an autograph signing session today in Melbourne, Australia for several hundred fans.
WWE reportedly released Rhyno today following the post-Wrestlemania hotel argument with his wife.
The managing editor of the WWE creative team Tom Chehak has reportedly left WWE.
WWE.com has interviews with interview with Shawn Michaels about his loss at Wrestlemania, Steve Austin about his return to WWE, and Chris Benoit about beating Edge.
Malaysia's New Straights Times has an article on celebrity bodyguard Tajuddin “TJ� Mydin in which TJ recounts the time he guarded The Rock.
WWE is holding another RAW and Smackdown supershow in Anaheim, CA on June 27.
Redding.com has a brief mention of WWE's upcoming Smackdown house show in Redding, PA on May 20.
The Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH is excited about hosting WWE Backlash on May 1.
Wrestlemania 21 was a popular search for Yahoo! in the 45-54 age group.
The Rise and Fall of ECW DVD is about 3000 sales away from breaking the Wrestlemania XX record for top selling WWE DVD.
IGN has a video interview with THQ about Day of Reckoning 2.
The Los Angeles Times has a look back at a decade of Bryant Gumbel's Real Sports with a mention of one of Vince McMahon's finer moments.
Tickets for Shane Douglas' Hardcore Homeconing show go on sale on April 15 in Philadelphia, PA, and the show will be main evented by Shane Douglas vs. Sabu vs. Terry Funk.
Joey Styles posted an explanation for his anger with WWE in his latest column at 1wrestling.
The Cleveland Plain-Dealer has an article on Carmella DeCesare's move to Detroit, MI and her frequent partying.
Blue Meanie offered additional comments on the sale of 3PW and the reasons for it.
Combat Zone Wrestling suspended their Ultraviolent Underground backstage fights due to an investigation by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission.
Southern California Championship Wrestling is in Cudahy, CA on April 9 with plans for a DVD release of the show.
PWInsider has indy notes on ECWA, Southern Championship Wrestling, and Championship Wrestling, while the Torch has indy notes on IWA-MS, JAPW, PWG and more.
Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey are holding a tag team wrestling seminar on April 22-24 in Kingsport, TN.
IGN's FilmForce has a review of Lipstick & Dynamite calling it a "fascinating look into the world of women's wrestling."
LAW has a glossary of terms for CMLL to help non-Spanish speakers.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Impact, Rhyno, ECW, Douglas, 3PW Apr 08 - 11:51 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 10:00 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Mitchell Audio Update: Post-WM21 Raw and Smackdown; Dusty Rhodes's career and autobiography dissected (29 min.)
- 09:49 pm PWT: TNA News: TNA News: The Most Barbaric Night in TNA Wrestling History – "Lockdown" on April 24
- 09:29 pm PWI: WWE NOTES & NEWS INCLUDING REPORT FROM CENA/WILSON APPEARANCE IN AUSTRALIA by Mike Johnson
- 08:29 pm SLAM: Impact: Rhodes announces all cage matches by CHRIS SOKOL - SLAM! Wrestling
- 08:01 pm PWI: RHYNO RELEASED BY WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT by Mike Johnson
- 07:54 pm PWI: WEEKEND TV PREVIEW: WORLD TAG TITLE MATCH ON HEAT by Buck Woodward
- 07:15 pm PWI: TNA IMPACT REPORT by Richard Trionfo
- 06:22 pm WO: Headline: More details of WWE's new TV deal; Details of TNA's negotiations and booking fallout; Hall of Fame; Other TV changes; details of Wrestlemania special issue of Observer, ordering info and how new readers can get 2 free issues of their choice
- 06:14 pm WO: Headline: Smackdown ratings
- 06:10 pm WO: Headline: Hardcore Homecoming main event
- 06:07 pm PWI: HARDCORE HOMECOMING MAIN EVENT ANNOUNCED: THREE-WAY DANCE WITH TERRY FUNK, SHANE DOUGLAS, AND SABU by Mike Johnson
- 05:49 pm LAW: Friday Update: Ultimate Fighter lineup for marthon tomorrow, WWE Australia news, Smackdown overnight rating, WWE signs former ECW star, Story on SuperBrawl 39, Have lunch with Kevin Nash and more!
- 05:14 pm TNA: New matches announced for Lockdown! New stipulations added! Check out the updated lineup!
- 05:14 pm TNA: Dusty Rhodes announces that all the matches at "Lockdown" will take place in Six Sides of Steel!
- 05:14 pm TNA: Exclusive live ringside photos from Friday's Impact featuring Styles, Nash, Traci, Trinity, Apolo, more!
- 05:14 pm TNA: Relive some of the greatest cage matches in TNA history - Styles vs. Jarrett, AMW vs. Triple X, more!
- 05:14 pm TNA: New exclusive backstage photos from the Impact TV tapings at Universal Studios Orlando! Pics
- 04:25 pm PWI: TOP MEMBER OF WWE CREATIVE TEAM LEAVES THE COMPANY by Dave Scherer
- 03:59 pm PWI: LOOKING BACK AT THE HISTORY OF THE ECWA SUPER 8 TOURNAMENT by Mike Johnson & Jess McGrath
- 03:59 pm PWI: NYC & NJ BUS TRIP TO ECWA SUPER 8 TOURNAMENT TOMORROW by Mike Johnson
- 03:58 pm WO: Headline: Friday news update: Historic PPV tonight, UFC marathon and update on fights, Lots of WWE ratings news and scheduling news including new Supershow, Big indie with Rhodes & Funk and much more
- 03:55 pm WO: Headline: Mike Coughlin talks about his Kurt Angle/Daniel :Puder experience
- 03:52 pm WO: Headline: Dory Funk's BANG TV report with Rob Van Dam as judge
- 03:10 pm PWT: TV Reports: 4/8 TNA Impact on FSN: Caldwell's review of Cage Announcement, Sabin vs. Shane, Torch Talk Influence
- 03:06 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Details on Jericho and Stacy autograph sessions in Australia
- 02:57 pm PWT: Arena Reports: 4/7 WWE Raw in Brisbane: Second super-detailed report with Kane-Edge, Hassan-Jericho
- 02:47 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Smackdown ratings, London reacts to title win, another Raw-Smackdown supershow
- 02:29 pm PWT: KELLER'S TAKE: KELLER: Smackdown Hits and Misses - Cena's Promo, Rey, London, Parade of Challengers
- 02:25 pm PWI: DAILY LARIAT: ONE STOP SHOPPING FOR ALL THE DAY'S WWE NEWS by Dave Scherer
- 02:09 pm WO: Headline: WWE house show report 4-8 Newcastle
- 02:07 pm WO: Headline: WWE house show report 4-8 Melbourne, Australia
- 01:45 pm PWI: LOTS OF HARDCORE HOMECOMING NOTES & NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 01:06 pm PWI: WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 12:55 pm PWT: KELLER'S TAKE: KELLER: Raw Hits and Misses - WrestleMania Follow-Up, Orton loses, Triple H talks, Austin
- 12:50 pm PWI: WWE SMACKDOWN BRAND RESULTS FROM MELBOURNE by Nate Tyers
- 12:42 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: Smackdown Reax #2: "John Cena truly deserves the title, while I'm not so sure about that other guy."
- 12:32 pm PWT: Arena Reports: 4/8 WWE Raw in Newcastle, Australia: Flair & Hunter & Edge vs. Benoit & Jericho & Batista
- 12:06 pm PWI: SMACKDOWN RATINGS by Dave Scherer
- 11:54 am PWI: MEANIE COMMENTS ON 3PW; 3PW RETURN TO PHILADELPHIA THIS SATURDAY FREE FOR OUT OF TOWN FANS AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:46 am PWI: LOOKING AT JOHN CENA ERA BEGINS EDITION OF SMACKDOWN by Dave Scherer
- 11:45 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: ECW'S THREE WAY DANCE WITH NO SABU, STEINER & BEULAH DEBUT by Buck Woodward
- 11:40 am PWI: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING RETURNS TO CUDAHY, CA THIS SATURDAY WITH 5 DEATH MATCHES, ED FERRARA Q & A AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:30 am PWI: CZW SUSPENDS ULTRAVIOLENT UNDERGROUND BOUTS DURING INVESTIGATION BY PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION by Mike Johnson
- 11:21 am PWI: RISE AND FALL OF ECW JUST 3,002 COPIES AWAY FROM SHATTERING WWE'S ALL TIME BEST SELLING DVD RECORD by Mike Johnson
- 11:05 am PWI: ROCK SAYS HE WOULD RATHER HIT A GUY THAN KISS A GIRL, WWE FINALLY CONFIRMS ECW PPV, THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS RETURN AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 10:28 am PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Weekend Preview: ECWA Super 8 Arrives, Samoa Joe vs. Homicide, Raven, Psicosis
- 10:10 am PWI: THE FUTURE FOR MYSTERIO & GUERRERO by Buck Woodward
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: WHY WRESTLING COMPANIES HATE THE NET, WWE BELTS, FIXING THE TAG TEAM DIVISION, BENOIT'S PUSH, ECW PPV CAMERA WORK, TEAM CHEMISTRY by Dave Scherer
- 09:30 am LAW: SMACKDOWN REPORT FOR 4/7
- 08:59 am SLAM: Smackdown: Everybody wants Cena by DALE PLUMMER -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 06:06 am PWT: THE LOUNGE: The Submission Position: WWE Storylines in The New Wrestling Year
- 01:50 am PWI: WWE NEWS AND NOTES ON LONDON, MICHAELS, BENOIT, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 01:43 am PWI: WWE RAW BRAND RESULTS FROM BRISBANE by Alex Marshall
- 01:03 am PWI: INDY NEWS AND NOTES ON ECWA SUPER 8, JANNETTY, LAWLER, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 12:48 am LAW: CMLL GLOSSARY
- 12:02 am PWI: WWE NOTES ON ANOTHER EUROPEAN TOUR, BATISTA AS CHAMP, AND MORE by Buck Woodward
