WWE/UK, Austin, Cena, ROH, TNA Apr 26 - 11:54 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

The RAW crew was in Nottingham, England tonight, while Smackdown was taped in Birmingham, England. There are Smackdown spoilers from tonight's taping in Birmingham, England. There are also some notes from last night's RAW in Birmingham, England. WWE may have altered fan reactions on last night's tape-delayed RAW.

Luther Reigns returned from the UK early due to illness. There was reportedly a minor incident between some kickboxing fans and WWE wrestlers at their Birmingham, England hotel after the kickboxing fans had too much to drink and wished to prove themselves. Showbiz Ireland has a photo of Ronan Keating with Big Show and Rey Mysterio Jr. at a charity event.

William Regal's autobiography is scheduled for a May release in the UK. Chris Jericho and Fozzy will hold a CD signing in London, England on May 7. WWE will return to Manchester, England on June 19 for a RAW house show.

There's a post to Craigslist looking for people to dress up as Hulk Hogan in New York to promote his return to the ring at Backlash. June's RAW Vengeance PPV is scheduled to be main evented by Triple H vs. Batista in a Hell in a Cell match. Ric Flair's son Reid Fliehr was involved in a fight between high school wrestlers that resulted in his ejection, a three match suspension and a fine for his high school.

IGN has an interview with John Cena from the set of his music video about Wrestlemania, music, his belt and more. PWInsider has a spoiler summary of John Cena's new music video for Bad, Bad Man. Steve Austin appeared on the latest episode of MTV's Punk'd as the victim of a missing phone prank.

Mike Lemon Casting is holding an open casting call for men 18-22 to play high school students in the Rock's upcoming movie Gridiron Gang. Spike TV was ranked #1 with male viewers in April thanks to the Ultimate Fighter which delivered higher ratings than Velocity in its Saturday night finale. Media Life Magazine has an article on Real Pro Wrestling's declining ratings.

Matt Hardy posted a comment on his forum saying his comments about a sex tape with Lita were a joke. Ring of Honor is reportedly in negotiations with Matt Hardy for some future appearances. Ring of Honor was forced to move their May 7 event to the New Yorker Hotel near Madison Square Garden. A June 18 Ring of Honor appearance was listed on Christopher Daniels' website but later removed.

There are Impact spoilers from tonight's taping in Orlando, FL, as well as a few backstage notes. TNA officially announced Tito Ortiz will appear at May's Hard Justice PPV, possibly as the special referee for Jeff Jarrett vs. AJ Styles. Chris Candido was scheduled to be released from the hospital this morning following his ankle surgery yesterday, and while hopes to return to the ring in 6 weeks, a full recovery may take up to 3 months. TNA is reportedly handling Candido's medical expenses.

Terry Funk, Stan Hansen, Tony Atlas and several other wrestlers have been added to the NWA Legends convention in mid-August in Charlotte, NC. General Admission tickets for Hardcore Homecoming go on sale on Friday morning. The UK's Celebrity Wrestling debut drew 3.8 million viewers, down from the more than 7 million viewers the in its timeslot drew last week.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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