Smackdown, Hogan, Warrior, TNA Mar 17 - 10:46 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick Smackdown Results: Fit Finlay over Bobby Lashley, Paul Burchill/Kristal Marshall over William Regal/Jillian Hall, Booker T over Jeremy Young, Matt Hardy over Animal via DQ, Chris Benoit over Orlando Jordan, Randy Orton/Rey Myserio Jr./Kurt Angle over MNM/Mark Henry.

WWE is in Detroit, MI tomorrow night for Saturday Night's Main Event. PWInsider has an updated list of announced CW affiliates for the fall. Tickets are on sale for THQ's Superstar Challenge featuring 16 WWE wrestlers battling for videogame supremacy prior to Wrestlemania. SLAM has a review of WWE's ECW Blood Sport DVD.

John Cena appeared on Best Damn Sports Show Period last night to promote Saturday Night's Main Event. Mick Foley appeared on the Today Show this morning to promote Saturday Night's Main Event. Batista took part in a German press conference for WWE's upcoming European tour and discussed his injury situation, saying he hoped to return in mid-April. IGN interviewed Randy Orton about his legend status, Evolution, Wrestlemania, his family and more.

WWE responded to Ultimate Warrior's latest suit asking that it be dismissed and claiming that he is "unable to distinguish reality from the fictional character he once portrayed." Ultimate Warrior is scheduled to speak at DePaul University in Chicago, IL on April 4.

WWE.com interviewed Shannon Moore about his return, his new look, RAW vs. Smackdown and Matt Hardy. WWE reportedly offered Rene Dupree and the Bashams new deals. Mark Jindrak appeared at last night's Deep South Wrestling show, leading to speculation he may be on his way back to WWE. WWE is reportedly bringing back bigger wrestlers to help cover things during their Wellness Program checks. Barry Windham may end up as a WWE agent as part of a deal with Blackjack Mulligan relating to the Hall of Fame and WWE Legends.

Opie and Anthony interviewed Hulk Hogan and his family about their show, WWF New York, the XFL, and more. The Hogan family appeared on CNN's Showbiz Tonight yesterday promoting Hogan Knows Best. Hulk Hogan was interviewed on Regis and Kelly to promote his show, but he also found time to dance. The Boston Globe interviewed Hulk Hogan about his hair, Steve Austin, his movies and his own music career.

TNA held their first ever house show tonight in Plymouth, MI, near Detroit. TNA has a complete history of the Six Sides of Steel match as they prepare for April 23's Lockdown PPV. Wrestling Weekly interviewed Sonjay Dutt about TNA, his future, coming to the United States and more. USA Today's Sports Television column mentioned Jeff Hammond's wrestling work with TNA.

Get in the Ring interviewed Brian Christopher Lawler about his last WWE run, Scotty 2 Hotty, WWE's Wellness Program and more. P2PLive interviewed Dave Hebner about TNA, career highlights, goals in wrestling and more. P2PLive also interviewed Colt Cabana about WWE, his character, his schedule and more. James Guttman interviewed Jimmy Hart about TNA, the Wrestling Legends PPV, managing and more.

Brock Lesnar will defend the IWGP championship this weekend in Japan against Akebono. East Coast Pro Wrestling will held a fundraiser today for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Marty Jannetty posted a statement on MySpace about not having computer access and taking down his blogs. Brian Blair's injury lawsuit was mocked in a Florida House of Representatives discussion on a liability-lawsuit doctrine.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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