There are Smackdown spoilers from last night in Peoria, IL.
WWE's Hall of Fame ceremony scored a 1.8 rating (4.0 share), while Monday's post-Wrestlemania RAW scored a 4.1 rating (3.9 / 4.3 / 6 share).
Backlash's main event will be John Cena vs. Edge vs. Triple H.
WWE issued a press release on their new mobile platform.
WWE.com interviewed Joey Styles about losing his Wrestlemania virginity and getting the chance to call a match after all.
WWE.com interviewed Val Venis about his arm injury and upcoming surgery.
Randy Orton's 60 day suspension starts on April 12.
John Cena's film The Marine's release has been pushed up to September 8 from September 29.
Mick Foley's latest blog entry takes a look back at Wrestlemania and the Hall of Fame.
TNA spoke to some of NASCAR's stars about Saturday's wrestling show with UWF.
TNA and UWF's next event will be in Farmville, VA on April 14.
Dory Funk Jr.'s column for TNA looks at violence in professional wrestling.
Warrior spoke at DePaul University yesterday giving his standard performance.
Kanyon wrote about reportedly being banned by TNA for posting his contract online.
New Japan Pro Wrestling will be holding tryouts in the United States in Santa Monica, CA at the end of April.
SLAM has an article on Australian wrestler Frank "Earl" Black and his career cut short by injuries.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Ratings, Orton, Styles, Venis Apr 05 - 09:56 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:35 pm PWI: WWE ANNOUNCES TWO SUPERSHOW TAPINGS FOR THE NORTHEAST AND WHAT THAT APPEARS TO MEAN FOR MADISON SQUARE GARDEN by Mike Johnson
- 11:25 pm TNA: The Bank Shot: Scott Steiner: A Freak Unleashed On The TNA Roster
- 10:09 pm PWT: Other News: ETC News: New Japan to host try outs at Santa Monica, Calif. Dojo
- 09:28 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Backlash main event announced, Foley comments on Edge
- 07:30 pm PWI: LOTS OF WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 06:47 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Torch Newsletter #907: WrestleMania 22 Coverage: Report, Reax, Poll, Roundtable, HOF Report
- 06:15 pm PWI: WWE STAR SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY TOMORROW, JOEY STYLES TALKS ABOUT WRESTLEMANIA, ECW & RVD, NEW JAPAN TO HOLD U.S. TRYOUTS AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 05:25 pm PWI: BACKLASH PPV MAIN EVENT by Mike Johnson
- 05:15 pm WO: Headline: Wednesday news update: More on Orton, Backlash main event, TV ratings, UFC & WWE sign mobile deals, WWE star needs surgery, Raw reaction, New Japan tryouts, Candido Memorial show and more
- 05:08 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Audio News Brief with James Caldwell: Insider news, headline analysis, and other tidbits (9 min.)
- 05:05 pm WO: Headline: Wrestlemania, UFC makes big move; TNA future plans for big events; Life of Ann Calvello; details of biggest issue so far this year of the Observer, ordering info and how to get 2 free issues
- 05:05 pm WO: Headline: Chris Kanyon talks about his troubles with TNA
- 05:05 pm WO: Headline: Highlights of Ultimate Warrior's craziness at DePaul University
- 05:05 pm WO: Headline: Mike Coughlin looks at Wrestlemania and Ultimate Fight Night
- 04:25 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Weekend Report: Dragon retains ROH title, Low Ki downs Necro, big crowds in Chicago
- 03:35 pm WWE: Val Venis set for surgery by Louie Dee
- 03:35 pm WWE: Joey Styles loses his virginity...well sort of by Ed Williams III
- 01:18 pm PWI: NOTES ON WWE 24/7 ONLINE, NEW RAW STARS, AND WWE FILMS by Buck Woodward
- 01:10 pm SLAM: Earl Black: A career cut short by BRIAN ELLIOTT - SLAM! Wrestling
- 12:05 pm PWI: TNA NOTES & NEWS ON IMPACT REPLAY RATING, VIRGINIA EVENTS AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:38 am PWT: Arena Reports: 4/1 ROH in Chicago Ridge, Ill.: Vetter's detailed review of fantastic event
- 11:35 am TNA: News: NASCAR Stars Discuss The Recent TNA/UWF Event
- 11:30 am PWI: WWE ISSUES PRESS RELEASE FOR MOBILE PROGRAMMING PLANS by Mike Johnson
- 11:26 am PWI: BACKLASH MAIN EVENT - JOHN CENA, TRIPLE H, EDGE by Buck Woodward
- 11:23 am TNA: News: Funk's Corner - Acts of Violence in Professional Wrestling
- 10:34 am PWI: DIFFERENT VIEWS ON REY MYSTERIO'S TITLE WIN, TRIPLE H'S RING ATTIRE, 'F' JOHN CENA AND MORE AT WRESTLEMANIA by Buck Woodward
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: WOULD AUSTIN AND ROCK BE AS BIG STARS TODAY, HOW LOW WILL WWE STOOP, WHY THE CRUISERS ARE GROUNDED, REFORMING THE TERRITORIES by Dave Scherer
- 07:00 am PWI: RECAP OF HILLBILLY JIM'S SIRIUS RADIO SHOW by Jeff Sheridan
- 03:11 am WO: Headline: WWE Smackdown spoilers from Peoria--Orton wrestles, actor debuts
- 02:16 am PWI: THIRD SET OF SMACKDOWN SPOILERS by David Sauls
- 02:10 am PWI: SECOND SET OF SMACKDOWN SPOILERS INCLUDING DEBUTS AND RETURN OF A WWE STAPLE by Clint Smith
- 02:00 am PWI: SMACKDOWN SPOILER RESULTS FROM PEORIA, ILLINOIS by Adam Bockler
- 12:45 am SLAM: WrestleMania XXII: Just the stats by JON WALDMAN -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 12:45 am PWI: POST-MANIA NOT A RATINGS DRAW, HALL OF FAME A BIG ONE - FULL WWE RATINGS REPORT by Dave Scherer
