RAW, USA, HHH, Smith, TNA Apr 17 - 11:05 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick RAW Results: Kane over Rob Conway, Charlie Haas over Shelton Benjamin, Shawn Michaels over Umaga via DQ, Spirit Squad over Rob Van Dam, and Edge/John Cena over Triple H.

Smackdown was taped in St. Louis, MO tonight, so spoilers should be out soon. WWE held a Backlash press conference today in Lexington, KY with Triple H, Shawn Michaels and many others. WWE filed for new trademarks on the Great Khali and Prince of Perversion. USA will use A.M. RAW as a lead-in for their new Major League Gaming specials.

Miller Lite signed Triple H for a new ad campaign focusing on "Man Law." Wrestling Observer has an early review of Kane's new movie See No Evil. Wisconsin's Herald Times Reporter has an obituary for Ken Kennedy's father who died last week. Rob Van Dam posted a new commentary on Easter, his store, Samoa Joe and more. Harry Smith says he'll be debuting for the RAW roster on June 3.

TNA's Thursday night Impact debut scored a 1.1 rating, capturing much of UFC's lead-in audience. TNA will run a house show at ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA on June 9. Sting will appear on Best Damn Sports Show Period tomorrow.

Scott D'Amore was the guest on last night's Wrestling Observer Live discussing TNA, house shows, Canada and more. SLAM spoke to TNA's Traci Brooks about their Knockouts DVD, TNA's women, getting in the ring and more. Weekend Warriors of Wrestling interviewed AJ Styles about Impact, the X Division, Samoa Joe, Batista and more.

Voice of Wrestling interviewed John Heidenreich about his WWE release, Animal, injuries and poetry. The Balitmore Sun's Kevin Eck had the chance to manage Crowbar for Maryland Championship Wrestling. Team 3D will appear for Maryland Championship Wrestling this weekend in Odenton, MD. Lionel Tate's lawyer has asked to withdraw as his attorney because of irreconcilable differences.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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