Quick Impact Results: LAX over Team 3D, James Storm over Lance Hoyt, and Kurt Angle over AJ Styles.
RAW scored a 4.1 rating, up from recent ratings due largely to the end of Monday Night Football, and ECW scored a 1.5 rating (2 Share) up from last week.
WWE released many wrestlers today including Sylvester Terkay, Christopher W. Anderson, Jazz, Rodney Mack, Tony Marmaluke, Al Snow (as a wrestler, not a trainer), Gangrel, the Bashams and the Gymini.
WWE signed Cassidy Riley and Ace Steel to developmental deals.
WWE cancelled their Royal Rumble press conference scheduled for Monday in San Antonio, TX.
The Dayton Beach News Journal has speculation that Wrestlemania 24 may take place in Orlando, FL.
The Miami Herald has an article on Miami native Layla El as she helped WWE kickoff their Wrestling Fan Axxess Tour there on Saturday.
Connecticut's New Haven coliseum will be imploded this Saturday.
The Miz and Ashley will attend the CW’s Winter TCA Part in Pasadena, CA tomorrow night.
Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses the Hall of Fame, Trump vs. Rosie, Playboy and more.
Jonathan Coachman says he's a sportscaster at heart in regards to his work with CSTV.
WWE.com has an article on the Chicago Bears' championship belts.
ECW.com has an article on Bobby Lashley's upcoming Expert Fitness column for Maxim magazine.
FHM's website relaunch will include a behind the scenes blog by WWE wrestlers starting next month.
Some Cablevision subscribers have had problems with WWE 24/7.
SLAM has a review of the new book Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s covering WWE's stars of the 1980s.
The Rock may be up for the role of Agent 23 in a Get Smart movie playing a more James Bond like agent to Steve Carrell's comedic Agent 86.
Hulk Hogan signed autographs at the Consumer Electronics Show while Candice Michelle aunched the new hospitality industry night at Studio 54.
Dick Slater is accused of violating a domestic violence injunction taken out by his ex-girlfriend who he was charged with stabbing in 2003.
King Kong Bundy will appear and sign autographs at the Lakewood, NJ BlueClaws game on May 26.
MTV posted a new Wrestling Society X trailer on their website.
Oregon's News Register has an article on local promotion Back Against the Wall Championship Wrestling and some of their wrestlers.
Les Thatcher's latest Wrestler's Eye View looks at shady wrestling promoters and their impact on the business.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Impact, Ratings, Releases, WM, Rock Jan 18 - 10:55 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 10:16 pm PWI: ECW RATING by Dave Scherer
- 10:01 pm TNA: Impact Results : Who Is The "Consultant" Advising World Champ Christian Cage?
- 09:31 pm PWT: TV Reports: CALDWELL'S IMPACT REPORT 1/18: Ongoing live coverage on Spike TV show
- 07:34 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Real Deal with Pat McNeill (Audio): Raw rant, TNA ratings, Listener Mail, more (32 min.)
- 06:55 pm SLAM: Axe drops for many WWE stars by JON WALDMAN -- SLAM! Wrestling
- 06:40 pm PWI: WWE NOTES & NEWS ON LASHLEY, BOOKER T'S PROMOTION, NOTE FOR CABLEVISION SUBSCRIBERS WITH WWE 24/7 ISSUES & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 05:52 pm PWT: The Specialists: 1/16 ECW Hitlist: Monty Brown, RVD vs. Lashley, No Brad, Striker vs. Punk, Sandman vs. Burke
- 05:37 pm WO: Headline: Added to the firing squad
- 04:58 pm WO: Headline: Update on Mania; New Network Deal; Behind WWE Hall of Fame, Why Punk's prospects faltered; Biggest Observer of year with 2006 awards, plus how to get 2 free classic issues of your choice
- 04:54 pm WO: Headline: Thursday news update: Awesome New York Times article, 3 more WWE firings, 80s superstar in jail, ECW rating, Armed & Famous rating, UFC match, Wrestlemania, Renzo Gracie, Porn star signs with new group and much more
- 04:54 pm PWI: ANOTHER ECW STAR RELEASED by Mike Johnson
- 04:53 pm WO: Headline: Dan Wahlers looks at the history of the Royal Rumble covering the first ten
- 04:52 pm WO: Headline: More Smackdown spoilers from Tuesday night
- 04:25 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: WWE News: Four More ECW Wrestlers Released (Updated)
- 04:17 pm PWI: WWE STAR WHO APPEARED ON TV THIS WEEK IS ADDED TO THE GROWING LIST OF TALENT RELEASED by Buck Woodward
- 04:11 pm PWI: WWE RELEASES MARRIED COUPLE by Buck Woodward
- 04:07 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Bashams, Gymini, Mamaluke, Gangrel released today
- 03:56 pm PWI: YET ANOTHER WWE RELEASE ANNOUNCED by Buck Woodward
- 03:15 pm WO: Headline: WWE fires 7 today
- 03:08 pm PWI: WWE SIGNS TWO NEW WRESTLERS by Mike Johnson
- 02:58 pm PWI: BLOODLETTING IN STAMFORD CONTINUES - WWE RELEASES THREE MORE WRESTLERS by Dave Scherer
- 02:25 pm PWI: COACH SAYS HE IS A SPORTSCASTER AT HEART, CHRIS JERICHO'S BOOK NEARS COMPLETION, ROCK AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 12:15 pm PWI: NEW TRAILER FOR MTV WRESTLING SOCIETY X NOW ONLINE by Mike Johnson
- 11:27 am PWI: WWE NOTES & NEWS ON ROYAL RUMBLE PRESS CONFERENCE, KING BOOKER'S TEXAS INDY, STRIKER, WWE 24/7 AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:14 am PWI: WRESTLER'S EYE VIEW LOOKS AT THE FRUSTRATION THAT COMES WITH SHADY, CARNY PROMOTERS BEING INVOLVED IN PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING & MORE by Les Thatcher
- 11:07 am PWI: RAW RATING, INTERESTING NEW GIMMICK BY WWE, ROCK GETS SMART, K-FED SUPER AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 11:00 am PWI: ANOTHER WWE RELEASE by Mike Johnson
- 10:55 am PWI: WWE RELEASES TWO SMACKDOWN STARS by Mike Johnson
- 10:50 am PWI: TNA IMPACT PREVIEW: AJ STYLES VS. KURT ANGLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:39 am PWI: FORMER WWE STAR ASSISTS IN UNCOVERING CAUSE OF FORMER NFL PLAYER'S SUICIDE, WWE ARMAGGEDON 2006 DVD EXTRAS & MORE WWE NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 10:30 am PWI: JIM ROSS COMMENTS ON DONALD VS. ROSIE, HOGAN'S HALL OF FAME LIST, WHY FORMER TOP STARS DON'T RETURN TO WWE, WHY ECW ISN'T COMING BACK TO SOUTH PHILLY by Buck Woodward
- 10:23 am PWI: FORMER NWA, WWF STAR DICK SLATER BACK IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW AGAIN by Mike Johnson
- 10:12 am PWI: WRESTLEMANIA 24 HEADING FOR THE SUNSHINE STATE? by Mike Johnson
- 10:05 am PWI: WWE 24/7 REPORT: LEGENDS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSING JERRY 'THE KING' LAWLER'S CAREER by Dan J. Fish
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: HOGAN-BELZER, KAYFABE, KURT ANGLE, FOLEY-HBK AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 09:58 am PWI: WWE 24/7 REPORT: NWA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FROM 1985: DUSTY RHODES & A GORILLA VS. THE KOLOFFS, FLAIR VS. MAGNUM TA, TULLY, ANDERSONS & MORE by Jay Landry
- 09:58 am PWI: WWE 24/7 REPORT: NWA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FROM 1985: DUSTY RHODES & A GORILLA VS. THE KOLOFFS, FLAIR VS. MAGNUM TA, TULLY, ANDERSONS & MORE by Jay Landry
- 09:44 am PWI: DEEP SOUTH WRESTLING TV REPORT: VLADIMIR KOZLOV, GYMINI, BILL DEMOTT, G-RILLA & MORE by Larry Goodman
- 09:10 am PWI: MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO WWE CREATIVE TEAM, RVD'S FUTURE IN WWE, WHO WAS PULLED FROM HIS ON-AIR ROLE, WHO WWE THINKS HAS MAJOR POTENTIAL AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 08:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: KOLOFF ENDS BRUNO'S REIGN, MR. PERFECT SENDS FLAIR OUT OF THE WWF, FUNK CAUSES CHAOS ON LIVE TV AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 08:00 am SLAM: Main Event light look at '80s WWF by CHRIS SCHRAMM - SLAM! Wrestling
- 05:07 am WO: Feature: Latest on WWE Hall of Fame; Punk's fall from grace; Mania update including proposed top angle; Career of top draw finished; Details of 2006 Awards double-sized issue and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 05:07 am WO: Headline: Latest on WWE Hall of Fame; Punk's fall from grace; Mania update including proposed top angle; Career of top draw finished; Details of 2006 Awards double-sized issue and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 05:07 am WO: Headline: Latest on WWE Hall of Fame; Punk's fall from grace; Mania update including proposed top angle; Career of top draw finished; Details of 2006 Awards double-sized issue and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 05:06 am WO: Headline: Deep South TV report
- 02:54 am WO: Feature: Feedback on Dana White, Lita, TNA., Heroes of World Class, Pride, UFC, WWE History and tons more
- 02:12 am WO: Headline: Frank Shamrock/Renzo Gracie press conference report for debut show on Showtime
- 12:59 am WO: Headline: California law regarding MMA officially changes today
- 12:57 am WO: Headline: Raw rating was a
