WWE, Bischoff, Lawler, Angle, Lesnar Mar 07 - 11:24 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

There are Smackdown spoilers from last night in Tucson, AZ. The Arizona Daily Star has an article on last night's performance by violinist Hilary Hahn right next door to the Smackdown and ECW taping noting the mixed crowds. ECW scored a 1.7 rating (2.9 Share) last night, up from 1.6 last week. Monday's RAW will feature Ric Flair vs. Randy Orton vs. Carlito in the final Money in the Bank Ladder match qualifier.

WWE issued a press release on Steve Austin refereeing the Battle of the Billionaires at Wrestlemania 23. Johnny Nitro is in heavy training for the Wrestlemania 23 Superstar Videogame Challenge. CW issued a preview for the upcoming episode of Smallville guest starring Batista and Ashley. Chris Masters will drop the ball at the next Calgary Roughnecks lacrosse game on March 24.

Eric Bischoff's latest blog entry discusses WWE 24/7's roundtable on the Monday Night Wars, giving away Mick Foley's title win, Uncle Eric and more. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses running into Terry Funk and Jonny Fairplay at the airport while on his way out of Phoenix, AZ after RAW. Jerry Lawler discussed his plans for who will induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame although he plans to keep their identity secret a little while longer.

WWE will be showing The Marine as part of their Wrestlemania travel package in Detroit, MI. PWInsider has details on the Wrestlemania III Championship Edition DVD. The Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen DVD is now only a two DVD set.

Kurt Angle issued a response to the Sports Illustrated story linking him to illegally obtained drugs saying they were for legitimate treatment of his injuries. TNA announced a live event on April 7 in Corinth, MS. AJ Styles was never booked for the UWF show in Gainesville, GA and thus never actually removed.

The Torch has updated Ring of Honor line-ups including the next title defense by Morishima. Full Impact Pro announced plans for the first annual Eddie Graham Memorial Battle Of The Belts on March 10 in Crystal River, FL with the Florida Heritage Title on the line.

The Halifax Chronicle-Herald has an article on Trish Stratus' role hosting CBC's The Second City's Next Comedy Legend. Brock Lesnar commented on his training for MMA saying it feels natural. ConcreteLoop has photos of Brooke Hogan at Rip the Runway.

The Philadelphia Daily News has an article on former female wrestler Eleanor Kerrigan and her boyfriend Andrew "Dice" Clay and their VH-1 reality series Dice Undisputed. The Louisville, KY Courier-Journal has an article on female bodybuilder Jenny Lynn noting her beau Blair Mone was accepted by OVW, which caused them to move from California. The Windy City Times has an article on musician and former WCW writer Bob Mould.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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