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.
WWE, Bischoff, Lawler, Angle, Lesnar Mar 07 - 11:24 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 09:27 pm PWI: ECW RATING by Dave Scherer
- 08:46 pm WO: Headline: Wednesday news update: Wrestling/MMA references all over new SI, ECW rating, Money in Bank update, Hall of Fame inductee, Angle responds to SI steroid story, IFL TV, Couture on FNC, Stratus and much more
- 07:43 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Torch Newsletter #956: Scott Hall Torch Talk, WWE Global Prospects Analysis, WSX Future
- 07:02 pm WO: Headline: WWE talks to completely overhaul the business; Lots of upcoming WWE plans for Mania and beyond; WWE & UFC business notes; Life & career of Awesome; details of this week's 2 Observers and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 07:00 pm WO: Feature: WWE talks to completely overhaul the business; Lots of upcoming WWE plans for Mania and beyond; WWE & UFC business notes; Life & career of Awesome; details of this week's 2 Observers and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 06:44 pm PWI: SECOND SET OF SMACKDOWN SPOILERS by JBZ
- 06:25 pm PWI: KURT ANGLE RESPONDS TO SPORTS ILLUSTRATED REPORTS LINKING HIM TO STEROIDS by Buck Woodward
- 05:55 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Advertised Steve Austin appearance helps ECW increase a tenth of a rating
- 04:32 pm PWI: ANOTHER MATCH OFFICIALLY ADDED TO WRESTLEMANIA 23; UPDATED LINEUP by Buck Woodward
- 03:54 pm PWI: WWE NEWS ON STEVE AUSTIN, JOHNNY NITRO, RATINGS RISE, WHERE ARE THEY NOW, TRISH STRATUS' NEW GIG AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 03:20 pm PWI: WWE TAKES A SHOT AT TNA, WRESTLEMANIA PLANS FOR RANDY ORTON, WHERE CM PUNK SHOULD GO IN ECW AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:54 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Midweek Report: Delirious, Raven, Abyss, Samoa Joe vs. Kingston, Lethal
- 02:38 pm PWI: PREVIEW FOR SMALLVILLE EPISODE FEATURING ASHLEY AND KANE by Mike Johnson
- 02:37 pm PWI: ECW TV REPORT by Richard Trionfo
- 01:54 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Audio - Scott Hall Torch Talk (pt. 16): "I used to punish myself because I didn't like myself" (22 min.)
- 01:42 pm TNA: News : TNA Hot News: Angle & Steiner Comments, New TNA Live Event
- 01:33 pm PWT: Other News: FIP News: FIP set to run tournament to determine Florida Heritage Champion
- 01:21 pm PWT: ROH News: ROH News: Morishima's return dates, next opponent announced
- 01:17 pm YAHOO: Stone Cold Steve Austin(TM) Will Referee WrestleMania(R) 23's Battle of the Billionaires by Business Wire
- 01:16 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Flair vs. Carlito vs. Orton qualifying match signed for Raw
- 01:15 pm PWI: THE LAST MITB PARTICIPANT TO BE DETERMINED NEXT MONDAY ON RAW by Dave Scherer
- 12:46 pm PWI: JERRY LAWLER TALKS ABOUT WHO WILL INDUCT HIM IN THE HALL OF FAME by WorldWrestlingInsanity.com
- 12:34 pm PWI: JIM ROSS TALKS ABOUT TERRY FUNK, JOHNNY FAIRPLAY, STEVE AUSTIN AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 12:11 pm PWI: LOOKING AT THE 'NO TIME FOR WRESTLING, WE'VE GOT A PPV TO PROMOTE' EDITION OF ECW by Buck Woodward
- 12:00 pm WWE: Bad News Brown passes away
- 11:48 am PWT: Daily Free Audio Podcast: FREE PWTORCH PODCAST for WEDNESDAY - Roundtable Discussion with Keller, Mitchell, Madden from March 1993
- 11:40 am PWI: FINAL MONEY IN THE BANK QUALFYING MATCH ANNOUNCED by Mike Johnson
- 11:37 am PWT: DVDs - VGames - Books: DVD Review: ROH, "International Challenge," (12-22-06), w/CIMA & Shingo vs. C.Daniels & Sydal
- 11:15 am PWT: Torch Feedback: ECW on SciFi Reax #1: "I can see Punk actually play neutral and stay away from both sides."
- 10:38 am PWI: DETAILS ON DVD EXTRAS FOR WRESTLEMANIA III CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION DVD AND MORE WWE NOTES & NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 10:35 am SLAM: A new Stratus-phere by TIM ARSENAULT -- Halifax Chronicle-Herald
- 10:20 am PWI: LOTS OF MICK FOLEY NEWS: BOOK SIGNING TOUR, ERIC BISCHOFF TAKES FOLEY TO TASK, RADIO APPEARANCES TONIGHT & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:03 am PWI: TNA IMPACT PREVIEW, NOTES ON KURT ANGLE, PPV SPOILER, AJ STYLES CLARIFICATION & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:00 am SLAM: ECW: Stone Cold in the house by MATT MACKINDER - SLAM! Wrestling
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q & A: BENOIT ON THE MOVE, KEEPING CREATIVE FOCUS, BREAKING DOWN MATCHES, NEKKID ASHLEY (AGAIN) AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 08:30 am PWT: RADICAN'S TAKE: RADICAN: McMahon delivers must-see performance on ECW on SCI FI
- 07:55 am PWI: SMACKDOWN SPOILERS FROM TUCSON by Pete Banker
- 07:54 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: USWA'S MEMPHIS MEMORIES, BRUNO AND BABA BATTLE TO A DRAW, LASHLEY OVERTURNS A CAR AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 02:25 am WO: Feature: WWE ECW TV report
- 02:23 am WO: Headline: Smackdown spoilers from Tuscon
- 02:15 am PWT: Torch Today: FIRST WORD - WEDNESDAY: Morishima next ROH Title defense, Fight Network in U.S., WWE military offer
- 12:38 am PWT: Torch Feedback: ECW on SciFi Reax #1: "WWE in general has not been this entertaining since the Attitude Era."
