Skaaland, WWE, WM, Konnan Mar 14 - 11:56 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

ECW scored a 1.6 rating. Last week's two hours of RAW finished #1 and #2 in the cable ratings. There are Smackdown spoilers from last night in Trenton, NJ. WWE announced plans for all PPVs to feature wrestlers from all three brands.

Wrestler/manager/promoter Arnold Skaaland passed away yesterday at age 82. SLAM has a look back at some of Skaaland's long career.

Edge is reportedly being kept out of the ring due to a fractured jaw suffered in a match with Rob Van Dam a few weeks ago. Great Khali vs. Kane has been added to Wrestlemania. The Detroit News interviewed King Booker about his school, career highlights, life outside wrestling and more. The Detroit News has an article on Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek who can't wait for Wrestlemania.

WWE's latest Superstar 2 Superstar has Ashley interviewing Hugh Hefner about WWE and Playboy, a typical workday, his long career and more. WWE will return to Madison Square Garden for RAW on August 13 and may follow it with a Smackdown/ECW taping the next night. One Night Stand tickets will go on sale on April 7. Umaga has an actual meaning in Samoan not related to monkey body parts.

ESPN2's Cold Pizza devoted a segment to discussing the Battle of the Billionaires. TMZ also covered Trump vs. McMahon. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses ESPN, The Rock, Wrestlemania and more.

Batista and Torrie Wilson are visiting Europe on a promotional tour this week. The Military Family Network has an article on WWE wrestlers visiting wounded troops. Steve Austin was on hand to introduce The Condemned at Lionsgate Films ShoWest presentation. Simon Dean will attend Next Era Wrestling's April 15 training seminar as a special guest.

SLAM has an article on the fundraising effort for Konnan's kidney replacement. Footage of Christian Cage vs. Abyss from Lockdown 2006 will appear in a future episode of FOX's House. Several MLB players attended this week's Destination X and Impact tapings in Orlando, FL.

Mike Johnson has Ring of Honor notes on Jimmy Rave, upcoming shows, and more. The Tucson Citizen has an article on Buddy Boy Clyde Brown and his bariatric weight loss surgery.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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