Quick Smackdown Results: Mr. Kennedy over Jeff Hardy, Miz over Chris Benoit, Matt Hardy over King Booker, and Paul London/Brian Kendrick over Gregory Helms/Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Last week's two hours of RAW finished #2 and #4 behind the Kids' Choice Awards and Planet Earth.
WWE is advertising Batista challenging Undertaker for the title at the April 17 Smackdown taping in Milan, Italy.
Initial reviews for the Four Horsemen DVD are positive ones.
PWInsider updated their DVD Easter Egg list just in time for the holiday.
Forbes broke the shocking news today that Vince McMahon isn't actually a billionaire anymore, and may only be worth $900 million currently.
PWInsider has a few more notes on wrestlers in attendance at Wrestlemania.
SLAM has an article on the Meet The Legends event in Windsor, ON on Sunday prior to Wrestlemania with Bill Eadie, Barry Darsow, Tito Santana and many others.
PWInsider has details on what led to one fan's ejection from the Hall of Fame ceremony last week.
Steve Austin appeared on WGN News this morning to discuss The Condemned, and is scheduled for the Tom Green Show on April 20.
A limited number of free tickets for The Condemned in Boston, MA with Steve Austin on Tuesday are available from BostonWrestling.com.
The Rock's film Southland Tales may be ready for public screening mid-Summer after some concerns that projected might not be finished.
Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses Lillian Garcia's sexual orientation, Steve Austin, Great Khali's wrestling and more.
Sports Game interviewed CM Punk and Jeff Hardy at the THQ WWE Superstar Challenge last week about their gaming habits.
JAKKS Pacific's goal is to reach a Classic Superstars #25 line after reaching #21.
Al Snow will hold a four hour clinic for wrestlers and wrestling students at EWF Pro Wrestling on May 19 in Marion, IN.
The complete line-up for TNA's Lockdown is now available thanks to Impact spoilers for next week.
TNA will be Corinth, MS tomorrow with other shows coming up in Springfield, MO, Louisville, KY, and Hato Rey, PR.
TNA may tour the UK in the Fall or early 2008.
PWInsider has some photos of prototype TNA Kid Kash and Sean Waltman figures discarded after they left the promotion.
Ring of Honor may keep Mark Briscoe from returning to the ring as early as he'd like following his recent injury.
There are plans to run an XPW reunion show to be produced by Big Vision Entertainment this July possibly in Los Angeles, CA.
The Del-Rio News Herald has an article on Texas Wrestling Entertainment and their show tomorrow in San Antonio, TX.
SLAM has an article on Canadian wrestler Chi Chi Cruz as he prepares for a match against Johnny Devine at Sunday's somewhat controversial Stranglehold Wrestling Devil's Playground show.
MMANews.com interviewed Brock Lesnar about Vince McMahon, entering MMA, training and more.
Sean Haire, aka Sean O'Haire, was seriously hurt in a fight outside a bar in South Carolina, suffering several face and skull fractures that could impair his vision permanently.
St. Louis Today has an interview with franchise lawyer Eric Riess in which he discusses turning down the idea of a professional wrestling training franchise, where franchisees who train others who then train others.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Smackdown, Austin, TNA, ROH, XPW Apr 06 - 11:44 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 10:55 pm PWT: The Specialists: THE SPECIALIST BLOG: Analyzing the post-Mania changes on the Smackdown brand
- 09:48 pm WO: Feature: WWE Smackdown TV report
- 09:25 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: Mitchell Audio Show: WrestleMania Fallout, Lashley's Bad Week, Colt-WWE, Trump-Imus (43 min.)
- 08:20 pm PWT: TV Reports: 4/6 WWE Smackdown: Parks' virtual time coverage of the show
- 08:07 pm PWT: TV Reports: 4/6 WWE Smackdown: Parks' virtual time coverage of the show
- 08:06 pm PWI: JIM ROSS ANSWERS THE INFAMOUS LILIAN GARCIA RUMOR, THE IDIOT WHO TRIED TO STREAK AT WRESTLEMANIA, KURT ANGLE TRYING TO GET ATTENTION AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 07:16 pm WO: Headline: UFC weigh-ins report
- 05:33 pm WO: Headline: Preview of weekend events in Georgia
- 05:14 pm WO: Headline: Behind scenes at Wrestlemania; Political plays; Undertaker's future; All-time attendance records; Update on Pride purchase; Behind scenes at Hall of Fame; details of Apr. 9 Wrestlemania special Observer and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 05:08 pm WO: Headline: Lots more on last night's UFC, tomorrow's UFC & Pride, former WWE/WCW champ beaten up bad in bar fight, Tons of Austin news, Best rules for MMA, Incident at today's UFC weigh-in, and Amarillo's most famous athlete
- 05:05 pm WO: Headline: Brock Lesnar interview
- 05:04 pm WO: Headline: Deep South Wrestling TV report
- 04:14 pm PWI: LATEST UPDATE ON MARK BRISCOE'S HEALTH, HISTORICAL ROH TITLE BOUT ON DVD, NOAH STARS, JIMMY RAVE & MORE ROH NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 03:29 pm WO: Feature: Ultimate Fighter TV report
- 03:15 pm PWI: STEVE AUSTIN DISCUSSES THE CONDEMNED, MOVIES VS. WWE, FOLLOWING THE ROCK AS AN ACTOR, HIS NEXT FILM PROJECT & MUCH MORE by Mike Johnson
- 03:00 pm PWI: FORBES LOOKS AT VINCE'S BILLIONARE CLAIM, UPDATE ON ROCK'S NEXT MOVIE, THE CONDEMNED, TRAIN WITH AL SNOW & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 02:55 pm PWI: WWE AND WRESTLEMANIA 23 NOTES & NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 02:50 pm PWI: XPW ONE NIGHT STAND? PLANS UNDERWAY FOR ONE NIGHT REUNION, DVD RELEASES FOR CALIFORNIA'S XPW PROMOTION by Mike Johnson
- 12:48 pm TNA: Impact Results : Official TNA "iMPACT!" Results For April 5, 2007
- 12:44 pm PWI: THE MAJOR CHANGE THAT ALMOST TOOK PLACE AT WRESTLEMANIA, MICK FOLEY ON RAW, WWE PPV PROBLEMS AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 12:29 pm PWI: TNA UK TOUR PLANS & MORE TNA NOTES AND NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 12:02 pm PWI: TNA IMPACT REPORT by Richard Trionfo
- 12:00 pm PWI: SMACKDOWN IN ITALY, FAN EJECTION FROM HALL OF FAME, EARLY PRAISE FOR HORSEMEN DVD & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 12:00 pm WWE: Matt Cappotelli to undergo brain surgery by Louie Dee
- 11:35 am PWI: COMPLETE UPDATED WRESTLING DVD EASTER EGG LIST INCLUDING 5 EGGS FROM WWE'S RIC FLAIR & THE FOUR HORSEMEN DVD by Mike Johnson
- 11:00 am PWI: TNA DEBUTS IN CORINTH, MS SATUDAY WITH ANGLE VS. ABYSS, CHRISTIAN CAGE VS. SAMOA JOE & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:41 am YAHOO: Informer by Forbes.com
- 10:30 am PWI: FORMER WCW/WWE WRESTLER BADLY BEATEN UP IN REAL FIGHT, ANOTHER FORMER WCW/WWE WRESTLER RETIRES AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 10:27 am PWI: LOTS OF STEVE AUSTIN NEWS BITS by Dave Scherer
- 10:01 am PWI: DEEP SOUTH TV REPORT by Larry Goodman
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: WHY I WANTED MORE MATCHES ON WRESTLEMANIA, BRIAN PILLMAN, GATOR AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 08:00 am SLAM: Impact: Angle's team grows by one by CHRIS SOKOL - SLAM! Wrestling
- 08:00 am SLAM: Chi Chi Cruz the calm in Stranglehold's storm by "Bloodthirsty" BOB KAPUR - SLAM! Wrestling
- 08:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: SPRING STAMPEDE by Buck Woodward
- 07:00 am PWI: SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (NON-SPOILER); HARDY VS. KENNEDY, HARDY VS. BOOKER AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 04:31 am PWT: Torch Feedback: TORCH READER QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Results of WrestleMania match predictions contest
- 03:16 am PWT: The Specialists: WARZECHA'S WATCHING TNA IMPACT 4/5: Random thoughts in chronological order
- 02:00 am WO: Feature: TNA Impact TV report
- 02:00 am WO: Headline: TNA Impact TV report
- 12:45 am SLAM: Fans mingle with legends on 'Mania Day by JASON CLEVETT - SLAM! Wrestling
- 12:02 am TNA: Impact Results : New Matches Announced For The Lockdown PPV Event
- 12:01 am TNA: Impact Preview : Video Preview: Who Will Be The Final Member Of Team Angle?
