WWE, DSW, Starr, Abyss, Hogan Apr 18 - 11:40 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

RAW scored a 3.7 rating (3.7 / 3.7 / 5.6 Share), down from last week's 3.9. There are live notes from last night's Impact taping. An ECW taping's been added to WWE's return to Madison Square Garden on August 13. The password for the New York City, NY RAW/ECW taping on August 13 is NYCRAW. The password for the Philadelphia, PA Smackdown/ECW taping on June 12 is CYBERWWE.

WWE announced the end of their partnership with Deep South Wrestling after a series of issues in recent months. WWE will announce first quarter earnings on May 3 with a conference call at 11am that day. WWE.com's newest Where Are They Now? catches up with Slick and his current religious work.

WWE.com's latest Superstar 2 Superstar has MVP interview Rev. Run about Wrestlemania, his family, Run's House and more. Phoenix, AZ's Edge 103.9's Morning Ritual interviewed Steve Austin about The Condemned. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry, from Europe, answers reader questions about Liger, beef jerky, Jeff Hardy and more.

TNA suspended Austin Starr for 90 days reportedly due to an attitude problem. Abyss required 60 stitches for an injury at last night's Impact taping. Sean Waltman was backstage at last night's Impact tapings. TNA footage aired on FOX's House last night as well as some ads for the episode. InsideSTL has photos from TNA Lockdown.

Lance Storm's latest column for The Fight Network discusses why wrestlers must visit the gym. The Rock will host the Taurus World Stunt Awards on May 20. Amy "Lita" Dumas is now hosting radio show PunkRockalypse for Atlanta, GA's radio station Project 961.

Hulk Hogan tells Us Magazine that he and Linda are happily married despite reports to the contrary. Hulk Hogan's Memphis show has only sold 1500 tickets for the FedEx Forum. Dory Funk Jr.'s latest column for Wrestling Observer discusses David Von Erich and the Von Erich family. SLAM has an article on Don Leo Jonathan as the Cauliflower Alley Club honors him with the Iron Mike Mazurki Award.

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