Quick Smackdown Results: KAne/Boogeyman over Dave Taylor/William Regal, Deuce over Brian Kendrick, MVP over Hamlet Macbeth, Chris Benoit over MVP, Jillian over Michelle McCool, Undertaker/Batista over Mr. Kennedy/Finlay.
Sunday's Backlash is sold out.
Rob Van Dam's reportedly not signed a WWE contract extension with his current deal expiring this summer.
WWE Executive Vice-President of Marketing Kurt Schneider gave notice he was leaving for a position with the Harlem Globetrotters.
Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry answers many more fan questions on Randy Orton, John Cena, Sting, Christian and more.
MTV.com, New York Newsday, /Film, JoBlo, UGO, TV Guide, the Miami Herald, and Reuters all have interviews/articles on Steve Austin and The Condemned.
Steve Austin appeared on Regis and Kelly this morning to promote The Condemned.
The Condemned is still hovering in the low-teens for freshness on Rotten Tomatoes.
Motley Fool has a look at the business aspects of WWE Films' The Condemned.
Hulk Hogan was on Memphis, TN's Drake and Zeke Morning show today to promote his show tonight with a discussion of WWE, Vince McMahon, VH-1 and more.
Memphis Wrestling's TV show lost about 25% of its viewers over the weekend with the build-up to Hulk Hogan's show tonight.
The latest National Enquirer reports that Hulk and Linda McMahon are staying together.
Impact scored a 1.0 rating last night.
The Sun's Lilsboys interviewed Team 3D about their latest title win, retirement, the Dudley name and more.
Barbaric Wrestling Radio interviewed Jay Lethal about Randy Savage, Kevin Nash, Sonjay Dutt and more.
Andrew "Test" Martin posted on his MySpace blog that he suffered a major infection that required hospitalization and put his life in danger.
SLAM has an article on the upcoming Bad News Allen tribute show scheduled for May 25 and some of the wrestlers expected to attend.
King Booker's PWA held their Showdown in P-Town yesterday with Boogeyman over the Miz.
Combat Zone Wrestling announced their sixth annual Tournament of Death for June 9 in Delaware.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Smackdown, Austin, Hogan, Test Apr 27 - 11:55 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 10:11 pm PWI: TNA AND UFC RATINGS by Dave Scherer
- 09:56 pm PWT: RADICAN'S TAKE: RADICAN'S TAKE: Script handicaps Austin's perfomance in latest offering from WWE Films
- 08:27 pm PWT: TV Reports: 4/27 WWE Smackdown: Parks's ongoing "virtual time" coverage
- 07:36 pm WO: Headline: Impact's big show & Ultimate Fighter ratings for last night
- 06:08 pm PWT: WWE News: ETC. News: Final push underway today in Memphis for tonight's Hulk Hogan vs. Big Show match
- 06:00 pm PWI: JIM ROSS HAS MORE TO SAY ABOUT RANDY ORTON, WHETHER CHRISTIAN WOULD HAVE BECOME CHAMP IN WWE, MICK FOLEY WANTING TO WRESTLE, TOO MANY TITLES, MORE by Buck Woodward
- 05:53 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE News: Raw overrun for Michaels-Cena below the first 20 minutes of the match
- 05:16 pm WO: Headline: Major WWE star leaving; History of Four Horseman; Major WWE plans have to be reevaluated; Orton punishment; details of next week's 2 Observers and how to get 2 free issues of your choice
- 05:10 pm WO: Headline: Friday news update: Austin movie continues to get impaled by critics; Early predictions; Backlash picks; Backlash advance; Next week's TNA show; Former WWE star in bad shape after dropping 45 pounsd this week; 20 year anniversary of legendary match
- 05:08 pm WO: Headline: Mike Coughlin looks at Gabriel Gonzaga's win over Mirko Cro Cop
- 05:06 pm WO: Headline: Josh Abercrombie interview
- 04:59 pm PWI: TNA IMPACT REPORT: THE FIRST KURT ANGLE VS. STING MATCH IS SPOILED AND MORE by Richard Trionfo
- 04:48 pm WO: Feature: WWE Friday Night Smackdown TV report
- 04:34 pm PWI: LATEST UPDATE ON ROB VAN DAM'S STATUS WITH WWE by Mike Johnson
- 04:10 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: The Audio Experience: Grisham, WWE-AWA lawsuit, Orton, Punk-Burke Dynamic, Idol (75 min.)
- 03:41 pm PWT: Other News: Torch Indy Weekend Preview: Cabana in Chicago, Taylor-Ryan in IWA, Joe-Styles, Jericho in NEW
- 03:34 pm PWT: DVDs - VGames - Books: DVD Review: ROH, "Dedicated," (1-26-07), with Joe-Nigel, Hero-Homicide, Briscoes-Aries & Strong
- 02:59 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: All-New Torch Newsletter #965: Final Scott Hall Torch talk Installment, Austin Reviews
- 01:28 pm PWI: LOTS OF WWE NEWS ON AUSTIN, JOHN CENA, BIG DEBUT FOR THE HORSEMEN AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 01:04 pm PWI: HULK HOGAN NOT EQUALING BIG RATINGS IN MEMPHIS by Brian Tramel
- 12:57 pm WO: Feature: TNA Impact TV report
- 12:35 pm PWI: TOP WWE EXECUTIVE GIVES NOTICE THAT HE'S LEAVING THE COMPANY by Mike Johnson
- 12:00 pm WWE: JBL swings in Scotland by Zack Zeigler
- 12:00 pm WWE: Good ol' jerky by Noah Starr
- 12:00 pm WWE: The Irresistible Force by Bob Schrader
- 11:10 am SLAM: Bad News tribute show draws big names by KRISTI PATTON - Cochrane Times
- 10:59 am TNA: Impact Results : Official TNA "iMPACT!" Results For Thursday, April 26
- 10:37 am PWI: HULK HOGAN SLAMS WWE (AGAIN), SAYS FANS TODAY ARE STARTING TO KNOW HIM ONLY FROM VH1, COMMENTS ON WHETHER THIS IS THE END OF HIS WRESTLING CAREER by William Clifford
- 10:29 am YAHOO: Quick Take: Will Stone Cold Stun the Box Office? by Motley Fool
- 10:11 am PWI: CZW ANNOUNCES FIRST DETAILS OF SIXTH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT OF DEATH IN DELAWARE by Mike Johnson
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: ECW ON DVD, MARTY JANNETTY IN TNA, MIKE AWESOME'S ECW TITLE REIGN AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 09:57 am PWI: KING BOOKER'S PWA 'SHOWDOWN IN P-TOWN' IN PASADENA, TEXAS LIVE REPORT: BOOGEYMAN VS. THE MIZ, VISCERA, PWA TITLE QUALIFYING BOUTS & MORE by Arturo Zaldana
- 09:44 am PWI: JAY LETHAL DISCUSSES RANDY SAVAGE'S RESPONSE TO THE BLACK MACHISMO PERSONA, BREAKING INTO THE BUSINESS, KEVIN NASH, SONJAY DUTT & MORE by Barbaric Radio
- 08:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY, THE MOST FAMOUS CAGE MATCH IN MEMPHIS HISTORY TAKES PLACE by Buck Woodward
- 07:00 am PWI: SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (NON-SPOILER) by Buck Woodward
- 04:52 am WO: Feature: Ultimate Fighter TV report
- 03:22 am PWT: TV Reports: CALDWELL'S IMPACT REPORT 4/26: A friend saves Young, Sting-Angle and Sting-Christian, No Contests
