RAW, Rumble, Cena, Lesnar, Wilson Jan 28 - 11:26 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick RAW Results: Beth Phoenix/Jillian Hall over Mickie James/Ashley, Carlito over Cody Rhodes, Triple H/Shawn Michaels over Umaga/Snitsky, Mr. Kennedy over Brian Kendrick, Maria over Melina, and JBL/Randy Orton over Chris Jericho/Jeff Hardy.

There are dark match and Heat results from RAW tonight in Philadelphia, PA. Paul Burchill and Katie Lea are attending this week's TV tapings as they work on their brother and sister gimmick. WWE is attempting to ban cellphones for use as photo and video cameras at live events. Smackdown and ECW will be taped in Reading, PA tomorrow.

There are live notes from the Royal Rumble last night. Madison Square Garden security reportedly took away a lot of fan signs regardless of the content. Graham Cawthon compiled Royal Rumble statistics.

WWE aired in SD on Sky Box Office in the UK and in 4:3 resulting in a lot of widescreen shots being poorly framed. There were some audio problems with the Royal Rumble in HD on Dish Network, although their SD feed was letterboxed 16:9. The Royal Rumble in HD at Canadian movie theaters reportedly looked very good.

WWE issued a press release on John Cena's return and Royal Rumble win. Once John Cena was cleared to return, WWE made plans for his return and had him starting working his return date as after Wrestlemania. Jesse of Jesse and Festus reportedly has a broken hand.

Yahoo! Sports has an interview with Torrie Wilson about getting into wrestling, anorexia, injuries and more. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses the Royal Rumble, RAW, Mike Adamle and more. The Pittsburh Tribune-Review has an article on the career of Jerry McDevitt, who regularly represents WWE. Ric Flair drew about 800 fans for a New York City autograph signing.

TNA and WWE both have deals to promote UFC's upcoming show with Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir. The Associated Press ran a story on Brock Lesnar's UFC debut. Wrestling Weekly interviewed Jimmy Jacobs about the Age of the Fall, injuries, Lacey and more.

Arizona's East Valley Living has an article on the debut of Lucha Libre Mexicana in Tempe. The Gagnes and Chris Masters have been added to the Legends of the Ring Convention this May in Carteret, NJ. The Grimsby Telegraph has an article on former wrestler Steve Knight and his new career as a dog listener.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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