ECW, Ratings, WWE, Benoit, Heyman Feb 12 - 11:47 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick ECW Results: Stevie Richards over Rory Fox, Kelly Kelly over Layla, Kofi Kingston over Mike Knox, Tommy Dreamer over John Morrison, and CM Punk over Mark Henry via DQ.

The RAW crew was in Ariake, Japan yesterday with Shawn Michaels/Triple H over William Regal/Umaga. The RAW crew was in Tokyo, Japan today with Randy Orton over Jeff Hardy. Orlando Venues has information on parking at Wrestlemania.

RAW scored a 3.4 rating (3.4 / 3.4), down from last week's 3.6. RAW ranked #49 among all TV shows last week. Canada's The Score missed the first three minutes of RAW last night during the initial airing.

WWE released their fourth quarter earnings this morning with revenues of $132.6 million up from $107.6 million a year ago. WWE held an earnings conference call this morning with Linda McMahon answering questions on the economy's effect on WWE, CW's decision to cancel Smackdown, the upgrade to HD and more. The Lexington, KY Herald-Leader noted WWE severing ties with OVW.

WWE.com has an article on the 25th anniversary of Thriller and the impact it had on some wrestlers. PWInsider has a match listing for the new Twist of Fate: The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story DVD, with one disc dedicated to each brother. New WWE announcer Mike Adamle is still working as a sports anchor for Chicago, IL's NBC affiliate.

There are Impact spoilers from tonight's taping in Orlando, FL. There are Impact spoilers from last night in Orlando, FL, as well as some spoilerly news and notes on Rhino, Abyss, Curry Man and more.

The Fayette County, GA Sheriff's Office announced they've concluded their investigation in the deaths of the Benoit family and that they found no evidence of outside people involved in the deaths. The final report on the murders also speculates that Chris Benoit turned to religion after the killings, doing an internet search for the prophet Elijah. Georgia's The Citizen has a story on Nancy Benoit's concerns about Chris Benoit as told to her friends in the weeks leading up to her death. Jake Roberts posted a statement on turning his life around with rehab and thanking Vince McMahon and WWE for helping him.

The Sun has a sneak peak at the Heyman Hustle. John Cena Sr. has a new internet show covering wrestling. Marisa Tomei joined the cast of The Wrestler playing a stripper Mickey Rourke's character moves in with. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has an article on the proposed professional wrestling regulation in Georgia.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

Last Edited: Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 - 11:42 pm EST

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