Impact, Mysterio, Cena, Benoit, Angle Feb 14 - 11:36 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick Impact Results: Brother Devon over Shark Boy/Curry Man, Scott Steiner over Petey Williams, AJ Styles/Tomko over Kevin Nash/Samoa Joe, Rellik over Eric Young, Homicide over Jimmy Rave, and Awesome Kong over ODB.

The RAW crew was in Honolulu, HI yesterday with Jeff Hardy over Carlito. WWE.com posted photos of their visit to Japan which included meeting unacknowledged members of New Japan. Rey Mysterio Jr. injured his biceps last night at WWE's show in Santiago, Chile requiring that he fly back early to meet with Dr. James Andrews.

Variety has a story on WWE's new film 12 Rounds starring John Cena. Opie & Anthony interviewed MVP. Theory of a Deadman's Tyler Connolly revealed their band recently recorded a new version of Vince McMahon's No Chance in Hell theme. CaribWorldNews has an article on Kofi Kingston debuting for ECW. Carlito's sister Stacey Colon is pregnant.

Marvel interviewed Gregory Helms about his neck injury, his comic reading habits, wrestling vs. comics and more. The Long Island Press has a Q&A with JBL on Mamajuana, finance, returning to the ring and more. The Miami Herald interviewed Steve Austin about Wrestlemania 24 plans, life outside the ring, his new DVD and more. UGO interviewed Steve Austin about a return to the ring, injuries, his DVD and more. The Daytona News Journal interviewed Jim Ross about Wrestlemania, Divas, marriage and more.

TNA launched their Lockdown 2008 site. Videogamer interviewed Kurt Angle about TNA's Impact game, competing with WWE, and more. Kurt Angle will appear on the cover of Emmure's new CD. Alex Marvez interviewed Karen Angle about joining TNA, wrestling fandom, marriage to Kurt and more. Mike Johnson has TNA notes on upcoming shows, Brother Ray, Lockdown and more.

The Fayette Daily News has more detail on the events leading up to Nancy Benoit's death and Chris Benoit's actions prior to his suicide. Larry Goodman summarized the state of proposed wrestling regulation in Georgia. SLAM has an insider's look at steroid use by bodybuilder/wrestler Oly Olson.

Variety has a story on Hollywood's multiracial stars such as The Rock. Linda Hogan's attorney is claiming Hulk Hogan is responsible for a National Enquirer article that portrays her in a bad light. Hulk Hogan is no longer backing Obama, saying he was confused. Chyna made an appearance on the pre-Grammy Awards radio show Sunday.

SLAM spoke to Lacey Von Erich about her family, her father's death, WWE and more. SLAM has a Valentine's Day story on wrestling couple Danger Boy Derek Wylde and Girl Dynamite Jennifer Blake. Les Thatcher's latest Wrestler's Eye View looks at small promotions, talent, and OVW's separation from WWE. ESPN Classic will begin airing old AWA shows later this month, replacing UWF.

Southern California's KPCC has an article on Lucha Va Voom. Big Vision Entertainment is organizing an XPW semi-reunion for May. Mike Johnson has Ring of Honor notes on upcoming shows, Full Impact Pro, Necro Butcher and more.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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