Quick Impact Results: AJ Styles/Tomko over Kip James/Bob Armstrong, Kaz over Rellik, Petey Williams over Johnny Devine and Sonjay Dutt, Brother Ray over Shark Boy, Roxxi Laveaux/Jackie Moore over ODB/Gail Kim, and Kurt Angle over Booker T.
Last night's ECW scored a 1.4 rating, up slightly from usual.
Last week's two hours of RAW finished #5 and #7 among cable programming.
WWE.com published a letter from a US Marine thanking WWE for their support.
WWE will hold a press conference on Monday with Big Show and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Los Angeles, CA.
The AP corrected their story on WWE's dividend plans noting that they'll be increasing them by 50% and not doubling them.
Motley Fool has an article on JAKKS' latest earning report noting its WWE license was one of its major growth drivers this year.
The Daytona News Journal continued their interview with Jim Ross about Wrestlemania weekend events, the 2008 Hall of Fame, Georgia wrestling regulation and more.
Jim Ross posted a new Q&A and blog entry on football, Mayweather, Wrestlemania and more.
The Edmonton Sun interviewed Mark Cuban about getting involved with WWE among other subjects.
There are a few notes on TNA's debut in New York tonight.
The Miami Herald interviewed Bobby Roode about his character, training, TNA and more.
Tommy Dreamer reportedly arrived at tonight's TNA show with Christian Cage.
The Sun has a column by Paul Heyman on his memories of Chris Benoit and the events of last summer.
Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff's new wrestling promotion plan is actually a reality series with celebrities training to be wrestlers.
The Long Island Press spoke to Hermie Sadler about his interest in wrestling and a crossover with NASCAR.
SLAM has an interview with Gabe Sapolsky about Ring of Honor in 2007, TNA, NOAH and more.
Les Thatcher's latest Wrestler's Eye View looks at Johnny Weaver, Ric Flair as the Nature Boy, and more.
George Steele, Nikolai Volkoff and Sgt. Slaughter will appear at the Peoria, IL Rivermen game on March 1.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Impact, Ratings, JR, Heyman, Hogan Feb 21 - 11:25 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:50 pm PWI: LIVE REPORT: TNA'S NYC DEBUT WITH ANGLE VS. CAGE, A NYC STREET FIGHT, TOMMY DREAMER (!) & LOTS MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:28 pm PWI: WWE STAR AT TNA SHOW IN NYC by Dave Scherer
- 09:27 pm PWT: TV Reports: CALDWELL'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 2/21: Ongoing coverage of Spike TV show
- 07:22 pm PWI: MANIA UPDATE, JBL A TRAINER, VERY COOL WWE STORY AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 06:36 pm WO: Headline: WWE announces press conference on Monday
- 06:02 pm PWT: The Specialists: ECW Storylines and Feuds - What new roles with Punk, Kane, Chavo, and Benjamin play after No Way Out?
- 05:54 pm WO: Headline: The making of the Mayweather angle; Problems in Smackdown talks; Details of Lashley's release stips; Police trace last days of Benoit; More on Cuban suing UFC and Hall of Fame; Plus how new readers can get 2 free classic Observers
- 05:45 pm WO: Headline: Joe Babinsack reviews the book "Brawl" by Erich Krauss
- 05:45 pm WO: Headline: Michael Barton looks at the last day of WCW
- 05:45 pm WO: Headline: Dan Wahlers looks at No Way Out and the current WWE scene going into Mania
- 05:45 pm WO: Headline: Thursday news update: Former TNA announcer stars in reality show; UFC makes web deal; TNA stars to ROH again; Upcoming PPV sites; Heyman talks Benoit; Hughes, Mayweather plans for Monday; ECW rating; Briscos, and biggest non-big two promotion draw
- 05:22 pm PWI: BACKSTAGE NEWS FROM TNA'S NEW YORK CITY DEBUT by Dave Scherer
- 05:13 pm PWT: CALDWELL'S TAKE: CORNER CUBE THURSDAY 2/21: The state of TNA - perception vs. actual numbers
- 04:50 pm PWT: The Specialists: Raw Storylines and Feuds - What to look for in next week's Raw
- 04:41 pm PWT: The Specialists: Smackdown Storylines and Feuds - What to look for on Smackdown this week
- 03:00 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: DEJ Audio Experience: No Way Out, Show-Mayweather, Hogan's Big Mouth, Raven, New Feature (80 min.)
- 02:18 pm PWT: WWE News: WWE RATINGS NEWS: How did Ric Flair draw on ECW on Sci-Fi last night?
- 01:44 pm PWI: BRET HART VS. RIC FLAIR, WHY WWE CREATIVE IS WHAT IT IS, MICHAELS IN ECW, HEYMAN IN THE HOF -THE MAILBAG IS NOW OPENED by Dave Scherer and Mike Johnson
- 01:43 pm PWI: ECW RATING by Dave Scherer
- 01:12 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: From the Torch Mailbag: Reader responses to Mayweather vs. Big Show mainstream coverage, Hornswoggle angle
- 12:43 pm PWI: TNA STARS AND TAMMY SYTCH RETURNING TO RING OF HONOR, CARY SILKIN TALKS ANNIVERSARY AND TONS MORE ROH NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 12:34 pm PWI: TNA IMPACT PREVIEW FOR TONIGHT by Mike Johnson
- 12:00 pm WWE: What's a Slammy?
- 11:22 am PWI: WHAT THE 'WRESTLING PROJECT' HULK HOGAN WAS TOUTING LAST WEEK TRULY WAS, THE FRONTRUNNING NETWORK WHERE IT WILL AIR, ERIC BISCHOFF'S CONNECTION & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:22 am PWI: COMPLETE LINEUP FOR TONIGHT'S TNA NEW YORK CITY DEBUT by Mike Johnson
- 11:16 am PWI: WWE WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU ARE WATCHING TNA AND UFC, JIM ROSS, BEST OF RAW STAYING STRONG AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: MVP'S TITLE REIGN, STEVE AUSTIN VS. JOHN CENA, TNA AND ROH WORKING TOGETHER AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 09:49 am PWI: WRESTLERâ™S EYE VIEW LOOKS BACK AT THE LATE JOHNNY WEAVER, HOW RIC FLAIR BECAME THE NATURE BOY AND MORE by Les Thatcher
- 08:00 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: WHITE CASTLE OF FEAR, CHRIS MASTERS MAKES HIS DEBUT (AND INJURES SOMEONE) AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 01:37 am PWI: QUICK NWA WRESTLING SHOWCASE TV RESULTS, NOTES by Jon Hewett
- 12:01 am PWI: JIM ROSS DISCUSSES CRITICISM OF HIS RECENT COMMENTARY WORK, STEVE AUSTIN, MAYWEATHER VS. BIG SHOW, THE MLB STEROID CONTROVERSY & MORE by Mike Johnson
