Impact, Wrestlemania, McMahon, Divas Mar 27 - 11:59 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick Impact Results: Johnny Devine over Alex Shelley, LAX over Scott Steiner/Petey Williams/Rocka Khan, Booker T over Robert Roode, Awesome Kong over ODB, and Christian Cage/Rhing/Kevin Nash/Sting over Tomko/AJ Styles/Team 3D.

Derrick "Robbie McAllister" Graham-Couch of the WWE Highlanders was pointed out in the audience of tonight's live Impact. WWE reportedly barred TNA wrestlers and staff from visiting WWE's hotel in Orlando, FL. WWE wrestlers were also reportedly told not to publicly socialize with TNA wrestlers. Wrestlemania is now facing only a 10% chance of rain. Central Florida's Channel 13 has an article on yesterday's WrestlemaniArt show.

Vince McMahon and several WWE wrestlers appeared on Larry King Live last night (transcript) discussing Wrestlemania, steroids, Chris Benoit and more. The Orlando Sentinel has an article on Vince McMahon's success in and control of professional wrestling. USA Today has an article on Big Show vs. Mayweather at Wrestlemania.

Opie and Anthony interviewed Triple H about MMA, Vince McMahon, Katie Vick and more. The Daytona Beach News Journal continued their interview with Jim Ross on a rainy Wrestlemania, this year vs. past, Wrestlemania parties and more. Jim Ross' latest Q&A discusses Ric Flair, WWE's news section, announcing teams and more.

The Peoria Journal Star has an interview with Ric Flair about retirement, the Hall of Fame, Wrestlemania and more. Between the Ropes interviewed Chris Jericho about Big Show, returning to WWE, Wrestlemania and more. The Miami Herald interviewed Shawn Michaels about wrestling Ric Flair, Jeff Hardy, Mr. Kennedy and more. The UK's Metro has an interview with Steve Austin on wrestling, acting, injuries and more.

THQ will be announcing Smackdown vs. RAW 2009 tomorrow, and THQ's Cory Ledesma spoke to IGN about what to expect from the game. Fortune has an article on JBL's wife Meredith Whitney. WWE, Comcast and Charter announced the winners of the WWE Community Champion contest.

SLAM spoke to Maria about Wrestlemania, Playboy, Santino and more. The UK's Sun interviewed Maria about posing for Playboy, her family's reaction and whether her fellow wrestlers have seen the photos. SLAM spoke to Mae Young about her plans to continue wrestling after her Hall of Fame induction and how she got into the business.

There are pre-show notes from tonight's live Impact. Fans turned away from the show were not happy after waiting in line for hours. TNA won't tape Impact on April 14, the day after Lockdown, but on Tuesday and Wednesday instead. TNA announced a new PPV distribution deal to bring their events to bars and restaurants. The Hollywood Reporter's Entertainment and Media Law blog has an article on Konnan's lawsuit against TNA and their response.

Jesse Ventura will appear on Larry King Live on April 1. The Panama City News Herald has an article on Hulk Hogan, Brooke Hogan and Brian Knobbs completing a maze. Big Show and Hulk Hogan made The Phoenix's list of 100 unsexiest men. New York's Newsday has an interview with Mikey Whipwreck about NYWC, training the Edge Heads, ECW and more.

Scott Hall reportedly checked himself out of and back into a rehab program paid for by WWE. The Israeli Pro Wrestling Association closed down last week. Les Thatcher's latest Wrestler's Eye View looks at the Mobile Reunion, Ric Flair's retirement, Wrestlemania and more.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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