Impact, Flair, Marella, Joe, Ventura Apr 10 - 11:59 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick Impact Results: Consequences Creed over Lance Hoyt, Petey Williams/Scott Steiner over Motor City Machineguns, Roxxi Leveaux over Angelina Love, Eric Young over Black Reign, and Sting/Kevin Nash over Team 3D via DQ.

The RAW crew was in Belfast, Northern Ireland today with Triple H over Randy Orton via DQ. The Smackdown/ECW crew was in Valencia, Spain today with Undertaker/Big Show/Batista over Edge/Mark Henry/Great Khali. The RAW crew is in Liverpool, England tomorrow, while the Smackdown/ECW crew is in Torrevieja, Spain.

The Miami Herald interviewed Santino Marella about his success, wrestling vs. comedy, Steve Austin and more. The Deadbolt spoke to Maria at the USA Network Upfront about exhaustion, acting, her career and more. Jim Ross' latest Q&A tackles questions on Chris Masters, squash matches, Lita and more. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses WWE's tour, Ric Flair, Reid Flair and more.

Developmental wrestlers are reportedly happy in Florida Championship Wrestling with the recent addition of Dusty Rhodes. Mitchell Cameron, associate brand manager for WWE, responded to Kurt Angle's comments on wrestling video games saying they're using it as motivation to make Smackdown vs. RAW 2009 even better. Fox and Friends First joked about WWE's invitation to Obama and Clinton for an in-ring showdown. Documentary film maker Morgan Spurlock found a lot of WWE fans as he traveled around the middle east.

Ric Flair's Secret Talent of the Stars appearance was scheduled for May, but CBS cancelled the show after poor ratings for its debut this week. Roddy Piper is in Winnipeg, MB filming Clear Lake. Michael Buffer is battling throat cancer.

Samoa Joe is still working on a new contract with TNA. MTV's Multiplayer Blog has an article on Lance Hoyt, Jimmy Rave and Christy Hemme's love of Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Ring of Honor is in Boston, MA and Edison, NJ this weekend. Koch Vision will release two more Ring of Honor DVDs on July 8.

Sean Hannity interviewed Jesse Ventura about the Presidency, 9/11, golf and more. Tito Santana says he threw away the Intercontinental Championship belt destroyed by Greg Valentine. B. Brian Blair is warning parents about the the Day of Silence sponsored by Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network to raise awareness of harassment of gay students.

Les Thatcher's latest Wrestler's Eye View looks at life of Sara Lee. Percy Pringle posted a blog entry on the death of Buffalo Jim over the weekend. A wrestling match between Earl Caddock and Joe Stetcher from 1920 is available on YouTube. The San Jose Mercury News has an article on Rex "Shane Kody" Farmer and his charity work utilizing professional wrestling.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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