RAW, WWE, DiBiase, Angle, Gordon Apr 14 - 11:57 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick RAW Results: Carlito/Santio Marella over Paul London/Brian Kendrick, Mickie James over Beth Phoenix to win the Women's Championship, JTG over Trevor Murdoch, Randy Orton over William Regal, Chris Jericho over Umaga, Paul Burchill over Jim Duggan, and Triple H over JBL via DQ.

The Smackdown/ECW crew was in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday with Batista/Undertaker over Mark Henry/Edge. The Smackdown/ECW crew was in Cardiff, Wales today with Undertaker/Big Show/Batista over Edge/Mark Henry/Great Khali. The RAW crew was in Nottingham, England yesterday with Triple H over Randy Orton via DQ. Smackdown and ECW will be taped in London, England tomorrow night. Sky Sports has an article on WWE's tour of the UK. Nottingham, England's Evening Post has a review of yesterday's RAW house show.

Next week's three-hour RAW will include a King of the Ring tournament. Canada's The Score will air the three-hour RAW at 9pm EDT. Smackdown will remain on Friday with the move to MyNetwork TV.

WWE will be presented with the Corporate Patriot Award at the GI Film Festival for their philanthropic work on behalf of the American Armed Forces. IGN TV interviewed Maria and Candice about Candice's health, Wrestlemania, crowd reactions and more.

The St. Petersburg Times has an article on Florida Championship Wrestling with comments from Steve Keirn, Ted DiBiase Jr. and others. WWE signed Joe Hennig, the son of Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig, to a developmental deal. Ted DiBiase Jr. may be brought up to Smackdown soon.

TNA will tape Thursday's Impact tomorrow night to give wrestlers a chance to rest after Lockdown. There are off air notes from Lockdown last night. Samoa Joe's recent statements on his contract status may be storyline related. Kurt Angle may have suffered neck or back injuries in his match with Samoa Joe last night. Kurt Angle and Bruno Sammartino are scheduled to take part in the Steel City Wrestlefest on May 24 in Rostraver Township, PA.

ECW founder Tod Gordon announced his retirement from the wrestling business to deal with the health of an immediate family member. Monday Night Mayhem interviewed Jesse Ventura about his new book, RAW appearances, Ric Flair's retirement and more. Monday Night Mayhem interviewed Bushwacker Luke about the Hall of Fame, Stephanie McMahon, Ring of Honor and more. SLAM has a look at Missy Hyatt's new shoot video discussing sex, drugs and wrestling.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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