Quick Smackdown Results: MVP over Tommy Dreamer, Hornswoggle over Matt Striker, Chavo Guerrero Jr. over Jamie Noble, Big Show over Mark Henry via DQ, Cherry over Victoria, Kozlov over his opponent, and Undertaker vs. Batista was a double count-out.
The RAW crew was in Granada, Spain yesterday with Triple H over Randy Orton via DQ.
The RAW crew was in Coruaa, Spain today, and tomorrow they're in Lisbon, Portugal.
The Smackdown/ECW crew was in Sheffield, England yesterday with Big Show/Kane/Undertaker over Edge/Great Khali/Chavo Guerrero Jr.
The Smackdown/ECW crew was in Newcastle, England today, and tomorrow they're in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Sun has an article on Smackdown's stop in Birmingham, England.
Smackdown was pre-empted in several markets tonight.
WWE.com has an article on Chuck Palumbo's love of custom motorcycle building.
WWE.com has an article on the screening of Anamorph on Wednesday in New York City, NY, with comments from Marissa McMahon, the wife of Shane McMahon.
Melina's latest WWE.com blog entry discusses Ric Flair's career and retirement.
Jim Ross' latest Q&A tackles Bret Hart, Chris Benoit, Wrestlemania front row seats and more.
Last night's Impact scored a 1.0 rating.
The Miami Herald has an article on TNA trying to compete with WWE.
Team Xbox has TNA Impact Gamers' Day media.
Ring of Honor was in Detroit, MI tonight.
Ring of Honor announced their Canadian debut on July 25 in the Toronto, ON area.
Paul Heyman's latest column for The Sun discusses how awful Mike Adamle is and why he thinks Vince McMahon is using him.
Eric Gargiulo wrote about Tod Gordon's retirement from the wrestling business following his final show tomorrow.
The MSG Classics wrestling show will return to the MSG Network in May.
New York's Herald Record has an article on Roddy Piper's possible final match at Newburgh Free Academy's Spring Slam.
The Newport Independent has an article on Jimmy Valiant and his impact on some fans.
The Southtown Star has an article on Bubba the Love Sponge mentioning his relationship with Hulk Hogan.
Killer Kowalski is rehabbing a severely injury knee.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Smackdow, Ratings, TNA, ROH, Piper Apr 18 - 11:59 pm EDT
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 10:58 pm PWT: The Specialists: ECW Storylines and Feuds - Where can the Colin Delaney storyline go from here?
- 10:58 pm PWI: RING OF HONOR ANNOUNCES CANADIAN DEBUT by Mike Johnson
- 10:49 pm PWT: The Specialists: Raw Storylines and Feuds - Main event feud, Mickie-Phoenix, and Jericho added to Batista-Michaels rivalry
- 10:26 pm WO: Headline: Weigh-ins, TNA ratings; Hall of Famer suffers fall and injured; and more Friday night notes
- 07:00 pm PWI: MIDWAY GAMES GAMER'S DAY 2008 PRESENTATION FEATURING TNA STARS AND MORE - LINK FIXED by Mike Johnson
- 06:15 pm PWI: IMPACT RATING by Dave Scherer
- 06:00 pm PWT: CALDWELL'S TAKE: CORNER CUBE FRIDAY 4/18 - Why no one cared about the Impact main event, Adamle trainwreck
- 05:50 pm PWI: TONIGHT'S SMACKDOWN PREEMPTIONS AND REPLAY TIMES by Mike Informer
- 05:46 pm PWT: TV Reports: KELLER'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 4/18: Three title matches, Sting & Booker & B.G. vs Kip & Storm & Roode
- 05:25 pm PWI: LAST CHANCE TO VOTE FOR RIC FLAIR'S GREATEST MATCH EVER by Buck Woodward
- 05:07 pm PWT: TNA News: TNA Impact Ratings: The pattern continues with ratings drop after Q1 and below average main event rating (w/Keller Analysis)
- 04:22 pm WO: Headline: Ben Miller on St. Pierre vs. Serra 2 PPV prospects
- 03:10 pm PWT: RADICAN'S TAKE: RADICAN: FIP hits the reset button - Strong-Stevens tears down the house
- 02:59 pm PWT: Torch Flashbacks: KELLER'S SMACKDOWN REPORT 5 YRS. AGO (4-17-03): Cena vs. Benoit, Hardy, Brock Lesnar, Piper, Rey, Show
- 02:56 pm PWT: Torch Feedback: TNA Impact Reax #1: "Not only was it boring, it went out of its way to be so sleasy, so cheap."
- 02:11 pm PWI: PAUL HEYMAN SHOOTS, TOD GORDON'S LAST SHOW, HELPING BOBBY EATON AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 02:00 pm PWI: TNA CHAMP SAMOA JOE DISCUSSES HIS TITLE WIN, WRESTLING KURT ANGLE, THE SHOOT INFLUENCE ON HIS LOCKDOWN BOUT, HIS ROH TITLE RUN VS. THE TNA TITLE WIN & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 01:35 pm PWT: KELLER'S TAKE: KELLER: If Vince McMahon gets off on criticism of Adamle, he's a little nuts
- 01:00 pm PWI: JAY LETHAL DISCUSSES TNA GIVING HIM SUCH A HUGE PUSH AT HIS YOUNG AGE, HIS FAMILY'S REACTION WHEN HE BEGAN TRAINING, PINNING KURT ANGLE, RANDY SAVAGE'S ENDORSEMENT & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 12:40 pm PWI: 4/17 SMACKDOWN/ECW RESULTS FROM SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND by Tony Pennington
- 12:15 pm PWI: WWE ROSTER CHANGES, RODDY PIPER AND SMACKDOWN NOTE FOR NEW YORK FANS by Buck Woodward
- 12:00 pm PWI: JEREMY BORASH DISCUSSES HIS ANNOUNCING INFLUENCES, WEARING MANY TNA HATS, HIS PART IN THE ECW REUNIONS OF 2005 AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:57 am WO: Headline: WWE house show report 4-17 Granada, Spain
- 11:00 am PWI: THE MOTOR CITY MACHINEGUNS DISCUSS THE TNA VIDEO GAME, THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS INFLUENCE, FORCING TNA TO TEAM THEM, FUTURE GOALS, KEVIN NASH & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 10:00 am PWI: PWINSIDER Q&A: CLINTON VS. OBAMA, JEFF HARDY, CONCUSSIONS AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 09:30 am PWI: 4/17 RAW BRAND RESULTS FROM GRANADA, SPAIN by Billsanti from www.solowrestling.com
- 09:00 am PWI: WWE CREWS FINISHING UP LENGTHY OVERSEAS TOUR BEFORE THE FINAL PUSH FOR BACKLASH by Buck Woodward
- 08:38 am PWI: JIM ROSS REMINDS SOME FANS THAT THE ORIGINAL ECW 'PASSED AWAY' A LONG TIME AGO, COMMENTS ON BRET HART'S BOOK, DIVAS AND MORE by Buck Woodward
- 08:19 am PWI: WWE NOTES ON MICK FOLEY'S MOVIE, CHUCK PALUMBO'S BIKES AND MELINA'S THOUGHTS ON RIC FLAIR by Steven Fernandes
- 08:15 am PWI: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: BACKLASH, MSG SUPERSHOW, HOGAN (SORT OF) WINS THE AWA TITLE AND MORE by Ryan Martinez
- 08:00 am PWI: RING OF HONOR RETURNS TO DETROIT TONIGHT WITH MOTOR CITY MACHINEGUNS VS. AGE OF THE FALL & MORE by Mike Johnson
- 07:00 am PWI: SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (NON-SPOILER): UNDERTAKER VS. BATISTA, MVP VS. DREAMER, HORNSWOGGLE AND CHERRY WRESTLE (NO, NOT EACH OTHER) by Buck Woodward
- 04:22 am WO: Headline: Strange death of wrestling character; Major promotion loses biggest star for 2 years; Mania and WWE monthly business report; UFC making major changes Plus how new Observer readers can get 2 free classic issues of their choice
- 04:18 am WO: Headline: Friday news update: Heyman talks ECW announcing change; WWE returns home; Kobashi Power Block on TV in North America featuring 2 of 2005 best matfches; TNA stars to ROH; TV show returns tomorrow and another show returns in May; WWE vs. TNA ratings
- 04:15 am WO: Headline: Missy Hyatt talks old school AWA, World Class and Mid South Wrestling
- 04:13 am WO: Headline: Mike Coughlin previews St. Pierre vs. Serra
- 02:06 am WO: Feature: Tons of letters: Bill Gallo, Mike Adamle, Ric Flair and much more
- 12:44 am PWT: The Specialists: Smackdown Storylines and Feuds - Full analysis on Edge-Taker and Batista-Michaels
