Smackdown, Sammartino, DDP, Hogan May 02 - 11:59 pm EDT

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick Smackdown Results: John Morrison/Miz over Jimmy Wang Yang/Shannon Moore, Vladmir Kozlov over Colin Delaney, Victoria/Natalya over Cherry/Michelle McCool, Mark Henry vs. Nunzio, Matt Hardy over MVP, Curt Hawkins/Zack Ryder over Jesse/Festus, and Finlay over Julio Dinero.

The RAW crew was in Montreal, QB tonight, and tomorrow they're in Hamilton, ON. The Smackdown crew is in Moncton, NB tomorrow. WWE updated the cards for their June Australian tour.

WWE.com has an article on Ron Simmons' College Football Hall of Fame election. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses Ron Simmons' honor, Benoit phone messages, Bobby Heenan and more. Jim Ross will be visiting Florida Championship Wrestling soon to speak with developmental wrestlers. John Cena's brother Dan Cena donated breathalyzers to Newbury, CT area police from leftover money raised to help pay his medical expenses when he was hit by a drunk driver in a head-on crash.

WWE's Madison Square Garden Classics will return to the MSG Network on May 14. WWE is doing more stringent Wellness Policy testing to prevent cheating on urine tests. The Baltimore Sun has an article on WWE and professional wrestling's rebound since last year's Benoit murder-suicides and surrounding steroids allegations. The Barrie Advance interviewed Ken Kennedy about his character, WWE success, his name and more.

Last night's Impact scored a 1.0 rating. Kurt Angle and AJ Styles will be traveling to Seuol, South Korea for a New Japan Pro Wrestling show on Monday. Mark Briscoe's injury was more serious than originally believed and doctors were required to do a reconstructive surgery that may require 3-6 months of recovery.

The Baltimore Sun interviewed Bruno Sammartino about his current activities, the current wrestling business, WWE and more. Alex Marvez interviewed Diamond Dallas Page about getting started at a later age, AWA, yoga and more. Andrew "Test" Martin wrote about problems he saw with Florida Championship Wrestling developmental talent on his MySpace blog before later pulling it.

The Hollywood Reporter has an article on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling. Mike Chapman resigned as executive director of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum after 11 years and since its founding. The Daily Mississippian has an article on midget wrestling in Bruce, MS.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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