RAW, Wrestlemania, Brisco, DGUSA, Foley Feb 01 - 11:26 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick RAW Results: John Cena over Cody Rhodes, Triple H over Jack Swagger, Randy Orton over Shawn Michaels, Ted DiBiase Jr. over Mark Henry, Kofi Kingston over Big Show via DQ.

Smackdown and ECW will be taped in Memphis, TN tomorrow night. There are off air notes from the Royal Rumble last night. WWE.com spoke to Beth Phoenix about being the second female Royal Rumble participant and Chyna's participation. A New Orleans Saints parade planned for next Tuesday has forced WWE to move the Smackdown/ECW taping to Baton Rouge, LA. There are Superstars spoilers from tonight's pre-RAW taping in Nashville, TN.

At a press conference today, WWE officially announced Wrestlemania 27 for Atlanta, GA's Georgia Dome on April 3, 2011. WWE announced Atonio Inoki will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Stan Hansen. Joey Mercury may be returning to WWE in the near future.

ESPN Video Games interviewed MVP about football, his video game rating, Wrestlemania and more. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses the Royal Rumble, Edge, William Shatner and more. There are WWE notes on Edge, Slim Jim, DVD releases and more.

Jack Brisco passed away at age 68 following recent health issues. SLAM has an article on Jack Brisco's legendary career with comments from some of his peers. Jim Ross blogged about Jack Brisco's death and his memories of his friend.

TNA's next episode of Epics on February 11 will focus on Sting. CanMag interviewed Dixie Carter about TNA's role, WWE, her past experience and more. Mick Foley will be doing a fundraiser for the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame on February 20. Darius Rucker uses a taped Ric Flair promo to start his performances. There are TNA notes on Mick Foley, Rob Terry, Scott Hall/Sean Waltman and more.

There's additional information on the Dragon Gate USA interaction with Ring of Honor and TNA over talent bookings with Gabe Sapolsky defending himself against certain accusations. Davey Richards posted a brief statement on his current situation and decision to stay with Ring of Honor. Dragon Gate's PPV Fearless will debut on PPV on March 5.

SLAM has a report on WrestleReunion 4 now that it is complete. The UK's Wrestleslam convention had some problems with foreign wrestlers being turned away when trying to enter the country. Spike TV's midget wrestling series Half Pint Brawlers is expected to debut in June.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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