ECW, NXT, Ratings, Briscoe, Helms, Russo Feb 02 - 11:29 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick ECW Results: Vance Archer over Shelton Benjamin, Yoshi Tatsu over Trent Barreta, and Christian over Zack Ryder via DQ.

Last night's RAW scored a 3.6 rating (3.5 / 3.8). There are off air notes from RAW last night in Nashville, TN. Vince McMahon announced ECW will end in three weeks to be replaced by the new WWE NXT series on March 2.

Steve Austin will guest hosting RAW on March 15 to promote the release of his film Damage on DVD. Filming on WWE's latest movie Brother's Keeper has almost wrapped up in New Orleans, LA with a release expected in the summer. WWE launched a website for Big Show's upcoming film Knucklehead.

Edge will appear for Florida Championship Wrestling next week. IGN spoke to Santino Marella about his new online sitcom which will also feature Beth Phoenix and Vladimir Kozlov. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses Jack Briscoe, RAW, Bret Hart and more. Bret Hart reportedly had dinner with several people from TNA last night at Bailey's in Nashville, TN.

The muscle relaxer Soma was reportedly found on Gregory Helms when he was arrested for public intoxication last week. Chris Jericho is not a fan of TMZ for their continued coverage of his arrest. The Hartford Courant has an article on Linda McMahon's campaign spending which is currently at $6.5 million.

Monday Night Mayhem interviewed Vince Russo about his new book, Hogan/Bischoff, his on-screen character and more. Eric Bischoff says he's enjoyed working with Vince Russo so far. The latest Hermie's Hotseat interviews Samoa Joe about Scott Hall, new stars, TNA management and more. Wes Sims commented on his loss to Bobby Lashley calling him juiced and criticizing his attacks to the throat.

Many wrestlers commented on the passing of Jack Briscoe. Honky Tonk Man apologized to WWE's John Laurinaitis for inferring he was responsible for any bait and switch deal related to the Hall of Fame. SLAM has an update on the no longer missing Hollywood Blond Jerry Brown after he ran into Sir Oliver Humperdink. Multichannel News has a report on the increase in ratings for fighting related shows.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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