WWE, NXT, Cena, RVD, Stratus, D'Amore Feb 03 - 11:28 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Last night's ECW scored a 1.0 rating. There are Smackdown spoilers from last night's taping in Memphis, TN. WWE moved May's Extreme Rules PPV from Oakland, CA to Detroit, MI. Jewel and Ty Murray will guest co-host RAW on February 22, while Criss Angel will guest host RAW on March 8. George Lopez interviewed Jon Heder about his RAW appearance which included the best moment of his life.

WWE's new NXT name may already be in use by a Scottish independent wrestling group. WWE's Hart and Soul: The Hart Family Anthology DVD set is scheduled for an April 6 release which Bret Hart is already endorsing. Maria posted a 30 second preview clip of her new song Fantasy.

WWE Universe hosted a live chat with John Cena on his films, charity, Hulk Hogan and more. John Cena's MRI last week came back clean. The Lansing, MI City Pulse interviewed Ted DiBiase Sr. and Jr. about The Wrestler, changes in the industry, injuries and more. Chris Jericho announced Fozzy will tour the UK in May.

Steve Austin and Triple H both have covers up for Muscle and Fitness' cover of the year voting. The Staples Center has a poll on the Greatest Moment of the Past 10 Years including Wrestlemania 21 and Summerslam 2009 among the choices. RVD and Batista's new film Wrong Side of Town will be released on February 23 direct to DVD. SLAM has a review of WWE The Music Volume 10.

Between the Ropes interviewed Rob Van Dam about TNA, WWE, his feelings about wrestling and more. TalkIMPACTradio interviewed Nick Dinsmore about the Eugene character, The Rock, touring an more. Road Warrior Animal Joe Laurinaitis will be releasing an autobiography in March 2011 with a foreword written by Paul Ellering. Dwayne Johnson appears on the cover of the latest Muscle and Fitness. Trish Stratus landed the lead female role in independent Canadian film Bail Enforcers.

TNA will air February 14's Against All Odds online. TNA's Lockdown PPV will be held in St. Louis, MO in April. Spike TV placed Impact back in its Thursday night slot on March, with a program called Playbook scheduled for March 1. Scott D'Amore parted ways with TNA with plans for a new Maximum Pro Wrestling promotion formed from Border City Wrestling and BSE Pro Wrestling.

Crave Online interviewed Hulk Hogan about Hulkamania, TNA, Jesse Ventura and more. New York City's Metro newspaper included an image of Hulk Hogan in a story about a Queens teacher accused of telling two students to wrestle in the classroom. Bobby Lashley reportedly earned $50,000 for his Strikeforce debut. Mick Foley will be making comedy appearances in Baltimore, MD and Manchester, NH in the coming weeks.

Tommy Dreamer commented on the end of ECW and how it relates to his decision to leave. Taz didn't like that Vince McMahon didn't thank any original ECW wrestlers or Paul Heyman in his announcement about the end of ECW. Ring of Honor will hold their 8th anniversary show on February 13 in New York City, NY. There are DGUSA notes on Davey Richards, Wrestlemania weekend, Freedom Fight and more.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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