Smackdown, McMahon, Danielson, Impact Feb 12 - 07:00 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick Smackdown Results: Rey Mysterio Jr. over CM Punk, Kane vs. Drew McIntyre was a double count out, Michelle McCool/Layla over Mickie James, Matt Hardy/Great Khali over the Hart Dynasty, R-Truth over John Morrison, and Chris Jericho over Undertaker.

Last night's Superstars scored a 1.0 rating. The Smackdown/ECW crew was in Quito, Ecuador with Undertaker/Rey Mysterio Jr. over Chris Jericho/Batista. The Smackdown/ECW crew was in Guayaqui, Ecuador today, and tomorrow they're in San Jose, Costa Rica. The RAW crew was in East Lansing, MI tonight, and tomorrow they're in Madison, WI.

WWE is planning to release John Cena's film Legendary in September followed by Big Show's Knucklehead in November. Multichannel News picked up on WWE's discussion of their TV network plans during yesterday's earnings call. There are details on WWE's next film Killing Karma scheduled to start filming in April. Bryan Danielson wrestled at last night's FCW show under the name Daniel Bryan. There are photos of Mattel's new WWE action figures show at the New York City Toy Fair.

Mickie James' first single debuts on Tuesday with her album release on March 23. The Baltimore Sun posted additional highlights from Miz's conference call on reality TV, being banned from the locker room, acting and more. The Peoria Journal Star interviewed Kofi Kingston about getting into wrestling, Jamaica, Wrestlemania and more.

MSNBC interviewed Linda McMahon this morning about drug use among wrestlers, the Wellness Policy, her latest polling numbers and more. Linda McMahon's Republican primary opponent Rob Simmons issued a statement on Linda McMahon's MSNBC appearance and their problems with it. The Hartford Courant has an article on WWE's handling of the Eugene character.

USA Today spoke to Carl Edwards about hosting RAW and doing backflips. Chris Jericho appeared on Atlanta, GA's 100.5 FM discussing his recent arrest, Fozzy's new album, TMZ and more. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses Jack Brisco's funeral and his memories of the wrestler.

Last night's Impact scored a 1.2 rating. TNA is scheduled to make a major announcement on Monday, likely a move to Mondays for Impact. The Miami Herald interviewed Spike TV's Brian Diamond about TNA, Hulk Hogan, and the possible move of Impact to Monday nights. TNA was in Charlottesville, VA yesterday with AJ Styles over D'Angelo Dinero.

Dixie Carter's UK PPV comments were about airing PPVs in the UK, and not running a PPV in the UK at this time. Impact viewership has increased in the UK. Fanhouse interviewed Mick Foley about changes to TNA, Impact moving to Mondays, his comedy tour and more. IGN interviewed Desmond Wolfe about his time in TNA so far, leaving Ring of Honor, Hulk Hogan and more. Heavy.com interviewed Bobby Lashley about his fight with Wes Sims, wrestling vs. MMA, his training and more.

Hardcore Sports Radio interviewed Colt Cabana about his time in WWE, WWE writers, Jim Cornette and more. Dragon Gate USA announced Young Bucks and a partner vs. CIMA/GAMMA/Dragon Kid. KPCC has an article on Lucha VaVoom's Los Angeles, CA Valentines show and the future of the group.

Tampa Bay, FL's FOX 13 covered Jack Brisco's funeral yesterday. SLAM has a positive review of WrestleReunion 4 a couple weeks ago in Los Angeles, CA. Jenna Morasca may not be done with wrestling.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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