Smackdown, Releases, JR, Hogan, Foley, ROH Feb 26 - 11:55 pm EST

Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp

Quick Superstars Results: Dolph Ziggler over John Morrison and R-Truth, Michelle McCool over Mickie James to win the Women's Championship, Kane over Drew McIntyre, Shelton Benjamin over CM Punk, and Edge over Miz.

Last night's Superstars scored a 0.8 rating. The RAW crew was in Amarillo, TX tonight, and tomorrow they're in Lubbock, TX. The Smackdown crew is in Tyler, TX tomorrow night. Sheamus is featured on the poster for April's Extreme Rules PPV.

WWE announced the releases of Maria, Shane Helms and Paul Burchill, as well as referee Scott Armstrong. Maria tweeted about her release which came without warning. TMZ noted Helms' release following his recent run-in with the law.

The Wichita Eagle interviewed Mickie James about feuding with Trish Stratus, her background, the Piggie James angle and more. The Wichita Falls, TX Times Record News interviewed Mark Henry about his competitive nature, strength, getting into wrestling and more. The Nottingham Evening Post has an interview with Maria and Kelly Kelly with both discussing their WWE experience and plans for the future.

WWE.com interviewed Daniel Bryan about his NXT debut, wrestling currently WWE wrestlers, Miz and more. NXT rookies Justin Gabriel and David Otunga blogged about their debuts on WWE Universe. Shad Gaspard congratulated Bob Sapp on landing the Ukafa role in Conan. Jim Ross' latest BBQ blog entry discusses his future with WWE.

WWE is working on a Ricky Steamboat DVD project. The Associated Press reported on Ed Harris joining the cast of Big Red, Randy Orton's upcoming WWE film. WWE posted their Form 10-K Annual Report on their corporate site. Linda McMahon is scheduled for her first public debate against Rob Simmons and Peter Schiff on Tuesday at the University of Hartford in Connecticut.

Last night's Impact scored a 1.1 rating. TNA and AAA have reportedly reached a talent agreement with several TNA wrestlers appearing at AAA's Rey de Reyes event on March 12. Mick Foley blogged about his comedy shows Wednesday in Baltimore, MD, as well as the Dorothy Hamill story. Mick Foley is planning a comedy show appearance in Phoenix, AZ during Wrestlemania weekend.

Hulk Hogan appeared on St. Louis, MO's FOX 2 today to promote Lockdown' on-sale today. St. Louis, MO's 101 ESPN radio interviewed Hulk Hogan about his plans for TNA. TNA employees sported Fu Manchu mustaches to support the Hogan Fu-Fest today in St. Louis, MO.

Wrestlicious Takedown debuts Monday on MavTV and BiteTV in Canada. Ring of Honor invited Chicago White Sox baseball manager Ozzie Guillen to attend their Wrestlemania weekend shows in Phoenix, AZ after he complained about how expensive Wrestlemania tickets are. Trish Stratus tried out aerial skiing for a CTV segment on how tough Olympic sports are. Phil Lafon will be coming out of retirement for Monster Pro Wrestling on March 6. The George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame announced their 2010 Hall of Fame inductees.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.

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