Quick Smackdown Results: Santino Marella over Jack Swagger, Drew McIntyre over Hornswoggle, Mark Henry over Ezekiel Jackson, Teddy Long over John Laurinaitis, Kofi Kingston/R-Truth over Primo/Epico, Randy Orton/Sheamus/Big Show over Daniel Bryan/Miz/Cody Rhodes.
The RAW crew was in Toronto, ON today, and tomorrow they're in London, ON.
The Smackdown crew is in East Lansing, MI tomorrow.
Ted DiBiase Jr. announced he'll undergo shoulder surgery while he's waiting for his ankle to heal.
Arda Ocal interviewed Dolph Ziggler about the Elimination Chamber, Edge, Wrestlemania and more.
WWE's latest film, featuring Edge, Bending the Rules was released in theaters today.
Ain't It Cool News interviewed Edge about Bending the Rules, wrestling vs. acting, John Cena and more.
Amazon released the cover art for WWE's You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge DVD and Blu-Ray.
WWE CFO George Barrios will participate in the ROTH Investor Conference on March 13.
Mick Foley will host WWE's Best of Fall Count Anywhere Matches DVD and Blu-Ray due for release in June.
WWE posted the latest episode of Zack Ryder's YouTube series.
Last night's Impact scored a 1.0 rating.
TNA was in Covington, KY yesterday with Bobby Roode over James Storm and Bully Ray and Kurt Angle.
TNA was in Corbin, KY today, and tomorrow they're in Pikeville, KY.
Mississippi's Sun Herald ran a story on TNA's house show in Biloxi, MS next week.
TNA announced a VIP package for their Basebrawl event in Visalia, CA on May 6.
TNA posted their Victory Road: Before the Bell video.
Abyss trended on Twitter during last night's Impact due to TNA's Abyss' brother storyline.
Hulk Hogan did his own version of Lady Gaga to promote fitness.
Kurt Angle commented on wanting to fight in Bellator.
Sports Vibe interviewed Doug Williams about his start in wrestling, British wrestling, TNA and more.
The New York Giants may be planning to cut Brandon Jacobs who recently appeared for TNA following the Super Bowl.
Springfield, MA's WGGB ran a story on Big Time Wrestling's show tonight with Bret Hart, the Nasty Boys and more.
Pro Wrestling Syndicate held their Supercard 2012 event tonight in Rahway, NJ with Sid no showing and Jerry Lynn announcing 2012 will be his final year in wrestling.
PWS announced Vader vs. Necro Butcher at their WrestleReunion event on April 14 in Toronto, ON.
The UK's Preston City Wrestling is advertising John Morrison for an event in December.
Steve Austin's latest blog entry discusses his return to Los Angeles and his plans to work with Shawn Michaels on Macmillan River Adventures.
Shawn Michaels revealed he's making an appearance on WWE's Legends House.
Episodes from the first season of Shawn Michaels' MacMillan River Adventures show are available online.
Roddy Piper's latest film Fancypants is available via on-demand on some cable and satellite systems.
Busted Open interviewed Nikita Koloff about Vince McMahon, WrestleReunion, the Four Horsemen and more.
Running the Ropes interviewed Maryse about changes in the Divas division, her WWE release, Miz and more.
The Wrestling Road Diaries 2 finished principal filming over the weekend with post-production work expected to begin soon.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Smackdown, Edge, Abyss, Austin, Michaels Mar 09 - 11:59 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:18 pm PWT: THE SPECIALISTS: TUCKER'S INSTANT REACTION - WWE Smackdown 3/9: Solid show, but why isn't Smackdown clicking during Mania season?
- 10:00 pm PWI: WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: HOW DID JOHNNY DO IN CHARGE?; SIX MAN TAG MAIN EVENT; IS DREW STILL FIRED?; WHAT HAPPENED WITH KANE VS. AKSANA?; CAGE MATCH TOO by Richard Trionfo
- 09:55 pm PWT: Quick News: Morrison signed for U.K. date
- 08:55 pm PWT: TV REPORTS: PARKS' WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 3/9: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the show, including John Laurinaitis running the episode
- 08:41 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: VIP - KELLER'S VIP BLOG: Even more backstage insight today on Rock-Cena backstage tension
- 08:20 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: VIP - 3/9 PWTorch Livecast & VIP Aftershow: Former WWE creative team member in 2002 Seth Mates talks about emerging John Cena and the night he earned his push, Triple H-Steph, Rock, Vince, Hulk, Brock (148 min.)
- 08:15 pm PWI: ROH ON SINCLAIR SPOILERS by Mike Specian
- 07:35 pm PWT: NEWS REPORTS: TNA News: Impact TV ratings are in - did TNA rebound from last week's dismal rating?
- 07:01 pm PWI: LOOKING AT A 'TOO MUCH GOING ON' EDITION OF TNA IMPACT WRESTLING by Mike Johnson
- 06:45 pm PWT: Quick News: Video - Ziggler talks waiting for Mania spot, main event run, Rock-Cena
- 06:36 pm PWI: LIVE, ONGOING PRO WRESTLING SYNDICATE 'SUPERCARD 2012' COVERAGE by Mike Johnson
- 06:36 pm PWI: SID NO SHOWS, PROMOTION GIVES OUT HIS PHONE NUMBER: LIVE, ONGOING PRO WRESTLING SYNDICATE 'SUPERCARD 2012' COVERAGE by Mike Johnson
- 06:36 pm PWI: BALLS MAHONEY VS. MARTY JANNETTY: LIVE, ONGOING PRO WRESTLING SYNDICATE 'SUPERCARD 2012' COVERAGE by Mike Johnson
- 06:36 pm PWI: TONY NESE VS. ALEX REYNOLDS: LIVE, ONGOING PRO WRESTLING SYNDICATE 'SUPERCARD 2012' COVERAGE by Mike Johnson
- 06:36 pm PWI: MATT HARDY VS. JAY LETHAL: LIVE, ONGOING PRO WRESTLING SYNDICATE 'SUPERCARD 2012' COVERAGE by Mike Johnson
- 06:36 pm PWI: SMITH JAMES VS. ONE WARRIOR NATION: LIVE, ONGOING PRO WRESTLING SYNDICATE 'SUPERCARD 2012' COVERAGE by Mike Johnson
- 06:36 pm PWI: POWERS OF PAIN VS. THE LONE RANGERS: LIVE, ONGOING PRO WRESTLING SYNDICATE 'SUPERCARD 2012' COVERAGE by Mike Johnson
- 06:36 pm PWI: FORMER ECW CHAMPION ANNOUNCES 2012 WILL BE HIS FINAL YEAR WRESTLING: LIVE, ONGOING PRO WRESTLING SYNDICATE 'SUPERCARD 2012' COVERAGE by Mike Johnson
- 06:36 pm PWI: FORMER ECW CHAMPION ANNOUNCES 2012 WILL BE HIS FINAL YEAR WRESTLING, CALLIHAN VS. CABANA, POWERS OF PAIN, GODFATHER, HARDY VS. LETHAL, JANNETTY VS. BALLS AND MORE: COMPLETE PWS 'SUPERCARD 2012' COVERAGE by Mike Johnson
- 06:23 pm PWT: Quick News: Video - ABC report on Hart & Nastys at BTW show
- 06:18 pm PWT: Quick News: Piper movie available On-Demand
- 05:30 pm PWT: PWTorch Free Podcast: FREE AUDIO: Friday PWTorch Livecast (3/9) now available - Wade Keller interviews Seth Mates
- 05:16 pm PWT: OPINION & ANALYSIS: CALDWELL & PARKS WEEKLY CHAT 3/9: Rock-Cena rages on, Is it Hunter-HBK or Hunter-Taker at Mania?, loose-ends in WWE storylines, latest random Abyss storyline, Impact setback
- 05:09 pm PWT: Quick News: Pic - Cover Art for Edge DVD
- 04:53 pm PWT: Quick News: Random Twitter News - Rock DVD, Piper, Jarrett movie, Morrison, Vickie, Shelly
- 04:27 pm PWT: TV REPORTS: CUPACH'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 3/2: Alt. perspective review of last week's Smackdown - Bryan vs. Orton, GM Switch preview, Mike's Reax
- 04:24 pm PWT: Quick News: TNA celeb cut from Super Bowl team
- 04:03 pm PWT: Quick News: TNA's second Basebrawl show venue
- 03:27 pm PWT: Quick News: DiBiase says he's getting surgery, but not for ankle
- 02:57 pm PWI: VIDEO: TNA VICTORY ROAD BEFORE THE BELL by Mike Johnson
- 02:48 pm PWI: IMPACT RATING by Dave Scherer
- 02:17 pm PWI: POST WRESTLEMANIA BOOKING, MARYSE FIRES ANOTHER SHOT INTO THE MIZ'S PUSH, KENDRICK APPEARANCE, LEGENDS AT BASEBALL GAMES AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 01:58 pm PWI: FIRST EVER NECRO BUTCHER VS. VADER MATCH ANNOUNCED by Mike Johnson
- 01:42 pm PWI: WWE LEGENDS HOUSE ADDS ANOTHER HALL OF FAME GUEST STAR by Mike Johnson
- 01:40 pm PWT: Quick News: HBK appearing on Legends House
- 01:38 pm PWT: Quick News: Details on first TNA Basebrawl show
- 01:34 pm PWI: TNA LAUNCHING VIP PACKAGES FOR BASEBRAWL TOUR by Mike Johnson
- 01:30 pm PWI: WRESTLING ROAD DIARIES 2 COMPLETES PRODUCTION, GALLOWS INJURED AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 01:25 pm PWI: EXTREME REUNION UPDATES by Mike Johnson
- 01:24 pm PWT: Quick News: Video - Ryder's latest YouTube show - Ask the Heel, lost momentum, Cabana
- 01:05 pm PWI: ROH TV PREVIEW, HOW YOU CAN UPGRADE YOUR 'RINGSIDE' MEMBERSHIP AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 01:04 pm PWT: NEWS REPORTS: DGUSA/EVOLVE News: Update on EVOLVE event, new talent and matches signed for Miami
- 12:05 pm PWI: MATT HARDY TALKS SID VICIOUS MATCH TONIGHT, DETAILS ON PWS' SUPERCARD 2012 IN RAHWAY, NJ by Mike Johnson
- 11:35 am PWI: WWE THIEF ARRAIGNED, NEW WWE DVD TITLE, SHAWN MICHAELS' TV SERIES NOW ONLINE AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 11:24 am PWI: VIDEO: THE LATEST FROM ZACK RYDER by Mike Johnson
- 11:20 am PWI: EDGE'S WWE STUDIOS FILM 'BENDING THE RULES' RELEASED FOR WEEKEND THEATRICAL RUN, WHERE YOU CAN SEE IT by Mike Johnson
- 11:00 am PWI: TNA IN CORBIN, KY TONIGHT, DOUG WILLIAMS TALKS CAREER, ABYSS' BROTHER AND MORE NEWS by Mike Johnson
- 10:22 am PWI: VIDEO: HULK HOGAN CHANNELS LADY GAGA by Mike Johnson
- 10:00 am PWI: WWE ELIMINATING THE DIVAS DIVISION?, MASCARAS NOT BEING PROMOTED FOR THE WWE HALL OF FAME AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 09:25 am PWI: UWF RUTHLESS REVENGE ON PPV THIS MONTH, COMPLETE LINEUP by Mike Johnson
- 09:14 am PWI: WWE WEEKEND SCHEDULE by Dave Scherer
- 09:00 am PWI: NIKITA KOLOFF DISCUSSES THE WWF TEAM HE WAS INVITED TO JOIN, WHY HE TURNED IT DOWN, MAGNUM TA, THE HORSEMEN GOING INTO THE WWE HALL OF FAME AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 08:30 am PWI: WWE SMACKDOWN PREVIEW: NON SPOILER by Mike Johnson
- 08:15 am PWI: WWE SMACKDOWN SPOILERS FOR TONIGHT by Mike Johnson
- 08:00 am PWI: 3/9 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: THE END OF ECW IS APPARENT, FREEBIRDS LOSE WCW WORLD TAG BELTS DAYS BEFORE THEY WIN THEM, FOLEY AND REY HAVE THEIR FINAL ECW MATCHES, JBL MAKES WWE HISTORY AND MUCH MORE by Mike Johnson
- 07:45 am PWI: OVW TV TAPING LIVE REPORT FROM LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY by Trent Van Drisse
- 07:33 am PWI: SOUTHERN ALL STAR WRESTLING TV REPORT by Larry Goodman
- 06:00 am PWT: NEWS REPORTS: WWE News: Smackdown TV preview - Laurinaitis plays GM for a day, title re-match, main event, SPOILER link
- 05:30 am PWT: OPINION & ANALYSIS: QUESTION OF THE DAY 3/9: Predict the outcome of Rock-Cena at WrestleMania 28
- 04:46 am PWT: Quick News: New WWE Studios movie out today
- 02:41 am PWT: TV REPORTS: TURNER'S TNA IMPACT WRESTLING REPORT 3/9: Garett & Hardy vs. Angle & Gunner main event, Anderson returns, Abyss's "brother" emerges, X Title match, one title change
- 02:16 am PWT: Quick News: Austin & HBK to film TV episode; Austin talks professional rivalry
- 01:51 am PWI: TNA IN COVINGTON, KY LIVE REPORT by Jer Evans
- 01:48 am PWI: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING POST GAME SHOW by Mike Johnson
- 01:47 am PWI: UPDATED TNA VICTORY ROAD PPV LINEUP by Mike Johnson
- 01:21 am PWI: TED DIBIASE INJURY UPDATE by Mike Johnson
- 01:10 am PWT: Quick News: Video - Kofi vs. Dolph on Superstars
- 01:06 am PWT: Quick News: Video - Why Abyss was trending
- 12:59 am PWT: Quick News: THURSDAY, MAR. 8
- 12:56 am PWT: THE SPECIALISTS: TNA IMPACT LIVE TWEETS 3/8: Stream of commentary from PWTorch Writers on Thursday's Impact (w/VIDEOS)
- 12:26 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: VIP - PWTorch Newsletter Digital Back Issue #696: Ranking the Top Stars of the WrestleMania Years, The Battle for the Main Event Slot at WrestleMania 18, Ask the Torch on Legend of Brody and Taker's rep (3-16-2002)
- 12:18 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: VIP - PWTorch Newsletter Digital Back Issue #957 (5 Yrs. Ago): 2006 Awards including Best Match, Best TV Show, Career Tailspin, Worst Promos, Most Underutilized, Best Team, plus Radican's ROH Roster Evaluation (3-17-2007)
- 12:04 am PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: VIP - 3/8 Wade Keller Hotline - News & Ask the Editor: More details on backstage heat on Rock, plus Orton-Undertaker heat in the past, how does WWE decide where to tarp off parts of arenas (23 min.)
- 12:00 am PWT: NEWS REPORTS: TNA News: Updated Victory Road PPV line-up - Mr. Anderson returns to TV, two new matches announced
