Quick Impact Results: Samoa Joe/Brutus Magnus over Matt Morgan/Crimson, Zema Ion over Alex Shelley, Gail Kim over ODB, AJ Styles over Robbie E. via DQ, Jeff Hardy/James Storm over Kurt Angle/Bully Ray.
Tuesday's live Smackdown scored a 1.7 rating.
The RAW crew is in Los Angeles, CA tomorrow night.
The Smackdown crew was in Tegucigalpa, Honduras today, and tomorrow they're in Panama City, Panama.
WWE released their fourth quarter earnings report with revenue of $112.9 million, down from $122.5 million in the same quarter a year ago, and an operating loss of $13.1 million, down significantly from operating income of $14.4 million in the same quarter last year.
WWE also released 2011 year end financial details showing revenue of $483.9 million, up from $477.7 million in 2010, but with income of $37 million, down from $82.3 million in 2011.
WWE saw a slight increase in PPV buys, but only Survivor Series managed to outdraw its counterpart the year earlier.
WWE held their earnings conference call this morning with Vince McMahon and George Barrios discussing WWE Network and WWE Studios plans, where Legends House and other WWE programming may air, Wrestlemania and more.
CM Punk appeared on Showbiz Tonight last night discussing his feud with Chris Brown.
During last night's Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Boston Celtics NBA game, Jim Ross joined announcer Sean Grande and discussed John Cena's RAW promo, Wade Barrett's injury, Wrestlemania and more.
Rey Mysterio Jr. will be appearing at two car shows tomorrow and Saturday in Louisville, KY and Detroit, MI.
Steve Austin blogged about having his first love scene in his current movie project.
Natalya Neidhart's latest blog entry discusses her own use of the Glam Slam during her first tour of Japan prior to even meeting Beth Phoenix.
WWE announced former American Idol contestant James Durbin will serve as a spokesperson for their BA STAR anti-bullying campaign.
Variety reports that Brett Ratner may be interested in casting The Rock for MGM's Hercules film.
Miz' recent cameo appearance in a film was for Will Farrell's The Campaign scheduled for release on August 10.
Sean William Scott gave his support to The Rock in his Wrestlemania match against John Cena.
Forbes interviewed Iron Sheik about staying connected, returning to WWE, retirement and more.
Jesse Sorensen returned to Twitter for the first time since his injury thanking fans for their support and prayers.
TNA asked fans to tweet get well wishes to Jesse Sorensen on Impact.
The One Wrestling Show interviewed Eric Bischoff about visiting Scotland, Dixie Carter vs. Vince McMahon, trying to buy WCW and more.
TNA's Dixie Carter talked to the New York Giants' Brandon Jacobs about possibly continuing with TNA when his football career is over.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla announced Roderick Strong and Sami Callihan as the first tag team for the DDT4 tag tournament in April.
Sami Callihan released a new promo video on Sabu ahead of their match next month for Dragon Gate USA.
ICW will hold Luchafest III in Miami, FL on March 30 with Stevie Richards and Gangrel on the card.
Jushin "Thunder" Liger has been added to April's WrestleReunion event in Toronto, ON, but Terry Funk has been forced to cancel his appearance.
Diva Dirt interviewed Trish Stratus about her film project with Lita
Poker Junkie interviewed Lou "Sign Guy Dudley" D'Angeli about his time in ECW, working for WWE, poker and more.
Kaiju Big Battel had their Late Show with David Letterman appearance cancelled due to an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show about ten years ago.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
Impact, WWE, Punk, Rock, Sorensen, Liger Feb 23 - 11:22 pm EST
Daily Rapp Up by Bryan Rapp
Today's News Headlines
- 11:41 pm PWI: WWE SUPERSTARS REPORT: BATTLE OF SEASON TWO NXT PARTICIPANTS; REKS/RYAN; AND MAHAL/GABRIEL IN ACTION by Richard Trionfo
- 11:37 pm PWT: NEWS REPORTS: TNA News: Updated Victory Road PPV line-up - Heel Champ vs. Sting, first two title matches
- 11:35 pm PWT: Quick News: Video - Sorensen talks neck injury in hospital
- 11:29 pm PWT: Quick News: WWE hires DGUSA talent
- 11:26 pm PWT: THE SPECIALISTS: TUCKER'S INSTANT REACTION - Impact 2/23: Did Impact keep its streak of solid shows going?
- 11:13 pm PWI: TNA STAR COMMENTS ON NOT GETTING MAIN EVENT STATUS by Mike Johnson
- 11:12 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: VIP - 2/23 Wade Keller Hotline - The News: Vince McMahon talks about the WWE Network plans, WWE reveals final 2011 PPV buyrates, ideas for improving PPV business, Rock, Sorrensen, WWE Movies (14 min.)
- 10:42 pm PWI: NEW FCW CHAMPIONS CROWNED by Richard Trionfo
- 10:09 pm PWT: Quick News: X Division Title match for next TNA PPV
- 10:06 pm PWI: TWEET YOUR GET WELL WISHES TO JESSE SORENSEN by Stuart Carapola
- 09:51 pm PWT: Quick News: Video - Stifler endorses Rock for WM28
- 09:51 pm PWI: LIGER IN, FUNK OUT OF TORONTO WRESTLEREUNION by Mike Johnson
- 08:45 pm PWI: IMPACT WRESTLING REPORT: JOE & MAGNUS MAKE THEIR FIRST TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST FORMER CHAMPIONS MORGAN & CRIMSON, BRANDON JACOBS IS HARDCORE, BOBBY ROODE HAS FINALLY PUSHED STING TOO FAR, AND MORE by Stuart Carapola
- 08:45 pm PWI: ONGOING IMPACT WRESTLING REPORT: JOE & MAGNUS MAKE THEIR FIRST TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST FORMER CHAMPIONS MORGAN & CRIMSON, BRANDON JACOBS IS HARDCORE by Stuart Carapola
- 08:45 pm PWI: ONGOING IMPACT WRESTLING REPORT: JOE & MAGNUS MAKE THEIR FIRST TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST FORMER CHAMPIONS MORGAN & CRIMSON by Stuart Carapola
- 08:45 pm PWI: ONGOING IMPACT WRESTLING REPORT by Stuart Carapola
- 08:04 pm PWT: Quick News: NFL star joining TNA?
- 07:56 pm PWT: Quick News: New name for Ferrell movie featuring Miz
- 07:43 pm PWT: Quick News: Former WWE Divas to produce movie?
- 07:37 pm PWT: Quick News: Natalya describes origins of Phoenix duo, advice from Bret
- 07:36 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: VIP - PWTorch Newsletter Digital Back Issue #694: Randy Savage backs out of WWA PPV, Keller on Nash/Hall/Hunter reputations, Ask the Torch, Media Watch, WWA Revolution PPV, Keller on Zbyszko grandstand (3-2-2002)
- 07:27 pm PWI: LETTERMAN SHOW DITCHES KAIJU BIG BATTEL APPEARANCE FOR DOPIEST REASON EVER by Mike Johnson
- 07:21 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: VIP - PWTorch Newsletter Digital Back Issue #955 (5 Yrs. Ago): Scott Hall Torch Talk pt. 15, Annual Most Influential List, McNeill's Hair Match History, Mitchell on Hogan losing war with McMahon (3-3-2007)
- 07:19 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: VIP - 2/23 Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with Wade Keller, pt. 1: Vince McMahon updates WWE Network plans, Undertaker-Triple H angle Monday, Chris Brown vs. C.M. Punk, Cena's latest Rock promo, more (62 min.)
- 06:30 pm PWT: VIP Exclusive Features: VIP - 2/23 PWTorch Livecast & VIP Aftershow: James Caldwell & Greg Parks: WWE Network frustration, McMahon's biz comments, SD ratings bomb, Rock's Raw return expectations, WM28 undercard, future WWE HOF candidates (90 min.)
- 06:04 pm PWI: WWE WEEKEND SCHEDULE STARTS TONIGHT by Dave Scherer
- 05:45 pm PWI: WWE NEWS AND NOTES by Dave Scherer
- 05:30 pm PWT: PWTorch Free Podcast: FREE AUDIO: Thursday PWTorch Livecast (2/23) now available - James Caldwell & Greg Parks
- 05:03 pm PWI: VIDEO: CM PUNK TALKS ABOUT HOW HIS LEGENDARY PROMO FROM LAST SUMMER WENT DOWN, IF HE CAME BACK TOO SOON AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 04:36 pm PWT: Quick News: Forbes somehow interviews Sheik
- 04:35 pm PWT: Quick News: How did the stock market respond to WWE's quarterly report?
- 04:28 pm PWI: DGUSA'S WRESTLEMANIA WEEKEND FLORIDA TOUR, EVOLVE HEADING TO CANADA IN APRIL, FIRST TIME THREE WAY TRIOS MATCH AND MORE by Dave Scherer
- 04:02 pm PWT: THE SPECIALISTS: COLLECTIBLES COLUMN: Review of WWE Divas Figures from 1986 to Present; new Sloppy Signature Trivia
- 03:42 pm PWT: Quick News: Rock in talks for "Hercules" role
- 03:28 pm PWT: Quick News: WWE partnering with American Idol name
- 02:44 pm PWT: NEWS REPORTS: WWE News: Smackdown TV ratings are in - Super Smackdown bombs, fewest viewers since 2010
- 01:31 pm PWT: NEWS REPORTS: TNA News: Impact Wrestling TV preview - Sting-Roode feud, Tag Title match, Team Angle vs. Team Hardy, NFL star, more
- 01:10 pm PWI: JESSE SORENSEN UPDATES HIS CONDITION by Mike Johnson
- 12:34 pm PWT: NEWS REPORTS: WWE News: Conference Call Report - WWE management grilled on WWE Network vagueness; more details slowly released
- 12:33 pm PWI: DISAPPOINTING LIVE SMACKDOWN RATING by Dave Scherer
- 12:16 pm PWT: NEWS REPORTS: WWE News: Conference Call Report - future of WWE Studios in question?, budget for new movie model
- 11:57 am PWT: Quick News: McMahon says WM28 will do best business in Mania history
- 11:57 am PWI: VINCE MCMAHON TELLS THE WORLD WHY WWE HAD A LESS THAN STELLAR YEAR AND PINPOINTS EXACTLY WHAT IS HOLDING WWE BACK by Dave Scherer
- 11:53 am PWT: Quick News: Future of NXT/Superstars, format change?
- 11:50 am PWT: Quick News: Update on "Legends House" release
- 11:38 am PWT: NEWS REPORTS: WWE News: Smackdown international tour preview - World Title match, Booker on-tour, Reports Wanted
- 11:27 am PWT: Quick News: McMahon addresses Network launch
- 11:07 am PWI: WWE PPV BUYRATES UPDATE by Dave Scherer
- 10:53 am PWI: WWE FOURTH QUARTER AND ANNUAL RESULTS by Dave Scherer
- 10:45 am PWT: OPINION & ANALYSIS: CALDWELL: WWE has to decide if WWE Network is worth the cost
- 10:37 am PWI: RING OF HONOR 10 ANNIVERSARY SALE by Dave Scherer
- 10:28 am PWI: WWE NXT REPORT: TYSON KIDD IN ACTION . . . WILLIAM REGAL ON COMMENTARY, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID? BIG ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT WEEK by Richard Trionfo
- 10:26 am PWT: Quick News: Sorensen speaks for first time since injury
- 10:00 am PWI: TNA TRYING TO SIGN FORMER WWE STARS, THE PROCESS OF RETIRING FROM WWE AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 09:57 am PWI: VIDEO: CM PUNK TALKS CHRIS BROWN ISSUES ON 'SHOWBIZ TONIGHT' by Mike Johnson
- 09:20 am PWT: NEWS REPORTS: WWE News: Fourth Quarter & Year-end PPV results - Survivor Series & TLC, most-bought 2011 PPVs
- 09:10 am PWT: NEWS REPORTS: WWE News: WWE releases 2011 year-end financials - WM27 drives entire 2011 business
- 09:06 am PWT: NEWS REPORTS: WWE News: WWE releases Q4-2011 financial report - revenue down $10 million, McMahon softens Network stance
- 08:30 am PWI: NO DQ MATCH FEATURING NEW YORK GIANTS STAR AND MORE: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING PREVIEW (NON SPOILER) by Mike Johnson
- 08:26 am PWT: NEWS REPORTS: WWE News: Punk Video Interview - addresses thin roser, criticism of Jericho feud, Clay taken off TV, Henry losing on TV, conversations with Hunter, TV ratings, Cena feud again?
- 08:17 am PWI: NEW INDEPENDENT SHOW ADDED TO WRESTLEMANIA WEEK IN MIAMI, FL by Devin Cutting
- 08:15 am PWI: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING SPOILERS FOR TONIGHT by Al Powell
- 08:12 am PWI: TNA STARS CAPTURE OVW TAG TITLES by Mike Johnson
- 08:10 am PWI: HELL IN A CELL AND MORE: THIS WEEK'S WWE CLASSICS ON DEMAND UPDATES by Brian Pickering
- 08:01 am PWI: SHOWTIME ALL STAR WRESTLING TV REPORT: HISTORY OF THE PROMOTION AND GREAT JUMPING ON POINT by Larry Goodman
- 08:00 am PWI: 2/23 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: RING OF HONOR HOLDS FIRST EVER SHOW, WWE NXT DEBUTS WITH SLEW OF NEW STARS, BUSTER DOUGLAS KO'S MACHO MAN, ROCK VS. HULK 2 AND MORE by Mike Johnson
- 07:34 am PWT: THE SPECIALISTS: ALPHABET SOUP - Smackdown 2/21: Humor column breaks down Super Smackdown A-to-Z - Brothers, Fleas, Ghosts, Mimes, Sneakers, Suits, Walls
- 06:07 am PWT: Quick News: Audio - Ross relays text exchange with Cena post-Raw promo
- 05:52 am PWT: Quick News: Video - Punk on CNN talking Chris Brown
- 05:30 am PWT: NEWS REPORTS: WWE News: WWE reporting fourth quarter & year-end 2011 financials Thursday morning, McMahon to host conference call
- 05:15 am PWT: Quick News: Video - Hennig featured in new "WWE Inbox" episode
- 04:38 am PWT: Quick News: Mysterio appearances this weekend
- 04:32 am PWT: Quick News: Stone Cold love scene in new movie
- 03:35 am PWT: Quick News: PWG: First team for DDT4 tag tourney
- 03:27 am PWT: Quick News: Video - New ROH Video Wire promoting next iPPV
- 02:42 am PWT: THE SPECIALISTS: NXT WEEKLY RANKINGS & EVALUATION 2/15 - Week 50: As the one-year anniversary approaches, have any Rookies shown movement?
- 12:59 am PWT: Quick News: WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22
