WWE Champ The Miz on Conan, Where Are They Now - former WWE wrestler Steve Blackman, NBA broadcaster Sean Grande discusses pro wrestling, Shawn Michaels art painted by Curt Hawkins, AWA on ESPN Classic

By Jason Powell

-WWE Champion The Miz will appear as the second guest on the Conan O'Brien show tonight on TBS. The show airs at 10:00 p.m. CT.

-Dot Net reader Eddie Derr passed along an update on former WWE wrestler Steve Blackman. "I was at the Harrisburg Mall in Harrisburg, Pa. and Steve Blackman just opened his Blackman MMA in the mall. I also walked in and noticed he also has a bail bonds company that he had a business card for."

-The radio voice of the Boston Celtics Sean Grande was interviewed about his love of pro wrestling at PositivelyPopular.com. He was asked what about wrestling has kept his interest over the years. "That’s a great question because in so many ways, it couldn’t be any more different from the business that lured me in 30 years ago," Grande responded. "And I often wonder if the product in 2011 would be enough to lure me in as a first-time fan, or if it’s growing up with it and watching the evolution that’s kept me around. But I think if you’re a true fan of something, a sport, a soap opera. If you have a hobby or an avocation that you truly love, you’ll come back to it even if life takes you in another direction.

"As I said, I did wander away from it during and after college. The steroid era and the product that the WWF had become at the turn of that decade, combined with the end of the Crockett era in the NWA didn’t help. But it was the Monday Night Wars that brought be back, and it was almost like a food you stopped eating for a while, then tasted it again and said, 'oh right, I remember why I love this…why did I stop eating it in the first place?'" You can check out the full interview at PositivelyPopular.com.

-WWE wrestler Curt Hawkins painted a picture of WWE legend Shawn Michaels that he intends to sell at the WrestleMania Art Auction on March 30 in Atlanta. Michaels has agreed to autograph the painting in hopes that it will command more money for charity. You can check out the photo at Yfrog.com/gymswgpj. Tickets for the event are available at Yfrog.com/gymswgpj. [Thanks to all the readers who passed along the story]

-The following matches are listed for the 11:00 p.m. CT airing of the AWA on ESPN Classic: Derrick Dukes and Ricky Rice vs. Nickle and Harry, Curt Hennig vs. Collins, Badd Company vs. Robertson and Houdini, Buck Zumhoff vs. Rene Goulet, Greg Gagne and Jerry Lawler vs. The Oriental Assassins. The show was taped in May 1988.