By Jason Powell

-UFC 144 airs on pay-per-view on Saturday night from Japan. The show is headlined by Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson, and Rampage Jackson vs. Ryan Bader. Check back on Saturday night at 9:00 p.m. CT for Ryan Kester's live coverage of the show. UFC will be airing prelim fights on FX leading into the pay-per-view.

-WWE Smackdown will air in the usual Friday night time slot on Syfy at 7:00 p.m. CT. This will be the replay of Tuesday's live special featuring C.M. Punk vs. Daniel Bryan in a champion vs. champion match as the show's main event. Although Tuesday's show did not record on some DVR systems, it is listed on DirecTV by its usual name, and thus should record tonight if you have it set to recording a weekly basis. We will not have live coverage of the show tonight, but I will bump up the reports of Chris Shore and Jake Barnett from Tuesday so that you can follow along with them if you choose.

-WWE star John Cena will only appear on a weekend live event tonight in Los Angeles. He has the rest of the weekend off because he will be waving the green flag as the honorary starter of the Daytona 500 on Sunday. The race begins at 12:00 p.m. CT on Sunday on FOX with pre-race coverage beginning at 11:00 a.m. CT.

-We are looking for correspondents for all of the WWE and TNA event listed below. If you are going to one of the shows, you are encouraged to send a report to dotnetjason@gmail.com.

-WWE is in Los Angeles, California at Staples Center tonight with the following advertised lineup: C.M. Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler for the WWE Championship, John Cena vs. Kane in a Last Man Standing match, Jack Swagger vs. R-Truth vs. The Miz in a Triple Threat match for the U.S. Championship.

-The WWE Smackdown crew is in Panama City, Panama at Arena Roberto Duran tonight. Daniel Bryan, Big Show, Mark Henry, Sheamus, Cody Rhodes, and Alicia Fox are advertised.

-The WWE Raw crew is in Ontario, California at Citizens Business Bank Arena on Saturday with the following advertised matches: C.M. Punk vs. Kane, Primo and Epico vs. Santino Marella and Mason Ryan for the WWE Tag Titles, Beth Phoenix vs. Eve for the Divas Championship, Brodus Clay vs. David Otunga, and a battle royal for a shot at Jack Swagger for the U.S. Championship.

-The WWE Smackdown crew is in Guatemala City, Guatemala on Saturday with the the list of advertised wrestlers as the Panama City show.

-The WWE Raw crew is in Eugene, Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena on Sunday. There are no matches advertised on the arena website.

-TNA is in Upper Marlboro, Maryland tonight, Hagerstown, Md. on Saturday, and Charlottesville, Va. on Sunday with the following lineup for all three shows: TNA Champion Bobby Roode vs. Jeff Hardy, James Storm vs. Bully Ray, A.J. Styles vs. Christopher Daniels (w/Kazarian), Gail Kim and Angelina Love vs. Mickie James and Velvet Sky, Samoa Joe and Magnus vs. Matt Morgan and Crimson for the TNA Tag Titles, Austin Aries vs. Alex Shelley for the X Division Title, and Robbie E and Robbie T vs. Eric Young and ODB.

-There are no pro wrestling shows listed for ESPN Classic this weekend.

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