-Two matches have been announced for tonight's WWE Smackdown taping in Roanoke, Va. C.M. Punk vs. Rey Mysterio, and Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Jericho will both air on Friday's show. We are looking for correspondents who can cover the show tonight. If you can help, please contact me at dotnetjason@gmail.com.

-The dark main event (presumably a dark match) for the Smackdown taping is Rey Mysterio and Jeff Hardy vs. Edge and Chris Jericho in a cage match.

Evan Bourne vs. Mark Henry is advertised for tonight's ECW on Sci-Fi show. We'll have live coverage of the show beginning at 8 p.m. CT.

-Mark Briscoe is returning to the ring following a long injury layoff. He's scheduled to make his in-ring return at Saturday's ROH on HDNet television taping in Philadelphia, Pa. He will also be at the show on Friday when brother Jay Briscoe faces Roderick Strong and D-Lo Brown in a three-way match that will serve as an HDNet main event.

-Jerry Lawler presented New York Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia with a replica WWE Title belt. The Yankees had been using a cheap version of the belt to award to the MVP of games they win. Sabathia was asked by NJ.com whether he has interest in appearing for WWE as other celebrities have. "No way," Sabathia said. "I'll never get in there. Ever." Good. To read the full story, visit NJ.com.

-Tommy Dreamer posted a WWE Universe blog in which he thanked numerous people for helping him throughout his career. You can check it out at WWE.com.

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-TNA is holding another live pre-show for Sunday's Slammiversary pay-per-view. However, they have yet to announce what the free match will be. For more information on the free preview and how you can sign up to watch the show online, visit TNAwrestling.com.

-The following wrestlers are listed for today's one-hour block of UWF wrestling on ESPN Classic show at 2:00 p.m. CT: Greg Valentine, Don Muraco, Ivan Koloff, and Paul Orndorff.

-The AWA on ESPN Classic show is listed for tonight at 10:00 p.m. CT, but there are no matches listed.

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