The Smackdown crew was in Regina, SK last night with Brock Lesnar over Eddy Guerrero. The Smackdown crew was in Saskatoon, SK this afternoon, and tomorrow night they're in Vancouver, BC. Tomorrow night's RAW will be live from Portland, OR, making it the first ever WWE television show in the state. The Tacoma News Tribune has an article on Kurt Angle, the "greatest actor of his generation," as WWE heads to town for a Smackdown taping on Tuesday night.

WWE's weekly performance indicators (PDF) show that Royal Rumble had slightly more than 475,000 buys, putting it at about the same level as last year, and head of all other PPV's this fiscal year. The Chris Benoit vs. Mark Henry match on RAW was edited off the Australian broadcast. Shawn Michaels will appear at the Dayton Bombers hockey game on February 13. The Jackson Sun has another article on the family of Buford Pusser being upset with the remake of "Walking Tall" starring The Rock.

While talking to SLAM's Tim Baines, Steve Austin again said he might have a couple matches left in him, but one won't be at this year's Wrestlemania. The St. Mary's Evening Leader has an article on Al Snow's return to the area, near his hometown of Lima, OH, for a Midwest Championship Wrestling event on February 21. OVW held the Crusade Slamfest, a fundraiser for the Crusade for Children charity, last night with Billy Gunn challenging Nick Dinsmore for the OVW title. Scott Williams encourages fans to order No Way Out in his latest column to support Eddy Guerrero's main event push.

Mike Mooneyham's latest column for the Charleston Post and Courier covers the Mid-Atlantic Legends Convention, which many are calling a huge success. Don Callis' newest column covers Dustin Rhodes' debut in NWA TNA on Wednesday, as well as his thoughts on politics and celebrities. Mike Johnson wrote an article about last night's CZW fifth anniversary show and what it means to the promotion. The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame has bios for their 2004 inductees including Mae Young, Gordon Solie, Vince McMahon Sr., Freddie Blassie, Verne Gagne, Terry Funk and Harley Race.

Spanky filmed promos for Ring of Honor videos, so his return to the promotion won't be far off. The UK's X Wrestling announced Zach Gowen will work their August 28 Revolution show in a match against Chad Collyer. Raven is holding a Caribbean cruise/wrestling seminar at some point in 2005, with a minimum age of 21. NASCAR is seizing counterfeit merchandise using a legal method they learned from the WWE.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.