Quick Impact Results: 3 Live Kru over Cassidy O'Reilly/Brandon Thomas, Abyss over David Young, AJ Styles over Johnny Devine, and America's Most Wanted over Team Canada.

WWE's Smackdown in Iraq pushed UPN to fourth place last night, ahead of FOX and WB. Public skating at Mississippi's Coast Coliseum is suspended until Tuesday due an early setup for Monday's RAW. Trish Stratus will be a guest at the Royal Canadian Air Farce ensemble's annual New Year's Eve special on CBC. Shawn Michaels was nominated for best quote of the year by Maxim for a Bush/Kerry comparison.

The Roanoke Times has an article on Jimmy "The Boogie Woogie Man" Valiant as he prepares to wrestle his final match on Saturday at age 62. The Rockford Register Star has a brief review of Steve McMichael's Tales From the Chicago Bears Sideline among possible last minute gifts for guys. Salem, OR's Statesman Journal has an article on blind Iditarod racer Rachael Scdoris assisted by Paul Ellering who her mother describes as "an incredibly stable, nice, good man."

TNA's December 31 Impact will be preempted in much of the country and will air on Tuesday, January 4 as a result. Sunray Pro Wrestling quit the NWA apparently because of NWA President Ernie Todd. Oregon has a new State Boxing and Wrestling Commission executive director whose duties include overseeing WWE and MMA shows. Comic Book Resources has an article on Keith Champagne's new book Armor X which includes a character that's a tribute to Freddie Blassie.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.