Quick Smackdown Results: Danny Basham over Eddy Guerrero, Paul London won a cruiserweight battle royal to win the Cruiserweight title, Booker T over Luther Reigns, Doug Basham over Rey Mysterio Jr., Akebono over Eddie Vegas, John Cena vs. Carlito was a no contest.

West Virginia's Herald-Dispatch has an article on Eric Bischoff's role in WWE and his thoughts on Wrestlemania. The Long Beach Press Telegram has an article on Rob Van Dam's 5-Star Comics and how he balances it with his wrestling career. John Cena was the guest on last night's Byte This with a discussion of Wrestlemania, the European tour and his movie The Marine. The Tampa Tribune has an article on Batista heading into Wrestlemania with a comment from Jim Ross.

WWE's Wrestlemania webcast is available for order for $49.95 with several past Wrestlemania matches as bonuses. The price for Wrestlemania on PPV in the UK is about half that of the price in the United States. The Los Angeles Daily News has an article on Sunday's Wrestlemania with coverage of the WWE related events in the area. The Long Beach Press Telegram also has an article on Wrestlemania and the role of professional wrestling in pop culture, as well as an article on the reality of injuries in a scripted sport.

WWE held a wrestling exhibition in Hollywood, CA today with Kurt Angle, JBL, John Cena, Trish Stratus and others. Rob Van Dam and Steve Austin were guests on the McDonell/Douglas ESPN radio show this afternoon as part of their annual Wrestlemania preview. THQ held their third annual Superstar Challenge video game challenge tonight in Calabasas Hills, CA with sixteen WWE superstars competing to be the best. WWE wrestlers will be taking part in the Molson Indy Toronto on July 9 with an autograph session.

Ric Flair made a push to induct Roddy Piper since they were friends after WWE initially picked Austin and Jericho because they didn't want repeat inducters. Chris Jericho was a guest on Mancow's morning radio show and mentioned Ric Flair replacing him for Roddy Piper's induction. The Associated Press ran a story on Hulk Hogan's Hall of Fame induction. ESPN's Page 2 has a column on Hulk Hogan's influence and his upcoming Hall of Fame induction.

The Pittsburgh Channel is running a poll on Western Pennsylvania's best athlete with Kurt Angle among the choices. Fox Sports Pittsburgh will air a biographical special on Kurt Angle tomorrow afternoon. Steve Austin is Punk'd on an upcoming episode of the series. The Chicago Tribune has an article on the miltary's recruitment efforts and the role WWE plays in helping attract young men.

Al Snow may wrestle at WWE's ECW show in June. David Jakielo, a former worker on the ECW website, wrote about some of his experiences with ECW for his personal website. New York's Newsday has a review of Lipstick & Dynamite that gives it 3.5 stars out of 4. Lipstick and Dynamite opens in West Hollywood, CA next Friday.

SLAM has an article on Pro Wrestling Guerilla's Wrestlemania weekend plans. Buck Woodward has some indy notes on Jimmy Snuka, CWF Mid-Atlantic, IWF, NECW and more. The Augusta Free Press has an article on wrestler Tony Fitzgerald's battle for his life after suffering several heart attacks at age 28.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading.