- I made it to Orlando! We'll be doing regular updates over the next few days. Please continue to send everything to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it I will get back to several of you about TV reports over the next few days. Thanks as always!

- Bonnie Hammer, a major proponent of WWE and the person who got ECW on Sci-Fi, has been promoted to head of NBC Universal Cable Studio and the NBC Universal’s Emerging Networks group.

- Raw did a 3.4 Monday. It's worse than it sounds because with 10% of viewers TiVo'ing or DVR'ing the show for later, the actual number is around a 3.8. And that's still 5 million viewers, and if they convert 5% of those with that show then they're sitting pretty. ECW was up to a 1.43.

- Jim Ross will be inducting Gordon Solie into the Hall of Fame.

- Candace Michelle underwent clavicle surgery yesterday.

- There are still blocks of as many as eight tickets available for WrestleMania.

- It was announced today that the 24-man battle royal will take place before WrestleMania, though you'll be able to watch it on WWE.com if you so desire.

- Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver is official for June 1 at the Arco Arena. Biggest WEC main event to date.

- Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young, Phil Baroni vs. Murilo “Ninja” Rua, and Brett Rogers and John Murphy have all been added to the late May EliteXC on CBS debut.

- Smackdown TV taping results from the other night

From IFL: The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI) and Fox Sports Net (FSN) announced today that the IFL’s weekly, one-hour “Fight Night” show will begin its 2008 run on Saturday, April 19, at midnight local time. The show, which will begin with the IFL World Grand Prix finals from December 29, will run in that time slot through mid-July, a slot which will give the IFL limited preemptions on the FSN regional network in a spot that is key for the demo that follows the sport.

- Flair interview

- Kevin Eck on Flair

- WWE Films ups slate

- Another Mania article

- Interview with Jericho

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