By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

-- BROCK ON THE ROAD TO WM31: WWE has announced Brock Lesnar for the February 9 WWE Raw TV taping in Columbus, Ohio. Tickets went on-sale last weekend for Raw at the Schottenstein Center. [ Thanks to Michael Cupach ]

-- WM31 PRE-SALE: Even before the WrestleMania 31 kick-off party Friday at Levi's Stadium, WWE is offering an Internet pre-sale for WM31 tickets. The pre-sale code is WWEVIP. [ Pre-Sale Info HERE ]

-- WWE'S NEW TV DEAL: With the European Tour in Madrid, Spain on Thursday, WWE announced a TV contract extension with AtresMedia to continue broadcasting WWE programming in Spain through 2016. Raw and Smackdown airs on AtresMedia's NEOX channel.

-- TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS FORMAT: The ABC affiliate in Columbus, Georgia confirmed that this year's Tribute to the Troops will be taped with Smackdown on Tuesday, December 10 at the Columbus Civic Center. WWE stars will spend most of the week visiting area troops in connection with the Ft. Benning Army base. [ LINK: Story HERE ]

-- WHAT DOES "SOON" MEAN?: TNA president Dixie Carter responded to a Twitter question about when TNA will announce a new TV deal: "Soon..." she replied. Carter addressed the topic at a time when there is internal and external concern about TNA's standing for 2015.

-- REDRAGON OFFICIAL FOR TOKYO DOME: A few days after the latest Tokyo Dome Show line-up was released, Ring of Honor recognized ReDragon's big title defense on January 4, 2015. The ROH tag champs are scheduled to defend the IWGP Jr. Hvt. Tag Titles against Time Splitters, Forever Hooligans, and the Young Bucks. "While they are signed to exclusive deals with ROH, it is a great honor to have them competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling, a most prestigious organization," said ROH COO Joe Koff.

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