Jason Powell
-WWE is in Auckland, New Zealand at Vector Arena today with the following advertised lineup: Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins, John Cena vs. AJ Styles, Finn Balor vs. Chris Jericho, New Day vs. Braun Strowman and Erick Rowan for the WWE Tag Team Championship, Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens, Rusev vs. Titus O’Neil for the U.S. Championship, The Usos vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte and Dana Brooke, Apollo Crews vs. Sheamus.
-We are looking for correspondents for this week’s WWE overseas tour dates. If you want to help us out with reports or live updates, contact me at dotnetjason@gmail.com
-The fifth week of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic airs tonight on WWE Network at 8CT/9ET following the weekly NXT television show. The show will feature the first of the second-round matches. Join Zack Zimmerman for live coverage as the show streams on WWE Network at 8:00 p.m. CT.
-NXT TV features the contract signing for the Asuka vs. Bayley match for the NXT Women’s Championship at the NXT Takeover event. Join Zack Zimmerman for live coverage as the show streams on WWE Network at 7:00 p.m. CT.
-Ring of Honor TV on Comet TV is headlined by Jay Lethal vs. Colt Cabana for the ROH Title. ROH airs tonight on Comet TV at 11:00 p.m. CT.
-Jim Ross’s latest “Ross Report” podcast guest is Ricochet (a/k/a Prince Puma from Lucha Underground).
-Steve Austin’s guest on the new family friendly edition of the podcast is Braun Strowman. The Unleashed show has CT Fletcher.
-The latest “Talk Is Jericho” podcast hosted by Chris Jericho has legendary singer Glenn Hughes. The previous show has an interview with Broken Matt Hardy, which I can’t wait to listen to.
-You can find the Ross, Jericho, and Austin podcasts at Podcastone.com.
-Colt Cabana’s latest podcast guest is the legendary Terry Funk. Listen to the podcast at Soundcloud.com/coltcabana.
-The Taz Show is a daily show with a video feed option that is live from 7-9 a.m. ET. You can view or listen to the shows at Play.it.
Birthdays and Notables
-Fred “Tugboat” Ottman is 60. Yes, he was also the legendary Shockmaster.
-Savio Vega (a/k/a Juan Rivera) is 52.
-Former ECW wrestler Amish Roadkill (a/k/a Michael DePoli) is 40.
-Former WWE wrestler Stu Barnes, who wrestled as Wade Barrett, is 36. He is starring in the movie “Vengeance” while taking time away from pro wrestling.
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