WWE Raw in Wilkes-Barre (correspondents needed), WWE Smackdown in Elmira (correspondents needed), NXT in Scotland (correspondents needed), Dot Net Audio, Gorilla Monsoon, Mikey Whipwreck, Mike Bucci, Joe Malenko

By Jason Powell

-Prowrestling.net Live returns today at 3CT/4ET at PWAudio.net. Will Pruett and I will be taking your calls during the live audio show.

-WWE Raw will be held tonight in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania at Mohegan Sun Arena with the first show after Extreme Rules. Join me for live Raw as the show airs on USA Network at 7:00 p.m. CT.

-We are looking for correspondents for tonight’s WWE Raw in Wilkes Barre, the Smackdown house show in Elmira, the NXT event in Aberdeen, and Tuesday’s Smackdown in Rochester, New York. If you are going to Raw, Smackdown, or an upcoming live event and want to help us out with reports or live updates, contact me at dotnetjason@gmail.com

-The WWE Smackdown crew is in Elmira, New York at First Arena with a live event tonight featuring Jinder Mahal vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, and Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles for the U.S. Championship.

-NXT kicks off its overseas tour in Aberdeen, Scotland at GE Oil & Gas Arena with the following advertised matches: Bobby Roode vs. Kassius Ohno for the NXT Championship, Asuka vs. Peyton Royce for the NXT Women’s Championship, Drew McIntyre vs. Andrade Almas, Aleister Black vs. Roderick Strong, Ember Moon vs. Nikki Cross, No Way Jose vs. Jack Gallagher, Trent Seven and Wolfgang vs. Pete Dunne and T-Bone. They are also advertising Authors of Pain vs. Sanity vs. DIY, which will be changed.

-Dot Net Members are listening to the WWE Extreme Rules audio review that Jake Barnett and I recorded on Sunday night. They will hear listening to my Raw audio review later tonight. Please note that there is not a Q&A show this week due to the Prowrestling.net Live audio show. The Q&A will return next week. Join us on the ad-free version of the Prowrestling.net website and special section of our free iPhone and Android apps by signing up for membership today via the Dot Net Members’ Signup Page.

-There are no advertised dark matches for tonight’s WWE Raw on the arena website. The recent dark matches have been advertised as Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt, and Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe.

Birthdays and Notables

-Mike Bucci, who worked as Simon Dean and Nova, is 45 today.

-Mikey Whipwreck (John Watson) turned 44 on Sunday.

-Joe Malenko (Jody Simon) turned 61 on Sunday.

-The late Gorilla Monsoon (Robert Marella) was born on June 4, 1937. He died on October 6, 1999 due to complications from diabetes.