WWE Raw in Albany (reports needed), Raw dark main event, Kota Ibushi, Road Dogg, Akam of Authors of Pain, Mr. T, Aleister Black, Dick Slater, Andre the Giant

By Jason Powell, Prowrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)

-WWE Raw will be held tonight in Albany, New York at Times Union Center with the continued build to Money in the Bank. The show will feature the segment involving Sami Zayn and Bobby Lashley’s sisters. WWE is also advertising Ronda Rousey on the arena website. Join me for live coverage as Raw airs on USA Network tonight at 7CT/8ET.

-We are looking for reports for tonight’s WWE Main Event tapings that will be held prior to WWE Raw in Albany, and Tuesday’s WWE Smackdown Live television event in Worcester, Massachusetts. If you are going to Raw, Smackdown, or an upcoming live event and want to help us out with off-air match result details, contact me at dotnetjason@gmail.com

-The WWE Smackdown crew is traveling back from Europe today so there is not a Monday night house show.

-The advertised dark main event for tonight’s Raw is Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, and Seth Rollins vs. Jinder Mahal, Sami Zayn, and Kevin Owens. Keep in mind that WWE doesn’t always deliver their dark main events as advertised.

Birthdays and Notables

-Mr. T’s mother gave birth to Mr. T 66 years ago today.

-Kota Ibushi is 36 today.

-The late Chris Benoit was born on May 21, 1967. He took his own life and murdered his wife and son on June 24, 2007.

-WWE producer Brian “Road Dogg” James turned 49 on Sunday.

-Akam (Sunny Dhinsa) of the Authors of Pain tag team turned 25 on Sunday.

-Dick Slater turned 67 on Saturday.

-NXT Champion Aleister Black (Tom Budgen) turned 33 on Saturday.

-The late Andre the Giant (Andre Rene Roussimoff) was born May 19, 1946. He died of heart failure at age 46 on January 27, 1993.

-The late Pat Roach was born on May 19, 1937. He died at age 67 on July 17, 2004 following a battle with throat cancer.

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