By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
-WWE Smackdown is live from Portland, Oregon at Moda Center. The three-hour show features Shinsuke Nakamura vs. LA Knight for the U.S. Championship. Join me for my weekly live review of Smackdown as the show airs on USA Network at 7CT/8ET. My same night audio reviews are available exclusively for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon patrons).
-Saturday’s AEW Collision will be held in Athens, Georgia in Akins Ford Arena. Join me for my live review as the show is simulcast on TNT and Max at 7CT/8ET on TNT. Will Pruett’s weekly audio reviews of Collision are available exclusively for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon patrons).
-NJPW Battle in the Valley will be held on Saturday in San Jose, California at the San Jose Civic. The show includes Gabe Kidd vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the New Japan Strong Openweight Title and also includes IGWP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hechicero in a non-title match, Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kushida for the Never Openweight Title, and El Desperado vs. Taiji Ishimori for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight. Title. The show streams at 9CT/10ET and is available via New Japan World or for $19.99 via TrillerTV.com.
We are looking for reports from WWE Smackdown in Portland, AEW Collision in Athens, and NJPW Battle in the Valley in San Jose. If you are going to a show and want to help, email me at dotnetjason@gmail.com.
Birthdays and Notables
-Colonel DeBeers (Edward Wiskoski) is 80.
-Jerry Estrada is 67.
-Negro Casas (José Casas Ruiz) is 65.
-Marcus “Buff” Bagwell is 55.
-Donovan Morgan (Andrew Vassos) is 49.
-Tamina Snuka (Sarona Moana-Marie Reiher Snuka-Polamalu) is 47.
-The late Pez Whatley (Pezavan Whatley) was born on January 10, 1951. He died of a heart attack at age 54 on January 18, 2005.
-The late Brian Lawler was born on January 10, 1972. Lawler died on July 29, 2018.
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