By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
-NXT will be live tonight from Orlando, Florida, at the WWE Performance Center. The show features a 20-woman battle royal for a shot at the NXT Women’s Championship at Halloween Havoc. Join John Moore for his weekly live review as the show airs Tuesdays on The CW at 7CT/8ET. John’s same-night audios are available exclusively for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon patrons).
-The AEW Dynamite “Grand Slam France” edition will be taped today in Paris, France, at Adidas Arena and air tonight on TBS. The show is headlined by Will Ospreay vs. AEW International Champion Kazuchika Okada for the AEW World Championship. Join me for my live review as Dynamite is simulcast on TBS and Max at 7CT/8ET. My weekly same-night audio review will be available for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon subscribers).
We are seeking reports of the AEW Dynamite taping in Paris or any dark matches held before NXT at the WWE Performance Center. If you are going to one of these shows or to a future event and want to help, email me at dotnetjason@gmail.com.
-Last week’s NXT finished with B as the top grade in our post-show poll with 55 percent of the vote. A finished second with 35 percent of the vote. I gave the show a B grade during my same-night audio review.
Birthdays and Notables
-Barry Darsow is 67. He worked as Demolition Smash, Repo Man, Krusher Khruschev, and Blacktop Bully, among other gimmicks.
-Former TNA President Dixie Carter-Salinas is 62.
-Manu (Afa Anoaʻi Jr.) is 42.
-The late Bruno Sammartino was born on October 6, 1935. He died on April 18, 2018, at age 82.
-The late Gorilla Monsoon (Robert James Marella) died on October 6, 1999, at age 62 due to complications from diabetes.
