By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
-WWE Smackdown will be live tonight from Boston, Massachusetts, at TD Garden. The show includes Tiffany Stratton vs. Jacy Jayne for the Women’s U.S. Championship. I’m off tonight, so join Jake Barnett for our weekly live review as Smackdown airs on USA Network at 7CT/8ET. Jake’s audio review will be available exclusively either late tonight or on Saturday morning for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon subscribers).
-Saturday’s AEW Collision was taped on Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, at The Pearl Theater at the Palms. The show features three Continental Cup tournament matches. Collision will be simulcast on TNT and HBO Max at 7CT/8ET. Don Murphy’s review will be available after the show airs. Will Pruett’s weekly audio reviews of Collision are available exclusively for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon subscribers).
We are looking for reports from WWE Smackdown, AEW Collision, and all weekend events. If you are going to an upcoming show and want to help, email me at dotnetjason@gmail.com.
-NXT is in Salisbury, Maryland, at WYCC tonight. No matches are advertised.
-NXT is in Petersburg, Virginia, at SU Multipurpose Center on Saturday. WWE Champion CM Punk is advertised for the show.
Birthdays and Notables
-Bob Backlund is 77.
-Kofi Kingston (Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah) is 45.
-Johnny Gargano is 39.
-The late Eddie Gilbert (Thomas Edward Gilbert) was born on August 14, 1961. He died of a heart attack at age 33 on February 18, 1995.
-The late Buddy Landel (William Ensor) was born on August 14, 1961. He died at age 53 of complications from a car accident on June 22, 2015.
-The late Bobby Eaton was born on August 14, 1958. He died in his sleep at age 62 on August 4, 2021.
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