NXT TV, last week’s NXT grade, Americo Rocca, Super Delfin, Luther Reigns, Bob Sapp, Nick Gage, Johnny Valentine, Mike Graham, Doug Somers, Big Boss Man, Ole Anderson

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

-NXT will be live tonight from Orlando, Florida, at the WWE Performance Center. The show features the start of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament. 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).

We are seeking reports of the tapings or dark matches held before NXT at the WWE Performance Center. If you are going tonight or to a future show and want to help, email me at dotnetjason@gmail.com.

-I gave last week’s NXT television show a D- grade during my same-night audio review. The readers enjoyed it more than I did, as last week’s show finished with B as the top grade in our post-show poll with 40 percent of the vote. A finished second with 33 percent of the vote.

Birthdays and Notables

-Americo Rocca (Javier Padilla) is 74.

-Super Delfin (Hiroto Wakita) is 59.

-Luther Reigns (Matt Wiese) is 55.

-Bob Sapp is 53.

-Nick Gage (Nicholas Wilson) is 46.

-The late Johnny Valentine (John Wisniski) was born on September 22, 1928. He died on April 24, 2001.

-The late Mike Graham (Michael Gossett) was born on September 22, 1951. He took his own life at age 61 on October 19, 2012.

-The late Doug Somers (Douglas Somerson) was born on September 22, 1951. He died at age 65 on May 16, 2017.

-The late Big Boss Man (Ray Traylor, Jr.) died of a heart attack at age 41 on September 22, 2004.

-The late Ole Anderson (Alan Rogowski) was born on September 22, 1942. He died at age 81 on February 26, 2024.