WWE live Raw (early start time) and Smackdown taping in Ottawa, Powell’s Q&A Podcast, Vince McMahon, Sho Funaki, Tino Sabbatelli, Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Pac, Uhaa Nation, Paul Ellering, Stevie Ray, Rocky Johnson, JC Bailey

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

-WWE Raw is live tonight from Ottawa, Ontario, at Canadian Tire Centre. Join me for my live review as Raw streams live on Netflix tonight at the early start time of 5CT/6ET. My weekly same-night Raw audio reviews are available exclusively for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon patrons).

-WWE is also taping an episode of Smackdown tonight in Ottawa. They will also have a Smackdown show on Friday in Cleveland, Ohio, which includes a Raw taping. We are seeking reports or basic results from both events. If you are doing and want to help, email me at [email protected].

-Dot Net Members will be listening to my Q&A audio show today. Submit questions for the Q&A Audio Show via email at [email protected] this morning before 12CT/11ET. Please maintain the limit of three pro wrestling-related questions and four non-wrestling questions. This show is available exclusively for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon patrons).

-We are looking for reports from tonight’s live Raw and Smackdown taping in Ottawa, Tuesday’s NXT in Orlando, Wednesday’s Dynamite and Collision taping in Glasgow, and Friday’s WWE Smackdown and Raw taping in Cleveland. If you are going to one of the shows and want to help, email me at [email protected].

Birthdays and Notables

-Vince McMahon is 81 today.

-Sho Funaki is 58 today.

-Tino Sabbatelli (Sabby Piscitelli) is 43 today.

-The late Rocky Johnson was born on August 24, 1944. He died at age 75 on January 15, 2020. His death was attributed to a pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot.

-The late JC Bailey (Joseph Bailey Jr.) was born on August 23, 1983. He died of an intracranial aneurysm at age 27 on August 30, 2010.

-Paul Ellering turned 73 on Saturday.

-Stevie Ray (Lash Huffman) turned 68 on Saturday.

-Jimmy Uso (Jonathan Solofa Fatu) turned 41 on Saturday.

-Jey Uso (Joshua Samuel Fatu) turned 41 on Saturday.

-Pac (Benjamin Satterley) turned 40 on Saturday.

-Uhaa Nation (Sesugh Uhaa) turned 38 on Saturday. He worked as Apollo Crews in WWE.