TNA Impact Wrestling, NXT tapings at Full Sail (correspondents needed), Dot Net Weekly audio show, Tyson Kidd, Shinya Hashimoto, Butch Reed, Three hour late night AWA block on ESPN Classic

By Chris Shore

-TNA Impact Wrestling tonight was taped in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 29. Gail Kim faces Taryn Terrell in a ladder match, and major points in the Bound for Glory series are on the line. Join me for live coverage of the show as it airs on SpikeTV at 8:00 p.m. CT.

-WWE NXT is taping episodes tonight at Full Sail University. We are looking for correspondents for the show. If you are attending and can send along results, drop us a line at dotnetjason@gmail.com.

-Dot Net Members will be listening to the Dot Net Weekly audio show later today. Jason Powell and Chris Shore will review all the news of the week, as well as preview this Sunday's Money in the Bank pay-per-view. If you enjoy our All Access audio, help support Dot Net by signing up for membership to the ad-free version of the website via the Dot Net Members' Signup Page.

-WWE star Tyson Kidd (a/k/a Theodore James "TJ" Wilson) turns 33 today. Kidd, who is recovering from a torn meniscus he suffered in January, recently wed WWE Diva Natalya (a/k/a Natalie Neidhart) after dating for more than a decade.

--The late Shinya Hashimoto died on this date in 2005 of a brain aneurism at 40 years of age. Hashimoto was one New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Three Musketeers" along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh. The trio was the hottest act in NJPW throughout the 1990s.

-Former NWA/WWE star Butch Reed turns 59 today. Reed, who teamed with WWE Hall of Famer Ron Simmons as "Doom" in WCW, holds the dubious distinction of being the first man ever eliminated in a Royal Rumble match.

-The following matches are listed for the 2:00 a.m. CT airing of the AWA on ESPN Classic: Hernandez vs. Larry Zbyszko; Davey Richards vs. Stan Hansen; Col. DeBeers vs. Curtis; The Sheik & Boris Zhukov vs. The Midnight Rockers

-The following matches are listed for the 3:00 a.m. CT airing of the AWA on ESPN Classic: Snow vs. Washington; Petson vs. Tolas; Steve O. vs. Mr. Magnificent; Ustinov vs. Evans; Larry Zbyszko vs. Stevens; Hennig vs. Greg Gagne for the AWA Championship.

-The following matches are listed for the 4:00 a.m. CT airing of the AWA on ESPN Classic: Midnight Express vs. Burke & Allen; Steve O. vs. Rick Gatner; Wahoo & Peterson vs. Leone & Sanchez; Nasty Boys vs. Jerrett & Burke; Rich vs. Stone; Boris Zhukov vs. Arn Anderson.