WWE Smackdown taping in Grand Rapids (correspondents needed), $1 Dot Net Membership deal, Prowrestling.net Live audio show, Maryse, Alex Koslov, Arnold Skaaland, Ivan Putski, Brian Hildebrand, Sandy Barr

By Jason Powell

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-Former WWE Diva Maryse Ouellet is 31 today. She was born on January 21, 1983. Maryse is engaged to WWE wrestler Mike "The Miz" Mizanin.

-Independent wrestler Alex Koslov (a/k/a Alex Sherman) is 30 today. He was born on January 21, 1984. Koslov and his partner Rocky Romero work as Forever Hooligans.

-WWE Hall of Famer Arnold Skaaland was born on January 21, 1925. He died on March 13, 2007 at age 82. Skaaland was a wrestling and also served as the manager for Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund during their (W)WWF Title reigns. He was also a shareholder in Capitol Wrestling Corporation, which was the parent company of the WWWF. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1994 and was presented by Shane McMahon.

-WWE Hall of Famer Ivan Putski (a/k/a Jozef Bednarski) is 73 today. He was born on January 21, 1941. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995 and presented by his son Scott Putski.

-Late pro wrestling referee Brian Hildebrand was born on January 21, 1962. He died on September 8, 1999 after a bout with stomach and bowel cancer. He was a beloved figure in the pro wrestling industry and worked as a referee just days prior to his death.

-The late Sandy Barr (a/k/a Ferrin Barr) was born on January 21, 1938. He died on June 2, 2007 at age 69. Following his active wrestler days, Barr worked as a promoter, a referee, and a trainer. He is the father of the late Art Barr, who worked as the Love Machine in Mexico and also as Jimmy Jack Funk in WWE.

-There are no pro wrestling shows listed for ESPN Classic tonight.