WWE Smackdown taping in Rockford (correspondents needed), Smackdown dark main event, Dot Net Audio, Dino Bravo, Reby Sky, NWA Central States Championship Wrestling in Illinois

By Jason Powell

-The WWE Smackdown taping will be held tonight in Rockford, Illinois at BMO Harris Bank Center. The show will feature MizTV with guests A.J. Lee and Big E Langston.

-We are looking for correspondents for tonight's WWE Smackdown taping in Rockford, Illinois. If you are going to the show or a weekend live event and want to be our correspondent, hit me up at dotnetjason@gmail.com.

-The advertised dark main event for tonight's Smackdown taping is Rob Van Dam, Sheamus, and Randy Orton vs. Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns in a six-man tag match.

-Dot Net Members are listening to my 49-minute audio review of WWE Raw. 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.

-The late Dino Bravo (a/k/a Adolfo Bresciano) was born on August 6, 1948. He died on March 10, 1993 at the age of 44. Bravo made a name for himself in Canada before working for the NWA and eventually WWE. Following his WWE retirement, Bravo was found shot to death in his Quebec home. He was shot 17 times and it is believed that he was killed due to his alleged role in cigarette smuggling in Canada. No arrest has ever been made in connection with his shooting.

-Reby Sky (a/k/a Rebecca Reyes) is 27 today. She was born on August 6, 1986. She made her in-ring debut in 2011, and she and Matt Hardy recently announced their engagement and will be married on October 5 in North Carolina. You can view their wedding website at Skyhardwedding.com.

-NWA Central States Championship Wrestling is running on August 31 in Cahokia, Illinois at Knights of Columbus Hall. The show features NWA Champion Rob Conway defending the title against NWA Central States Champion Evan "Money" Morris, Shane Fury vs. Shane Somers for the NWA Illinois Title, Byron Wilcott vs. Chris Logan in a No. 1 contenders match for the Illinois Title, and Jordynne Grace vs. Claudia Solis. For more information about the show, visit NWA-CCW.com

-ESPN Classic has a block of Global Supercard Wrestling listed from 8:00 p.m. CT that will run until 5:00 a.m. CT. I don't have ESPN Classic any longer, so I'm not sure whether this is the old Global pro wrestling show or amateur wrestling. If you know, shoot me an email at dotnetjason@gmail.com.