By Jason Powell

-The WWE Smackdown taping takes place tonight in Moline, Illinois at I Wireless Center. The only thing advertised during Raw for the taping was that David Otunga will address the lawsuit that Ricardo Rodriguez is filing against Sheamus. We are looking for correspondents for tonight's taping. If you are going and want to help, contact me right away at dotnetjason@gmail.com.

-The dark main event for tonight's WWE Smackdown taping features Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton in a Triple Threat match for the World Hvt. Championship.

-Dot Net Members are listening to recent audio interviews with ROH Champion Kevin Steen, former WWE creative team member Court Bauer, and ROH standout Mike Bennett. Join us on the ad-free version of the website by signing up now via Prowrestling.net/amember/signup.php.

-Ric Flair is advertised for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling indy promotion on October 20. Flair will appear on the "Cabarrus County Clash" event at A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, N.C. For more information on the event, visit Midatlanticwrestling.com. [Thanks to Devin Cutting of ProwrestlingEvents.tk.]

-WWE is returning to Chicago on December 26 part of the Smackdown Holiday Tour. The pre-sale is now through Friday according to Ticketmaster (Justin Roberts said through September 10 at Raw). The password is WWEHOLIDAYS. [Thanks to Dot Net contributor Marv Hermanstyne and Dot Net reader Frank Mazzuca]

-Former WWE wrestler and TNA Knockouts Champion Kia Stevens is 35 today. She was born on September 4, 1977. Stevens worked as Kharma in WWE and was known as Awesome Kong in TNA. She confirmed in July that she had been released by WWE, yet noted that the door was left open for her to return at some point.

-Legendary Memphis promoter Jerry Jarrett is 70 today. He was born on September 4, 1942. He was one of the original TNA owners along with his son Jeff Jarrett. In addition to his work in pro wrestling, Jarrett also runs a successful construction company business.

-WWE developmental wrestler Xavier Woods (a/k/a Austin Watson) is 26 today. He was born on September 4, 1986. Watson worked as Consequences Creed in TNA.

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

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