— WWE runs the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio for a Raw brand live event on Sunday, July 30th. Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt, Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe as well as Dean Ambrose vs. The Miz are scheduled for the show. Tickets go on sale next Friday, June 2nd.
— “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero is 39 years old today.
— Graham Sucha, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Shaw, recognized Jinder Mahal’s WWE title win at WWE Backlash. Mahal was born in Calgary in 1986.
He said: “I think I speak for all of ‘Albertans’ when I’d like to congratulate this talented wrestler from Calgary on his championship win.“
— Rusev posted a tease about appearing on SmackDown Live! this week, though he ultimately didn’t show up. Rusev posted the following to Twitter, making reference to the fact that he claimed he wasn’t at last week’s episode due to the NHL game he was attending:
No @PredsNHL game tonight. You know what that means…….
— Rusev The Ruler (@RusevBUL) May 23, 2017
