— The late Paul Bearer was born on this date in 1954; he would have been 59 years old today.
— The late Angelo Poffo (father of Randy Savage and Lanny Poffo) was born on this date in 1925. He passed away in March of 2010.
— There are no pro wrestling shows listed for ESPN Classic today.
— Here are Friday’s confirmed WWE SmackDown matches:
Non-Title Match: Dolph Ziggler © vs. Chris Jericho
Non-Title Match: Team Hell No © vs. Primetime Players
Non-Title Match: Wade Barrett © vs. Santino Marella
Non-Title Match: Antonio Cesaro © vs. Kofi Kingston
The Bellas & Tamina vs. Kaitlyn, Naomi & Cameron
Randy Orton & Sheamus vs. Big Show
100% DIRECT LINK (PHOTOS): The Bella Twins w/ Multiple Former WWE Stars! WHOA!!!
AEW Collision Chris Jericho’s Rock N’ Wrestling Rager 2026 Notes: FTR Wins Fourth Match & Ties Best-Of-5 Series Against MCMG, Brady Booker Vignette Airs, AEW International Title Set for Full Gear 2026, Tommaso Ciampa Wins AEW National Title, 11/11 Dynamite & Collision 3-Hour Show Card
AEW: Mick Foley on His Praise of Megan Bayne’s Women’s Blood & Guts Performance As Being Career Defining, Kyle Fletcher on Origin of His ‘Say My Full Name’ Catchphrase In AEW, Maya World Reveals She Wasn’t Supposed To Be At AEW Collision Show Where Nixon Newell & Miranda Alize Walked Out
Various: Real American Freestyle Wrestling Acquires World of Wrestling, Templario & Titan vs. Black Tiger & Ultimo Guerrero Set for MLW Saturday Night SuperFight, Indies/Misc.
![Bronson Reed Reportedly Still In Saudi Arabia After Suffering Injury at WWE Crown Jewel 2026 [Update: Backstage Update on Reed's Injuries]](https://www.tpww.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bronson-Reed-1-540x304.jpg "Bronson Reed Reportedly Still In Saudi Arabia After Suffering Injury at WWE Crown Jewel 2026 [Update: Backstage Update on Reed's Injuries]")
