Punk’s UFC Reference Edited Off RAW + Today’s Birthdays

— Former NWA Champion Tommy Rich turns 57 years old today.

— ROH star Roderick Strong turns 30 years old today.

— There are no pro wrestling shows listed for ESPN Classic this weekend. The UWF show will return on Monday, while the AWA show will return on Tuesday.

— CM Punk’s mention that Brock Lesnar was a former UFC Heavyweight Champion was edited off the RAW replay that aired in Australia. For what it’s worth, Punk went “off script” during his promo as the UFC reference wasn’t planned. Punk is known to “push his limits” when it comes to holding a live microphone.

— Dragon Gate USA sent out the following video hyping The Gate To Heaven Match:

Major backstage heat on CM Punk for his RAW promo >>>