Owen Hart's Birthday, Bobby Lashley Returns To The Ring, Matt Hardy News, IZW, More

- Today would have marked Owen Hart's 47th birthday. Hart died on May 23, 1999 after an equipment malfunction during his entrance at the Over the Edge pay-per-view from the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

- The Young Bucks, TJ Perkins and Michael Elgin will be part of the CRW event this Friday, May 11th at the CRW Centre in St. Leonard, Quebec, Canada. Go to luttecrw.com for more information.

- Also this Friday, Vendetta Pro Wrestling presents Melee 2012 from Lakeview Jr. High School in Santa Maria, California. Bell time is 7:30 pm. Billy Blade will take on Matt Hardy, while Rik Luxury will face Bobby Lashley, who will be making his return to the ring. Shawn Daivari and Gangrel will also be in action. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit vendettaprowrestling.com.

- Matt Hardy will also be part of the Xcite Wrestling show at the American Legion in Binghamton, New York on July 21st, 2012. Go to xcitewrestling.com for more information.

- CZW returns to Philadelphia for Proving Grounds this Saturday, May 12 from the Parkwood Youth Organization at 3301 Mechanicsville Road. You can get more information or purchase tickets at CZWrestling.com.

- Also this Saturday, IZW's Coronation marks the return of the founder, owner and life blood of IZW, Johnny Z. Johnny Z will team with Jermaine Johnson to face Brandon Bishop and Aaron Neil. IZW's biggest iPPV of the year Coronation will be broadcast worldwide exclusively on GFL.tv. You can get more information about Johnny Z's return by clicking here.

Draven Listman and Devin Cutting contributed to this article.