Survivor Series:
Title matches penciled in for this years Survivor Series are, Sheamus vs Rusev (US Title), AJ Lee vs Nikki Bella (Diva's Title), and a multi team elimination match for the Tag Titles.
Fans upset NXT stars:
NXT stars have taken to social media to hit out at fans that are hijackaing their shows, with obtrusive chanting, that draws attention to them, and away from the ring.
Youngest main event:
Maybe the days of WWE being criticised for it's over use of the same top guys are coming to an end, Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins at Hell In A Cell was the first match since Survivor Series 1994, that two men under the age of 30 had contested the last match.
Steen gets WWE name:
Kevin Steen will be known as Kevin Owens. WWE TM'ed the name last week. He has named himself after his Son, Owen, who was named after Owen Hart.
WWE shareholder says the McMahon's are looking to sell WWE:
Lemelson, a capital management company who hold a large number of WWE shares. Commenting on the probability of again falling short of the one million Network subscriber count they need to hit, a board member of the company, said...
''It doesn't necessarily matter if they hit their goal for the Network because (I) think that the McMahon family is interested in selling the business, thus providing shares protection from further downside."
New PPV:
WWE have confirmed the new PPV, ''WWE Fast Lane''. They TM'ed the name today.
TNA:
TNA have a new World Champion, Bobby Roode.
WWE Network:
WWE announced 731,000 people are subscribed to their channel, that is a gain of just 31,000 in the last 3 months.
To try to encourage further gains they have also decided to end 6 month commitments, and are finally going to let us in the UK join in, the Network will be rolled out in Britain next month, and they are offering a free month for anybody that signs up for the Network next month. The price will still be $9.99, but you can now cancel your subscription at any time.
The WWE however did announce better than expected financial figures for the past quarter, so there is some good news, although investors disagree, the shares took a big hit after the figures were released, down 8%..
WWE racism:
Alberto Del Rio has confirmed that racism against black and hispanic performers goes right to the very top of WWE. Refusing to name names, but claiming the man who called to fire him (Triple H) was one of the very worst offenders. He also says WWE were going to bring him back in a couple of months, after the incident blew over, but he told them if he did not have his job back by the time he put down his phone, he would never come back.
WWE Alum says ''Never'':
Torrie Wilson says she will never return to wrestling, and has never thought about it since retiring, however another for female may be on her way back, WWE have re-applied for the TradeMark ''Eve Torres''.
Wale:
Rapper Wale has enlisted the help of Paul Heyman for his debut wrestling event, which he has confirmed will take place in New York.
Orton pulled:
Randy Orton has been pulled from next months Euro tour. Bray Wyatt will take his spot on the plane.
WWE hand out two more scholarships:
Paul Burchill and a former developmental start have been awarded $5,000 each for educational purposes.
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