Today's News

Retirement:

NXT Alum CJ Parker says he has decided to hang up his boots, and will retire after his next match. His opponent on August 29 will be Ethan Carter III.

SummerSlam:

Prime Time Players will defend their Tag Team Championships vs Lucha Dragons, New Day and Los Matadores, in a fatal four way match at SummerSlam. An elimination match between the teams of Paige, Charlotte and Becky Lynch, Naomi, Tamina Snuka and Sasha Banks, and The Bella's and Alicia Fox was also confirmed, as was Stardust and King Barrett vs Neville and Stephen Amell.

Two official theme songs have been named...

• "Cool For The Summer" by Demi Lovato.
• "Big Summer" by CFO$.

Backup plans for Seth Rollins, should Cena be unable to wrestle, are either a WrestleMania rematch vs Randy Orton, or a triple threat with Sheamus added to the mix.

Dolph Ziggler:

After recovering his Twitter account yesterday, Dolph was hacked again later in the day, this time his Instagram was hit.

WWE warn fans:

WWE made a statement to the crowd before Raw last night warning them not to throw anything into the ring. They also, via the announcers, and Triple H, made it clear it was not acceptable for people to come out of the crowd, and get into the ring, during the segment where Stephen Amell did exactly that.

Hall Of Famer slams Lesnar as dangerous:

Hacksaw Jim Duggan says Brock Lesnar hurts people because he does not care about his opponent...

''You know the guy (presumably The Undertaker), he does a lot of high risk moves for an older man, out there taking... working with Brock Lesnar is dangerous anyway because Brock doesn't seem to care about his partner. It's easy to hurt people though. If I give you my body, then you gotta take care of me. Some guys don't give a darn and Brock doesn't give a darn, he'll just throw people around. Steiners used to be like that."

The interviewer tried to defend him, but Duggan wouldn't have it, going on to say...

"No, no, no... they take advantage of people. They take advantage of people. When you get another hardnose out there they seem to loosen up really quick."

Hulk Hogan:

On his 62nd birthday Hulk Hogan took to Twitter to confirm he is still training for WrestleMania 32. He rowed back slightly after some ribbing from fans, and said Mania 32 was (Past tense) his goal, but he still had hopes of something big coming in the future, and wants to be ready.

Injuries:

Both Sheamus and Alicia Fox were cleared to compete after suffering concussions in recent weeks, before Raw last night.

Rousey confirms WWE future:

Ronda Rousey was asked if WWE was something she would consider after her UFC days end, her response...

"Definitely. I loved being in WrestleMania and will find a way to get back in the squared circle I just have no clue when. And any real wrestling fan would want to be surprised anyway."

Tough Enough:

Chris Jericho has named tonights Tough Enough matches...

• Amanda vs Sara Lee.
• GiGi vs Tanner.
• Josh vs ZZ.

Patrick has relayed a weird story from his indy past. He said he was once at a show wearing American flag pants, and when the national anthem rang out before the show started the crowd faced him to salute his trousers, as there was no flag to face during the song.

GFW tryout camp:

GFW are going to hold open tryout camps, priced at $200, with the opportunity to attend a Jeff Jarrett seminar for an additional $40 before the camp begins. Two people will be selected to join the GFW roster at the end of the trial.

Movies:

Trish Stratus and Kurt Angle have wrapped appearances in movies this week.

Roddy Piper:

Roddy Piper was laid to rest today in Portland, Oregon.