Today's News

WWE on TV:

John Cena and Shaq will be stars of the next episode of 'Carpool Karaoke'.

GFW champ wants Del Rio banned:

Eli Drake says he is not sure that Alberto Del Rio deserves another chance with GFW...

"I don't know whether we should have him back or not. Now, am I gonna dig too deep into that? Probably not. Everybody knows all the stuff that's gone down, all the controversy, all that stuff. Personally, I think for now we can do without it. But aside from that, who knows what the future holds?"

This is probably kayfabe as a creative leak suggests he will come back in November as a heel P!ssed off that he was banned and stripped for nothing.

Paige / Del Rio support hurricane victims:

Paige and Alberto Del Rio are paying for displaced families affected by the Texas hurricane to rent rooms to stay in until they are able to go back home.

Injury:

Jack Gallagher was badly bust open on 205 Live last night. His match had to be stopped so medics could patch him up at ringside.

Kane talks Taker's future:

Kane refused to say that the Undertaker is retired, but did concede that he is at the point in his career where he has earned the right to choose if and when he competes again...

"He deserves and I think he'll be able to do what he wants and it's going to be up to him. And in the end, I think it'll be, his decision will be the quality of what it is. And certainly, he has been one of those guys that when you watch him at WrestleMania, it's like, 'golly, does the guy ever age?' And I think that will ultimately be how he feels he will be able to perform will be the deciding factor. I'll tell you this: I'd like to have one more match with him. I'd like to do maybe the Brothers Of Destruction one last time, but that's not something that we're going to do. The guy has had an absolutely phenomenal, legendary career, so I think pretty much everything is icing on the cake and not the cake itself at this point."

Hall Of Fame 2018:

WWE are working on easing tensions with Batista, with a view to inducting him as the headliner, into next years Hall Of Fame. (Which means Taker won't be going in, which might mean he is not retired?).

They may have work to do, as Batista recently mocked his early days with the promotion...

"Only in WWE. When I first came up, I did this character called Deacon Batista, so it was the same last name, but I was working with this guy named D-Von Dudley and he was doing this televangelist preacher type deal where he was collecting money and I held this big, goofy box and I was a security guard of his money box. So ridiculous. It was horrible."

GFW TV:

GFW have extended their TV deal with Pop into next year.

Sexy breaks silence:

Sexy Star has spoken of the Rosemary incident for the first time:

"This have been very difficult days for me. Last Saturday, I was in a championship fight; was very hard. I think everything got out of hand. I don't know, I am still confused with the situation. I'd like to remain quiet and when the time is right I will speak on the subject. Men and women want to finish me, make me retire from the sport. I am still here, as I stated in the beginning, I will not stop representing all those women that have been mistreated physically or psychologically. I believe that I have to stronger. If at a moment I went through depression and got out of it, I will also get out of this one. I was doing what I had to do, what the people deserved, to go all in clawing until the end. That's what happened, I submitted her. It appears the girl is injured, I don't know, is not something I am aware off. That's all I can say."

The Shield:

Roman Reigns has dropped a huge hint that the Shield are getting back together, then quickly tried to backtrack...

"Over the next few weeks, we'll be able to see it play out. But the main thing right now is I've been in the title picture for the Raw brand, so I can firmly say neither of those guys would leave that to rejoin The Shield and rekindle that flame."

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KO wants his match:

Kevin Owens has tweeted a reminder to WWE officials that he is still owed a Universal title rematch.

PC guest:

WWE Alum, Eve Torres, was a guest at the WWE PC this week.

Jericho reveals what he told Neville about Enzo:

Chris Jericho says he knew all along that Enzo Amore would end up in 205 Live, and told Neville it would be up to him to make it work...

"I told Neville this months ago, I said, 'There's gonna come a time when you're gonna have to make him look good, that's the job of guys like you and me. It doesn't matter if he's good. That's not his responsibility, that's yours now. Neville's gonna have to do anything he can to make that match work the same way that all the great workers in time do that."

Alum returns:

Shelton Benjamin returned to a WWE ring last night.

Injury:

Xavier Woods has strained an MCL. Becky Lynch says she recently had the same injury, but worked through it. Xavier won't be, he is out for about a month.

WWE exec sells stock:

Kevin Dunn has sold $1.5 million of his WWE shares.

Seth supports:

Seth Rollins has released a new shirt, with all proceeds going to the hurricane relief fund in Texas.

Rosemary:

Rosemary has strained bicep and tricep muscles, and is very swollen around the joint that was dislocated by Sexy Star.

PWI 500:

Kazuchika Okada is this years PWI wrestler of the year.

WWE games:

Batch 3 of this years WWE video game roster has been released...

• Akam
• Alexa Bliss
• Apollo Crews
• Asuka
• Big Cass
• Carmella
• Cedric Alexander
• Chad Gable
• Chris Jericho
• Dana Brooke
• Dash Wilder
• Finn Bálor
• Jason Jordan
• Jimmy Garvin
• Johnny Gargano
• Kevin Owens
• Lex Luger
• Macho Man Randy Savage
• Michael P.S. Hayes
• Mick Foley
• Miss Jacqueline
• Mr. Perfect
• Neville
• Nia Jax
• Nick Miller
• Razor Ramon
• Rezar
• Ric Flair
• Rick Martel
• Rick Rude
• Ricky The Dragon Steamboat
• Rikishi
• Roderick Strong
• Rusev
• Samoa Joe
• Scott Dawson
• Shane Thorne
• TJ Perkins
• Tommaso Ciampa
• Tye Dillinger
• Vader

Wrestler dies at event:

A 25 year old musician and stand up comedian, who wanted to be a wrestler, was killed after suffering a critical brain injury during a match at an unsanctioned show in Oklahoma over the past weekend. He was in a coma until Tuesday, when he died from the damage suffered after taking a spinebuster.

GFW address Rosemary AAA incident:

"It was an honor for GFW to be invited to participate in TripleMania XXV, held this past weekend in Mexico City. The AAA talent that we have worked with have been consummate professionals and the company organized and delivered an extraordinary event, in which both DJZ and Andrew Everett had spectacular showings following their recent surgeries. While the incident with Sexy Star marred an outstanding show, AAA executives have confirmed to us that appropriate measures are being taken in respect of this incident. Both AAA and Sexy Star have apologized to Rosemary. It is time to focus on the positives of the weekend and look forward to building our relationship with AAA and NOAH to bring an ever improving wrestling product to our fans."

Zack Sabre defends not signing with WWE:

"It would be like asking a musician, 'Why didn't you sign with the biggest record label?' I'm just concerned with being the best professional wrestler I can be. ...It was really just a personal choice. This is my path."

Flair beats odds:

Jerry Lawler says Ricky Steamboat was told that Ric Flair had only a 20% chance of surviving his recent surgery, by his doctors.

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No Mercy:

John Cena vs Roman Reigns is official for the next Raw only PPV.

WWE support American disaster victims:

WWE aired a VT asking fans to donate to help victims of the hurricane in Texas this week, which has displaced thousands from their homes and killed a number in the city of Houston. The Rock has sent $25,000 to the relief fund.

New look:

Big Show has shaved his beard off.

Dolph's brother jailed:

Dolph Ziggler's brother has been jailed for 15 years for killing a serviceman during a botched robbery when he and a friend went to his hotel room to purchase drugs from him.

New champion:

Alexa Bliss regained the red Women's gold she had lost at SummerSlam, last night.

Injuries:

Xavier Woods injured his knee at last nights SD live show. Samoa Joe also hurt his knee over the weekend. He is benched for about 4 weeks.

Primo is at the PC preparing for his return.

Ric Flair:

Ric Flair is starting his road back from ill health. He will begin physical therapy soon.

Enzo dropped:

Enzo Amore was pulled from the IC title battle royal last night and instead wrestled a 205 Live wrestler.

SD teaser:

• Will Kevin Owens be on the warpath?
• Will Bobby Roode continue to make SmackDown LIVE glorious?
• Gable & Benjamin make their tag team debut
• Is Dolph Ziggler ready to show off his star power?
• Has Lana prepared Tamina to crush the competition?

MYC star suffers heartbreak:

Lacey Evans father killed himself just weeks before the MYC show taped. She has shared why she felt she needed to work the shows anyway...

"It was a rough life growing up between the addiction and depression and the suicide attempts that came later. My family was dealing with a lot of things. I was stuck in the middle of it. All I knew is what I didn't want to become when I became older. I guess I had good role models in a bad way. That made me work extra hard and keep my mind focused. My father overdosed two months before my WWE tryout... My biggest thing, and he didn't make it. He didn't make it to any graduation I've ever had. Not high school. Not college. Not the Marine Corps. I've done big things and he never made it to one."

WWE in ad:

Sheamus & Cesaro have taped an ad for Burger King.

First match, last match:

Santino Marella had his first match for four years recently, and it was his last. He further damaged his surgically repaired neck during the bout.

John Cena:

John Cena has landed a voice acting role on an animated comedy series.

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Mania celeb gets wed:

Ronda Rousey has gotten married.

Rosemary responds:

Rosemary has responded to the ugly incident she was victim of at AAA over the weekend...

"Let me make this perfectly clear: if you take liberties with someone's body when they are giving it to you and trusting you to keep them safe, you are not tough. You are an asshole. And you don't belong in this business. Sexy Star decided to do just that this weekend at TripleMania. And while I have remained quiet on social media until I was more calm to address the situation, I have now being informed that she is telling people that it is a work. You are all now being informed that Sexy Star is a liar. She was a liar in the locker room when she was forced to apologize and instead cooked up some bulls--t excuse that she 'didn't know' and she is a liar now. You know if you are torquing on someone's arm. You know an armbar is a real and dangerous hold. The only reason your face is not broken right now is because a little voice inside my head as I lay on the apron kept repeating, 'Don't go to Mexican prison.' (thanks Demon). However, turning to positives, the outreach from the wrestling community has been incredible. I'm overwhelmed with how much love I feel right now from friends, fans, and people I have yet to meet in this amazing business. We are a family and we protect our own. If you violate that, you are not welcome here. I also want to thank the AAA locker room. Multiple people came up to me saying how sorry and disgusted they were. Thank you Hamada and Shani, who also had to deal with bulls--t from Star during that match. Thank you, Vampiro, for professionally trying to calm a volatile situation, though, as you know, once the excuses started pouring out of Sexy Star's mouth in lieu of an apology, it was over. Thank you to the amazing GFW locker room, both present that night and not. I have so much support from everyone, and talent, crew and office have all reached out to show me that."

Promotions are rushing to distance themselves from Sexy Star, with many withdrawing bookings for the Mexican lady.

Enzo heat:

Enzo is in more heat. He has angered fellow workers for gloating about his celebrity friends and spamming his social media feed with pictures of him with a shopping list of celebs at the Mayweather fight.

X-Pac talks WWE regrets:

''An example of what a dumbass I was. Shane McMahon comes up to me, 'yeah, we're going to have just the Red Hot Chili Peppers do your theme music.' I'm like, 'no, I want Uncle Kracker.' I mean, come on, man, another one, it was Vince and Shane, 'we're thinking of having you work Jericho at 'Mania for the I.C. belt.' I'm like, 'no, I want to finish my program with Kane, which was already way on its last legs, but 'no, I want to do this.' So I mean, do that give you an example?"

Raw tease:

• Banks faces Bliss in anticipated return bout
• Can John Cena and Roman Reigns coexist on the same brand?
• Enzo Amore joins the Cruiserweights
• Is Braun Strowman our next Universal Champion?
• Rollins & Ambrose hold their own as Raw Tag Team Champions

Sid trashes WWE stars:

He does not like KO's weight or the fact he wears a shirt in the ring...

"I see people like Kevin Owens and this Nakamura guy and these other people like this. I see that and I'm going, 'Business has got to be bad. Or they're at a point where they don't care, that's the only thing I know."

HHH reveals why MYC was named after Mae Young:

"So there were a lot of decisions and a lot of names thrown around, and there was a team that went through all that stuff. At the end of the day, we were looking for something that kinda symbolized the transition. And while I think a lot of people would say, like, you know, 'Why didn't you name it The Moolah Classic?', or 'Why didn't you name it after some other female?' To me, Mae was the one person that, when you look at it, Mae Young started at the very beginning of her life. Got into a men's-only business and against all conceivable odds stayed in that business and competed much like Moolah did or all these other people. But Mae was one of the only ones that was able to really transition into the modern day. Mae was able to transition into the entertainment component of the Attitude Era in a way that if you look at the Attitude Era and you look at Mae Young, you can look at Moolah standing next to her. But Moolah was just kinda there in the straight man or straight woman in the equation. Mae was the one that was like, 'I don't care. I'll do it.' You know, she was half the time suggesting stuff that we're like, 'Oh God. Mae, we can't do that.' You know?"

No Mercy:

John Cena vs Roman Reigns is planned for the next Raw special.

Book MIA:

The hurricane in Texas has cost WWE an announcer for tonight. Booker T cannot travel due to the storm. Jerry Lawler will step in.

WWE in rehab:

Mike Kanellis has started rehab from a prescription drug addiction.

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Mayweather / McGregor:

One time WWE wrestler, Floyd Mayweather, is 50-0. He beat UFC's Conor McGregor by TKO in round 10 of 12 of their fight last night.

Emotional video emerges:

A video of Paul Heyman making an emotive speech at a Jim Ross speaking show, paying tribute to the HOF'er's late wife Jan, has been released online...

Edge names move thieves:

Edge has playfully called out two WWE stars for using his moves without asking him permission...

"I did that one submission, I think I called it The Edgecator, or The Edgecation, or something, which was kind of like, I looked at it like a reverse Sharpshooter/ankle lock where I could be looking at the back of the head. I think Sheamus has used it since. He didn't call and ask me. He didn't text me. I don't care. Again, I think that's kind of a tip of the hat. I think Sandow used every one of my moves! And then, when he saw me, he was like, 'uh, oh yeah, by the way, is that cool?' And I was like, 'well, I mean, you've already done it, so it's a little late, but yes, it's cool.' And I like him, so I was just busting his chops. But yeah, I always look at that stuff as a tip of the old hatski."

Sickening incident:

The wrestling world has reacted with revulsion to a disgusting incident at AAA's show last night. Sexy Star appeared to deliberately break the arm of GFW star Rosemary during their match, after being involved in a shoot incident with another lady wrestler. The scene backstage was said to be toxic and ugly, and Star quickly left the building, but was found and brought back by Vampiro, who made her apologise to the GFW talent. She did so, then left again, as word got back that the other lady was looking for her, to finish the incident that started it. Rosemary's arm was pulled out of place, but she is not expected to miss too much ring time. Talent from all promotions have rounded upon the Mexican, calling her a plague on the business and for her to banned from the sport for life.

Enzo at big fight:

Enzo Amore paid $10,000 to watch the Floyd vs Conor fight last night.

NXT:

WWE officials are considering offering the NXT Women's title as the prize for the winner of the Mae Young classic tournament.

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Mania celeb in $100 million fight:

Floyd Mayweather will box Conor McGregor of UFC in a multi million $ fight tonight. He reportedly will earn over $100,000,000 for the match.

Injury:

Cass has come through his surgery and is now starting his road to recovery, which will likely be completed after WrestleMania next year.

WWE old boy hopes for new job:

Matt Morgan has announced he will be running for a political office in Florida.

Flair back:

Charlotte is back on the road after a break to be with her ill father.

Sad day for Dana:

Dana Brooke's partner was laid to rest today.

Cody Rhodes:

Cody Rhodes and Stephen Amell have launched a wine business together.

Hero kid thanks Rock:

A 10 year old rescued his 2 year old brother from drowning in Michigan. He then performed CPR to save his life. The boy, when asked how he knew what to do, says watching the Rock film 'San Andreas' taught him the technique. The Rock has been so moved by the story that he has asked the family to fly out to meet him in Vancouver as soon as the youngest member is well enough, so he can shake Jacob's hand.

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GFW:

Eli Drake is now officially GFW champion.

Historic reign ends:

Asuka has relinquished her reign as NXT Women's champion. She also said goodbye to NXT last night. After she is cleared from injury she will be moved straight to the main roster.

New Day:

WWE want to make the New Day the greatest team in the history of the promotion. They already have a longevity record and WWE now want to make them the most decorated team too, meaning they will win and lose the Tag titles repeatedly in the coming months / years.

Edge to TNA:

Edge says he once considered following Christian to TNA...

"Interesting little tidbit here that I don't even know how much Christian knows, if even at all, to be honest. I don't recall talking to him about it. I don't know how word gets out on contracts being up and things like that, but there was one point where my contract was coming up and TNA reached out to me, and he was there, so they reached out to me, and they told me numbers, and schedule, and all of these things. And for me, at that point, schedule was the thing that I was like, 'well, that'd be a whole lot easier on the body' because I was getting pretty beat up. I started with WWE in '97. At that point it was like 2008 or 2009. I can't even remember. It's a long time. Now, there were breaks because of injuries, but that was my body saying, 'take a break dude,' and I never did until something broke. The idea that Christian was there, and the opponents. If I went there, there's Joe, there's AJ, there's a lot of fresh things to do, but for whatever reason, from day one WWE felt like my home. It felt like the place that I'd always wanted to get to. I did those two TV matches in WCW against Kevin Sullivan and Meng and within five minutes of walking into that locker room I was like, 'I don't want to be here - I could tell this is not the place for me.' And the dream was still WWF and getting there. And then, finally seeing the inner workings and then working into a position where I was one of the main event guys and I was factored in, it just felt like they did put that faith in me, that they did pull the trigger with me for whatever reason they did and I felt like I can't look that gift horse in the mouth. And sure, there was work involved, but 'I got to stick it out here and I got to stay here. I just want my career to be here and nowhere else.' But for Christian, I do believe that was definitely the right thing to do."

Christian dis-agreed, revealing how hard his decision to leave WWE was...

"Don't get me wrong, saying WWE felt like home, and it was home to me as well, and it crushed me to leave. It really did. It was one of the hardest things that I've ever had to do. Saying 'goodbye' on my last night there, tears in your eyes and you're crying because you don't know when you're going to see your friends again. And these are all the people that become your family when you're on the road and spending so much time with them, and, in a sense, you're leaving your family for something that's unknown."

Cass:

Big Cass had knee surgery today.

Angle returning to ring:

Kurt Angle says he expects to be back in the ring either late this, or early next, year.

WWE involved in big fight:

Mauro Ranallo will call the Floyd Mayweather / Conor McGregor boxing match this weekend.

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Tazz:

Tazz has had his hand surgery today, and is now recovering.

Why Cody won't ask for name back:

Cody Rhodes says he believes WWE would give him his Rhodes name back if he asked, but has decided he won't...

"It's a very simple matter of, if I want to ask for my last name, if I want to ask for Cody Rhodes back to perform under it — I perform under it at non-televised events, it's not secret to the fans that's my last name — but when it comes to television, that's WWE's intellectual property. And I am wholeheartedly sure that if I were to ask them to go by Rhodes, they would have no problem. But I don't mind going by just Cody. I think there's something cool about it."

Why Cena has been moved to Raw:

John Cena has been moved to Raw at Vince McMahon's request. He wants him to pass the torch to Roman Reigns, probably with a long build feud up to next years Mania. It will also give some other top stars the chance to get dream matches against him.

SummerSlam storm out:

Reports that Rusev was so angry with his quick defeat to Randy Orton at SummerSlam that both he and Lana asked to be released from their contracts has been rubbished by the ravishing Russian.

JR:

Jim Ross has had to over dub his commentary for 16 matches for the Mae Young classic. He said his first go around was not bad, but the second attempt is better. They focused on providing more background info on the women involved in the second call of the matches.

Corbin's heat:

John Cena is reportedly the reason Baron Corbin's push has been killed. He was angry at Corbin attacking fans, in particular an active serviceman, on Twitter, and made the office know that he felt his behaviour was not appropriate.

WWE TV:

WWE have signed a TV deal with Flow in the Caribbean.

Jinder talks race incident:

Jinder Mahal says boos during the Indian national anthem on WWE TV are by a small minority, and people in the country shouldn't be offended...

"It was a very small negative reaction but overall everyone was very happy. I think that's the first time that the Indian National Anthem has ever been sung on such a huge platform. I think everyone was very proud that our culture has been showed. I want to make sure that everything we do is authentic, is the real thing. Very few people are offended by it."

Low Ki:

GFW are refusing to accept Low Ki's request to be released. He quit during this weeks TV's after being told he would not be moved into the GFW title picture, but would stay at X division level.

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Rock dropped:

Marky Mark Wahlberg has taken over from The Rock as the highest paid actor in Hollywood.

Returns and debuts:

Shelton Benjamin is back in WWE and Booby Roode has been promoted to the full roster with SmackDown.

Lesnar UFC match in doubt:

Jon Jones, who is rumoured to have been lined up as Brock Lesnar's next UFC opponent, has been banned for failing a drugs test.

Enzo re-homed:

Enzo Amore has been moved to 205 Live.

Cass:

Big Cass needs ACL surgery and will be benched for 9 months+.

205 clown:

Drew Gulak's younger brother, Rory, was in the clown suit on WWE TV last night.

Dana Brooke:

Dana Brooke has set up a children's charity in her late partner Dallas' name.

Undertaker:

Jerry Lawler says Taker may have been at SummerSlam to be scanned for a new WWE video game, as everyone at the event, including himself, was done over the weekend.

Beach balls:

WWE banned beach balls from SD last night. It failed, many people were able to sneak them through security and use them during the show.

Musician meets namesake:

Bruno Mars has, for the first time, met the man he was named after, WWE HOF'er Bruno Sammartino.

Low Ki quits:

Low Ki quit GFW at this weeks TV tapings.

WWE games:

WWE have revealed another batch of characters for this years game...

• Goldberg
• Earthquake
• Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
• Larry Zbyszko
• Brutus Beefcake
• Greg Valentine
• Edge
• The Godfather
• Eddie Guerrero
• Daniel Bryan
• Maryse
• Naomi
• Sasha Banks
• Bayley
• Ivory
• Natalya
• Mickie James
• Becky Lynch
• Tamina
• Ember Moon
• Kerry Von Erich
• Kevin Von Erich
• Jey Uso
• Jimmy Uso
• Mojo Rawley
• Zack Ryder
• Shinsuke Nakamura
• AJ Styles
• Bobby Roode
• The Miz
• Roman Reigns
• The Rock
• Randy Orton
• Triple H
• Kurt Angle
• Brock Lesnar
• John Cena

Today's News

Champ injured:

Asuka broke her collarbone at Brooklyn, she is out for 6-8 weeks.

Cena on course for another major role:

John Cena is the front runner for the lead role in a planned movie version of classic TV show 'Knight Rider' Kevin Hart is set to voice the car.

No Mercy:

Brock Lesnar vs Braun Strowman is the main event for the next Raw special.

Injuries:

Cass blew his knee out on Raw last night. Jason Jordan suffered facial bruising.

SmackDown tease:

• Will Nakamura be looking for payback?
• How is Kevin Owens handling his loss to AJ Styles?
• How will SmackDown LIVE's women react to new champion Natalya?
• Will The New Day bounce back from losing the SmackDown Tag Team Titles?

WWE star loses partner:

Dana Brooke's 26 year old boyfriend, Dallas, was found dead at home, apparently after choking on food, last night.

WWE vs beach balls:

WWE removed beach balls from fans after talent complained about them backstage, one father and son were kicked out of the building. This earned the ire of John Cena who attacked the security...

"I'd like to commend you on some brilliant play with a beach ball. There's a few security guards out there that I'm not too fond of. The reason I want to address those things, for real, is because I love when an audience has fun. And tonight, you guys, no matter what, you wanted to bring out a beach ball, call a security guard an A-hole, rock this place with the wave, and let everyone know Monday Night RAW was coming from the BK!"

Paige cleared:

Paige will not be charged over the incident with Alberto Del Rio.

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SummerSlam:

Here is my recap of Summerslam 2017.

Notes...

• Shawn Michaels had an in ring segment dressed as the mascot of event sponsor KFC.
• Finlay and Michelle McCool were backstage.
• Macauley Culkin was a guest backstage.
• An anti Roman Reigns sign, with an emoticon simulating the word ''Sh!t'' was aired on the broadcast.

GFW SPOILER!!!:

OVE will beat LAX to win the Tag gold on a future Impact. The match taped last night.

Raw tease:

• The legend of The Beast lives on
• Will Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose be able to function cohesively as Raw Tag Team Champions?
• Will Titus Worldwide get Akira Tozawa a hasty rematch?
• The Demon reigns over The New Face of Fear
• Sasha Banks withstands "Five Feet of Fury"

Alum returns:

Sid wrestled on the indie scene this weekend.

WWE sign indie star:

WWE have finally signed Lio Rush.

Grand Slam:

Dean Ambrose has won the WWE championship grand slam.

Backstage heat:

Baron Corbin was forced to waste his MITB case as punishment for backstage heat. There is also fresh heat on (Guess who) Enzo Amore. It is now said that the only thing saving his job is the crowd reactions to him.

WWE star set to take to the floor:

Nikki Bella has been cast on the next series of 'Dancing With The Stars'. She is the third WWE star to do so, following Chris Jericho and Stacy Keibler.

WWE in ad:

Breezango have starred in an ad for StubHub.

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NXT-Brooklyn 3:

Results...

1. Andrade Cien Almas bt Johnny Garagano.
2. Sanity (Young & Wolfe bt Authors Of Pain to win the Tag gold.
3. Aleister Black bt Hideo Itami.
4. Asuka bt Ember Moon.
5. Drew McIntyre bt Bobby Roode to become NXT champ.

Notes...

• ROH team ReDragon reunited to attack Sanity, they then also brought Adam Cole out to attack Drew in the main.
• JR was on comms for part of the show.
• Aleister was bust open during his match.

Flair wakes up:

Ric Flair is awake, communicating and improving, but his situation is still complicated.

Wedded Bliss:

Alexa Bliss helped a fan pop the question at SummerSlam axxess this weekend.

Taker:

Undertaker is at SummerSlam in NYC tonight.

Steiner attacks HHH:

Scott Steiner has been ranting on Triple H over a spot where he put a TV host through a table on his show last night.

GFW SPOILER!!!:

Trevor Lee has won the X title for a future episode of Impact.

Roster draft:

John Cena is officially set to swap to Raw, Shelton Benjamin will be going to SD and Bobby Roode, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Hideo Itami, No Way Jose and The Authors of Pain are set for promotions to the main roster in the post SummerSlam brand shake up.

Heat on Sasha:

Sasha Banks was booed in the street by fans hanging around outside the WWE hotel last night. She had grabbed a pizza from a shop across the street after returning from the NXT show and then walked back to the hotel without acknowledging the fans. They became upset at the snub, and let her know it.

Iconic structure gets WWE'd:

The Brooklyn Bridge has had the SummerSlam logo superimposed on it. The event is to be held tonight.

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Taker to SummerSlam?:

A fan on a flight from Texas to New York posted a picture of The Undertaker on the same flight.

WWE at Marvel:

Becky Lynch was a guest at Marvel HQ today.

WWE merch:

WWE have teamed up with Foot Locker to release a range of WWE Legends inspired clothing and sneakers.

SummerSlam protest:

A group of anti Donald Trump protesters have been protesting at the venue of this weekends SummerSlam, demanding that the US president be removed from the company's HOF. They cite his reluctance to condemn extremist and racist groups in the country after a high profile rally led to the death of a woman last week, compared with how they reacted to Hulk Hogan's incident of racism. They assert that any offense Hogan caused was far less dangerous than Trump's defending of the extreme right in America, because Trump's words embolden people to do bad things to people they disagree with. They also say they plan to continue their protest throughout the event, adding that they had front row tickets.

WWE officials were trying to remove the protesters, who were attempting to enlist more bodies for the main day of the weekend, Sunday, and destroy their fliers (Photo). However they were informed that the protest was taking place on public land, and they had no authority to do so.

Flair missed first event:

An interview taken before Ric Flair became ill has been released, during which he said he was set to be Macho Man's opponent in the main event of the first ever SummerSlam, back in 1988...

"It's true. I was on my way to work for Vince and wrestle Savage at the Garden. My contract was up and Vince McMahon had been in touch with me. But I decided my best move was to remain in the NWA because I was so attached to my friends in the Four Horsemen. I thanked McMahon for the offer. I just couldn't get myself to leave. I was too attached to my friends down there and too loyal to the NWA. Ultimately, it worked out, and I ended up working for Vince later. I respected Vince so much for asking me, but at that point, I just could not find a way to leave."

Brother Love talks WWE fearing for Show's life:

Brother Love says WWE were not happy with Big Show when he first joined them, because he was lazy and felt all he had to do was be big to be over. He claims Vince was so worried for his life that he relegated him to their developmental group OVW...

"Vince was very concerned that if Show didn't take care of himself, he would die at a young age. He didn't want that to happen. He really wanted this guy to have a career and for him to be healthy because he already has one strike against him. He wasn't doing it and Vince felt like the only way Show would take it seriously is if we sent him back down to OVW. There wasn't any final straw. It was a combination of things and it was the effort over a few weeks with Big Show where we saw he came back not in shape, his cardio was horrible. You would get the lip-service, 'I'm eating healthy. I'm eating chicken breasts and dry pasta and salad and vegetables. I quit smoking.' And then, he'd be out by the truck having a smoke with Krispy Kreme donuts. Vince had just had it and it wasn't one match or one night or anything like that. It was a culmination of Show not being able to perform at the level we were looking for him to perform at."

Holly talks real feuds:

Bob Holly says he recently fronted up to Rene Dupree, after the younger man threatened to kick his a-doub next time they met, and that Dupree walked away without doing so, even though he gave him the chance to take the first shot.

He also addressed Matt Cappotelli...

"The thing is I was just going out there and I was just doing what I normally do all the time. In Matt's defense he didn't know me and how I wrestled and I did not mean to kick him and hit him like I did because it was my boot is what got him. If you watch the film he was just flailing in the corner and it was boot that caught him. Accidents happen in wrestling and I had no intentions of going in and doing that to him whatsoever despite what people at home that sit there and think that I did it on purpose that watch. Me and Matt are cool and I hate what he is going through right now and it is a terrible thing he has to deal with because he is such a nice guy and a good person and I just hate what he is going through."

Strike over:

Tyrus is no longer on strike from GFW. He has been released by the company.

White House wrestling room:

A picture of a White House official watching NJPW on TV in the White House media briefing room is going viral online.

NXT:

Tonight is the biggest night of the NXT year, Brooklyn 3. The special will be live on the Network. The roster have had a tough day though, they were stuck in the Orlando airport for 13 hours waiting for their flight to NYC due to weather issues. Some arrived as late as 4 o'clock this morning.

HBUK:

Shawn Michaels has announced a speaking tour of the UK for early next year.

WWE ad:

Alexa Bliss and Fandango have taped an ad for Domino's Pizza.

Ric Flair:

Ric Flair has had an external pacemaker fitted, which has helped his heart beat normally, but he is still very sick with an infection, and is in a ''Bad situation''.

D-Bry retired too soon:

Daniel Bryan has shared the contents of a conversation he had with a doctor after he retired on WWE TV, and how he came to understand he did it too soon...

"All of a sudden, one of the doctors that had cleared me calls me and said, 'Bryan, what happened? Like, you ran through all this testing and everything was fine. What happened?' And I told him what had happened. I said, 'they found a lesion on the temporal parietal region of my brain.' And he goes, 'wait, hold up - a lesion?' And I said, 'yeah,' and I don't know what a 'lesion' means to you guys, but a lesion to me means you have a cut, right? Like I have a cut on my brain. And he goes, 'no, a lesion in medical terminology is a very vague thing. It just says something is there, right? Like, we don't know what it is, so we call it a lesion in the temporal parietal region of your brain. My reflexes in the temporal parietal region of my brain are slower than what they would expect, right? So in the report, they put 'lesion on the temporal parietal region of the brain, they're not slower than say your average person, but they're slower than, like, your MMA athletes or people that they test for a lot of this kind of stuff, right? So I just have average reflect time and I'm just like, 'oh no, I don't think they understand I'm just an average person. I'm not a real athlete! There's this thing and it's just like, 'oh no, there has been this huge misunderstanding,' right?"

Cruiser mess:

The Cruiserweight title match on Raw was added on the day, but WWE decided they did not want to go the route they went after, and re-added the match to SummerSlam for a re-do. (Dave Meltzer story).

WWE women:

Becky Lynch says WWE could one day have an all female branded show.

"I don't see why we cannot have an all-woman show with multiple storylines to keep the audience engaged. We have a lot of strong performers in the roster and if handled well, an all-woman show like the Mae Young Classic can be brilliant for the division."