SummerSlam:
WWE have added a staple match to this years SummerSlam card, as a very late addition. A traditional summer six man will see the Hardyz and Jason Jordan / Angle compete against The Miztourage. The match will be Raw's pre event bout.
The event still has tickets available.
GFW return:
As well as the returns noted yesterday, WWE Alum Tiffany returned to GFW last night.
WWE re-sign Alum:
Shelton Benjamin is finally returning to WWE, he has inked a new deal.
GFW sign Alum:
Johnny Impact (Morrison / Mundo) has been confirmed as a GFW star. He will debut soon.
New champion SPOILER!!!:
Eli Drake has won the GFW World title.
Triple H names biggest threat to WWE:
"When you say, 'What's the No. 2 promotion?' and 'WWE doesn't have a promotion knocking on its door and pushing them,' Raw and SmackDown do. Raw and SmackDown have a promotion right on their tail pushing them to do more. That promotion is going to run a show on Saturday night at the Barclays Center, and it's called NXT. NXT is going to set a bar, and the main roster is going to have to step up to that bar. And trust me, those are all people that are coming from NXT, and now the kids here are pushing them to do the same thing that they pushed the people in front of them to do."
The Rock:
The Rock is collating the music for this years WWE video game.
WWE in ads:
Dean Ambrose and Mojo Rawley have appeared in a TV ad together for a TV brand, while AJ Styles, Becky Lynch and Sami Zayn have appeared in a TV spot for UK toy store Smyths.
Sanity reunion:
Sawyer Fulton is teasing a return to the Sanity group he was a founder member of, before injury cost him his spot.
New locker room leader is?:
Roman Reigns says he is the locker room leader of WWE, and recalled sending a message to Enzo and CM Punk...
"If you have heat, that's what a locker room leader does, he speaks up for the rest of the bunch. It's tough when you have so many cooks in the kitchen -- I'm not the only guy who would speak up. But as the man that I am before I was in this business I would have spoken up if something was wrong, to what I am today within our industry. I am a locker room leader. I'd like to think I've been afforded the keys to the car and I drive that thing around every once in a while. But I'm going to take care of it. I said this a long time ago, and it's funny because I said it to CM Punk, but my whole goal is to leave this place better than I found it. I meant that. This business runs... people can say whatever they want about me, I was born in this business, this business runs through my veins. If you cut my arm, it's WWE that will leak out of that. I was fed since I can remember, from my dad and if my dad wasn't there than another man in our family stepped up and he was most likely making the money through this business. I've experienced a lot of hardships and a lot of great moments throughout my life because of this business. But the bottom line is it's fed me my entire life. I don't care who you are, you will not disrespect it, not in front of me, not today, not any day that I'm alive."
WWE on TV:
HHH and Stephanie will be on 'Jimmy Fallon' tonight.
HHH confesses losing to Vince:
Triple H says Vince McMahon's raids on NXT have been won by the boss more than once, but he has been adamant he cannot lose one star, and thus far has managed to retain them...
"I would never want to limit someone's growth or their opportunities, but when Vince brought it up to me, I said the one person we can't afford to lose is Asuka. You could take everybody else you want to take – and trust me, he did – but I need her as anchor. If I lose her and everybody else, I'm doomed."
GFW star on strike:
Tyrus AKA Brodus Clay says he will not return to work for GFW because they are treating him poorly and do not listen to his creative ideas.
Sting talks last match:
"I cannot complain. The bottom line is the last match I had, yes, I got injured and it was a bad injury. But I went out wrestling one of the best, Seth Rollins, and it was for the WWE World Title. I mean, what a way to go out. A world title match, I cannot complain, I have no complaints. I did everything I could possibly do in this business it seems, so I'm satisfied."
Ric Flair:
Ric Flair is suffering multiple organ damage and is on kidney dialysis. He will need further surgery at some point. He has had some of his bowel removed and could be in medical care for a month. His heavy drinking has been blamed for his problems.
Bayley:
Bayley has confirmed she has a separated shoulder, but does not yet know how long she will be out.
WWE / UFC change:
Jinder Mahal says he will not now accompany an Indian MMA fighter to the octagon for UFC, but will be in the crowd.
Daniel Bryan:
Brie Bella says Daniel Bryan will wrestle again, but says she advised him to be open to leaving WWE if he must...
"If WWE doesn't allow it then I said go somewhere else, it's all on you. Obviously he would love to get back in that WWE ring but I know for a fact my husband's going to find his way back to the ring. He honesty is. Yes! Yes! Yes!"
CM Punk:
CM Punk will write a new comic for Marvel.
Asuka:
Asuka has just surpassed Rockin' Robin's record as the longest female title holder in WWE history. Only four people in the company's long history have held gold for longer than her.
HHH vs Vince:
HHH says he has been under pressure from Vince to hand NXT stars over to the main roster sooner than he wants them to go...
"I think there's excitement, there's a lot of talent that Vince will say on an occasional basis, 'Where are you at with this particular person? When do I get them?' You know what I mean? It's my job to then creatively work with the team both main roster and my own team to say when is the right strategic time to put the person into the right place that they need to go to so they have the best opportunity in front of them and to make sure they're ready."
Rock:
The Rock has started filming a new movie today.
WWE star has surgery:
Scott Dawson has had surgery on a torn bicep and will be out until December.
GFW:
GFW will unveil new title belts tonight.
Sunny calls for HOF induction for Chyna:
"1,000% yes, she should be in. I don't think the X-rated porn should have anything to do with it; I really don't. The way I look at that is she should be honored with what she did in professional wrestling; who cares what she did to make a living? Who cares? Somebody who moves on from professional wrestling do millions of things; from opening a business, to become teachers, or whatever, but she chose this, big deal! Let's give her the honor for what she did in the professional wrestling business. Not only was she one of my best friends towards the end, up until the time she died, but I think with the strides that she made in this business, I believe she really opened up the doors for women's wrestling; not for Divas, but for the women's wrestling industry. She was wrestling men and it was believable because she was such a big personality, such a huge human being, and she should be rewarded for what she did. Should her porn career matter after her wrestling career? Absolutely not!"
Natalya:
Natalya is working with a vocal coach to improve her promos.
Impact sign fan:
GFW have signed a long term TNA fan called Keira Hogan to a wrestling contract.
Impact returns and departures:
Petey Williams will return to GFW tonight, Jim Cornette is backstage too. Elijah Burke is going the other way, ending his relationship with the company.
Corbin crashes in:
Baron Corbin wasted his MITB case last night. He cashed it in, but failed to win the gold.
Injury:
TJ Perkins has injured a leg.
WWE games:
WWE have revealed the first batch of characters for this years video game...
- Bray Wyatt
- Dolph Ziggler
- Sami Zayn
- Dean Ambrose
- Baron Corbin
- Kalisto
- Akira Tozawa
- Sin Cara
- Hideo Itami
- Eric Young
- Jinder Mahal
- Bushwacker Butch
- Bushwacker Luke
- Konnor
- Viktor
- Cesaro
- Sheamus
- Karl Anderson
- Luke Gallows
- Nikki Cross
- Alundra Blayze
- Emma
- Lita
- Summer Rae
- Paige
- Brie Bella
- Nikki Bella
- British Bulldog
- Buddy Roberts
- Diamond Dallas Page
- Big Boss Man
- Mark Henry
- Bam Bam Bigelow
- Bret Hart
- Dusty Rhodes
- The Undertaker
- Big Show
- Andre the Giant
- Kane
- Diesel (and Kevin Nash)
- Luke Harper
- Erick Rowan
- Sawyer Fulton
- Alexander Wolfe
- Killian Dain
- Braun Strowman
- Goldust
WWE business:
WWE have signed a TV deal with 9 in Australia.
Match dropped... again:
Akira Tozawa vs Neville has been dropped from the card for SummerSlam again. It will be the pre show bout. Uso's and New Day will also jerk the curtain before the show proper.
SummerSlam:
A planned title match was pulled from the card last night and was instead held on Raw. Akira Tozawa won the Cruiser gold from Neville, the match was then returned to the card for a rematch. Sasha Banks will replace Bayley against Alexa Bliss and Ambrose & Rollins will reunite for a Tag shot vs Sheamus & Cesaro. Finn Balor vs Bray Wyatt is also booked.
Ric Flair:
Ric Flair's surgery was successful and he is resting. The surgery was not on his heart, which is what he was initially taken into hospital with on Monday, but was an emergency. He had a blockage in his colon that led to the heart problems that led to his admittance and later caused kidney failure. He is still not out of danger and remains critically unwell.
Alberto Del Rio:
Alberto Del Rio says he asked to be stripped of the GFW title.
JoJo no show:
JoJo did not work TV this week after a death in her family.
WWE star admits secret addiction:
Mike Kanellis says he has conquered a three year addiction to pain killers, which started after a knee injury. He added that he kept his addiction secret from his friends, family and wife.
SmackDown tease:
- John Cena faces Jinder Mahal tonight on SmackDown LIVE
- AJ Styles to apologize to Shane McMahon
- Natalya battles Becky Lynch before SummerSlam title showdown
- Breezango returns to "Fashion Peaks" one last time
Best ever:
Seth Rollins says this is WWE's greatest ever roster...
"I think we have maybe the most talented roster of all time. I don't think we need anybody to help or crossover. If they want to come over to our world and have some fun then that's cool but we're happy doing our thing on our own."
Alum ashamed:
X-Pac has confessed to being ashamed of the infamous DX mocking Nation skit...
"Actually the only thing that I can honestly say I really regret now is the blackface thing. I did not understand. Here's the thing: I consider myself pretty well, for somebody that didn't go to high school, pretty well educated. I know a lot of things, but I never saw an actual minstrel show, blackface thing. Recently, I saw something about it and I was horrified, horrified at how mean-spirited all that stuff was. I look at it way different now."
AJMania:
AJ Styles has his Mania 34 opponent planned already...
"I'm picking Shinsuke. Sorry, that's nothing on Finn Balor. The reason why I say this is because at Wrestlemania, it's not going to happen with Finn Balor and I. Why? Because he's on Raw. Shinsuke's my best chance getting into that Main Event picture at Wrestlemania. That's why he wins the championship. I hope he wins it so I can get in there and wrestle him at Wrestlemania."
The Rock:
The Rock has won a best actor award from Teen Choice.
PPV dropped:
Roadblock appears to have been dropped from this years calendar. Clash Of The Champions will end this year's PPV schedule on December 17.
Why GFW won:
Sonjay Dutt has revealed why he picked Impact over WWE...
"A lot of factors played into that."I'm 35, I've got a wife, I've got two kids and I've got a family that I have to put first before my decisions in life. That took a good chunk of the decision-making process, what is best for them. You know, uprooting my family and two young children, that was a huge part of it. It was tough but family first at the end of the day. Like I said, I've got a 6-year old and an 8-month old and a wife, so those factors outweigh anything."
Alum visits:
Kaitlyn was backstage at this weekends SD live tour.
Flair fighting for life:
Ric Flair's team are asking for prayers for the HOF'er. They had played down reports of the extent of his illness yesterday, but as his situation worsened today, had to admit he is in a ''Tough'' situation. He has had to be placed into a medically induced coma before being taken into surgery. He came through the op, but doctors say his condition is extremely serious.
SummerSlam:
WWE have confirmed they will be hosting SummerSlam 2018 in the Barclay's Center.
GFW strip champion:
Alberto Del Rio has been stripped of the GFW World title. The company say that, while it is clear he was not the instigator of the incident with Paige, they were disappointed in his handling of the situation, and feel his actions were unbecoming of a World champion.
Raw tease:
- Every woman for herself: Sasha vs. Nia
- Joe is gonna get you
- Mizzed opportunity with The Miztourage and Jason Jordan
- Face your fear, Finn Balor
- Brothers on the mend, Rollins and Ambrose
WWE sign ROH star:
Adam Cole is on his way to NXT.
GFW star quits:
Angelina Love has followed Davey Richards out of Impact. She quit this weekend.
Alum blasted midget Benoit:
Kevin Sullivan says Sid did not want to drop the WCW gold to Chris Benoit...
"You know this story. I walked into a room with Sid Vicious, 6' 9", with a babyface that was 5' 8" at best and asked him to put Chris Benoit over clean. Sid b---hed and moaned and said, 'why am I putting a midget over'? 'What is wrong with you?' Sometimes it not as easy as it sounds."
HOF'er in hospital:
Ric Flair is being monitored in hospital for heart related issues. The tests are said to be routine.
Injury:
TK Cooper dislocated his ankle working the Progress US show in NYC last night.
WWE UFC:
Jinder Mahal will accompany the first Indian UFC fighter to the octagon for his debut fight.
Evan Bourne reveals what could get him back to WWE:
"I mean Xavier Woods and Big E are guys I know also. I mean honestly, if New Day were to ever get a new member, if they were ever to be the Bullet Club and just started adding guys, I think I would be top of the list because there's nothing I like to do more than to go out to the wrestling ring, have some fun, share what I enjoy with the world and put smiles on faces. To work with Kofi again would be a treat because he has incredible in-ring work and what I said about being a babyface? That's why Kofi Kingston is loved by so many fans because he is true to himself and genuine. That's how he lives his life. I definitely want to be like that."
WWE go cold on Rousey:
Triple H says there have been no recent talks with Ronda Rousey about a WWE career...
"I don't know that I ever once looked out at the crowd and saw her without this ear-to-ear grin on her face. She was like a little kid after every break there would be when I would talk to her -- like a little kid. What that means? Unsure. What that means down the line? I think she's unsure. I think Rousey is in a transition period in her life and is in a great place. I think she's getting married soon or something. Look, she has got a lot going on, but I'm all about creating opportunities. That's what the Mae Young Classic is all about -- creating opportunities for these women that they never had before. If Ronda Rousey wants that opportunity, I'd be happy to talk to her about it."
Fuku NJPW:
Low Ki says he left NJPW because they wanted him to work an event in Fukushima, the site of a nuclear incident during the Tsunami disaster in Japan. He felt it would not be safe to do so...
"I had put my foot down about wrestling in Fukushima. I did my research, both in the country as far as media and news outlets, and outside of the country as well, to get more of an informed position on Fukushima. I didn't want to wrestle there. At that time, I was the IWGP Champion, and I spoke with the company and said I don't feel comfortable with this, I don't want to do that. We had a meeting, I believe a week later, where I was informed that the president thought that if I couldn't make that event, which would be scheduled for the following February, because it's a large television market, that I would be disqualified from performing. And I thought 'Well ok, I just won't perform at that one event', and they came back with 'no, you're going to be cut for the entire year'. So to me, that was utter disrespect, only because the first ten events I was a part of in 2012, we sold the events out. I like to think that my contribution to the company led to positive results. That was a complete disregard, and my stance was based off of safety, and it wasn't necessarily based off of me.''
Sami Zayn:
Sami Zayn has reached his financial goal to set up his Sami 4 Syria charity.
New titles:
Nikki Bella wants Raw to get the Women's Tag titles...
"Being in a former tag team, I definitely think there should be a tag team title, plus you get more women involved. ...I think it would be cool to have the tag team titles on Raw since it's a three hour show - and SmackDown being two hours - there has to be time for it."
WWE help old boy:
WWE have interviewed former TE winner Matt Cappotelli to raise awareness of his fund raiser to gain funds for his battle against brain cancer.
Dunne out:
Pete Dunne was badly bust open this weekend, and will not be able to compete in NYC to defend the WWE UK title.
Matt Morgan screwed WWE:
"So long story short, when I got my release, I got a call from Johnny Ace saying, 'Look, we need to get the character off TV.' Johnny said 'Go to Japan for six months to a year, we'll bring you back and hopefully everyone will have forgotten the character and we can do something new with you.' I told Johnny cool and WWE sets me up to go to New Japan, got paid really well, but I got really bitter and pissed off. I then decide, you know what? I'm going to shove this up their ass and go to TNA and be 'The Blueprint' Matt Morgan and show them exactly what they missed out on."
GFW sign Alum?:
John Morrison has pulled out of indie and convention bookings because of his new contractual status with GFW.
