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Brie Bella Talks About Daniel Bryan’s Condition, Her Favorite All-Time Stars

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M Live recently spoke with WWE Diva and Total Divas star Brie Bella to promote Saturday’s WWE live event at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On how Daniel Bryan is doing: “He’s doing really really good. He feels great. His number one goal is to get back into the ring and he’s doing everything in his power to make that happen.”

On her favorite WWE wrestlers, past and present: “For past superstars, for a woman, I’d have to say Melina. She had the sex appeal and I loved the way she stood out in the ring. As far as past men go, I loved Jeff Hardy. He reminds me of my husband in a way. He’s quieter, but has a presence in the ring that’s like, wow.”

“For present superstars, Paige has been really amazing in our division. I love her aggression. She just has it. For men, besides my husband, who’s injured right now, I would say Dean Ambrose. He’s a maniac. Everything about him is great. He’s fun to watch. When his matches are over, I always wish there was a little more to watch.”

Check out the complete interview at MLive.com.

Bruce Hart Says NXT Is Developing “Crap,” Talks About WWE’s Big Mistake In The 1980s

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Bruce Hart, who is a member of the legendary Hart Family, recently appeared as a guest on “In The Room” on VOC Nation to talk about a number of subjects. Below are some of the highlights.

On WWE’s cut-throat practices in the 1980s: “One of the biggest mistakes [WWE] made, among others, was going to inordinate lengths to get rid of these promotions. I’m not sure if they were insecure or afraid of them being a threat to them or whatever. The promotions like Stampede Wrestling – and there were a number of other ones that I was fortunate enough to visit … – that was, and still is, one of the things that jeopardized the future of the wrestling business. Them going out of their way to eliminate the smaller promotions, that’s where all of the … talent was coming from.”

On WWE’s developmental system vs. the independent scene: “If you’ve got the best trainers and training facility in the world, which they don’t, I might add … in any other sport you still have to take raw material. In hockey, [you] develop it in junior hockey, in football you develop it in college or university or the CFL or wherever, in any other sport, even if you have the best talent at your disposal, and I might add that they don’t. Half the guys that I see them developing are crap … You show me the place for people to hone their craft and learn how to do the subtle things: learn how to interact with each other, learn how to interact with fans, all this other, they don’t have that. You take these NXT guys and it’s laughable that you always see guys who have come up supposedly from NXT or from the minors in the last decade or so. You do a little research and find out that they were kicking around … training or wrestling in small indie circuits before they went to NXT. That’s where they learned how to work.”

Check out the complete interview at WrestlingSmash.com.

Luke Harper Talks About His “Dirty Shirts,” Wyatt Family’s Start In NXT & More

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WWE Superstar Luke Harper recently spoke with the Chad Dukes Wrestling Show to promote this month’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On The Wyatt Family matches with The Shield: “The first run or match with The Shield always stands out to me, our matches, our wars. The feeling was electric before we even touched and it was my family looking down the line and I’m looking across at three guys that were on top of the hill, the big dogs, and we knew they need to be knocked down. Since we had come to WWE, the Shield and the Wyatts were always on a path to meet, a path to see who was better, and if you look at the results the Wyatt Family actually came out of those quite well and will do it again in Summer Slam and for as long as the Shield boys want to keep doing it. ”

On The Wyatt Family starting in NXT: “Basically, the Wyatt Family laid the bricks that the NXT house is now built on.”

On if the tank-tops that he wrestles in are clean: “Obviously, I’m not a Neanderthal, I do do laundry, I am a human being. I can just not do laundry. That’s utterly ridiculous. I have several different shirts. I don’t know if that’s going to disappoint anybody out there, but I was I have a very rigorous warmup where I get a good sweat going before a match to prepare for battle. That is what people see, that is what people mistake for dirtiness.”

Check out the complete interview at ChadDukesWrestlingShow.com.

Stephen Amell Injured While Lifting Weights

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Stephen Amell (‘Arrow’) suffered an injury while training ahead of next weekend’s WWE SummerSlam PPV. Amell will team up with Neville against King Barrett and his heated rival, Stardust.

While lifting weights on Thursday, Amell accidentally hit himself in the jaw with a barbell.

He posted a video on Facebook reassuring fans he’s icing his jaw and will be fine.

“Facebook, hello,” Amell greeted his fans. “Super fired up this morning… I was training, I was doing a snatch-pull-curl… I don’t know, with a bar. I snatched it so hard that it literally cracked me in the jaw. And both my molars, indented into my tongue. I’m okay. I’m just waiting for some ice at the moment. Ice it down, take the swelling of the tongue away. Hopefully get back to speaking in a more normal voice. I’m very excited to loop my lines on Arrow today, because I don’t think I necessarily sound like me. Nothing like ringing your bell first thing in the morning.”

John Cena To Co-Host “Today” Show, Summer Rae With Her Dad (Photo), Undertaker Video

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– WWE United States Champion John Cena is scheduled to be the special guest co-host for the NBC’s “Today” show on Monday morning, and again on Thursday in the 9am EST. time slot. Cena will be on the show to promote WWE’s SummerSlam pay-per-view. He will also promote the show on “Late Night with Seth Myers” on Friday, August 21st.

– WWE posted the following vignette for The Undertaker’s upcoming in-ring return against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.

– WWE Diva Summer Rae was on the field at the Chicago Bears’ NFL pre-season game on Thursday evening. Below is a photo of Summer on the field with her father.

Roman Reigns Praises Paul Heyman, Talks About His Friendship With Daniel Bryan & More

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WWE Superstar Roman Reigns recently spoke with Sports Illustrated’s “Extra Mustard” blog to promote WWE’s “Answer The Call” charity auction. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On his respect and the WWE fanbase: “Our fanbase is so hardcore and smart, and knows the history. It’s almost like the underground in rap music. There is always the underground rapper people enjoy, and you want to see him come up. That’s kind of how it is in wrestling. There’s a lot of guys on the indies with the tight following from those hardcore fans, and this is that time for me to build to that respect and let people know I’m here to win, I’m here to kill it every single night.”

On his friendship with Daniel Bryan: “Bryan is the best. “If anybody says any different, they’re an idiot. You can learn anything from him. I got to work a lot with him with the Shield–that was like the band with those six man matches [against Bryan, Kane, and Ryback], we were doing those every night. So I had plenty of chemistry and experience with Bryan. He is such a journeyman with so much experience, and that’s a key ingredient to what we do–just logging in those man-hours. Bryan is a journeyman, and he’s one of the few that we have, with Seth and Dean also in that category. He’s just so smart. He has a great take on everything, and he doesn’t just think about his product. He thinks of the grand scheme of things in the WWE world, and he’s a privilege to be around, not only in the ring but also as a person. The last European tour was a great tour, sitting on the back of the bus with Bryan in a conversation for an hour-and-a-half covering everything under the sun–we talked about from evolution to lotions to how to treat swelling. He has so much knowledge on life. I feel very blessed to made a friend with Daniel Bryan.”

On what separates Paul Heyman from just about everyone else in wrestling: “It’s his knowledge, a lot of wisdom, and he’s got some cowboy to him, too. You can’t replace experience, and the time he’s logged in this business is irreplaceable. He’s seen damn near everything under the sun with what he’s done in front of and behind the camera. There’s so many different facets to this business–it’s not just hip tosses and body slams. This is chess, and in no way is it checkers, and I think that’s what sets him apart.”

Check out the complete interview at SI.com.

Jake Roberts Slaps Indy Wrestler (Video), Samoa Joe Comments On NXT Takeover: Brooklyn

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– WWE Hall Of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts got physically involved during a recent independent wrestling event. Below is video footage that shows Roberts slapping independent wrestler JP Simms and then taking an RKO.

– Samoa Joe tweeted the following about the upcoming NXT Takeover: Brooklyn special, which is scheduled for Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Renee Young/Stephen Amell Special, WWE Network Updates, More

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– There will be no new content airing on the WWE Network following this Monday night’s edition of WWE RAW. Instead, WWE has decided to re-air the new Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar hype special for their upcoming match at this month’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.

– A new episode of “The WWE List” will premiere on the WWE Network this Tuesday at 4pm EST. The official description for the show reads as follows:

“Is there anything more buzzworthy than a true Cinderella story? Find out why as we examine the top Underdogs in WWE history!”

– A new episode of “Unfiltered with Renee Young” will debut on the WWE Network on Wednesday at 4pm EST. The description for that one reads as follows:

“With his match against Stardust and King Barrett looming, Renee and Stephen discuss everything from Arrow to TMNT 2 to his love of WWE!”

GFW Announces Tournament Matches For “Amped” TV Tapings On 8/21

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Jeff Jarrett’s upstart Global Force Wrestling promotion is scheduled to return to The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, August 21st for another set of GFW Amped television tapings.

A special ticket promotion is being offered for the event, which includes four tickets for $40 using the promo code: 4FOR40.

The following matches have been announced for the 8/21 tapings:

NEX*GEN Title Tournament Round 1
– Andrew Everett vs. TJP

NEX*GEN Title Tournament Round 1
– Trevor Lee vs. Virgil Flynn

TAG TEAM Title Tournament Round 1
– Cielo Misterioso vs. Tease N Sleaze (Kenny King and Joey Ryan)

TAG TEAM Title Tournament Round 1
– Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) vs. Killer Elite Squad (Lance Hoyt and Davey Boy Smith Jr.)

WOMENS Title Tournament Round 1
– Candice LeRae vs. “Bullet Babe” Amber Gallows v Katarina Waters

GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP Round 1
– Shelton Benjamin vs. JR Kratos

GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP Round 1
– Bobby Roode vs. Eric Young

GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP Semi-Final
– Chris Mordetzky (formerly Chris Masters) vs. Nick Aldis (formerly Magnus)

GLOBAL ALL STARS – South Africa, Iran, India, Mexico
– PJ Black (formerly Justin Gabriel) and The Akbars vs. Sonjay Dutt and Los Luchas

Stephen Amell Training For SummerSlam, Seth Rollins/Body Series Video

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– “Arrow” actor Stephen Amell spent some time in the ring with WWE performers on Thursday to train for his upcoming match at the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view. Below is a photo of Arrow in the ring:

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– The following is the latest WWE Body Series workout promo, this time featuring WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.

Nikki Bella On Being In Hospital With John Cena When He Broke His Nose

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WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella spoke with FOX Sports recently and spoke about John Cena badly breaking his nose during his match with Seth Rollins on WWE RAW.

“I was so scared,” said Bella. “When you see someone’s nose on the side of their face, just gushing blood, and then when you love the guy and you care about him; I was just like, what’s going on, why is he not coming back?”

Bella continued, “But you know John’s Superman. So he finished the match. But I was still scared and I stayed with him in the hospital that night. He had emergency surgery. I was his nurse all week. But he’s doing amazing. He’s 100 percent now. And I just honestly have never seen anyone in my life heel like John. He heels so fast and he’s so strong but that was pretty scary.”

Check out the complete interview at FOXSports.com.

Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro Added To WWE SummerSlam

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Kevin Owens will face Cesaro next Sunday night at WWE SummerSlam from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The match was announced on Thursday night’s SmackDown.

Owens and Cesaro have been feuding since Owens attacked Cesaro during his US Open challenge match against John Cena.

With that match set, here’s the updated card for WWE SummerSlam:

  • Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker
  • Winner Take All: WWE Champion Seth Rollins vs. US Champion John Cena
  • Bray Wyatt & Luke Harper vs. Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose
  • Intercontinental Champion Ryback vs. Big Show vs. The Miz
  • Stardust & King Barrett vs. Stephen Amell & Neville
  • Elimination Tag Match: Team Bella vs. Team PCB vs. Team B.A.D.
  • Tag Team Champions Prime Time Players vs. The New Day vs. Los Matadores vs. Lucha Dragons

While not made official yet, Randy Orton vs. Sheamus will also probably be added to the card.

Join us here on Sunday, August 23rd for Live Coverage of WWE SummerSlam!

Tough Enough’s Gigi Talks About She And Amanda’s Bikini Contest Background

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Former WWE Tough Enough contestant Gigi, who was recently eliminated from the show, spoke with Brian Fritz of Sporting News about the bikini model background that she and Tough Enough’s Amanda share.

“So we weren’t friends, we knew of each other,” Gigi said. “We both come from a fitness modeling background and last year I competed at worlds in Las Vegas as a pro bikini model and she was in that competition as well. We didn’t get a chance to speak during that but our paths crossed again. I think we were meant to be friends.”

Gigi was also asked who finished higher in the bikini contest between she and Amanda.

“Oh, you don’t want to know. It was Amanda. Amanda is the world bikini champion at the moment. She was first place on the pro stage and I came in fourth. Yeah, not bad by me since it was my second competition. So, she beat me again.”

TNA Impact & ROH TV Viewership Both Down This Week

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Viewership data is in for Wednesday’s 8/12 editions of ROH TV and TNA Impact Wrestling on Destination America.

– Ring of Honor drew 148,000 viewers, down slightly from last week’s 151,000 viewers. This was the third week with ROH airing only at 11pm EST after the network dropped their 8pm EST airing in July.

– TNA Impact Wrestling at 9pm EST drew 270,000 viewers, down from 327,000 viewers last week. The midnight replay drew 60,000 viewers, up from 42,000 last week. Impact drew a total of 330,000 viewers this week, down from 369,000 last week.

Chyna Responds To Claim She “Bum Rushed” Triple H At Roddy Piper’s Funeral

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Chyna has responded to Sean Waltman’s accusations that she “bum rushed” Triple H at Rowdy Roddy Piper’s Funeral and was almost taken down by security.

Chyna said she had no idea Hunter was going to be at Piper’s funeral, but they did come face to face outside after paying their respects.

She calmly embraced Triple H with a hug and whispered into his ear that she is sorry about everything she’s said about him this year.  She added that she has been under a great deal of emotional distress and felt the need to make peace with him.

Chyna says there was no ‘altercation’ and no security – “It was a tender moment between two people who once cared about each other.”

Spoilers: 3 Weeks Of NXT TV Results – Huge Developments

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WWE taped 3 episodes of NXT TV on Thursday night from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. The first episode airs next week as the go-home show to Takeover: Brooklyn, the other 2 shows begin airing 2 weeks after Takeover, with a huge spoiler at the conclusion of the third taping (airing 9/2):

August 19th Episode (Go-Home Show Before Takeover: Brooklyn):

* Contract signing between Bayley and Sasha Banks opens the show.

* Tyler Breeze defeats an enhancement talent.

* Zack Ryder, Mojo Rawley, Enzo Amore and Big Cass defeated 4 of the new recruits.

* Blake & Murphy defeated Angelo Dawkins and Sawyer Fulton.

* Samoa Joe defeats Steve Cutler. After the match, Baron Corbin attacks Joe.

* Kevin Owens cuts a promo on Finn Balor. Balor comes out and the two brawl and Finn gets the upperhand.

August 26th Episode (Airing The Week After NXT TV From Brooklyn):

* Sasha Banks defeated Gionna Daddio.

* Rhyno & Baron Corbin defeated The Ascension.

* Alexa Bliss defeated Blue Pants.

* Apollo Crews defeated Alexander Wolfe.

* Eva Marie defeated Billie Kay.

* Jason Jordan & Chad Gable defeated Neville & Solomon Crowe

Viewership For This Week’s Tough Enough Featuring John Cena

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John Cena’s guest appearance on Tuesday night’s edition of WWE Tough Enough on the USA Network helped the show break its 2-week losing streak.

Week 8 of WWE’s reality competition show drew a 0.74 rating with 1.0245 million viewers, bouncing back from last week’s season-low 0.70 rating with 856,000 viewers.

The episode featured the in-ring debuts of the 6 remaining contestants and the elimination of GiGi.

NXT Brooklyn News, NXT Stars Get New Ring Names, RAW Ticket Sales

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– The plan for next weekend’s NXT tapings from the Barclays Center are to do the 2-hour live Takeover special on the WWE Network from 8-10pm EST. After that show concludes, they’ll be taping an episode of NXT TV.

NXT is taping TV tonight from Full Sail University, with the first episode taped airing next week as the “go-home” episode to Takeover: Brooklyn. The other episodes will begin airing on 9/2.

– Several NXT talents are using new ring names. Aside from Uhaa Nation now going under the name Apollo Crews:

  • Cassie McIntosh, who was K.C. Cassidy and then changed to Cassie, is now Peyton Royce.
  • Jessie McKay is now Billie Kay.
  • Axel Tischer is now Alexander Wolfe
  • Mike Rallis, who became Mike Rawlis, is now Riddick Moss.
  • Lina Fanene is now Nia Jax.

– Next week’s WWE RAW from Minneapolis, the go-home show for SummerSlam, has sold about 9,500 tickets. Ticket prices were recently discounted and there are around 1,000 tickets left. The show is being built around appearances from The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar ahead of their match next Sunday.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

WWE Executives Sell More Stock, Interesting Fact About RAW Title Matches

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– WWE will be releasing out a special Roddy Piper tribute magazine on 8/31.

– Following up on our report about Stephanie McMahon cashing out over $2 million of WWE stock earlier this week, several other WWE executives have been selling of their shares as well:

  • Kevin Dunn sold 40,000 shares of WWE stock on 8/5 at $22.74 for $909,600.
  • Michelle Wilson, WWE’s Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer, sold 25,000 of her shares for $546,284.
  • Basil V. Devito Jr., WWE’s Senior Advisor of Business Strategies, sold 4,100 shares on 8/10 at $21.75 for $89,029.00.

– An interesting note on the Seth Rollins vs. Neville WWE title match last week on RAW (8/6). This was the first time the WWE championship was defended on RAW since January 7, 2013, when CM Punk faced Ryback in a TLC match.

(Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Linda McMahon At WWE Performance Center, Jericho Talks HBK Ladder Match, More

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– WWE stock was up by 0.05 percent on Wednesday, closing at $20.81 per share. The high for Wednesday was $20.94, while the low was $20.54.

– Linda McMahon was at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday. Stephanie McMahon tweeted the following photo of her mother and her husband, Triple H, together outside of the building.

– On the latest WWE Tough Enough “Digital Extra,” which you can check out below, Chris Jericho talks to the contestants about his legendary ladder match with Shawn Michaels.

WWE’s Owen Hart DVD/Blu-Ray Due Out 12/7, 2-Hour Documentary?

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WWE’s upcoming Owen Hart DVD/Blu-Ray titled, “Owen: Hart Of Gold” will be released in the UK on December 7th and in the United States on December 8th. You can pre-order now at Amazon.com.

Aside from a collection of Owen’s best matches, the project will also feature a documentary portion hosted by WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart that will run from 90-120 minutes.

The first synopsis from Amazon reads:

“In-depth look at the life and career of Owen Hart and his everlasting legacy. As told by his brother Bret, his family, his colleagues and his fans. Plus matches!”

Chyna Accused Of Confronting Triple H At Roddy Piper’s Funeral

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Earlier this week, a private funeral was held in Portland, Oregon for WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. Notable names in attendance included Triple H, Bret Hart, Chael Sonnen, Chyna, Michael Hayes, Brian Knobbs and Ric Flair, who gave a eulogy. Vince McMahon was not in attendance because he had to be in Orlando on Tuesday for WWE Tough Enough.

According to Chyna’s ex-boyfriend Sean Waltman, the former WWE Diva “bum rushed” Triple H, apologized for ‘everything’ and almost got taken down by security.

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Waltman initially stated that Chyna had crashed the funeral, but later clarified that she was in fact invited.

Earlier this year, Chyna accused Triple H of physically abusing her during their romantic relationship over a decade ago. During an interview with Vince Russo back in February, Chyna said:

“That’s great, but don’t punch girls, and you don’t treat them like that, and ruin their entire career and life, and never speak another word to them.”

When asked to elaborate on that claim that Triple H was abusive to her, Chyna elaborated:

“I think Hunter’s plan was to get me to leave the relationship first. That way he could start dating Stephanie and everything would be cool. We got into a heated argument. We were not getting along. I told him ‘I know something’s going on; don’t tell me something’s not going on.’ He swiped my hand, I swiped his hand, and then he hit me. And that’s a deal-breaker for me. The relationship is now over. After that I know that he was crying, and I know that he felt bad that he hit me. I was just in shock; it felt like a Jerry Springer moment, it was very surreal. I just couldn’t believe that he hit me.”

Chyna would go on to repeat the claims in multiple interviews, most recently in June during an appearance on OpieRadio on Sirius XM.  Triple H offered the following response to Laurer’s accusations:

“The false statements and reckless allegations Joan Laurer (aka Chyna) continues to make about a physical dispute are a complete fabrication. As I’ve said in the past, while Joan has had significant struggles in life, this does not justify making such claims.”

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Video: WWE 2K16 Roster Reveal With Steve Austin

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2K Sports has released a video of Steve Austin revealing additional names for the upcoming WWE 2K16 video game.

While preaching from The Book Of Austin (verse 3:4), Stone Cold rattled off the names of Superstars whose digital asses he’s ready to whoop – including The Rock, Triple H, Mick Foley, Undertaker, Kane, Mr. McMahon, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Brock Lesnar.

WWE 2K16 hits PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 27th in the United States and October 30th internationally.

Roman Reigns Teasing The Rock Will Be At WWE SummerSlam

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Roman Reigns and Nikki Bella appeared on Fox Sports’ The Buzz with Jimmy Traina to hype WWE SummerSlam and discuss WWE’s charity auction taking place at CharityBuzz.com/WWE.

Reigns spoke about the fan who threw the MITB briefcase into the ring, his worst in-ring injury and memories of Roddy Piper and Dusty Rhodes. Nikki spoke about John Cena’s recovery from a broken nose, the Divas revolution and more.

Reigns revealed that he found out that he wouldn’t be winning the WWE World Heavyweight championship at WrestleMania 31 the night before the show, after the Hall of Fame ceremony.

He also commented on the possibility of his cousin The Rock making an appearance at SummerSlam next Sunday.

“I wanna tell you, but I don’t want to give anything away.”

You can read a more highlights from the podcast at FoxSports.com.

Update On The WWE Diva Search Returning This Year

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As reported back in April, WWE is planning on bringing back the Diva Search competition later this year.

While the original plan was for the show to be formatted like Tough Enough, the mixed reviews of that show have led WWE to reevaluate that idea. The show will most likely air exclusively on the WWE Network, according to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Earlier this year, there were rumors that the Diva Search would be hosted by a former contestant. Of the wide range of stars who have appeared on the show, the names still affiliated with WWE include the Bella Twins, Rosa Mendes, Eve Torres, Layla El, Maryse and Michelle McCool.

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