WWE is promoting THQ's complete list of currently announced DLC for WWE '12.
Booker T. talked to WWE.com about the situation with Cody Rhodes. It certainly appears that he'll get back in the ring against him at some point. Rhodes is a talented guy, and I'd like to see him get the rub from the former multiple-time World Champion.
Daniel Bryan also talked to WWE.com, giving his reasons for cashing in on Smackdown. Good reasoning. Talented guy who's getting better at promos, but I think he's a long-shot for winning on Tuesday.
PWInsider.com had a new batch of questions for Saturday. Here's my take:
1. They generally are very enjoyable. I'd be a fan of there being a title for Superstars umm... superstars to fight for if the show was treated like its own brand. Theoretically, the people there are potential contenders for other titles, but just happen to be wrestling on their brand's portion of the show. NXT should be about people who "aren't on the roster yet" and their Pros looking to earn their way to a contract with Raw or Smackdown (or hypothetically if Superstars was its own brand, they could earn a spot there). I think it might benefit the shows to get more attention, but it doesn't look like WWE pays too much attention to them (except occasionally as a place to put people they're looking at for bigger things like Brodus Clay, Derrick Bateman, AJ and Kaitlyn, etc.). I agree that the current titles should stay where they are.
After the break, I go into the rest of the day's news and questions, starting with Daniel Bryan's MITB cash-in on Smackdown.
2. No arguments here. They broke their own rule. I get what they're going for (making us want to see him get a legitimate shot at the title), but there had to have been a way to go about that without botching the premise of the briefcase.
3. That's simultaneously hilarious and indicative of WWE's poor planning. Not that I missed him not being there, but they really goofed with that. It doesn't seem like too many people noticed, though.
4. NXT actually had a string of good-sized Divas matches not too far back, but given the number of inaccuracies here I'm not surprised that this wasn't already known. The Divas are consistently getting TV time, matches, and storylines when they weren't previously. We've come off a number of PPVs featuring meaningful Divas' Title matches. They work with the Divas on a regular basis behind-the-scenes as well and it looks like Maxine and Naomi could be added to the main roster at some point. So, yes, there's hope for the division if people choose to see it.
There's nothing to add to 5, so I'll move on:
Kurt Angle has announced that he's qualified for June's Olympic trials, but will enter the official qualifying tourney in April. That's kind of confusing, but I wish him the best.
The anonymous Raw GM situation might not end up being explained any time soon. WWE could bring the character back at some point, but right now there's no explanation for why its disappeared. I assumed it was explained by WWE using others (HHH, Laurinaitis) to helm Raw and that person's no longer needed. No real complaint from me that it's not being brought up.
WWE '12 continues to get good reviews on both the Xbox 360 and PS3.
Tommy Dreamer shared more from his story involving autographs.
WWE has signed a former cornerback from the Lingerie Football League to a contract in FCW. She's an attractive athlete who is a fan of the company, so she's got a tentative thumbs up from me.
That's all for Saturday's news. More to come later tonight. Thanks for reading!
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