Interview with Bret Hart, Kane update, more on TE finalist to WWE, Road Dogg vs. Paige, Lana injured, NXT Diva talks release, updated NOC lineup, big international WWE signing, and Questions on the fly on the wall, Ryback vs. Show, stripping Bryan of the title, Summerslam '16, and Cole interviewing HHH

Bret Hart talked about Owen, The Kliq, and more:
- Bret almost always comes across as bitter and still holding grudges.

- That's a pretty low blow to Scott Hall given his recovery process.

- I guess a so-so Owen DVD is better than no DVD?

WWE has pushed back the timeline for Kane returning. Apparently he was scheduled for this week's TV. They made the right call. Saving him to challenge Rollins at Hell in a Cell (and Survivor Series?) to knock him down a peg after more arrogance following NOC makes a good story.

Everything else from yesterday is after the break.

Tough Enough's Amanda is training at the WWE Performance Center, so it's likely she could end up being signed soon. I wonder if they would have signed Sara Lee if the roles were reversed?

Road Dogg buried "Total Divas'" legitimacy on Twitter. OH YOU DIDN'T KNOW???? Reality shows are the new pro wrestling as far as being works that people keep falling for.

Lana suffered a fracture while working out in the ring before a live event. She's expected to need surgery and miss up to four months. That's unfortunate timing. I wonder if she'll end up staying in a non-wrestling role, or if she'll end up lacing up the boots in 2016.

Recently-released NXT Diva Zahra Schreiber explained the controversial posts that got her fired. I think she's mostly in the right here, but WWE has to distance themselves from anyone who ever did anything that could haunt the company now. That's the world we live in. Everyone's walking on eggshells.

Added to Night of Champions after Raw:
- The Dudley Boyz challenge the winner of next week's match of New Day vs. PTP for the WWE Tag Team Championship
- Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev
- Randy Orton is teaming with Ambrose/Reigns vs. the Wyatt Family

I think it should be another show worth checking out.


WWE announced the signing of Japanese female wrestler Kana. And people wondered what they'd do with Sasha, Becky, and Charlotte gone. That signing has already made waves given her experience and how different she is from the stereotypical WWE Diva. I'm excited to see what she can do, and what's next for NXT.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. In backstage segments, it's generally kayfabe that the talents don't know the cameras are there. So, just because we saw something, that doesn't mean Lana did. The goal was to add heat to Lana and Summer Rae being an actual match, which looks to be shelved at this point. Oh, well. We'll see what happens when Lana returns in 2016.

2. It still means something to beat someone as massive as Show. The goal is to add more legitimacy to Ryback's title reign before he potentially loses it to Owens.

3. WWE's right in that case. The whole point was The Authority was using a rule arbitrarily against someone they didn't like in order to screw him. That's Heel Power Figure 101.

4. Nothing has been confirmed on that front. We'll see.

5. Pretty much. HHH's on-screen role has been lessened to a degree. That's fine, since others could use the spotlight.

More wrestling tomorrow.