The Rock remembered Grandmaster Sexay. It's amazing to see how things progressed between those two.
Beth Phoenix will join Mauro Ranallo in calling the Mae Young Classic. That's a good team.
Renee Young spoke to Lilian Garcia about Dean Ambrose and more. Here are highlights.
Dean Malenko was given a Happy Birthday serenade by Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns at a WWE live event this weekend. That's pretty cool.
All In will have a pre-show party hosted by Flip Gordon with music from DJ Z. They're REALLY making this an important event.
Dean Ambrose is set to return at or shortly after Summerslam. I fully expect him to join Seth Rollins against Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler. We'll see how long they stay together. I'd definitely like to see something new from Dean once that runs its course.
Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch vs. The IIconics has been set for Smackdown Live. No way do the Horsewomen lose clean to Billie and Peyton.
All In will air on national PPV, FITE.TV, and Honorclub. A "Kickoff" esque show called All In - Zero Hour will air on WGN America.
New matches for All In:
- Christopher Daniels vs. Stephen Amell
- The Briscoes vs. Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky
- A 15-man battle royal featuring Colt Cabana, Moose, Rocky Romero, Jordynne Grace, and Ethan Page among others.
-- This event is set to be a big success for all involved and for wrestling as a whole.
Paige was at Raw due to taking part in a photo shoot. I'm not sure why they couldn't have just waited until Smackdown Live rather than booking her for an extra night.
Nia Jax was not at Raw, due to rehabilitating an unspecified injury. That's a shame, as she could have fit right into the Raw Women's Championship picture.
John Cena is expected to return for China's September 1 Raw live event. That would certainly be a good use of him.
Madison/Ashley Rayne talked about the Mae Young Classic. It's pretty cool she's getting to work WWE, Impact, and ROH in such a short timeframe. I hope she's successful with wherever this takes her.
Stephanie McMahon and the Hardys will have their own WWE Network collections in September. People really want a Stephanie collection??? I guess she has to be the center of attention there, too.
The New York Mets will do a WWE Night on August 22 featuring Jeff Hardy, Mickie James, and Curt Hawkins. Hardy will throw out the first pitch. This is also something of a promotion for Evolution.
Ronda Rousey is advertised for the Raw after Summerslam. That's hardly a surprise, whether she takes the title the night before or not.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It could be a while before he's on Raw or Smackdown Live given that he's under 205 pounds. If Austin Aries didn't make the "main" roster, I'm not so sure Ricochet will either.
2. I could definitely see Heyman costing Brock the title, whether he stays past Summerslam or not. I'm skeptical of Heyman working on-screen with anyone else anytime soon, as currently he's just around because Brock wants him as a mouthpiece. Heyman isn't looking to work in wrestling full-time in 2018.
3. They might as well just let her drop her accent.
4. I definitely think there's a level of the company putting itself over for its charitable works. They're trying to break out of the perception of wrestling as being low-brow, tawdry entertainment.
5. They have SSSSSSOOOOOOOOO much footage that they can only upload so much at a time. If they think there's a demand to see a certain territory or era, they'll prioritize it, but it's a long process to get to any particular footage. If it wasn't AWA or SMW, it would be a different library on hold.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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