Becky Lynch promoted Money in the Bank. I'm glad she's back in the business.
Mike Quackenbush is back at the WWE Performance Center guest coaching. He's becoming quite the popular trainer there.
Kane will be at The Big Event in New York on November 16.
WWE's Saudi event, Super ShowDown, will feature:
- Goldberg vs. The Undertaker
- Triple H vs. Randy Orton
- A 50-man battle royal match, the largest in WWE history
-- That's a very buzzworthy first match. I'm a little surprised they're flying so many people over for a battle royal match, but I guess that gets a lot of people a good payday.
Double or Nothing has added:
- Angelico and Jack Evans vs. The Best Friends. This would seem to mean Chuckie T and Trent aren't in the battle royal.
- Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki, and Emi Sakura vs. Hikaru Shida, Riho, and Ryo Mizunami
Impact's Killer Kross has asked for his release following failed negotiations to sign him to a higher-paying, guaranteed contract. Kross feels he can get a better deal outside of the company, as there is interest from multiple parties. Impact did offer him a better deal than he is on currently, but not at the level he was seeking. Kross was also concerned about how he's been used creatively, but the financial issue was the main reason he was looking to leave. Impact is not currently planning to let him out of his contract, which has several more years on it. I don't blame him for trying to get the best deal possible, since he has other options.
Takeover: Toronto is official for the night before Summerslam.
Taz discussed wrestler safety on his latest podcast, following the untimely death of Silver King.
After Raw, AJ Styles defeated Drew McIntyre by disqualification before Seth Rollins defeated Baron Corbin.
Raw is doing a live event in Singapore on June 27.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Cena definitely got some wrestling experience before OVW. I see he wrestled for UPW and APW in California, for instance. Of course there's a BIG difference between a handful of indie dates ahead of being signed to WWE developmental compared with becoming an established "indie name" in prominent promotions like ROH and that opening doors.
2. I don't think he really pays attention to wrestling news sites, honestly. He is familiar with some of the major criticisms, though, particularly as far as not connecting with other generations of fans.
3. I fully expect WWE takes exclusivity as far as wrestling goes, with the exception of shows that were already agreed to before the name in question signed on to become a producer/trainer. There could be some special cases, but by and large anyone signed to WWE in a non-wrestling capacity can't wrestle somewhere else at the same time.
4. I'm sure a lot of people are aware WWE has a negative reputation in social media. They just have generally written off those critics as a small part of the potential audience that's not representative of their target fan base as a whole.
5. Both things can be simultaneously true - WWE has a lot of money in their coffers, big TV deals, and international stadium shows, but there's also the realization NBCU and FOX paid for shows that were doing notably better than they are now and they want a return on their investment.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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