Concert coming to Summerslam week, more WWE in South America, Mattel announcement, Interview with Brisco, NXT names on main roster note, DBD14 main event, Field of Honor eight-man tag, LU tapings update, correspondent moved to Smackdown, Stephanie profiled, Wrestling Superstar Virgil at Battleground, pre-shows available outside the Network, new top title for Raw, and Questions on each brand having tag and women's titles, the King of Hardcore, promos being scripted, NXT callups being surprising, and WWE signing names to kill TNA

WWE has announced a Summerslam week concert with Flo Rida and Jason DeRulo. Proceeds will benefit Connor's Cure. I like the idea of making WWE more of a pop culture destination. They need to expand the casual audience and turn people who watch out of curiosity into regular viewers. For whatever it's worth, that sounds like a Stephanie/HHH idea that got OK'd by Vince. So, he's letting them do more to make their mark on what is expected to one day be their company.

WWE has announced an October 7 show in Peru and an October 8 show in Ecuador to follow its recently announced Chilean event. I hope they can revive interest in their brand in Latin America; business there isn't stellar.

Mattel is creating retro-style action figures in the vein of Hasbro's old line. I love the level of creativity they've used with the brand.

Gerald Brisco talked about being a stooge and more. Great read as a look down memory lane. If the brand extension was done in 1999, he and Patterson would be the GMs and it would be potentially amazing.

A number of drafted/called up NXT superstars are still listed for NXT live events. I suspect some names will stick around through Summerslam weekend, and we'll see most of them on NXT TV in the next few weeks due to what's already been taped.

Jay Lethal will face Adam Cole for the ROH World Championship at DBD14. That has potential to be quite good if they don't get too obsessed with showing off spots. They've got some good heat built for it. Maybe they finally crown a new champion?

The August 27 Field of Honor show will feature Bullet Club's Young Bucks/Hangman Page/Yujiro Takahashi vs. Motor City Machine Guns/Lio Rush/ACH. I wonder how many other Clubbers will end up NXT/WWE bound.

Lucha Underground hopes to film a fourth season around November, but nothing is confirmed. This despite all the talk of them being so over budget and the like. It's true the show has a niche audience despite all the money spent, but it sounds like it will continue.

Renee Young will be part of Smackdown going forward. Whether she was intentionally paired with Ambrose is unkown.

Stephanie McMahon was honored as an executive under the age of 40. Just imagine how she'll change things in her next 30 years. 

Virgil was backstage at Battleground. I'd be fine with WWE hiring Virgil just to make appearances backstage selling things to superstars and interviewers. 

Raw and Smackdown's pre-shows will begin airing on digital platforms other than the WWE Network. I'd think people who have the Network are already plenty familiar with what's happening on Raw or Smackdown, so it's probably good to reach a bigger audience.

WWE will declare its first Universal Champion at Summerslam. This is Raw's answer to Smackdown getting the WWE Championship. Seth Rollins and THE BIG Do.. umm The Demon Finn Balor will compete for the title. Roman's not in the title picture at this point. It'll be really interesting to see what he does at Summerslam if he doesn't end up involved in that match or a No. 1 Contenders match.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. If both brands' titles are booked to matter equally, I'm fine with each brand having a women's champion, tag team champions, and world champion. I'd call the second women's title the world women's championship, though. Keep the Diva name on mothballs. Having said that, I'd also be OK with some champions being able to work alternating brands (the WWE, women's and tag team champions), especially while building up two women's divisions and two tag divisions. Having some former female superstars return and signing some main roster-ready women would really alleviate the process, but that will take time.

2. That's tough! I think a number of other names should be thrown in for consideration, namely Sabu, Abdullah the Butcher, and Bruiser Brody. I'm sure there are plenty of other old-school names I'm leaving out. Funk and Foley should get recognition for pure longevity and general insanity, though.

3. Vince is very controlling over what the product looks and sounds like. He's convinced Cesaro's not going to get over past a certain point, partially due to him being Swiss. So, he has writers try to get the characters over the way Vince thinks they will/should get over. Remember Vince killed the territories and beat Billionaire Ted. He's not going to let Twitter overrule his instincts. 

4. Alexa and Carmella were the only names from NXT that surprised me. Mojo made sense in that Smackdown needs tag teams and NXT wasn't really using him on TV much. NXT's women's division was dealt quite the blow losing Nia, Alexa, Carmella, and Bayley. Other than Asuka, those were the most featured women on NXT TV.

5. It's definitely more of a case of HHH seeing talented veterans who were contractually available and willing to come to NXT than any kind of TNA burial. Nor is it a NJPW/ROH/LU burial when WWE signs names who recently worked there. They're just out to get the best talent possible for their own shows.

More wrestling tomorrow.