WWE News & Updates

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It was announced on tonight's RAW that
Mark Henry will be the WWE Ambassador for the Summer Olympics in Rio. The games kick off later this week and Henry will be there representing the company.

 

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According to dvizzle, the WWE World Championship and WWE Universal Championship belts are going to be almost identical . However, the WWE Universal Championship is going to have a red swoosh for RAW while the WWE World Championship will have a blue swoosh for Smackdown.

Obviously most rumors have to be taken with a grain of salt, but this is a Reddit user with a solid track record and expertise in this are of pro wrestling. If I had to trust anyone’s reports about what the new belt is going to look like, this might be the one.

 

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- Paige has apparently been pulled from the upcoming WWE tour in New Zealand and Australia this month. PWInsider noted that she was originally slated to team with WWE Womens Champion Sasha Banks to face Charlotte and Dana Brooke, but those matches have been changed to Banks vs. Charlotte and Brooke in a handicap match.

 

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Mike Johnson of PWInsider is reporting that Brian Myers, a.k.a. Curt Hawkins, was backstage at tonight's SmackDown. They noted that he is back with the company as part of the SmackDown brand.

Hawkins joined the WWE main roster in 2007 and was with the company until 2014. He held the WWE Tag Team Championship with Zack Ryder.

 

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Daniel Bryan on the premiere of Talking Smack explaining the plan for SmackDown Live's new titles. Bryan announces that himself and Shane are working on a plan for the SmackDown's tag team division and it's lacking of a title. Bryan also takes a subtle dig at RAW and their creation of the WWE Universal Championship, saying that they won't rush into it. He said that they're trying to formulate a good way to bring in the titles and provide a good opportunity for people to compete for them.

 

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Fort Minor's "Welcome" has been announced as one of the theme songs for this year's WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.

 

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The dark main event after last night's WWE SmackDown tapings in Nashville saw Roman Reigns and John Cena defeat AJ Styles and Seth Rollins when Reigns hit a spear on Rollins.

 

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The main roster praise continues for Chad Gable and Jason Jordan after they defeated The Vaudevillains in their SmackDown debuts last night.

 

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Bray Wyatt may have suffered an injury during the main event of last night's WWE SmackDown in Nashville.
While wrestling Dolph Ziggler, Wyatt rolled his ankle and the referee threw up the dreaded "X" symbol, according to fans in attendance. Wyatt was visibly upset at what was happening and apparently did not want the WWE trainers to help him. Wyatt obviously finished the match but it appeared the ankle was bothering him.
Wyatt has a history of ankle injuries going back to WrestleMania season in 2015. We've reached out to WWE for comments on his status and will keep you updated.