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Originally Posted by PWI While Sting has been expected to appear and actually wrestle at next month's WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, word is that as of this afternoon he is not scheduled to make any kind of appearance that night. There was some speculation among WWE talents that Sting may team with Stephen Amell to face Stardust and possibly The Miz, with the idea that both Amell and Sting are "vigilantes.". There has also been talk that Sting would team with Roman Reigns to face The Wyatt Family but PWInsider says that is all speculation as WWE is not planning on using Sting at SummerSlam as of late this afternoon. Sting will be in New York City that weekend to make the SummerSlam Experience signing appearance but apparently WWE will not be using him at SummerSlam after all.

According to the Observer, WWE is leaning towards Sting vs Bray based on recent commercials shot for the event.

Originally Posted by prowrestling.net Discussions between WWE and WWN/Evolve regarding some type of partnership appear to have ended without a deal. The two companies were rumored to be discussing a partnership of some kind in early June. Evolve booker Gabe Sapolsky did not respond to a request for comment on the matter as of this update. WWE previously had no comment regarding the rumored discussions between the two sides. Powell's POV: One source noted that the feeling within WWE is that they don't have to pay someone to assess independent talent when they have people within the company such as William Regal who are doing that now. Others felt that the idea was for WWE to compensate WWN/Evolve to some level so the promotion could provide independent talent with a place to work outside Ring of Honor.

Bryan currently has a much different view of the business, as he is now only watching instead of wrestling. When asked who is currently the best in the business, he quickly decided upon two names. “Cesaro in the ring is as good as anybody out there in WWE,” said Bryan. “If you’re talking the entire wrestling world, there is a guy in New Japan [Pro Wrestling] that I really love watching named Shinsuke Nakamura. He’s awesome and really fun to watch. But in terms of the WWE, in ring, I love watching Cesaro.”

From a recent interview Daniel Bryan had with Sports Illustrated: http://www.si.com/more-sports/2015/0...cetype=default

I was watching NFL Network tonight and a fan tweeted to former Vikings receiver Nate Burleson: "What's the nastiest thing you've ever seen at training camp?" To which Nate brought up a story from a joint practice that the Minnesota Vikings held with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2004 (the year Brock tried out for the team): "You remember Brock Lesnar of WWE? He came out and somebody cheap-shotted [quarterback] Daunte Culpepper's leg, and Brock was like "WHO DID IT?". The next play he went and suplexed the guy...he picked up a grown man after the play, and then it was the Royal Rumble: Minnesota vs. Kansas City.. that was a nasty suplex on the football field."

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"I think there’s only one answer for me right now, and it is Brock Lesnar. I think a lot of people want to see it. I was there the night he made his debut on Raw for WWE," Owens continued. "I was in the crowd, like the fifth row. I remember being blown away immediately by this guy, I was on board right away. I bought Brock Lesnar T-shirts and Brock Lesnar hats. My parents got a dog that summer, I named him Brock. Seriously, he was a blonde Lab, he was huge: ‘That’s Brock!’ I used to do the F5 when I was on the indies because of how much I admire him so I’d love to be the one to put an end to him."

Part of a recent interview Owens had with talkSPORT's Gorilla Position podcast on who he'd want to face soon for a match and/or feud if given the chance.

Ring of Honor announced Tuesday that Roderick Strong, aka Mr. ROH, has re-signed with the company. The "Triple Crown Champion" was most recently featured as a challenger for the Ring of Honor World Championship against Jay Lethal at Death Before Dishonor XIII in Baltimore. The spectacular match ended in a draw as the wrestlers battled through the 60-minutes of regulation time allotted for World Championship matches.

WWE Viewership for 7/27: 8pm: 3.421 9pm: 3.754 10pm: 3.839 Avg: 3.671

Down compared to last week (3.8 million) and roughly 600,000 less compared to same week last year.

AAA, the world's leading Lucha Libre organization announced today that Matt Striker and Hugo Savinovich will be calling Triplemanía XXIII live on pay-per-view from Mexico City on Sunday August 9th with a special start time of 7pm ET / 4pm PT. "Along with our established AAA announcer, Hugo, Matt allows us to provide unparalleled coverage for this very special event. Their insights from years in the ring and broadcasting will enhance Triplemanía for our English speaking fans," said AAA EVP Dorian Roldan Peña. "Hugo is rich in experience and insight while Matt is a tremendous analyst. We are excited to have them join the pay-per-view production," said Court Bauer, Executive Producer for Triplemanía XIII.

Originally Posted by PWI WWE had security confiscating Hulk Hogan fan signs at tonight's RAW in Oklahoma City. They were also making fans with Hogan t-shirts change them. We also received two reports of security asking fans to stop streaming with the Periscope app.

We noted last week that the Hulk Hogan scandal has caused WWE Studios' to remove a Hogan scene from the Celebrity Death Pool movie that stars David Hasselhoff and Ken Jeong. PWInsider reports that a piece of Hogan material was also in the upcoming WWE - Scooby Doo animated movie. Hogan was set to appear in scenes alongside an animated Dusty Rhodes and those will obviously have to be edited now. Hopefully they can just replace Hogan and not have to nix the Dusty scene altogether. Regarding the Hogan scene in Celebrity Death Pool, apparently it was the opening sequence of the movie so it will definitely have to be re-done.

It looks like WWE may be using actor Stephen Amell of "Arrow" at next month's SummerSlam pay-per-view in Brooklyn. Amell is booked to appear at the Wizard World convention in Chicago during SummerSlam weekend but the signing for SummerSlam Sunday has been canceled. Amell will now only be appearing on Saturday. We noted how Amell will likely be appearing at an upcoming WWE event, possibly the August 10th RAW from Everett, Washington. Speculation is that Amell and Neville may take on Stardust and The Miz in some sort of match.

Originally Posted by WWE Alicia Fox sustained a mild concussion during her tag team match on Raw, WWE.com can confirm. Stay with WWE.com as more details about Fox’s condition becomes available.