– Part two of Chris Jericho’s interview with Batista on his “Talk Is Jericho” podcast is now online. You can check that out at PodcastOne.com.

– Below is a behind-the-scenes video of a recent photo shoot with WWE Divas Champion Paige.

– WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar is being advertised for the October 21st edition of WWE SmackDown, which is being taped in Wichita, Kansas and is also the final taping before the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view.

– As noted recently, “Shocked Undertaker Guy” was hired by WWE for an animated series. The series is a new WWE.com feature, which you can check out at WWE.com. Below is the official synopsis for the first episode, “Cheap Pops”:

“Watch what happens when Daniel Bryan faces more than one Kane, Adam Bomb goes to the doctor and Brock Lesnar goes hunting on the first episode of WWE’s new animated series, “Cheap Pops!””

– For all of the statistic junkies out there, it’s worth noting that when John Cena lost to Brock Lesnar at the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, it broke a 15-match winning streak that Cena was riding, which included television and pay-per-view matches.

– Below is the latest edition of WWE Inbox, which features several WWE Superstars and WWE Divas talking about the new official WWE logo.

– Recently released WWE talents Ricardo Rodriguez and Yoshi Tatsu have been working out lately at the Team Vision Dojo wrestling school in Orlando, Florida. Also working out at the school are former NXT talent Shaul Guerrero (aka Raquel Diaz) and TNA Knockout Brittany.

– Below is the official cover art for WWE’s new “Macho Man” Randy Savage DVD and Blu-ray video.

– WWE and Rogers Communications in Canada decided to include a small archive of content on the WWE Network due to the fact that the launch was rushed so that the company could improve their subscription numbers between now and the end of the year.

– There is talk of having Bayley defeat Charlotte for the NXT Women’s Championship at the upcoming NXT Takeover 2 special. The idea behind this is to get the belt off of Charlotte so that she can be called up to the main roster, which would also give Ric Flair a regular role on WWE television.

– As noted last week, TNA Knockout ODB parted ways with TNA. Apparently her departure came as a result of her contract expiring and the company choosing not to renew it.

– Below is a video preview for next Friday’s TNA “One Night Only: World Cup” pay-per-view.

http://youtu.be/bCcgf8tew8o

It is going to be extremely hard for TNA not to spoil their plans for Bound For Glory when the company tapes their next set of Impact Wrestling television tapings in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in September.

Because of the fact that the September 5th and 6th tapings in North Carolina were switched to “One Night Only” pay-per-view tapings, TNA will likely only tape Impact Wrestling episodes at the Bethlehem tapings.

When the Bethlehem tapings are complete, TNA will have at least a month-worth of post-Bound For Glory episodes in the can.

As part of the company budget cuts, TNA has released several office workers, as well as merchandise front man Jimmy Jay, who was the protege of Don West. The company also released Dewey Barnes, who was another merchandise worker that actually appeared on television as an enhancement talent for Ethan Carter III.

It is being said that the TNA office crew was a “skeleton crew” to begin with, so with this latest round of cuts, the crew is even smaller now.

– TNA Tag-Team Champions The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) are under contract to TNA until the end of 2014. It is believed that TNA has an option in their contracts that allows them to roll-over the deal to the next year if they choose to.

– The Hardy Boys will be making their tag-team debut at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia for Tommy Dreamer’s House Of Hardcore promotion on November 15th.

– William Regal was announced as the new NXT General Manager this week. Below is a video of the announcement from NXT TV, as well as a video of him reacting to his first night on the job.

– As noted recently, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon took part in a photo shoot for Muscle & Fitness magazine this week. Stephanie McMahon posted another photo from the shoot on Twitter, which you can check out below.

Who's going to win? Thank u for helping us get in shape @DeFrancosGym & thx for a fun day @muscle_fitness w/ @TripleH pic.twitter.com/ML2qUmtTmw

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) August 28, 2014

The Wednesday, August 27th edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike TV scored a final cable rating of 0.79, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 0.79 final draw marks an increase compared to the 0.65 rating that last week’s show drew for the first Wednesday episode.

Wednesday’s Impact Wrestling averaged 928,000 viewers, which was also up from the 852,000 viewers who tuned in last week.

The following is the updated lineup for the NXT Takeover 2 live special, which is scheduled to air on the WWE Network on September 11th:

NXT Championship
– Adrian Neville (c) vs. Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Breeze

NXT Women’s Championship
– Charlotte (c) vs. Bayley

NXT Tag-Team Championship
– The Ascension (c) vs. TBA

Hair vs. Hair Match
– Enzo Amore vs. Sylvester Lefort

– Mojo Rawley vs. Bull Dempsey

The following is a non-spoiler match listing for tonight’s edition of WWE SmackDown, which was taped on Tuesday night in Ontario, California:

– Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt

– Seth Rollins vs. Rob Van Dam

– Page vs. Emma

– Jack Swagger vs. Rusev

– Stardust vs. Jimmy Uso

– Sheamus vs. Damien Sandow

– Roman Reigns, Mark Henry & Big Show vs. The Wyatt Family

For complete spoilers for this week’s show, click here.

On tonight’s edition of NXT on the WWE Network, William Regal was revealed to be the new NXT General Manager. As a result, Regal will be overseeing the upcoming NXT Takeover 2 live special on the WWE Network, which is scheduled for September 11th.

Additionally, new NXT GM Regal announced the main event for the Takeover 2 special, which will see Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Breeze vs. Adrian Neville for the NXT World Heavyweight Championship.

As we reported earlier today, WWE Hall Of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts was hospitalized in Las Vegas this week after going unconscious during an airplane flight to a wrestling appearance.

Roberts’ good friend — Diamond Dallas Page — took to Twitter on Thursday evening to provide an update on Roberts’ condition.

DDP tweeted the following:

My brother @JakeSnakeDDT is currently hospitalized & undergoing care; latest info http://t.co/cQYDYIVmWp Please keep Jake in your prayers

— Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) August 28, 2014

Just spoke to @JakeSnakeDDT 's girlfriend, Jake is now conscious but still fading in and out. Please keep the prayers coming.

— Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) August 28, 2014

As things stand right now, there is no official word from WWE as to how SmackDown moving to Thursday nights will affect the airing of the show in international markets.

The belief is that SmackDown in Canada will move to Thursday nights as well. Countries such as Australia and the United Kingdom have been getting SmackDown almost a day early and that may no longer be the case due to timing.

It’s also believed that due to the SmackDown time slot change, NXT, Superstars and WWE Network shows such as Legends House season two will be moved to a different night. Early speculation is that those shows would be moved to Wednesday nights.

According to reports, WWE Hall Of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts is currently unconscious in a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Roberts flew to Vegas on Wednesday for an event, however reports claim that he passed out on the airplane and has remained unconscious ever since.

An ambulance took Roberts from the plane to the nearby hospital, which is where the WWE Hall Of Famer currently resides.

Additionally, Roberts is reportedly suffering from double pneumonia and doctors have claimed that his lungs are filled with fluid and that there is a mass on his brain.

UPDATE: Diamond Dallas Page has provided additional information regarding the condition of Jake “The Snake” Roberts. You can read that story at the following link: DDP Gives Update On Jake Roberts Being Hospitalized In Las Vegas

UPDATE #2: DDP gives another detailed update on the condition of Jake Roberts. Read at the following link: DDP Gives Another Update On The Condition Of Jake “The Snake” Roberts

– According to WrestlingDVDNews.com, WWE is working on a “Best of WWE in Canada” DVD, which may be released before the end of this year. There are no indications, however, if the DVD will be released in the United States or worldwide.

– Apparently the “Shocked Undertaker Guy” Ellis Mbeh from WrestleMania XXX earlier this year will be working online in some capacity with WWE. The official WWE Twitter account tweeted the following on Wednesday with a cartoon of Mbeh:

Something jaw-dropping is coming to http://t.co/uDY99YqBsR and @WWEonYouTube! What could it be? #ShockedUndertakerGuy pic.twitter.com/oMym9IJs5n

— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2014

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon recently took part in a photo shoot for a future edition of “Muscle & Fitness” magazine.

Stephanie McMahon posted a behind-the-scenes photo from the shoot on her official Twitter account, which you can check out below.

Always great working with Per Bernal! Fun photo shoot @WWE with @TripleH for @muscle_fitness and #wwefitseries pic.twitter.com/JYXKgIWhqB

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) August 28, 2014

– Part-time WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was at HBO Studios this week to work on his new sports-comedy series, “Baller$.” Rock noted that production for the show is expected to begin in the near future.

– Below is the intro for WWE’s new “The Best Of Sting” DVD and Blu-ray video.

http://youtu.be/AXjxXSzASCY

The following matches were taped at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida for tonight’s edition of NXT on the WWE Network:

– The new General Manager will be revealed
– The Ascension vs. two local wrestlers
– Bayley vs. Sasha Banks
– Bull Dempsey vs. Angelo Dawkins
– Tyson Kidd and Tyler Breeze vs. Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn

The status of the new version of the “Nation Of Domination” faction in WWE, which consists of Big E., Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston has been a hot topic among fans this past week. One of the main reasons is due to the fact that the group has been used at recent WWE live events and in dark matches, both as babyfaces and heels.

Apparently the members of the group have been told by WWE that they will be used together in the future. As of right now, WWE is trying to figure out the best way to present the group and how they want to move forward with it in the future.

One of the main reasons that Solomon Crowe dropped the hacker gimmick he was using in NXT was reportedly due to the fact that Triple H hated the character.

Crowe, who used to work as Sami Callihan, has also turned babyface in recent weeks and as noted, was recently paired up in a tag-team alongside Kalisto.

– We reported recently that NXT star Shaun Ricker was released from the company. Ricker reportedly had heat with WWE management regarding some social media issues. One of those issues was based around how he would re-tweet many messages from fans about how he should be on television.

– Below are some recent WWE attendance figures:

August 22nd in Stockton, California drew approximately 7,500 fans
August 23rd in Sacramento, California drew approximately 7,000 fans
August 23rd in San Diego, California drew approximately 5,000 fans
August 24th in Fresno, California drew approximately 7,200 fans
August 24th in Bakersfield, California drew approximately 4,900 fans
August 25th in Anaheim, California for RAW drew approximately 11,000 fans
August 26th in Ontario, California for SmackDown drew approximately 6,000 fans

– The reason that Chris Jericho and Randy Orton were not on this past Monday’s edition of RAW was because WWE gave the two some time off. As noted, both are scheduled to return at next week’s RAW, where Orton will be a guest on Jericho’s “Highlight Reel” segment.

– Zeb Colter has been telling friends that he suffered an injury as a result of the stiff kick he took from Rusev at the SummerSlam pay-per-view. There is also a story making the rounds that claims Colter was injured outside the ring as well.