– Today marks 500 days that Asuka has been NXT Women’s Champion. She defeated Bayley for the title at NXT Takeover: Dallas back on April 1st, 2016. Asuka’s “longest undefeated streak in WWE history” gets put to the test this Saturday night when she defends against Ember Moon at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn.
– Dolph Ziggler returned to action at Monday night’s SmackDown brand live event from Springfield, MA. It was his first WWE appearance in about two weeks. Along with Chad Gable, Ziggler competed in a triple threat match that saw AJ Styles retain the United States Championship. Ziggler appeared in his usual ring gear despite speculation that WWE is considering revamping his look.
– Johnny Gargano turned 30 years old on Monday and his former tag team partner Tommaso Ciampa posted the following on Twitter.
Happy 30th to the absolute worst "best friend" I ever had…. pic.twitter.com/M5SWGsLCfv
— BLACKHEART (@ProjectCiampa) August 14, 2017