– In addition to Mark Henry, WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco was also in Rio for the Olympics representing WWE this summer. Brisco was there to scout wrestlers for WWE.
– WWE has announced that their first Chinese acquisition Bin Wang will make his in-ring debut at the 9/10 WWE house show in Shanghai, China. He will be facing Bo Dallas. Below is a photo of the two facing off in NYC this weekend and a hype video from Triple H:
#WWEShanghai…are you ready? Bin Wang will join @WWE Live! on September 10th at the Mercedes-Benz Arena!https://t.co/0ll6oCrwuI
— Triple H (@TripleH) August 23, 2016
#BinWang will make his in-ring debut when @WWE heads to Shanghai on Sept. 10! https://t.co/7C0pBuIFRF #WWEShanghai pic.twitter.com/AZsKdjmLQA
— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2016
– WWE has really upped the number of mainstream sponsorships as of late. Below is the full KFC segment with Dolph Ziggler and The Miz, Miz in a new ad for Domino’s Pizza and a Sami Zayn “Resilience” vignette for Mercury Insurance: