– John Cena appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week to discuss SummerSlam and share some of his workout tips.
– The final rating for this week’s SmackDown Live was a 1.86, down from last week’s 1.92 rating. Viewership is still way up since going live on Tuesday nights.
– Nikki Bella is expected to join the SmackDown roster when she gets cleared to return, which is not surprising considering her relationship with John Cena.
– Regarding WWE reaching out to former stars for returns, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that a lot of lowball offers are going out. In addition to the recent returns of Rhyno and Jinder Mahal, several more familiar faces are expected back in the coming months.
Speaking of former WWE stars who would be prime candidates to return, MVP was backstage at this past weekend’s NXT live event from Houston:
