– As reported Monday, Brodus Clay and Damien Sandow, who have been feuding on WWE programming in recent weeks, were scheduled to face off at SummerSlam but their match was nixed due to time constraints. Both the WWE Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship bouts were shortened due to time constraints because the production team wanted to make sure there would be enough time for the aftermath of the Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar bout since The Game’s farewell scene will play a vital role in storylines going forward.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, multi-platinum recording artist Kevin Rudolf’s performance of the pay-per-view theme song, “Don’t Give Up,” caused the program to have timing issues. Regarding the performance, some of the fans shown dancing were plants.
– WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz is currently on a promotional tour in London, England. He will be off television two weeks while touring the country and apparently other countries. He noted via Twitter, “Follow my Tout for the next 2 weeks and you will follow me around the world. #MizAroundTheWorld.”
– Brock Lesnar, Triple H, Big Show, CM Punk and John Cena are featured on the cover of WWE’s 2012 SummerSlam DVD and Blu-ray release, which hits stores on September 18. To view the cover, click here.
(source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
