– Following this week’s episode of SmackDown LIVE, WWE.com announced that Edge would return to host a special edition of “The Cutting Edge” next Tuesday as part of SmackDown’s 1000th episode. It’s quite possible that the WWE Hall of Famer’s appearance has already been nixed since WWE.com is no longer advertising the talk show segment as taking place. The announcement now redirects to the “Shows” page.

Edge is not otherwise advertised for SmackDown 1000 by WWE.com or the official website of the Capital One Arena. WWE.com posted their preview for the show tonight and there’s no mention of Edge.

Here is WWE.com’s original announcement:

“The Rated-R Superstar is coming home.

“Edge is returning to host a special edition of his talk show “The Cutting Edge” next Tuesday as part of SmackDown’s historic 1000th episode.

“The WWE Hall of Famer was responsible for many of the blue brand’s greatest moments, whether it was stepping up as one of the SmackDown’s premiere Superstars after the initial brand split in 2002, his unforgettable Money in the Bank cash-in on The Undertaker or running roughshod over SmackDown with General Manager Vickie Guerrero in his corner.

“What will he have to say? Find out when “The Cutting Edge” returns during SmackDown 1000, next Tuesday at 8/7 C on USA Network!”

– A new episode of Table for 3 featuring Kevin Nash, Diamond Dallas Page, and Big Show will air this Monday night on the WWE Network immediately following Raw. The former WCW World Heavyweight Champions share untold tales and their most memorable moments from WCW Monday Nitro. Here is the synopsis:

“Legendary WCW ‘Big Boys’ Kevin Nash, DDP, and Big Show gather to share untold tales and their most memorable moments from WCW Monday Nitro!”

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While WWE has been referencing Impact Wrestling more and more in recent times, their collaboration reached a completely new level when they used Impact Footage in a recent Table For 3 episode and showed an ad for their Global Wrestling Network during the broadcast.

Sportskeeda recently reached out to Anthem Sports for comments on the matter, and replying to it, the parent company of Impact Wrestling revealed that they allowed WWE to use their footage in return for a mention of GWN:

“IMPACT Wrestling collaborated with WWE on the project and sub-licensed the footage to them for use in their original productions. Accordingly, WWE issued a courtesy for GWN when the footage airs.”

For those who don’t know the latest episode of WWE Network’s ‘Table for 3’ featured Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, and Shane McMahon. During the show, they not only name dropped Impact but for the surprise of many fans, they used footage owned by the company and also aired an advertisement for GWN at the end of the show.

While this isn’t the only time the company has used TNA footage for their project as they used some for a Hardy Boyz DVD as revealed last month, this was the first time Officials decided to promote a service related to Impact directly on their programming, so it has still become a hot topic of discussion recently.

With Matt Hardy successfully bringing his Broken persona to WWE, the veteran sat down with his brother Jeff, and Finn Balor on Table for 3.  The short clip below provides an introduction to the round-table interview which can be found the WWE Network.

The interview also contains Balor and Jeff Hardy discussing their use of face/body paint in the ring (transcribed by WrestlingInc.):

“It’s very hard to explain, but it’s almost like putting on a mask protects you from people’s judgments and lets you completely flow freely, like, with all your aggression and our animosity against anything. And I think everyone, deep down, has insecurities issues, especially in this business. And I find that maybe getting to hide behind the paint, so to speak, kind of protects you from those insecurities and helps me channel a different side of my personality that isn’t always available to me.”

Finn continued by describing how the mask surprised him in ways that he hadn’t previously thought about.

“I didn’t realize how much the paint was going to affect how I moved and how I walked. And it wasn’t something that consciously happened. It was because the first time I’d done it was a Tokyo Dome show, I want to say in 2013-14, and I walked out there and I was a completely different person. I hadn’t rehearsed anything, planned anything, but I remember walking to the ring almost in a limp and I was like, ‘why the hell am I limping?’ It was almost as though the paint took control and it changes the direction your mind moves in.”

Jeff also provides his own view on his use of body paint, agreeing with Finn about the freedom that it allows.

“Every time I paint my face, I’ve always thought of it as my alien skin, the reptilian inside me that makes me different. When I think of aliens, I think of the skin, like, the abstract piece I do on my face, it doesn’t matter. I’m just in such a free zone. I’m just so at peace with myself when I’m doing it. And then, when I do the deal when I close my eyes, and take a picture, I go, ‘tonight, that is my canvas. My face is my canvas.’ Then, I get that, man. You go out there and you’re just more somehow, like, because you’re not your normal self. And to me, it just feels artistically free to express yourself and don’t have a care in the world about what anybody else is thinking! And so, I would be, on purpose, I would be real messy, a lot of the time, with neon, glow-in-the-dark paint. Even after I’d paint my face, I’d go smear it all over my hands and give people confidence not to care at that point in time and just have faith and confidence in yourself and just roll with it.”

The golden nugget of this interview comes in the form of Finn’s aspirations for the future.  Balor explains that he wants to evolve, much in the same way that the Hardys have, with the goal of a new alter ego in the next 5-10 years.

“Obviously, seeing [the Hardys] continue to evolve the last 25 years, that inspires me to keep evolving my character. And I’m quite happy with how I’m doing at the moment, but I’m always trying to push myself to create something new and I think my main goal going forward over the next 5, 10 years would be maybe create another alter ego like you guys have.”

As a bonus to an already eye opening interview, Jeff Hardy hinted at the “inevitable” match-up between The Enigma and The Demon:

“I’ve heard it a lot, man, and people are kind of waiting to see us, like, ‘I can’t wait to see ‘The Enigma’ and ‘The Demon’ in the ring at the same time’ with painted up faces. Hopefully, that’s inevitable, so we’ll see.”

– NXT star Tucker Knight recently spoke with The Portland Tribune and commented on the spectacle that is WWE:

“Seeing any athlete doing things the vast majority of society is incapable of doing, that’s just intriguing. Then, with WWE, you combine it with this grandiose production, the fireworks, and it’s even more.”

– Tonight’s new Table for 3 on the WWE Network features Kliq members Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman.

– Wednesday’s new Table For 3 on the WWE Network will feature Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman.

– WWE Games just released this video of WWE stars talking about some of their biggest matches at the WWE HOF last month:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1TGO5U3MqE

– Daniel Bryan continues to work out and get back in good physical shape, fueling the rumors that he’s looking to get back in the ring. He posted this video to Instagram today:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFHBRzBSVNK/?taken-by=bryanldanielson

WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recently updated the Q&A section of his official website, JRsBarBQ.com, answering questions from fans about topics such as the

On if WWE acknowledges the negative feedback they get from former WWE Superstars such as Bret Hart, Mick Foley and Vince Russo:

“Would it bother you if you were in their shoes and actually read the endless stream of negativity directed their way? I don’t have any idea if they actually immerse themselves in this info.”

On whether or not Goldust should get a run as WWE Champion before he retires:

“I’m a Goldust fan and respect him and his work greatly but I’d not have any desire for him to be WWE Champion at this stage of his game.”

On whether or not people in WWE read his website and if he’d be willing to do a WWE Network “Table For 3” episode with Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler:

“Whether someone in WWE reads my work or listens to my podcasts isn’t a concern to me. However, I’d be happy to work on any WWE projects if they fit my schedule and I thought that I’d enjoy doing them. Me working on projects in WWE isn’t an issue with me but is strictly a WWE decision.”

On not being a fan of scripted promos in WWE:

“I am not a fan of long, scripted promos in today’s world of pro wrestling. They are predictable and come off as nothing more than time fillers moe often than not.

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WWE’s William Regal recently appeared as a guest alongside Sheamus and King Barrett on an episode of the WWE Network show, Table For 3. During the show, Regal revealed that dressing in drag during a RAW Roulette show was his favorite moment in his career. He also spoke about how wrestlers shouldn’t take themselves too seriously and how his old WWE character defined his career. Below are some of the highlights.

On dressing in drag on RAW:

“That was probably my favorite thing I’ve ever done in the entire time I’ve been in wrestling. Doing that was the most actual fun I ever had.”

“If I’m going to do it, I’m going to do it right. I want the full Vegas showgirl [regalia]. I want the thing, but where are we going to get [that]? I want red high heels. Where are we going to get that? It just happened that we were in Vegas. Well, actually, I’m nearly a [size] 12 [shoe], so they went and got me 13 size red [heels], but we were in Vegas, so it was okay. It all worked out nicely.”

On how his five week run as a “Real Man’s Man” gimmick in WWE has defined his career:

“It lasted five weeks. I had a 30-year solid wrestling career in 40 countries and I’d been pretty successful at lots of things, but that five weeks has defined my entire career. And people still sing that song to me every day and I’m not making this up, every time I call the office, and they put me on hold, it’s that thing playing down the phone line.”

On how wrestlers shouldn’t take themselves too seriously:

“If you take yourself too seriously, you’ve got no chance in this job. You cannot take yourself seriously. You’ve got to embrace whatever is given and make the most of every opportunity to make it funny or to make it memorable. [Austin and Angle are] two serious fellas, right? So comfortable with themselves they’re happy to do anything. That’s the key to it. When you’re happy and you’re comfortable with yourself and you’re not worried about being a top guy, you’ll make the most out of anything and make it work.”

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During his recent appearance alongside Bo Dallas and Neville on WWE Network’s “Table For 3” original series, veteran wrestler and NXT star Samoa Joe spoke about working with a young John Cena in UPW and how Jim Ross told Joe he wasn’t what WWE was looking for back then.

“That’s where John started,” said Joe. “Actually, I worked with him a ton. He was dedicated back then, so anyways, John got the [WWE] deal. I met Jim Ross at the time and Jim Ross said, ‘you know, maybe you’re not really what we’re looking for right now’.”

Joe also spoke about working international territories and ultimately making it to WWE.

“Contrary to wisdom back when I first started out, way back when, I find myself here in WWE.”

Samoa Joe also spoke about the reason he was brought to NXT, and how he still has aspirations of joining the main WWE roster.

“I was kind of brought in to add to the momentum that NXT has going. I mean, obviously, I think we all want to go win the big one, but I also wouldn’t mind helping NXT be part of a bigger thing.” Joe added, “it’s a real unusual kind of time, to kind of be a part of this process and a very unique position for me, kind of, coming in, so, I don’t know, man. I’m kind of laying back and seeing what cards are dealt and playing the best hand.”

“Table For 3” featuring Samoa Joe, Neville and Bo Dallas is available on the WWE Network right now.

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– The latest “WWE Breaking Ground” episode will premiere on the WWE Network after RAW this Monday night. The synopsis for the show reads:

“A group of hopeful athletes try out for an opportunity to train to become WWE Superstars and Divas. The grind begins for a rookie arrival.”

– A new edition of “The WWE List” debuts on the WWE Network on Tuesday at 4:30pm EST. The description for that one reads:

“Listing the most Infamous Transformations in WWE History!”

– A new episode of WWE’s “Table For 3” will air on the WWE Network this Wednesday at 4pm EST. The scheduled guests for the show are Tamina Snuka, Natalya and Charlotte. The official description for the show reads as follows:

“Natalya, Tamina and Charlotte share stories of what it was like growing up in sports entertainment and being part of WWE family royalty.”

– The latest edition of “Unfiltered with Renee Young” also premieres this week on Wednesday night at 4:30pm EST. The description for that episode, which features WWE Hall Of Famer Lita, reads:

“Renee sits down with former WWE Diva Lita to discuss her new role within WWE, butterflies and a Twitter moment with a famous rap legend.”

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– The next episode of “Table For 3” on the WWE Network drops at 4pm EST. on Wednesday and will feature The Miz, Curtis Axel and R-Truth. The official description for the show reads: “The Miz, R-Truth and Curtis Axel share insightful stories in and outside the ring, and discuss what it takes to make it as a WWE Superstar.”

– Also on Wednesday, a new episode of “Unfiltered with Renee Young” will premiere on the WWE Network at 4:30pm EST. The description for her show, which will feature Finn Balor, reads: “Renee sits down with NXT Superstar Finn Balor as they discuss growing up in Ireland, his favorite movies and his surprising love for legos.”

– Below is the latest Superstar Ghost Stories teaser featuring WWE Diva and Total Divas star Paige.

A young @RealPaigeWWE STALKED by an uninvited visitor…. #SuperstarGhostStories http://t.co/QT611dcUfuhttps://t.co/ZR6bDkwqzd

— WWE (@WWE) October 16, 2015

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