Lucha Underground writer Chris DeJoseph took part in a Q&A session over the weekend at The Wrestling Guy Store in Huntington Park, California. Here are some highlights from the event, courtesy of Reddit user butterflyinthesky:

– There are many ideas for other AAA wrestlers that have yet to make an LU appearance.

– DeJoseph had to fight for certain ideas because he wanted to get wrestling fans on-board, who would then tell others about the product. “El Rey was great to work with and trusted my team, and let us do our thing.”

– Originally, they had an entire LU season arc, separated into 3-4 cycles. However, Pentagon, Drago and Fenix were not able to be at the first night’s tapings. They had to hotshot Prince Puma and Johnny Mundo, who they wanted to save for later in the season. He is happy they didn’t do what they had as everything worked out.

– LU was originally shot by a cinematographer with boxing experience. Early on, it was difficult to get shots of their faces and emotion. Eventually, they all figured it out. The cameraman were very talented but were not used to shooting fast-paced lucha libre.

– DeJoseph called the Hernandez situation unfortunate given that many people were ultimately affected. He questioned why TNA didn’t do their due diligence to call about Hernandez’s contract.

– He noted that he loves the Wednesday night wars, as he loves competition. He also has friends working for all the competing shows. The shows are different and the more wrestling shows there are the better.

– When asked any wrestler that he had a say in hiring, DeJoseph was adamant about hiring Ricochet.

– At one point, Martin Casaus (Marty “The Moth” Martinez) was Mil Muertes. And Matt Cross was not the original Son of Havok.

– Ricochet recommended Shane Strickland (Killshot).

– He called John Morrison first after getting hired. They go way back to filming the dirt sheet segments with Miz.

– It helped credibility getting Chavo Guerrero because he was trusted and eventually getting El Patron was huge.

– DeJoseph reached out to Matt Striker 24 hours before LU’s first taping. He signed his contract right before walking out to announce.

– It was the coolest backstage environment he’s been a part of. Talent has a say and the writers made it a point to get that across to the talent. It’s a very different feel from WWE’s creative process. For example, Hernandez had the idea of fans as lumberjacks hitting you with belts.

– LU producer Eric Van Wagenen (who hired DeJoseph) picked out the warehouse in Boyle Heights because they wanted people in the neighborhood to hang out and come just walking in. * DeJoseph asked for them to reinforce Dario Cueto’s office roof. Others looked at him like he was crazy when he said eventually someone is going to jump off of it.

– Bonus WWE fun fact: Triple H was supposed to be the anonymous GM.

As we reported last night, Triple H was testing out the latest streaming service brought to you by Facebook and took some time to answer some fan questions. Below is more of what was discussed:

– The WWE COO revealed that Bayley would be challenging Sasha Banks for the NXT Women’s Championship at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn but that wasn’t all he spoke about.

– While speaking about NXT Takeover: Brooklyn, he revealed that there were still some seats available for the event, but added that it will sell out.

– Triple H gives fans a small tour of his office which also shows the live stream of the Performance Center down in Orlando.

– He is asked about Ronda Rousey and whether or not we will see her in a WWE ring again, he explains that this depends on a lot of factors. He says they are huge fans of hers.

Triple H explained that the opportunity is there for Ronda but it all depends on what they can make happen and also congratulated her on her victory at UFC 190 adding “never say never.”

– Going on the road with NXT is brought up and Triple H discusses some of the tours and festivals they will be taking the show. He also addressed international shows and the potential for NXT dates in the UK. He explained that NXT will go wherever there is demand.

Earlier tonight we reported that Triple H was testing out Facebook’s new video streaming application that had been created for celebrities who were verified on the site.

In the video he discussed a number of topics including the upcoming special event on the WWE Network NXT Takeover: Brooklyn which will take place the night before SummerSlam.

He once again mentioned the main event of the night, Finn Balor defending his NXT Championship against Kevin Owens in a rematch from the Beast in the East event in Tokyo.

Triple H also confirmed that live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, August 22nd, Sasha Banks would defend her NXT Women’s Championship against Bayley.

If you haven’t seen the video, you can check it out at this link.

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The WWE aren’t afraid to try out the latest technology. Most recently at their live events they’ve been making use of Twitter’s live streaming app Periscope.

Facebook have now launched their own live video streaming app that is only available to celebrities who have their page verified by the social network.

WWE COO Triple H has posted a new video showing him discussing how WWE like to be on the “cutting edge of technology” and even discussed NXT Takeover: Brooklyn

Check out the video at this link.

As noted, during RAW in San Jose last night, Triple H and Stephanie would be welcoming honorary WWE Superstar Elijah to the family with his very own contract signing.

The 7 year old left the pair impressed after he sent in an audition tape for Tough Enough and decided that along with his favourite WWE Superstar Stardust, he should get his own contract.

The contract signing wasn’t aired during RAW but took place during the Roddy Piper tribute which aired once again later on in the show. However it is expected we will see it officially at some point.

Below are some tweets, shared by the WWE from his contract signing on RAW along with a slideshow by YouTube user The WWE Guy.

Elijah Mainville and family are LIVE at @WWE #RAW in San Jose. Elijah also met his favorite Superstar, @StardustWWE! pic.twitter.com/ViHxDLw1Fv

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 3, 2015

Great to meet Elijah tonight…almost time for him to sign his #ToughEnough contract! #Raw @StephMcMahon pic.twitter.com/nBrrDOg8bh

— Triple H (@TripleH) August 3, 2015

What an honor to sign our newest Superstar, Drax Shadow, AKA Elijah Mainville! #RAW @TripleH @StardustWWE pic.twitter.com/i4for6ODJI

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) August 4, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3iledZogko

– During last night’s episode of RAW live from San Jose,  the entire WWE roster opened the show with a ten-bell salute to the late “Rowdy” Roddy Piper before a video tribute aired.

Both the ten bell-salute and the video tribute can be seen in the video above. Most of the superstars remained in their “Hot Rod” t-shirts throughout the show, wearing them to the ring in their matches.

– Dan Ryckert was in attendance during RAW last night and posted the following photo showing Vince McMahon and Triple H remaining on the stage while the tribute video for Piper aired:

Vince and Triple H hanging back to watch the Roddy Piper tribute video. pic.twitter.com/jnKdfVZeE9

— Dan Ryckert (@DanRyckert) August 4, 2015

Tonight's the big night for Elijah!
RT @TripleH Steph & I are pleased to announce the newest @WWE Superstar, Elijah! http://t.co/t9vDfRTZ1s

— Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) August 3, 2015

– As shown in the tweet about sent out by Vince McMahon, one lucky fan who was introduced to the world by Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a video recently will become an honorary WWE Superstar.

Elijah was invited to RAW in San Jose tonight after he submitted a video to Tough Enough a few months ago and will get to sign his own WWE contract with his favourite WWE Superstar Stardust by his side.

Update: The WWE have since sent out this tweet showing the young fan backstage at RAW:

Elijah Mainville and family are LIVE at @WWE #RAW in San Jose. Elijah also met his favorite Superstar, @StardustWWE! pic.twitter.com/ViHxDLw1Fv

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 3, 2015

– WrestlingDVDNetwork.com are reporting that WWE Network show “Swerved” has been cancelled following complaints from talent.

However, a new trailer for the next episode entitled “The Boogeyman Is Real” which can be viewed by visiting WrestlingDVDNetwork.com.

They note that a new episode is due to air following RAW next Monday so it could be a case of the WWE will continue to air the rest of the season but won’t renew for a second.

– While we’re on the topic of the WWE Network, it’s been reported that even more content from the Attitude Era has been added, you can get the full lowdown at this link.

Kevin Nash recently spoke with Scott Fishman of the Miami Herald ahead of tonight’s Legends of Wrestling Night at Marlins Park where the Miami Marlins host the San Diego Padres.

During his interview, he spoke about a number of topics including the currents state of the business, his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame earlier this year, WWE NXT and more.

If you want to check out the full interview Nash had with Scott Fishman in the Miami Herald, you can do so by clicking on this link, check out highlights below:

On why he believes the business is in an up cycle right now:

“I think a lot of the credit has to go to Paul Levesque [Triple H],” Nash said. “He really understands the business. One of the most poignant things he ever said to me was, ‘It’s not only the fact we have to replace the guys in the ring, but we have to teach the guys with the handhelds and steady cams. I’ve got guys who have been carrying cameras for 30 years now. They aren’t going to be doing this forever.’

“What they’ve done with NXT and Full Sail [University] is basically also focus on the production. People don’t realize how important the cameras are. This is a hands-on experience and proving ground, A to Z, from people in the truck and all the way up. It’s about pushing this product and having it continually grow.”

On WWE’s developmental system (NXT):

“They have built a basic farm system,” Nash said. “There isn’t anybody in the realm in competing with them. They have taken the market. It now goes Raw, SmackDown and NXT. There are now three brands. There are a lot of guys I watch today. I’ve been a fan of [Dolph] Ziggler since day one. I saw the big 6-foot-8 kid down at NXT. [Big Cass], I think really has a chance. He is a big guy and athletic. I think he has a chance to make it.”

On his induction into the 2015 WWE Hall of Fame:

“It’s an incredible honor,” he said. “For me, I was probably more excited to walk down the aisle in front of almost 80,000 people in the stadium, but it was an incredible honor. I’m in the cream of the crop.”

– As shown in the video above, WWE are holding a SummerSlam raffle with the grand prize including tickets to all three WWE events.

That’s not all as the winner will get a pizza tour with WWE legends, breakfast with WWE Superstars and much much more. More information can be found at this link.

– After the male competitors on Tough Enough came face-to-face with the Big Show, the female competitors will come face-to-face with Team Bad (Sasha Banks, Naomi and Tamina).

It should also be noted that Cesaro will be appearing on the show as well. It’s not yet confirmed who will be taking Hulk Hogan’s place at the judge’s table.

The entire WWE roster will be gathered on stage for the opening segment of tonight’s edition of WWE RAW in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, likely for a promo segment involving The Authority — Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.

The New Day’s Xavier Woods tweeted the following about tonight’s RAW segment:

So apparently #TheNewDay and the rest of the roster has to be on the ramp at the beginning or #Raw tonight… No clue what's going on.

— Austin Creed (@AustinCreedWins) July 27, 2015

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While on a massive press tour to promote his new book, Daniel Bryan has reflected on an incident involving Triple H where he stopped one of his matches.

Speaking with Jim Norton on Opie Radio, the former WWE champion explained that while wrestling Randy Orton he “had gotten a stinger in a match and lost feelings” in both his arms.

He explained that he’s always had the mentality of never stopping a match and told the ringside doctor that would be okay to continue, however Triple H was sending word to stop the match.

Bryan said that he sprinted into the ring to try and continue the match with Orton because as far as he was concerned this was going to be the biggest victory of his career so far.

“I did a top rope dropkick, and I couldn’t get up,” Bryan explained, “I couldn’t move my arms. Randy, he’s on the ground going ‘Dan, Dan, what the F are you doing?'”

Eventually, Triple H had called off the match which didn’t sit well with Bryan who said that when he got backstage he was “hot” and almost came nose-to-nose with Triple H.

You can check out Bryan talking about the incident in the video below. You can also purchase his book “Yes!: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of Wrestlemania” right now.

FOX Sports recently published an article containing ten “surprising revelations” from Daniel Bryan’s new autobiography, “Yes!: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of WrestleMania” Below are some of the highlights.

On Sheamus and Ted Dibiase Jr. interrupting Daniel Bryan the first time he had sex with Brie: “We were naked and about to do our thing when all of a sudden we heard the sound of the door handle turning and then the door popped open. Bri jumped under the covers as Teddy and Sheamus barged into the room, inebriated as can be, wit the ‘Ahhh fella!’ and all that.”

On being slated to wrestle Charlie Sheen at SummerSlam in 2012: “He was going through a very public breakdown at the time, and somehow WWE brokered a deal for him to perform against me. He taped a couple of videos for ‘Raw’ insulting me, and even though it was a goofy match to be in, it would’ve put me in one of the top matches at SummerSlam. Unfortunately, whoever brokered the Sheen deal never got him to sign any sort of contract to do the event, and in typical Charlie Sheen fashion, he bailed.”

On his blowup with Triple H after a match with Randy Orton on RAW: “Usually I don’t get super angry, and when I do it’s barely visible. This time, I was furious and I let everyone know it. When I walked through the curtain, I yelled, ‘What the f— is that all about. That’s f—ing bull—-!’ ‘You need to calm down,’ responded Triple H, who had been communicating with the doctor over the headset and called for the match to be stopped. ‘No, you need to calm the f— down,’ I replied. We were up in each other’s faces and both ready to fight.”

Check out the complete article at FOXSports.com.

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NXT star Tyler Breeze recently spoke with The Miami Herald to promote Friday’s NXT live event in the city. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On his character: “Tyler Breeze is actually a mix of a few of things. It started out as an idea from what I’d seen from a couple of people who came for tryouts from different walks of life — acting, modeling — who didn’t really know what wrestling was or what it was all about. I used to help [WWE NXT Coach] Norman Smiley, and we would train them for about a week. We would teach them the basics, see who was getting used to it, who was taken to it. As we were in there, it wasn’t their fault, but they would say things that were kind of funny. I thought that would be a funny character, somebody from the outside looking in saying, ‘Wrestling looks easy. I can do it.’ I figured let’s go off that and see what happens. [Tyler Breeze] formed from that and bits and piece from other things. Obviously some ‘Zoolander’ mixed in there; some Ben Stiller from ‘Dodgeball’ mixed in there as well; and it turned into what it is.”

On changing his look: “I like to switch it up [the wardrobe] every time that you see me. If you see me once, you’ll see me in something. You’ll see me in colors; you’ll see me in furs; you’ll see in something that as soon as you see it, you’ll go, ‘Wow. I like that,’ or ‘Wow. That guy looks ridiculous. Either way, you have a certain feeling about it. Then the next time you see me, you might be expecting me to be in the same thing, buy you won’t see that. You’ll see a completely different color scheme, or you’ll see some little tweak. Now, some of my newer stuff has fur going down the side as well as the fur tassels that I wear. My vest is starting to be switched up a little bit. It’s always about keeping it fresh and something for people to look forward to seeing what I’m going to wear on the next [NXT] special.”

On using the iPhone in his entrance: “It was actually Triple H’s idea [to use the iPhone]. The initial idea when I first started doing it was with a pocket mirror. I found a nicer one that you could go out and get. It was working, but when Triple H saw it, he said, ‘We’ve done that. We’re past that. There’s a lot more we can do.’ He suggested the selfie. ‘The selfie movement is really big right now, so what if you had a cell phone, taking selfies all the way to the ring and during matches.’ I immediately said, ‘Yea.’

“You can’t go wrong with technology type stuff. It’s always advancing, and especially now more than ever, there’s so much stuff you can do. Everyone is glued to their phone. It’s 2015. Everyone always has their phone on them. They’re constantly checking stuff, checking Twitter, checking Instagram. Everybody wants to know what’s going on. There’s nothing wrong that can come from doing this. So I had the phone, tried that out, and it went from there. We figured out how to stream it up onto our big screen that we have for the entrance, and at the last [NXT] TakeOver [special] we did the Periscope app where everybody was watching as I was making my entrance. Any new app that comes out, any new technology that comes out, I can be the first one to tap into.”

On naming his finisher: “I had like five or six options, and I was mulling them over, but nothing really felt like it was it, and I didn’t want to force it. I repeated them a couple of times. ‘Beauty Shot, Beauty Shot.’ That sounds all right. I think that one will work. That was just one. I had all these ideas, but everything felt forced on trying to name it. I was working with [NXT commentator] Tom Phillips. He said, ‘What do you want me to call this and this and this?’ He was tossing out some ideas, too. I don’t know if that rolls off the tongue. I don’t know if that fits. Finally, I said, ‘A superkick. What about a Supermodel Kick?’ He said, ‘I love it. I love it . I’ll say it tonight.’ He’s good because he always comes to me and asks, ‘Hey, you got anything new that your going to do or you have a name for anything that you want me to call.’ If it catches on, it catches on, and luckily those two have caught on, so far, and I’m working on some more.”

Check out the complete interview at MiamiHerald.com.

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WWE reportedly went back-and-forth in recent weeks over how to bring the group of NXT Divas to the main roster, as well as which Divas to use, so much so that arguments broke out between various members of the creative team.

At one point, there was an idea to bring the NXT Divas to the main roster and have them replace the current WWE Divas division, outside of a couple of Divas that could keep up, as well as those needed because of Total Divas.

Stephanie McMahon was always scheduled to be involved and that fact was never debated, however there was some discussion as to whether or not she should take credit for bringing the Divas in on television, as it is seen as a babyface move.

Originally, there was talk of calling up four NXT Divas — Sasha Banks, Charlotte Becky Lynch and Bayley, and at times, they were thinking about bringing only two NXT Divas to the main roster — either Charlotte and Banks or Charlotte and Lynch.

The belief is that both Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are invested in this angle and are fully in support of it, so it likely won’t be one of those WWE angles that is quickly forgotten about in a matter of a few weeks.

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(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

As previously reported, longtime WWE executive Lisa Fox Lee was fired by the company. Lee, who was employed by WWE dating back to 1995, was most recently used as the Executive Vice President of Content. She headed up the WWE writing team and reported directly to Vince McMahon and Triple H. She was also one of the executives in charge of the WWE Network and television content.

Although this has not been confirmed as the reason she was let go, however it is known that Lee was the point person for WWE’s bid on the old Paul Boesch Houston Wrestling tape library. As it turns out, NWA’s Bruce Tharpe made the winning bid and ended up with the library instead of WWE.

Because NWA got the library, they ended up starting their own streaming service with matches featuring many WWE Legends and other Hall Of Famers. While the service won’t directly compete with the WWE Network, WWE was upset that a similar service was started by another wrestling company that featured several high-profile matches.

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(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– On the crawler that was displayed during Monday’s WWE Battleground “go-home” edition of WWE RAW, it was noted that the WWE Network will soon be adding 50 hours of ECW programming.

– Eric Bischoff will be the interview subject for WWE’s “The Monday Night War Volume 2: Know Your Role” DVD and Blu-ray, which is currently set for a September release. Bischoff will likely talk to Renee Young under the same format that Triple H and Sting did, which is where an episode of the WWE Network “Monday Night War” series will air, and then Young will ask Bischoff questions related to the theme of the episode.

– WWE.com has a new article up regarding Stardust and The Miz feuding with “Arrow” actor Stephen Amell.

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Josh Modaberi of Cult of Whatever recently interviewed PJ Black (aka Justin Gabriel) about a number of topics. Below are some of the highlights.

On quitting WWE: “I see myself as more of an artist, I don’t really care about how much money I make, for me it’s more about the art of professional wrestling. There are a lot of guys that will just hang around because Vince will give everyone a shot and some guys will just hang around thinking that tomorrow will be their shot and then the next thing you know three years have gone by.

“One year went by and I realized it wasn’t going to happen and I couldn’t wait any longer and that is the reason I quit. There are guys there that will just hang around waiting for their shots, who knows if it’s going to happen, it’s all a timing thing.”

On the WWE Network: “That was another frustrating thing for me, we had a network, we have 24 hour programming and we could fit so many programs on there. We pitched a cruiserweight show, we pitched a hardcore show, we pitched all of these different shows which never came to fruition.”

On returning to WWE: “Quite possibly, in two or three years who knows, I don’t plan that far ahead. Vince actually called me and said he knew I wanted to do my own thing and have more wrestling time so he told me go away for two or three years and go do my thing and possibly comeback.

“Hunter on the other hand didn’t like the way I did it because I quit over the phone and told me he’s going to make me wait ages before I’m allowed to come back to WWE.”

Check out the complete interview at CultOfWhatever.com.

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– Due to the July 4th holiday in the United States, the WWE RAW ratings will be delayed this week. The RAW ratings are expected to be released on Wednesday.

– Triple H posted the following tweet today to hype Seth Rollins’ appearance on tonight’s edition of WWE Tough Enough.

A great character emotionally connects with the crowd. Tonight on #ToughEnough @WWERollins shows how important personality truly is.

— Triple H (@TripleH) July 7, 2015

– Below are this week’s “Top 10 RAW Moments.”

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WWE Diva and Total Divas star Natalya recently spoke with the Miami Herald about a conversation she had with Triple H regarding the success of the NXT Women’s division.

“It was has been so interesting to watch this NXT division evolve because when you are in WWE we are all in the same tree,” said Natalya. “I feel like people on the main roster are not the only divas. The NXT divas are divas, too. I feel like we are all under this same umbrella. We are part of the WWE umbrella, so to be able to work with the girls of NXT on their show, it was awesome. Triple H and I actually had an in-depth conversation about this. Triple H believes that it’s the stories. The women are being allowed to tell stories. They are getting build and time to tell the story. It’s the story more than the wrestling.”

Natalya continued, “We don’t have control over a lot of things, but when we get time to wrestle and the chance to tell stories. Even if we only have two minutes on Raw, it needs to help tell a story. Whether it’s through social media, Total Divas, Raw, SmackDown, NXT or whatever, there is still the story. I think that is what Triple H does for the girls at NXT. It’s ground-breaking. We have this beautiful division of girls being allowed to tell a story and taking the ball and running with it. Not just anyone can tell that story.”

Check out the complete interview at MiamiHerald.com.

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– At today’s “Beast in the East” live event which took place in Tokyo, Japan and was shown on the WWE Network, Brock Lesnar defeated New Day member Kofi Kingston.

After the match both Xavier Woods and Big E came to the ring and were also taken out by Lesnar, Triple H tweeted the following after the attack:

.@BrockLesnar is a global attraction. The reception by the @WWE Universe in #WWETokyo is evidence of that. #BeastInTheEast @WWENetwork

— Triple H (@TripleH) July 4, 2015

– While we’re talking Brock Lesnar, during the live event, Michael Cole noted that this coming Monday on RAW (July 6th) Lesnar will be in Chicago to confront Seth Rollins.

Lesnar will be seeking Payback on Rollins and the Authority after they attacked him a few weeks ago on RAW, standing tall at the end of the show as seen below.

– Following the “Beast in the East” live show from Tokyo, Japan which was broadcast on the WWE Network, the WWE have shared two videos one of which features Finn Balor taking on Kevin Owens.

The second short video features the “Beast in the East” himself Brock Lesnar in his match against New Day member Kofi Kingston. The full show can be seen here – with results here.

– Shortly after the event, Triple H took to Twitter to thank everyone from around the world for tuning into the live event:

An incredible show in #WWETokyo. Thank you to all who watched in Japan and internationally on @WWENetwork. #GameChanging @WWE

— Triple H (@TripleH) July 4, 2015

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan is still itching to get back in the ring, telling Sean Fewster of Australia’s Adeliade Now publication that it’s been “very, very hard” for him to follow the business from the sidelines.

“I’m ready to jump out of my seat and say ‘you can do it better’ or ‘your timing is off’ or ‘that was really good … It just feels like my spirit wants to jump out of my body.

But you have to look in the mirror and say, ‘You’re 61, you’ve had surgeries, it’s not your time.’ It’s been hard for me to accept that. It’s coloured my principles. But I’ve found peace, I’ve found a lot of happiness, in the fact that I’ve been offered a job as the ambassador.”

Hogan said he met with Vince McMahon shortly after WrestleMania 31 and pitched the idea of getting back in the ring at next year’s WrestleMania 32 next year from Arlington, Texas.

“I had a run-in with Vince McMahon after the last WrestleMania. I saw him in the lobby and said: ‘I know what’s going on. Next year, WrestleMania is in Dallas and you’re going to try to break my attendance record. Let me tell you something, brother, there’s no way you’re running that show next year without me on the card! Whether it’s for my last hurrah, my retirement match, my next run, or to beat whoever the champion is and be champion again!’ Vince shook my hand and said, ‘I look forward to it.'”

He also gave credit to Triple H for his current role with WWE, who reached out to him after Hogan finished up with TNA.

“This ambassador position means I can still be a part of the big show, and I thank Triple H for that. If not for him, this thing between Vince McMahon and I – this heat – would still be bad,” Hogan said. “Vince made me feel so welcome when he explained to me I’m the glue that bonds the father, the son and the grandson that watch wrestling.”

Hogan will be joining WWE for next month’s live events tour of Australia. He’ll serve as the guest General Manager for all three shows in Brisbane (8/6), Melbourne (8/7), and Sydney (8/8).

Triple H has been teasing a big announcement regarding NXT during SummerSlam weekend and boy did he deliver.

WWE’s COO revealed on Friday afternoon that NXT will not only be holding a live event in Brooklyn, New York during SummerSlam weekend, but that the event will take place from the Barclay’s Center and will be a special TakeOver event that will likely air live on the WWE Network.

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn takes place on Saturday, August 22nd, the night before SummerSlam.

The Barclay’s Center is the largest venue to host an NXT show to date, by a long shot. It remains to be seen how many tickets are made available and how much of the venue they can fill up. This is a bold move by WWE and a wise strategic move in their quest to make NXT a viable touring brand.

The #FutureIsNow…@WWENXT takes over the @barclayscenter on Aug. 22nd. Tickets available Sat. July 18th at 12pm. pic.twitter.com/XTzkBTuBFF

— Triple H (@TripleH) July 3, 2015

WWE COO Triple H all but confirmed that NXT will be holding a live event in Brooklyn, New York during SummerSlam week. An official announcement will be made on Friday.

Ring of Honor is holding their Field of Honor show on Saturday, August 22nd from Brooklyn’s MCU field, so there will be no shortage of shows to check out that weekend if you’re in the New York area.

Triple H tweeted on Wednesday:

Let's shake up the world @SummerSlam week…Announcement coming Friday. #FutureIsNow #HelloBrooklyn #GoBigOrGoHome

— Triple H (@TripleH) July 1, 2015

– If you didn’t see it, the WWE have posted a short video looking at the interview with Triple H and Sting where they discuss pivotal moments during the Monday Night Wars.

The interview is hosted by Renee Young for the new “Monday Night War: Shots Fired” DVD and Blu-ray and a teaser can be seen here.

The synopsis for the DVD, which is due to be released on the 10th of August, reads:

A 20-episode documentary series that follows the stories in and out of the ring of both Vince McMahon’s WWE and Ted Turner’s WCW, as they battle head to head in a primetime power struggle that forever changed the face of sports entertainment. This first volume will cover the first ten episodes in this documentary, along with matches and moments from that era!

The content on the DVD is set to include: (Source: WrestlingDVDNews.com)

DISC 1

The War Begins
– WWE’s Evolution
– NWA to WCW
– Raw Entertainment
– Eric Bischoff’s Impact
– Monday Nitro
– Dirty Tactics
Past Episode Analysis with Renee Young, Triple H and Sting

The Rise of The nWo
– Scott Hall & Kevin Nash
– Outsiders Invade WCW
– The Third Man
– Fake Razor & Diesel
– Popularity of the nWo
– Overexpansion
– Making Their Mark
Past Episode Analysis with Renee Young, Triple H and Sting

DISC 2

Embracing Attitude
– A Declaration of Change
– Sex Sells
– Violence Rules
– Audience Participation
– nWo Getting Stale
– Austin vs. McMahon
– Raising the Stakes
– New Heights
Past Episode Analysis with Renee Young, Triple H and Sting

A New D-Generation X
– Are You Ready?
– Going Too Far
– Reigns Come Off
– A New D-Generation X
– DX Invades WCW
– Bischoff Calls Out Mr. McMahon
– DX vs. Nation of Domination
– DX Army
Past Episode Analysis with Renee Young, Triple H and Sting

DISC 3

Have A Nice Day
– Cactus Jack
– Mankind
– Three Faces of Foley
– Foley Goes Through Hell
– Mr. Socko
– Champion
– Rock ‘n’ Sock
– Stepping Away
Past Episode Analysis with Renee Young, Triple H and Sting

The Hart Of War
– Dependable Champion
– Hit Man vs. HBK
– Weighing the Options
– Fallout with WWE
– Arrival in WCW
– Return to WWE
Past Episode Analysis with Renee Young, Triple H and Sting

Foundations Of War
– Captivating the Audience
– Changing the Landscape
– Rising to the Top
– Evolving
– Leaders
Past Episode Analysis with Renee Young, Triple H and Sting

DISC 4

The Austin Era
– “Stunning” Steve Austin
– ECW
– Ringmaster
– Austin 3:16
– Injury to Opportunity
– The Face of WWE
– Trailblazer
Past Episode Analysis with Renee Young, Triple H and Sting

Who’s Next?
– A Need for New Stars
– The Look and Presence
– The Streak
– Champion
– 173-1
– WCW’s Biggest Creation
Past Episode Analysis with Renee Young, Triple H and Sting

Flight Of The Cruiserweights
– A Need to Stand Out
– Cruiserweight Division
– Top Talent
– Light Heavyweight Division
– Being Ignored
– Land of the Athlete
Past Episode Analysis with Renee Young, Triple H and Sting

– On this week’s episode of RAW, Cesaro was the one to answer John Cena’s United States Championship Open Challenge and the pair put on a near twenty minute match.

The match came to an end when Kevin Owens, who was sat at ringside on commentary got involved and attacked Cesaro during a Sharpshooter leaving the match to end in a DQ.

Fans noticed during the match however that for a brief moment the screen went black while Cesaro was delivering some European uppercuts on the champ.

The former United States Champion decided to flip off John Cena (as shown below) and either WWE’s production team or the USA Network decided to black the screen momentarily.

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