— The official WWE website has added profiles on both Paul Bearer and Alberto Del Rio’s personal ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez, to its SmackDown! roster section. Bearer’s appearance on Friday’s episode of SmackDown! was not a one time occurrence as he will be a featured character going forward. Meanwhile, Rodriguez showed on Friday’s show that he was not above getting involved in the action as he grabbed Christian’s ankle in order to help Del Rio gain an advantage during the melee with the injured SmackDown! star.
— Paul Bearer has changed his Twitter handle to wweURNiverse.
— Both Giant González and Paul Bearer were top trending searches on Google.com yesterday, according to Google Trends. González died Wednesday following a long battle with diabetes. WWE has yet to acknowledge his passing.
WWE NXT Notes: Wade Barrett Fills In For Booker T, Arianna Grace vs. Wren Sinclair for WWE Speed Women’s Title, Tatum Paxley vs. Zaria for NXT Women’s North American Title Matches and More Set for NXT Great American Bash, Kevin Owens To Appear at NXT GAB Tailgate Party, The Culling Turns on Shawn Spears
Darci Khan (Masyn Holiday) Confirms WWE Departure & Explains Reason For Her Decision To Leave
WWE Cancels 9/4 SmackDown Taping In Cincinnati, OH [Update: WWE Website No Longer Lists 9/4 Taping & Also Removed 8/31 WWE RAW Show Listing]
