— Jim Ross tweeted the following prior to SummerSlam, confirming that he would not be announcing at the event: “Watching SummerSlam w/ my wife in THQ suite at Staples Center. Looking forward to the show. Great opportunities await many talents”
— Steve Austin posted the following to Twitter prior to SummerSlam: No, I will not be doing a run in tonight at #Summerslam. I will not be doing a limp in either. #limpinainteasy #wwe #brokenskullranch. As noted earlier, Austin was in town for some of the SummerSlam AXXESS festivities so there were unconfirmed rumors that he’d be appearing.
— On the WWE SummerSlam pre-show, Antonio Cesaro defeated Santino Marella to become the new WWE United States Champion. That ended Santino’s reign at 167 days. We exclusively reported last week that Santino would be losing the title. We’ll have more on this shortly.
Various: Saraya Posts New Training Footage Ahead of WWE Royal Rumble, Nic Nemeth on Why Match with MJF Is Possible & Him Hoping To See AJ Styles in AEW or TNA After WWE Retirement, Madison Rayne on Potential Future TNA Hall of Fame Induction
Various: NJPW Establishing Management Strategy Headquarters, Xelhua vs. Claudio Castagnoli for CMLL World Heavyweight Title Set for 1/30 CMLL Super Viernes Show, Killer Kelly TNA Departure Update
Elayna Black on Her Being Initially Hesitant To Sign with TNA Due To Their Partnership with WWE
