Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
— As noted earlier, WWE has submitted a proposal to be included on the SXSW Interactive 2013 panel taking place March 8-12. Their proposed topic will be on how they are “crushing” Social TV. Stephanie McMahon would appear as a speaker, along with various WWE Superstars to be announced. People can vote on whether they like the proposal, which accounts for about 30% of the decision-making process whether they are selected or not. Click here for additional details.
— 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 sources, 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 NXT Notes: Vanity Project and Noam Dar & Romeo Moreno Advances In Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, Wren Sinclair’s Suspension Lifted, Kendal Grey Cleared For In-Ring Return, Tony D’Angelo vs. Grayson Waller for NXT Title Set for NXT Halloween Havoc, Danhausen Demands To Host Halloween Havoc, 10/20 Show Card
Kevin Knight on Steven Borden’s Head Injury At AEW All Out 2026 & Revealed He Spent The Night In Hospital With Borden After Injury
Backstage Update on Max Caster’s Controversial Pre-Match Promo At TNA Bound For Glory 2026 & TNA Cutting Ties With Caster
