Following tonight’s WWE No Mercy PPV, a special edition of Talking Smack took place and the following are some notes coming out of the special.
Daniel Bryan confirmed Luke Harper is signed to the WWE Smackdown brand.
Despite losing to Naomi at WWE No Mercy tonight, Alexa Bliss remains the #1 Contender to the Smackdown Women’s Title and will face her for the Championship at the November 8th WWE live event in Glasgow, Scotland.
New IC Champion Dolph Ziggler appeared as a special guest, and he talked his history fighting The Miz in WWE. He noted he needed to step up and prove that he could get the job done tonight, and prove that he could compete at the level he knows he can. He knew that if he could not be the best in his hometown of Cleveland, in front of his family, then he needed to get out of the business.
Daniel Bryan praised the IC Title match tonight, and said that he thought Ziggler and Miz deserved to main event No Mercy.
Shane McMahon congratulated Ziggler, and said he was unsure which Dolph Ziggler would show up tonight, but he said the fighting Ziggler showed up and proved he deserves to be the IC Champion as he earned it tonight.
Various: Original El Grande Americano & El Grande Americano Mask vs. Mask Match Contract Signing and Rey Fenix vs. Laredo Kid Match Set for 5/2 AAA TV Show, Sareee Set for Marigold Return at 5/16 Marigold Shining Attack Event, Indies/Misc.
Various: Nick Hogan on Hulk Hogan Biopic Remains Possibility, Carmella on Potential Wrestling Return After B3CCA Uses Her Finisher at 4/25 AEW Collision Show, Dani Luna, New Age Outlaws, & More Set for Maple Leaf Pro’s Debut Mayhem TV Tapings
WWE: Cody Rhodes Says He Pitched Eyepatch Gimmick for His Eye Injury But Triple H Turned It Down, Jim Ross on Sid Being “Overqualified” for WWE Hall of Fame & Legacy Wing Being a “Joke”, Backstage Update on EVIL’s WWE Signing
