Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer
— WWE’s creative team has been seriously discussing having Dolph Ziggler cash in his Money in the Bank shot at Night of Champions tonight. Management believes that Ziggler is on the verge of breaking into the main event spot.
— Former WWE roster member Chris Nowinski was part of a team of brain and concussion researchers who have found that Minnesota Vikings legend Wally Hilgenberg’s death was due to brain trauma and not Lou Gehrig’s disease. Hilgenberg passed away in 2008 at the age of 66 and the new report says that the cause of death was “repetitive brain trauma brought on by more than 20 years of high school, college and pro football” according to doctors at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University.
The Star-Tribune reports that Hilgenberg’s family are now “deeply conflicted” about the sport, despite his grandchildren’s involvement in it. Nowinski reportedly called the family in order to study Hilgenberg’s brain, after which it was determined that he “did not have ALS, but a new disease associated with repetitive brain trauma that mimicked ALS.”
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Various: Backstage Update on Gisele Shaw Signing with NWA & Her MLP Departure, Matt Hardy on “Some People May Be Nostalgic For Us, But There’s Even More That Are Rabid To See Us & Meet Us. Numbers Don’t Lie”, Indies/Misc.
Steph De Lander on Differences In Creative Freedom Between WWE, TNA, & ROH
Various: Kurt Angle Postpones U.K. Tour Due To Health Issue, Uhaa Nation (Apollo Crews) on His TNA Slammiversary 2026 Appearance & TNA Contacted WWE For A Match During His 90-Day Non-Compete Clause, Masha Slamovich Makes MLW Debut at 9/24 MLW Fusion Show
