IGN interview
Daniel Bryan talks with IGN about his future in-ring return and the injury keeping him out of action.
I was supposed to have a second surgery scheduled for Tuesday, but they postponed it to do some more testing — and this has been the frustrating part for me. The nervous system is very complex. So there’s been debate about, ‘Okay, does he need a second surgery? Does he not need a second surgery?’ And people have kind of been going back and forth on it. Then finally we decided, ‘Okay, he needs the surgery.’
Summerslam kickoff match announced
WWE announces that the kickoff match for Summerslam pre-show will be Rob Van Dam vs Cesaro in singles competition.
Added to Summerslam panel
Flair is added to WWE’s Summerslam kickoff show panel. He will join Alex Riley and Booker T to discuss the event and the major participants and predictions.
Ice Bucket Challenge
McMahon accepts charity Ice bucket challenge from Triple H. McMahon takes the ice in a full suit.
2K15 roster revealed
WWE reveals the roster for the upcoming video game installment, WWE 2k15. The roster includes most of today’s top stars and stars of the past including Sting, Triple H, CM Punk and Shawn Michaels.
Comic Book Resources interview
Bryan speaks to Comic Book Resources to discuss his WWE return and the newest stars coming to WWE.
I’m really excited, really excited. People’s eyes are going to be opened with KENTA. He just brings a different style that we’ve never seen in the WWE before. Tajiri threw a lot of kicks, but they weren’t as intense as KENTA’s.
CBS Los Angeles interview
Reigns sits down with CBS Los Angeles to discuss Sting and the possibility of acting in a film in the near future.
For his sake, if he steps in the ring, I hope he stays away from me. I’m not the guy to run into these days. I think it’s pretty cool just to be on the (SummerSlam) panel with him. Just to chat and BS a little bit with all those guys.
Kayfabe Commentaries interview
Bourne talks to Kayfabe Commentaries to discuss his future plans in wrestling and to share a story of Terrell.
This lovely young blonde was very, very new to wrestling. They get her in the ring, she trained, she’s athletic, so put her in the ring and have her do matches. We did matches I think on Tuesday nights at this bar called Bourbon Street. We had a little 16 foot ring set up in the building and there would be shows weekly. This particular night, Taryn Terrell is in a mixed tag match. It was a God awful match. At the end, I believe she did a facebuster. The girl of course lands down, that’s the finish, you go to cover. She (Taryn) basically grabbed the leg, tried to pin her while she was face down, trying to get that 1-2-3 on a face down opponent. My brain exploded. At the time I was much more cynical about people who weren’t awesome at wrestling. I had a good laugh at that too. I think she just went for the pin, she didn’t know the difference. She was that fresh to it.
Ice Bucket Challenge: Dwayne Johnson
Johnson accepts the charity ice bucket challenge and uploads the video.
Bullying interview
McMahon is interviewed by 13 year-old daughter of LA Times journalists for the Be A Star campaign. Stephanie discusses bullying, Summerslam and business.
I would say the two most important things are to believe in yourself. You have to have confidence. You have to believe in yourself and you also need to have a very strong education. So you need to utilize all of the people and all of the tools that are around you to help you succeed. So if that means staying in school a little longer, if that means learning another language, if that means getting a degree that’s higher than a college degree, those are the things that you need to do. But the most important thing is to believe in yourself and respect yourself.
New logo
WWE unveils a new logo, replacing the scratch mark styling they’ve used since 1997. This is only the fourth time the logo has changed since 1982.
Ice Bucket Challenge: Triple H
Triple H accepts the charity ALS Ice Bucket Challenge from Ben Roethlisberger. He nominates Steve Austin, Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan.
Yahoo Sports interview
Hogan sits down with Yahoo Sports to discuss Summerslam and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
I know he had a good run when he was in the Attitude Era. I don’t know how long the Attitude Era was — four years, eight years — I don’t know how long it was. That’s where we totally disagree. Maybe he and I should lock up and figure this thing out. That would be a nice match.
Steve Austin Show interview
Foley is a guest on the Steve Austin Show to discuss WCW, negotiating pay in wrestling and steel chair shots to the head.
It’s been a tough couple of years, honestly. It really has. I used to think a concussion that knocked you out and made ya throw up so I thought maybe I had six. Then we find out its not just the major blows that cause them. Its the cumulative ones including body blows.
Wrestle-1 interview
Tajiri talks to Wrestle-1 in sit down interview to discuss WWE and TNA.
I really didn’t know much about the organization. I’ve been offered to come to TNA in the past but would turn it down because of my promised association with the WWE. The organization is great.
Ice Bucket Challenge: CM Punk
Punk takes the charity Ice Bucket challenge with AJ Lee.
Total Divas Season Three announcement
WWE releases statement about the upcoming season of Total Divas which premieres September 7th at 9 a.m. on E!
In the season two finale, Brie Bella and WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan had just tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony surrounded by friends, family and many of the gorgeous girls. While most of the Divas were living large, Nikki was patching up her relationship with WWE Superstar John Cena as he had discovered her long kept secret —unbeknownst to anyone but her twin sister she had been married before. Now, the Divas are back with an even more prominent position in WWE as each woman has become a serious contender for the WWE Divas championship title.
WWE SuperCard released
2K Sports unveils new WWE card video game available on iOS and Google Play. The game is developed by Cat Daddy games.
Fatducktech interview
Jericho sits down with Alex Kidman to discuss WWE, critics and his current run with the company.
I do what the boss tells me to do. In this timeframe I wasn’t going to come back unless it was something that interested me to do, and the Bray Wyatt thing was something that i pitched months ago and they finally came through and said ‘we want you to do something with Wyatt’, and that’s how that went down.
Lockdown film announced
WWE Films announce new film project, Lockdown. The film will be co-produced by Lionsgate and will star WWE superstar, Dean Ambrose. The film will follow a police officer who finds himself trapped inside his own precinct and hunted after crooked cops stop at nothing to recover incriminating evidence of illegal activities against those closest to him.