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RIC FLAIR'S SUMMERSLAM ROLE, BATISTA UPDATE, SURGERY FOR ONE FORMER WWE STAR, ENGAGEMENT FOR ANOTHER

By Mike Johnson on 2014-08-16 15:47:01
Current plans are for Ric Flair to be on the Summerslam pre-show panel with Renee Young, Booker T and Alex Riley tomorrow.

WWE filmed a ton of "Total Divas" footage this week in Los Angeles.

"Guardians of the Galaxy" will break through the $200 million mark soon and is expected to surpass Transformers 4 as the biggest hit of the summer. There's been some talk lately that Batista will be back as soon as all of his promotional responsibilities are done. Marvel has already announced a sequel will be released on 7/28/17.

Former WWE and Ring of Honor star Shelton Benjamin, who's been working most regularly in New Japan Pro Wrestling in recent years just underwent a knee surgery. Our best to him on his recovery.

Former WWE star Bryan Myers aka Curt Hawkins was engaged this weekend. Our best to the happy couple as well.

Regarding the WWE 2K15 videogame, there will be additional characters released as downloadable content down the line.

WWE Hall of Famer Mr. T served jury duty in his native Chicago earlier in the week, which was picked by as a story by The Chicago Tribune and the AP, among others. You can check out The Tribune's story by clicking here.

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