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BRAY, ROODE, ORTON, CHINA, NXT, BISCHOFF TALKS HIS BEER LINE AND MORE NEWS

By Mike Johnson on 2016-06-16 11:18:00

There is a lot of excitement internally about the China deal being step one in the company really making some massive moves there over the next few years.

For those who have asked about Bray Wyatt, he's been at the last few sets of WWE TV and should be returning anytime.

The latest on Randy Orton is that he could be cleared anytime but there's no timetable as of today.

NXT acknowledged the debut of Bobby Roode on the UK tour on their latest TV episode last night.  Next week's NXT will feature:

*Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Buddy Murphy.
*Onie Lorcan vs.Tye Dillinger.
*Nia Jax vs. Liv Morgan.
*Bayley vs. Deonna Purrazo.
*No Way Jose vs. Josh Woods.
*Also appearing are Austin Aries and more.

NXT is in Great Britain with a live event in Bournemouth tonight.  If anyone is attending, we are seeking live reports.

This week's WWE Superstars will feature:

*Sasha Banks vs. Summer Rae.
*Baron Corbin vs. Jack Swagger.

CNBC featured a piece on WWE's stock with an analyst stating the stock will take off thanks to the streaming business and that using the Nielsen numbers to gauge the company's business aren't as viable anymore.  "We believe WWE's model is at an inflection point, and that it is on the cusp of demonstrating profitability that greatly exceeds its historical earnings power," Pacific Crest analsyst Evan Wingren wrote.  You can read it by clicking here.

Eric Bischoff had a pretty good interview with Ken Tuccio on the "Welcome to CT" podcast discussing his Buffalo Bill Cody beer (which I've actually always wanted to try, as Cody was one of my favorite historical figures growing up) and more at this link.

For those of you who enjoyed the videos of Joey Styles and WWE Archivist Benjamin Brown exploring the WWE Warehouse, here's a new one with Brown and Cathy Kelley:

 

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