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Triple H will be doing his usual post-Takeover interview with Cathy Kelley this Saturday. It will stream live on his Facebook and WWE's Youtube Channel.
Paige tweeted the following after a fan noted their displeasure of her not making her scheduled SummerSlam Meet and Greet appearance:
My apologies. Unfortunately I have to go see my doctor about my neck and my health takes a big priority. Please apologize to your wife from me. ???????? https://t.co/LUbE5BbyRG
— PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) August 8, 2019
WWE posted the following :
Four of NXT’s top Superstars have been confirmed to join the latest edition of WWE Watch Along, which is set to stream live during SummerSlam on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.
Cathy Kelley and Pat McAfee once again host the Superstar-studded hangout, to be joined by a revolving door of Superstars and celebrities during the pay-per-view. Confirmed to be joining the party so far are NXT Champion Adam Cole, NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, Johnny Gargano and Matt Riddle. Also appearing will be former WWE Superstar Santino Marella, TikTok musician and influencer Nick Tangorra, and Jimmy Korderas, Caroline Szwed and Nug of Rogers Sportsnet Aftermath.
Even that lineup might look a little different come Sunday: Cole defends his title against Gargano in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match at NXT TakeOver: Toronto on Saturday, while Baszler is slated to put her championship on the line against Mia Yim.
For the full experience, tune in to SummerSlam, streaming live Sunday at 7 ET/4 PT on the award-winning WWE Network, and fire up Watch Along on Twitter, YouTube or Facebook.
The company also announced:
You can experience this SummerSlam Kickoff Show live in virtual reality this Sunday by using an Oculus GO or Gear VR headset.
Download the Oculus Venues App to join the crowd for a social experience, or download the NextVR App for an immersive 3D Virtual Reality experience!
It’s all happening LIVE, this Sunday, in virtual reality. Don't miss out on this incredible SummerSlam Kickoff experience, live beginning at 5 ET/2 PT!
WWE are in the process of trademarking Adam Cole. They were given an initial rejection on December 6th of last year, as they had to clarify whether Adam Cole identified a particular living individual.
WWE responded on May 6th noting that "Adam Cole" does not identify a particular living individual. The USPTO quickly responded back with evidence from Adam Cole's Wikipedia page (which has his pre-WWE history) to show that it in fact identifies a real person, Austin Jenkins. They also provided the bio page for Cole from WWE.com for futher evidence to prove the name refers to a real person. They noted that WWE should provide written consent from Jenkins allowing WWE to trademark his wrestling name.
On August 6th, WWE through their lawyer Lauren Dienes-Middlen responded with the following: "The Examining Attorney stated that the “name” shown in the mark identifies the stage name or professional name of a particular living individual, and has therefore, required Applicant to submit a written consent from such individual that authorizes the Applicant to register the name. Applicant wishes to advise the Examining Attorney that the “name” in the mark does not identify a stage name or professional nickname. Rather, it is a fictional character name, a “role”, created and owned entirely by Applicant. Mr. Austin Jenkins that is referred to in the Examiner’s Office Action did not use this fictional character name prior to working with Applicant and he cannot use this name if he were to cease working with Applicant. Moreover, Applicant is free to “assign” this fictional character name to any individual it chooses, at any time. Requiring consent by Mr. Austin Jenkins is akin to requiring Christopher Reeve’s consent for the registration of the character name “Superman”, Sean Connery’s consent for the registration of the character name “James Bond” or Val Kilmer’s consent for the registration of the character name “Batman” – these individuals are merely actors playing a role. The owner of these registrations can, and have, assigned different actors to play the same role. Such is the case with the mark in the subject application. Applicant can assign this name to any individual it chooses, at any time. Accordingly, no consent should be required for the subject application."
The WWE Network Roku app has received another update.
Jim Ross stated on his latest podcast that Ric Flair will be writing the foreword for his second autobiography.
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