6. Another Hint At WWE Introducing A Second World Title
We recently noted that WWE would be introducing a second World Title after the Brand Extension. This was supported by the fact that WWE started addressing the WWE World Heavyweight Champion as just the WWE Champion. They made the changes about this on their website as well.
They now have even made the changes to the WWE Championship name plate, which now reads “WWE Champion” (previously it read “World Heavyweight Champion”). Below is the graphic they promoted on Raw and you can see the changes made to the Title plate:
5. Samoa Joe Not Injured, Brock Lesnar Not Appearing On SmackDown Tomorrow Night?
There was a rumor going on that NXT Champion Samoa Joe suffered an elbow injury. But that rumor was false and Joe confirmed it on Twitter:
Rumors of a elbow injury are false. WWE has trainers who in turn have tape. It's a free resource I enjoy using preventively.
— The Destroyer (@SamoaJoe) July 18, 2016
Below is the video of what is being dubbed as “NXT’s Curtain Call”:
“The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar was originally scheduled to appear on tomorrow night’s Draft edition of SmackDown, but it looks like he won’t be appearing on the show because of his recent UFC controversy (testing positive during an USADA test). Lesnar will be a part of the Draft.
Speaking of SmackDown, below is what SmackDown Live’s logo might look like:
