6. Goldberg Says He’d Like To Kick The Undertaker’s A$$ In WWE 2K17, Eric Young Expected To Return To NXT Soon
Former WWE & WCW World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg was recently interview by WWE wrestler Xavier Woods at the WWE 2K17 media event. Goldberg talked about how it’s an honor for him to be a part of WWE 2K17.
Goldberg then noted that he’d like to kick The Undertaker’s ass in the game as he never got to face him in WWE. Below is the interview:
Speaking of Goldberg, he recently underwent a double knee surgery.
Word is that former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Eric Young has signed with WWE and is expected to return to NXT soon. He only has 1 match in NXT under his belt at the moment (which he lost to Samoa Joe).
5. Triple H Tweets About The Huge Success of NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II, 19 WWE Special Events Taking Place Every Year From Now On
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II, which was headlined by Samoa Joe & Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Championship, became the highest grossing, most attended, and the most watched Takeover event history. Below is what Triple H tweeted:
#NXTTakeOver: Back to Brooklyn:
The highest grossing..
The most attended..
The most watched #NXTTakeover in history..#ThankYou #WeAreNXT— Triple H (@TripleH) August 21, 2016
The attendance for the event was announced to be 15,671. The attendance last year for the same event, which was headlined by Finn Balor & Kevin Owens for the NXT Championship in a ladder match, was 15,589.
WWE aired a promo during SummerSlam 2016 where they noted that there will be 19 WWE special events every year from now on (due to the Brand Extension). WWE also confirmed the following two PPV/Special events for the month of September:
– Backlash (SmackDown Live, September 11)
– Clash of the Champions (Raw, September 25)
Below is the new logo of Backlash:
