- For what it’s worth, there are still many people within WWE that believe Shawn Michaels will wrestle one more match. They insist that despite Shawn and others denying it, something is going on regarding a return down the road.
- WWE did subtle teases for a Roman Reigns babyface turn. It’s going to happen but probably not for several months. The long-term idea is that Reigns splits off as a big babyface and the new feud with The Wyatt Family vs. CM Punk and Daniel Bryan is the first step towards making The Wyatts the new six-man main event unit.
- Damien Sandow received praise backstage at RAW on Monday for his match with World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. Vince McMahon made the decision to have Sandow cash in on RAW to help the ratings with major competition from the MLB and the NFL.
- Since this morning’s third quarter conference call ended, WWE’s stock price has jumped to 13.14, making it up $1.30 for the day. This is huge for World Wrestling Entertainment, as stocks have not been this high since 2011.
- Forbes SportsMoney did a piece regarding the likely TV licensing deal WWE will sign with NBC Universal. Bob Lorenz, Chris Bevilcqua, and Micheal Ozanian speculated WWE could receive four to six times its current $140 million per year deal when they resign, and they also point to WWE having three times as many annual gross rating points as NASCAR which recently signed a 10 year, $4.5 billion deal with NBC.