Here are some recent WWE news items, courtesy of Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
– According to rumors, Triple H hasn’t been working closely with the NXT brand and hasn’t been present at the television tapings. It is thought that when Triple H recently announced that “he’s back” after his break, he meant that he was going back to his office job.
– The intention of Lacey Evans’ creative direction was always for her vignettes to turn her into a villain. Meltzer described the procedure:
“They filmed these segments making her the ultimate survivor of a bad upbringing, who overcame it, won women’s wrestling tournaments and served in the marines and made it to WWE. Then, as a babyface, they did nothing with her, with the long-game idea to not get her over as a face for the turn.”
– Meltzer stated the following about the situation of Io Shirai and WWE.
“We haven’t heard about her signing a new deal this week after checking but there is an offer on the table and her current deal hasn’t expired yet.”
