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SMACKDOWN LIVE'S NEW ERA KICKS OFF, WHO IS JAMES ELLSWORTH?, BROCK IS BACK, NXT HEADING TO LEGENDARY CANADIAN VENUE, AUSTIN PODCAST RETURNING AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2016-07-26 09:59:00

Following an excellent episode of Raw last night, WWE will broadcast Smackdown Live tonight from Buffalo at the First Niagara Center.  After Raw's great first impression, it will be interesting to see what Smackdown can do to match or exceed the output last night.  The Gauntlet has been laid down, indeed.

WWE will have their second quarter earnings call for 2016 this Thursday AM.  We will have full coverage.

WWE announced that Brock Lesnar will return to Raw next week.

On Monday 8/1, WWE Network will feature a Stone Cold Podcast with WWE champion Dean Ambrose.

For those asking, Britt Baker who faced Nia Jax last night is a Pittsburgh area independent talent.   James Ellsworth was Baltimore talent Pretty Jimmy Dream.  Sonny Boy is independent talent Mustafa Aziz.

Steven Fernandes sent the following....Sportsnet360 ran an ad during RAW tonight advertising a NXT Live Event at The Mattamy Athletic Centre, formerly known as Maple Leaf Gardens on September 22nd. Tickets go on sale August 5th. 

WWE will return to Cleveland, Ohio at the Quicken Loans Arena for a Smackdown broadcast on 9/27.  There is an online pre-sale right now using code SMACKDOWN.  Thanks to Scott Random!

Becky Lynch was interviewed by Ringside Collectibles at the San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend:

Our friends at www.ringsidecollectibles.com are now selling an exclusive NWO Wolfpac version of Sting:

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