– Speaking through his official Twitter account, WWE superstar Alex Riley noted that he recently underwent knee and elbow surgery earlier in the week writing, “Thought I would let u guys know that i had to have knee and elbow surgery earlier this week, thank u for all your support. I will be back as soon as humanely possible #MakeItHappen”. On behalf of us all here on the website, we would like to wish Riley a speedy recovery.

– There are unconfirmed reports that WWE Diva Beth Phoenix is said to be finishing up with the company shortly and retiring from the business at the end of October. Beth made her debut in the company in 2006 as an ally to Trish Stratus during her feud with Mickie James. During her WWE career to date, she has held the WWE Women’s Championship three times, the WWE Divas Championship and is one of only 3 women (Chyna and Kharma being the others) to have competed in the WWE Royal Rumble.

– Antonio Cesaro will be appearing at tonight’s WWE NXT tapings at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. As previously announced on the website, WWE superstar John Cena has also been announced for tonight’s tapings. We’ll have results from the tapings on the website later this evening.

– As mentioned on Tuesday, WWE Hall of Famer Edge will be appearing on the season premiere of SyFy’s Haven immediately after WWE SmackDown. The WWE have updated the advertising for the show with the following, “Edge Comes Home To Smackdown – This Friday at 8/7 CT, SmackDown goes Rated-R when WWE Hall of Famer Edge returns home to the blue brand.”

– Santino Marella is currently in Dubai on a promotional tour for the company.

– The promotional poster for The Rock’s upcoming movie, Pain and Gain, has been released. The film also stars Mark Wahlberg (Ted) and is directed by Michael Bay (Transformers).