‘- Monday’s RAW promo by Ronda Rousey with Nikki Bella was mostly written by the former UFC champion, which is a bit unusual. Since joining WWE back at the Royal Rumble, WWE has been working closely with Rousey on the mic and in the ring because of her potential to be one of the biggest stars in the promotion.
Paul Heyman has been producing Rousey’s segments as of late because she’s most comfortable working with him, and because Heyman has the best knowledge of Rousey’s career and her character. So, it seems that Heyman has a role with WWE while Brock Lesnar works a very limited schedule. The Wresting Observer Newsletter mentioned how Rousey trusts Heyman, who has followed her career dating back to Strikeforce.
Ticket sales for Evolution also went up after Rousey vs. Nikki was confirmed by WWE. Now, the first ever all women’s pay per view is expected to sell all their tickets after a slow start. WWE will make history with Evolution on October 28.
– We noted how WWE has an influx of income and they will be using portions of that to expand their presence by adding Performance Centers around around the globe. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, NXT Germany looks to be the first step.
Next month, WWE heads to Germany where they are hosting a four day tryout. Recently, coach Robbie Brookside was spotted at a wXw event scouting talent. The plan would see WWE and wXw work together to help build the brand. This would be similar to how WWE worked with PROGRESS to help launch their NXT UK brand earlier in the year.
It might have taken WWE longer then they hoped to finally get their UK brand going, but things are moving forward. They have taped months worth of TV, created new titles and have a time slot on the WWE Network.
