– FCW star Brad Maddox is new FCW Jack Brisco 15 Champion. Richie Steamboat was the former champion. – Here are some recent WWE Supershow attendance figures: * 6/29 from Monroe, Louisiana drew 5,700 fans for $180,000 * 6/30 from Lafayette, LA drew 4,600 fans for $165,000 * 7/1 from Hidalgo, Texas drew a sellout 7,000 fans for $260,000 – The latest on the WWE Network is that WWE is planning to have all pay-per-views except WrestleMania (and possibly SummerSlam) air on the network. Fans who do not subscribe to the WWE Network will still have the option of buying individual pay-per-view events. * Backstage News On Which Superstars Are…

Prada has released its first campaign with co-creative directors Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada. Launched as a dialogue and conversation, the campaign poses a series of questions, such as “Is new still relevant? Answer at Prada.com. “Should we slow down or speed up?” and “Is creativity a gift or a skill?” The campaign is a continuation of the Q&A Simons and Prada held after their joint Spring Summer 21 collection debut. Each question asks the user to visit the Prada website where a list of all the questions can be viewed and answered as well as allowing visitors to pose their own questions which might feature in upcoming images. Prada…

— Former WWE star John Heidenreich turns 43 years old Thursday. — Nicole and Brianna Garcia, formerly known as The Bella Twins in WWE, are advertised to appear at Tabú at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, July 13. — Cody Rhodes recently spoke with TheNewsStar.com to hype this weekend’s live events and spoke about why his “paper bags” gimmick didn’t work: “People really like free stuff and we had fans screaming for the bags, which wasn’t our intention. Sometimes an audience goes in its own direction and you have to go with the flow.” * SummerSlam Matches, When New WWE Talent Will Debut & More

– Rey Mysterio was backstage at Monday’s Raw SuperShow in Laredo, Texas but not used. His television return, as well as Mark Henry’s, is scheduled to take place on the historic 1000th episode of Raw on July 23. Henry, who has been sidelined since May due to shoulder surgery, tweeted an update on his health Tuesday morning: “Twitter family I’m good! Healing at a fast rate. Not out of the woods yet!” – Former WWE Women’s and Divas Champion Melina is today’s spotlighted Superstar on WWE.com. She continues to compete independently following her release from the sports entertainment promotion last year. – WWE.com is conducting a poll asking fans what…

New TNA Champion Austin Aries has issued his first public comments since capturing the title at Sunday night’s Destination X pay-per-view. Aries tweeted on Monday: “Too many thoughts and feelings to express right now, but…It’s a ‪#GREAT‬ day to ‪#BGR8‬.” Bobby Roode, the former champion, offered his own thoughts on the events that transpired last night and says a “Big decision” lies ahead after the conclusion of his 8-month title reign: “A lot of emotion today. Last night (Aries) and I tore it down. The last 256 days has been a hell of a ride. Now… A big decision…” * CM PUNK, Seth Rollins, Nigel McGuiness & More Comment On…

– The FCW Heavyweight title changed hands this weekend at Friday night’s live event from Punta Gorda, Florida. Rick Victor defeated Bo Dallas to become the new FCW Heavyweight Champion. Victor tweeted the following about his win: “Fact, 3 years ago I was security in Punta Gorda for @CMPunk. Tonight I left the same building as 2 time FCW heavyweight champion!” Bo Dallas held the title for just a month after winning it from Seth Rollins back in June. – As previously reported, WWE recently signed independent wrestling diva Buggy Nova. She has been competing at FCW under the new ring name Natalie. * PICTURES Of WWE Developmental Diva –…

– Arda Ocal of The Score Television Network had a chance to speak with wrestling legend Larry “The Axe” Hennig, father of “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig and grandfather of WWE Superstar Michael McGillicutty. In this video, Hennig talks about his initial displeasure of his grandson not using the “Hennig” name but then details a conversation he had with Vince McMahon which put his mind at ease, as well as possible future plans for McGillicutty to use the name sometime in the future. Hennig also talks about wrestling “Rowdy” Roddy Piper in the WWE Hall of Famer’s first ever wrestling match, facing Andre the Giant, memories of his son Curt and…

Mr. Anderson joined Washington Redskins defensive end Adam Carriker and Chuck Carroll on this week’s “4th & Pain”—the only pro wrestling show hosted by an NFL player. More information on the show is available at 4thandpain.com. Highlights from the interview are as follows: Is he still happy in pro wrestling?: “I really am. And I think I’ve been reinvigorated. I took some time off a few months back… I took about four months off and took care of some personal things and just cleared my head. I’ve been in the business now for 13 years and was part of that major wrestling corporation for six or seven years. And the…

– CM Punk will defend the WWE Championship against John Cena and Big Show in a Triple Threat Match at SummerSlam on August 19. The match was determined on Raw after the Cena vs. Show bout resulted in No Contest due to interference from Punk. Raw General Manager AJ then announced the match, which led to Punk scolding her as Raw went off the air. – The July 27 episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 2,834,000 viewers over the course of two hours—the final rating has not been released. The prior week’s show drew a 2.04 cable rating, with 2,964,000 viewers. – Mick Foley announced via Twitter Monday evening that he…

Following her recent release from WWE, former WWE diva Kharma is working hard to get back into shape with hopes of jump-starting her wrestling career. TMZ.com is reporting that Kharma “fell into a deep depression” after suffering a miscarriage last year and put on so much weight that she was unable to return to WWE. Kharma told TMZ that she put on so much weight during the pregnancy that it could have contributed to the tragedy. Kharma says she is now motivated to get back into ring shape and has hired a team of therapists and fitness experts to help her achieve her goal. Kharma has been in touch with…