More WWE news and notes: August 30

WWE is currently facing a lawsuit from Figures, Inc., who has been the official maker/distributor for WWE replica championship belts. Despite a 12-year relationship with WWE, Figures, Inc. is claiming that they are trying to back out of its license agreement and use a Chinese manufacturer instead.

WWE has reportedly finalised deals for the location of Wrestlemania 32. However, they are not revealing the location at the moment, and have told those in the city to keep mum until the announcement is made.

Later this year, WWE will release a DVD box set to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Monday Night RAW. The set will be 12 discs and feature the top 20 episodes of RAW of all time, in their entirety.

Glenn Jacobs, better known as Kane, was rumoured to be running for the 2014 GOP Senate nomination earlier this year when he began hinting at it. However, Jacobs has changed his mind and confirmed that he will not be running for the position, as he doesn’t want to get involved in politics at this point in his life.

Hall of Famer “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan will undergo surgery on September 9 in order to repair a torn rotator cuff.

Former independent standout Sami Callihan recently made his NXT debut after signing a WWE developmental deal several months ago. Callihan lost to Xavier Woods in his first match with NXT, and is now working under the name Solomon Crowe.

WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee granted her first wish with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. She met with a nine-year-old girl named Heidi, who dressed like AJ for the meeting. Photos of the two skipping around and having fun are available for viewing online.

This Saturday, the Ultimate Warrior will be doing a meet-and-greet at the PAX Game Expo in Seattle, WA from 11:00am-3:00pm. He also appeared at the GameStop Expo earlier this week in order to promote the new WWE 2K14 video game.

WWE has officially acknowledged the departure of Ted DiBiase, Jr. from their company, posting an article on the website. It states that, as of this coming Sunday, September 1, DiBiase will no longer be with the company, and WWE wishes him the best in his future endeavours.

In regards to Dolph Ziggler’s controversial interview about Randy Orton being protected by WWE, he announced on Twitter that he has some heat with the company as a result of his remarks. In response to the websites that picked the interview up, Ziggler posted the following on his Twitter account: “sites carrying the interview that got me in trouble, at least plug the shows its for?BOSTON-SATDC-SUN@WWELATER MARKS”