Wrestling/WWE News Round-Up (22nd - 29th July): Former Superstar gets offer to return, 2 writers released by WWE

#3. Long-time WWE writers released

WWE parted ways with two long-time lead writers this past week. Steve Guerreri and Steve Oppenheim were shown the door after being with the company for a considerable amount of time.

Oppenheim was a home team writer based out of the WWE HQ in Stamford Connecticut who worked for the company since 2011. As per Dave Meltzer, Guerreri - who was with the WWE since 2012 - had an argument with Vince McMahon which led to him being taken off the road. He was moved to SmackDown as the blue brand's head writer after Road Dogg stepped down from the position.

While the departures of Guerreri and Oppenheim weren't suggested by Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman, the move is part of the major backstage shakeup that had been proposed for a while.

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#4. Brandi Rhodes gets death threats

AEW's Chief Brand Officer Brandi Rhodes revealed in a sequence of tweets that she is subjected to death threats and hate messages daily.

Rhodes condemned the current state of social media and stated that people with the blue tick on their handles are prone to unwanted online vitriol.

The climate of hate is SO strong. It’s so sad. Social media is just flooded with hate and people wishing others would fail, die or likely both. Scary how bitter people have become to spew such vile things. I feel bad and sad for humanity. Disappointing world to be apart of.

— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) July 28, 2019

I get death threats and hate spewed at me daily. I’m not alone. If you have a blue check you are just preyed upon for no reason. You can’t even defend yourself because “you’re better than that”. Better than everyone?! Is that why we are treated this way?

— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) July 28, 2019

And people feel okay with themselves at the end of the day. You’re sad, bitter and angry at all of the wrong people. People you’ve never met. Never had a conversation with. You hate us and wish we would die. How embarrassing that must be to know how shallow and selfish you are.

— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) July 28, 2019

Please point out where I wished failure and death upon someone on here. https://t.co/kQGftSUD1B

— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) July 28, 2019

On a lighter note, AEW announced that they will debut their weekly TV show on Wednesday, October 2nd at 8 p.m. ET. The show will air from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C and will be two hours long.

AEW will air it's TV show every Wednesday on the same time slot on the TNT Network and will conduct shows in various parts of the United States.