WWE Daily News Round-Up (August 9th, 2018)

By Nishant Jayaram
Modified Aug 10, 2018 17:23 IST
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CM Punk

This week's RAW and SmackDown were dull shows but we expect the action to pick up next week, which is the go-home week for SummerSlam.

But there have been several noteworthy news stories in the last 24 hours which have shocked and surprised us.

In today's WWE news round-up, we look at a lawsuit between two former WWE Superstars, injury updates on two Superstars as well as a change to the upcoming week's RAW show.

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#1 CM Punk sued for over $1 million

In a surprising turn of events, CM Punk is being sued by his former friend and WWE Superstar, Colt Cabana.

Cabana and Punk, who were named in a defamation lawsuit by WWE doctor Christopher Amann, related to comments the two made about Amann and his mistreatment of an injury to Punk, won the lawsuit earlier this year.

Punk had told Cabana that he would cover the legal cost of the lawsuit, but later sent a message to Cabana stating that he had to pay half of the legal costs.

Cabana is now suing Punk for fraud and breach of contract, and $200,000 in general damages as well as $1 million in punitive damages!

#2 Renee Young to commentate on RAW

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The surprising news that came out yesterday was that Renee Young would be one of the three commentators on RAW this week, alongside Michael Cole and Corey Graves.

Young, who is a backstage reporter and interviewer, will replace Jonathan Coachman, for this show, and becomes the first female commentator on RAW (commentating an entire show).

#3 Jim Ross's reservations about Reigns vs Lesnar going last at SummerSlam

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Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar will once again face each other for the Universal title, at SummerSlam. The match, which could be Lesnar's final match in the WWE, is set to headline the show, but some people have reservations about that, including WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross.

Ross had a rhetorical question where he asked if it was the right move to have that match as the headliner as there is a possibility that the audience may boo them.

"Reigns and Lesnar I guess will go on last at SummerSlam. I assume that. I don't know that. But if it is the last match of a long night, is that position you want to have your Universal title displayed under? I'm not sure. I'm not sure at all and I wonder what kind of reaction these two gentlemen are going to receive from the live audience. And if it is overtly negative, is that the image or the sound that you go off the air with? Just my question." (H/T WrestlingInc for the transcription)

#4 Jason Jordan injury worse than expected

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Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reports that Jason Jordan's injury may be worse than expected and that he will not be back on WWE television anytime soon.

Meltzer said, "Jordan’s neck injury situation after surgery is worse than expected. He’s not returning at the present time.”

Jordan hasn't featured in WWE since February of this year and it looks like he won't be back anytime soon. He has constantly kept his fans updated via Twitter on his recovery process.

#5 Maria Kanellis suffers another injury

Maria Kanellis hasn't been seen on WWE screens since the RAW 25th-anniversary show and we probably won't see her on WWE soon. She revealed on social media that she broke her wrist while training to make a comeback after the birth of her daughter in April.

Maria revealed that she will be in a cast for 6 weeks but also hinted at making it back before WWE's first women's PPV, Evolution, which will be held on October 28, 2018.

Here's wishing her a speedy recovery!

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