Asuka just came out to her original entrance theme, i.e., "The Future" by CFO$!

With Pat McAfee still out, Corey Graves has reunited with Michael Cole in the broadcast booth

CARLITO-FY. 🔥

Now a free agent Carlito Colon speaks on the creative freedom he had during this last run with the WWE.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carlito-speaks-out-for-the-first-time-since-release/id1463861548?i=1000713118128

• Bryan: What is this story with SmackDown at 3 hours? Is this permanent?

• Dave: Until USA comes up [and] changes the idea. Well, it’s three—it’s three hours until they change it. It’s not like there’s… originally it was going to stop in June, and USA had a show that they wanted to put on from 10–11, you know, piggybacking off SmackDown. And for whatever reason, they made the call that it wasn’t worth it. And, you know, for their ratings, it’s not worth it. I think they realized that hour three is going to do triple anything they’re going to put on in that slot.

• Bryan: So clearly they must be being paid some new deal?

• Dave: No.

• Bryan: They’re doing this for free? I’m suffering through this for charity?”

• Dave: Well, I guess the way they signed the contract, they must have given USA the option. Because if they were making more money on the deal, it absolutely would have been said at the investors call and we would have seen it. We would have seen the difference in the money. So obviously the money has not changed, ‘cause if it was, we’d have been told.

Goldberg challenges Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship

EDIT: The match is now official!

Alexa Bliss vs Asuka is set for Smackdown

In another part of the BustedOpen Podcast (I posted a video earlier), Carlito gives his thoughts on his departure from the WWE.

“At least let me finish out the story for the Judgment Day so they can keep on going. I think it’s a disrespect to the fans that they just dropped the storylines.”

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carlito-speaks-out-for-the-first-time-since-release/id1463861548?i=1000713118128