News - Kelly Kelly Returns, WWE Network News & more

- Jinder Mahal News: WWE is high on Jinder Mahal as reported by F4Wonline.com, the feeling is Mahal could be a major heel for the long-term and this is why the company has him working with Ryback, another name they also want to see succeed.

- HBK Appreciation Night Update: Plans are for the Shawn Michaels Appreciation Night festivities to be held off-camera at RAW from San Antonio, Texas next Monday. A source expects that to change and Michaels be featured on TV in an angle with Brock Lesnar.

- Kelly Kelly Returns: Kelly Kelly returns to the WWE ring next week after being granted time off the road in late May. She is scheduled to appear on the SmackDown brand’s tour of Japan beginning August 9 and will be returning full-time.Kelly, who had been on the road on a weekly basis since joining WWE in 2006, was reportedly granted a break to spend time with her family and boyfriend. She last competed on television on the May 21 Raw SuperShow, losing to Beth Phoenix.

- Undertaker News: Steve Keirn, President of WWE developmental promotion Florida Championship Wrestling, announced at Wednesday’s FCW live event in Tampa, Florida that The Undertaker and Michelle McCool were expecting their first child. “The Deadman” was at the event for an autograph signing.The Undertaker has been romantically linked to former WWE Diva Michelle McCool since 2007, whom he married on June 26, 2010, in Houston, Texas. Before Wednesday, their relationship had never been publicly acknowledged by WWE.

- WWE Network News: During Thursday’s conference call for 2012 second quarter results, WWE Chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon, said he hopes to make an announcement concerning the WWE Network in three months. “I hope next quarter I will be making an announcement on our Network,” McMahon said.McMahon acknowledged a delay in announcing details on the WWE Network. He stated at the last conference call in May that he expected an announcement to be made “within the next three months.”