News - Laurinaitis Return Update, Wade Barrett & more

- Laurinaitis Return Update: John Laurinaitis is expected to return to WWE TV as a character at SummerSlam or once the pay-per-view is over. Laurinaitis continues to work WWE live events. He also appeared at a show in Little Rock, Arkansas.

- WWE not Unifying Titles: WWE officials are talking about unifying the Intercontinental and the United States Titles into one. WWE has reportedly nixed that idea for unknown reasons. For those wondering about the WWE Title and the World Heavyweight Title being unified, sources say there is virtually no chance of that happening.

- Wade Barrett Update: WWE officials have reportedly decided on Wade Barrett’s return. He should be returning imminently but one source says he likely won’t return until after SummerSlam.

- WWE’s YouTube Channel Rank: WWE’s YouTube channel was ranked #6 for the week ending July 18th. They had 2,717,804 views.

- 2013 Hall of Fame Rumor: Michael Hayes paid tribute to the late Terry Gordy of The Fabulous Freebirds and WWE’s website did a feature on the group. There has been talk of inducting The Freebirds into the WWE Hall of Fame.

-TNA Working on New Vidoe Game: Kurt Angle says there are rumors he will be featured in WWE ’13 but also says TNA is working on a new video game. He wrote on Twitter: “Dont Know Yet If I’ll Be in Wwe ’13. There Are Rumors I am. Tna is In the Process Of Making A New Game. Should Be Cool”