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Daryl Takahashi Confirmed For ROH Global Wars

After an extended vacation to recover from his near death experience during the G1 Climax tournament, it looks like Daryl Takahashi is finally getting back to work. ROH has confirmed that Daryl will be at all four of next week’s Global Wars shows. He will accompany Hiromu Takahashi to the ring and be on commentary at all of the shows.

ROHWrestling.com has learned that Daryl Takahashi has agreed to terms and will be accompanying Hiromu Takahashi on the Global Wars Tour. In addition to accompanying the former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion to the ring, by popular demand, Daryl will be joining commentary for all of Hiromu Takahashi’s matches barring any unanticipated injuries sustained at the hands of ROH and New Japan competitors.

Lita Talks WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles

During a recent interview, WWE Hall Of Famer Lita talked about the possibility of WWE adding a set of tag team titles to their Women’s Divisions.

“There has been talks of tag titles for the Women’s Division, and I think that I love that they first introduced the Money in the Bank briefcase, that’s been a long time coming and that adds an element of surprise within the title picture. I would love to see these rumored tag titles appear sooner than later, but for that to happen, I hope they bring up these women that are already at NXT or some women they’ve seen on the Mae Young Classic and expand the roster.”

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Lita To Return For Mae Young Classic

WWE announced that Lita (Amy Dumas) will return to announce the Mae Young Classic alongside Jim Ross. Ross was previously confirmed for announcing duties.

The Mae Young Classic will be available on demand via the WWE Network starting on August 28. This will include the first four episodes. Episodes five through eight will be available one week later, and the final episode is scheduled to air live on September 12.

“WWE has announced that the first-ever Mae Young Classic women’s tournament will stream exclusively on WWE Network, starting Monday, Aug. 28, with the first four episodes available on demand. Episodes five through eight will be available on demand on Monday, Sept. 4. The final match will stream live from Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 10 p.m. ET.
The Mae Young Classic will be called by WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross, who will be joined on color commentary by four-time Women’s Champion and WWE Hall of Famer Lita. The tournament, named after WWE Hall of Famer and one of the greatest WWE Superstars in history, Mae Young, will feature 32 of the top female competitors from around the world participating in a single-elimination tournament.

“The Mae Young Classic is a unique and exclusive offering for WWE Network subscribers and further highlights our ongoing commitment to the ‘women’s evolution’ in sports and entertainment,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events and Creative. “It’s a privilege to showcase these talented women from around the world and to provide them with an opportunity to shine before a global audience on WWE Network.”

Competitors announced thus far include Toni Storm from New Zealand; Princesa Sugehit from Mexico; Lacey Evans, Sarah Logan, Tessa Blanchard, and Abbey Laith from the United States; Kavita Devi from India; Jazzy Gabert from Germany; and Taynara Conti from Brazil.

WWE Network will also stream an exclusive special entitled, Mae Young Classic: Bracketology immediately following SummerSlam, on Sunday, Aug. 20 at 11 p.m. ET.”

Steve Austin To Appear On RAW?

It looks as though WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin could be appearing tonight on RAW. According to Dave Meltzer, WWE has been printing “Los Angeles 3:16” shirts for the show tonight. Austin lives in Los Angeles part-time (when he’s not at his ranch in Texas), so an appearance would make sense. Especially if he’s planning on attending the show to interview people backstage for his podcast.

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