-- WWE is overseas in Japan this week which is why Friday's Smackdown has been pre-taped. Some talent (presumably from the Smackdown brand) who are not booked for this tour will end up having an extended break before SummerSlam the first week of Augut, according to fightfulselect.com.
-- WWE veteran Natalya recently inked a new multi-year contract with the company but remains absent from Monday Night Raw shows for reasons that are not known.
-- Fightfulselect.com reports that internally, the belief is that Ilja Dragunov was fine after his match against Bron Breakker.
