WWE confirms Brock Lesnar's next opponent, WWE shows Hulk Hogan in Sting video, Nikki Bella
- At first it was reported that Brock Lesnar would repeat the slaughter that occurred the night after SummerSlam and face Bo Dallas from the WWE Network special at Madison Square Garden on 3 October. However, the plans have changed and now have in front of an old rival, The Big Show.
The Giant and The Beast clashed last in the 2014 Royal Rumble, where Lesnar attacked Show with a chair before the meeting, making it easy to overcome in a few minutes. With that began a successful year for which Lesnar broke the Undertaker's streak and captured the World Heavyweight Championship. Now that Lesnar faces a slump after losing the World Heavyweight Championship WWE at WrestleMania and be defeated by The Undertaker at SummerSlam, almost a perfect inverse of what had been the previous year, he will meet with The Big Show, situation that could change their fate, or worse. In an updated promo, Paul Heyman called the match an earth shattering spectacle.
- WWE has been airing highlights of Sting's career to hype his match against Big Show on RAW and when showing footage from WCW Starrcade 1997 with Sting's match against Hulk Hogan, while they didn’t mention Hogan's name, they did show him in the footage.
- As seen on WWE Raw, Nikki Bella broke the longest reigning WWE Divas Championship record previously held by AJ Lee. She posted a long response on Instagram, along with a picture of her holding the Divas Championship.
I made history! Your Longest Reigning Divas Champion in WWE History! Words can’t even describe how I feel right now! I am so beyond blessed and honored! Tonight goes out to my Pop Pop. He taught me so much. He taught me to always be a hard worker, be respectable and kind to others, put God first and family second, and always stay humble. He always told me he was proud of me, I’ll never forget that. He lead by example. I wish I could call him right now and tell him about this moment but instead I’ll look above me and pray and know he was watching and is listening. Never give up on your dreams because if you have heart and passion they will come true! Pop Pop I can just imagine your smile right now and the big south Philly hug I would have gotten! Thank you for teaching me to be a strong, hard working, independent woman! I love you so much, always and forever! As well as my #BellaArmy I would be nothing without you all! You created Nikki Bella, Team Bella and the Divas Revolution! None of this wouldn’t exist without your voices! Thank you! And to my coaches from the beginning who taught me so much at FCW Steve Keirn, Dr Tom Prichard, and Billy Kidman! Thank you! And thank you to my Love @johncena for teaching me so much and my sister @thebriebella for always be being my side! Love you all! Omgoodness! Tears and chills! Trying to take all this in right now!
I made history! Your Longest Reigning Divas Champion in WWE History! Words can't even describe how I feel right now! I am so beyond blessed and honored! Tonight goes out to my Pop Pop. He taught me so much. He taught me to always be a hard worker, be respectable and kind to others, put God first and family second, and always stay humble. He always told me he was proud of me, I'll never forget that. He lead by example. I wish I could call him right now and tell him about this moment but instead I'll look above me and pray and know he was watching and is listening. Never give up on your dreams because if you have heart and passion they will come true! Pop Pop I can just imagine your smile right now and the big south Philly hug I would have gotten! Thank you for teaching me to be a strong, hard working, independent woman! I love you so much, always and forever! As well as my #BellaArmy I would be nothing without you all! You created Nikki Bella, Team Bella and the Divas Revolution! None of this wouldn't exist without your voices! Thank you! And to my coaches from the beginning who taught me so much at FCW Steve Keirn, Dr Tom Prichard, and Billy Kidman! Thank you! And thank you to my Love @johncena for teaching me so much and my sister @thebriebella for always be being my side! Love you all! Omgoodness! Tears and chills! Trying to take all this in right now!