source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— The creative team is said to not be high on new WWE stars Scotty Goldman (Colt Cabana), Ryan Braddock (Jay Bradley) and Gavin Spears (Shawn Spears). That pretty much explains why it took them so long to be called up to the main roster and why they didn’t at least a get a few wins at the start. All three wrestlers have yet to win a match on WWE television. The feeling on Spears is that he was only good when he was in a tag team with Cody Rhodes in Ohio Valley Wrestling over a year ago. In the case of Ryan Braddock, it’s being said that he “only has one speed.”

— Both Televisa and TV Azteca out of Mexico rejected Shane McMahon’s proposition to put WWE programming on their respective networks — which likely would have resulted in the local promotions getting booted off. Instead, WWE signed a deal with cable channel TVC Deportes, which will air Raw live starting on Monday, October 6. TVC Deportes is the Mexican equivalent to ESPN, while Televisa & TV Azteca are like big network stations such as NBC & CBS.

— As noted earlier, Layla was given a few weeks off to take care of her ailing mother, who unexpectedly passed away this past week. She went overseas to take care of her mother’s funeral. Layla should be back relatively soon, perhaps in a week or two.

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