- With former NWA Champion Adam Pearce making his third visit as a guest trainer at the WWE Performance Center this week, there is a lot of speculation among the wrestlers that he is there to interview for a job. Pearce may end up replacing Nick "Eugene" Dinsmore, who was released several weeks back.
- WWE brought in a number of indie talents for a week-long tryout at the Performance Center this week. Top indie star Uhaa Nation is the biggest name at those tryouts. WWE held a similar tryout with women's wrestlers a few weeks back and Veda Scott, among others, participated.