— Based on the enormous and sustained cheap heat he received from the fans in Seattle for referencing the city’s lack of a sports franchise, Dave Meltzer suggested in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter that he wouldn’t be surprised if Elias gets a new gimmick where he brings up franchises moving in cities that had teams that left.

— Apart from No Way Jose’s character pretty much being a lost cause at this point, it was suggested in the Observer that Vince McMahon may not think too highly of Mojo Rawley as he lost in a pre-Raw match to Tyler Breeze. It is more telling because Rawley was the recipient of a bit of a push in recent weeks so he has fallen from there to jobbing on the Main Event show.