— Former WWE creative team member Jimmy Jacobs is confirmed for Absolute Intense Wrestling’s “Hell On Earth 13” show. The event takes place from Cleveland, OH on November 24th. More details are available at this link.
— WWE.com has released a new poll, asking fans whether RAW or SmackDown! will win “the battle for brand supremacy” at the Survivor Series pay-per-view. As of this writing, the results are as follows:
RAW: 62%
SmackDown!: 38%
— As reported earlier today here on eWn, Shane McMahon has confirmed that Jinder Mahal will defend the WWE title against AJ Styles on next week’s WWE SmackDown! Live broadcast. Styles and Mahal have responded to the announcement, as seen below:
I’m sure he’ll bring his two cronies…
I’ll bring a Phenomenal Forearm and a Styles Clash. #AndNew #SDLive https://t.co/l8TU0yKf5w— AJStyles.Org (@AJStylesOrg) November 2, 2017
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I’m so good. @AJStylesOrg already quit. Hahahahahah. Go team Smackdown. #RusevDay is coming to #SurvivorSeries
— Rusev (@RusevBUL) November 2, 2017
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AJ Styles was originally set to face off with Rusev in a Survivor Series qualifier match.