News & Notes: Jericho’s New Book, ROH PPV, WWE 2k18, WWE Network

Chris Jericho’s Newest Book Available This Tuesday

Chris Jericho’s newest book called “No is a Four Letter Word” will be released on August 29th. Jericho revealed the dates and locations for official book signings.

The dates are:
* August 29th – Barnes & Noble on Warren Street in New York at 5 PM.
* August 30th – Bookends Bookstore in Ridgewood, New Jersey at 8 PM.
* August 31st – Barnes & Noble in Tampa Bay, Florida at 7 PM.
* September 1st – Barnes & Noble on East Colonial Drive in Orlando Florida at 7 PM.
* September 6th – Barnes & Noble on Grove Drive in Los Angeles, California at 7 PM.

ROH Championship Match Announced for Death Before Dishonor XV

During this week’s episode of ROH TV, Ring of Honor announced the main event for Death Before Dishonor XV on September 22nd will be a ROH World Championship match between Minoru Suzuki and champion Cody Rhodes.

This will be Suzuki’s first match in the United States in 25 years while Cody Rhodes previously revealed on Twitter about Suzuki being one of his “dream” opponents for his indies career.

Giantbomb’s Trivia Interview with WWE Stars at WWE 2k18 Media Event

During a recent media event for WWE 2k18, gaming website Giantbomb held a trivia game with several WWE stars asking if names stated were professional wrestlers or Super Mario series bad guys. The wrestlers interviewed for the trivia game were WWE champion Jinder Mahal, Bayley, Samoa Joe, and Xavier Woods.

This Week’s Batch of New Content for WWE Network

The debut of the Mae Young Classic tournament and a new episode of “Flashback Friday” was revealed to be among the new content arriving this week for the WWE Network.

In regards to the Mae Young Classic, the first four episodes will be released on August 28th at 9AM EST. In terms of live airings on the Network, Episode 1 will air after the end of Monday Night RAW, Episode 2 will air on Tuesday at 11PM, Episode 3 will air on Wednesday at 9PM, and Episode 4 will air on Thursday at 8PM. The next batch of episodes will arrive on September 4th for the Network.

In regards to the “Flashback Friday” series, this Friday’s episode will focus on the Intercontinental Championship.

The six episodes revealed for the set are:
* WWE Countdown episode featuring “Top 10 Most Infamous Intercontinental Champions of All Time”.
* Monday Night RAW from May 17, 1993 featuring Marty Jannetty versus Shawn Michaels for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
* Saturday Night Main Event from November 14, 1992 featuring Shawn Micheals versus “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
* In Your House 4: Great White North from October 22, 1995 featuring Shawn Micheals forfeiting the Intercontinental title and Dean Douglas versus Razor Ramon match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
* SummerSlam 1992 from August 31, 1992 featuring Davey Boy Smith versus Bret “The Hitman” Hart for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
* Beyond the Ring episode featuring the “Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection”.

Source: PWInsider