-- The WWE website has announced that Batista will appear at the Saturday, August 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. session of SummerSlam Axxess at L.A.'s Nokia Plaza.

-- The Miz has started a blog on the WWE Universe focusing solely on music. In his first blog he talks about Aerosmith, whose song "You Gotta Move," is the official theme song for SummerSlam.

-- WWE got a brief mention in an article on ESPN.com regarding boxing. Dan Rafael wrote: "You know how you can tell Manny Pacquiao has crossed over into the mainstream? I was watching a WWE show Tuesday night, and during the main event -- ECW champion Christian's excellent title-retaining extreme-rules rematch against former champ Tommy Dreamer -- announcer Matt Striker referred to one of Christian's blows as "Manny Pacquiao-like." You gotta love that." (Thanks to Daniel A. Gomez)