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Dirtsheets:

Earlier this month, WWE signed Zahra Schreiber, a professional model and tour manager, and Gionna Daddio, a Hooters model, after they worked a tryout in June. They both have reported to the WWE Performance Center and were at Thursday's NXT tapings, seen in the photo of this post. The three men with them in the photo have also been signed by WWE. They are: Sunny Dhinsa, pictured on the left, an amateur wrestler that was training for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil at one point; Dustin Mueller, pictured in the center, is a bodybuilder from Chicago with no apparent wrestling or collegiate/pro sports background; Josh Woods is an amateur wrestler from the University of Central Florida with some MMA experience.

WWE NXT star Sawyer Fulton's name is partially based on 1970s and 80s wrestler Charlie Fulton. He was a regular "jobber to the stars" in the World Wrestling Federation in the early 80s, and his run most notably featured a loss to Antonio Inoki at Madison Square Garden in 1984.

The Portland Tribune reports that former WWE star Billy Jack Haynes is suing WWE in federal court for "egregious mistreatment of its wrestlers for its own benefit, as well as its concealment and denial of medical research and evidence concerning traumatic brain injuries suffered by WWE wrestlers." Hayes filed a 42 page lawsuit against WWE on Thursday. Hayes is asking the court to grant class-action status to his lawsuit for what his lawyers say could be 500 people who suffered injuries while performing in the WWE ring ... In regards to the lawsuit filed against by WWE by former wrestler Billy Jack Haynes, WWE issued the following statement to me this afternoon: "Billy Jack Haynes performed for WWE from 1986-1988. His filed lawsuit alleges that WWE concealed medical information and evidence on concussions during that time, which is impossible since the condition now called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) had not even been discovered. WWE was well ahead of sports organizations in implementing concussion management procedures and policies as a precautionary measure as the science and research on this issue emerged. Current WWE procedures include ImPACT testing for brain function, annual educational seminars and the strict prohibition of deliberate and direct shots to the head. Additionally, WWE has committed significant funding for concussion research conducted by the Sports Legacy Institute (SLI), leaders in concussion research, and WWE Executive Vice President Paul Levesque sits on SLI's Board."

JBL and Michael Cole will be making an announcement on Monday morning about their radio station. Cole tweeted the following today: "Monday morning. 9est huge announcement about @JCLayfield and my future. Podcast...Where you can hear plus we are on the radio! 200 stations"

As noted before, Mexican wrestling legend Hijo del Santino and his son Santo Jr. were backstage at Thursday's WWE NXT TV tapings in Florida. Speculation in Mexico is that Santo was trying to get his son a tryout with WWE.

It was reported this past week that Randy Orton may have re-aggravated a back injury in the RAW main event. There has been no confirmation that Orton is injured but he is not on the official internal injury list. This does not mean Orton isn't hurt but it's probably not a serious injury. On a related note, Orton mentioned on Twitter that he asked for a "RKO Outta Nowhere" t-shirt a few weeks back but hasn't received an answer. A fan asked Orton when we will get a shirt like that and Orton replied, "When they make room for something other than Cena merch."

Some other sheet news include Hogan showing up again for this week's RAW.