Women’s Wrestling Show In The Works, WWE Cruiserweight Classic Update, Gerald Briscoe Attends Tryouts

Women’s Wrestling Show In The Works

Orange is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan is working on a new series about the world of women’s wrestling, according to Diva Dirt.

GLOW is set in the 1980s and follows an actress who gets a role on the cult women’s show. The pilot was written by Carly Mensch and Liz Flahive. Kohan will executive produce.

WWE Cruiserweight Classic Update

The reason the upcoming WWE Cruiserweight Classic tournament is not being taped on separate nights is because of a cost-cutting measure. The events will be filmed over the course of one week. The 10-week series begins airing on the WWE Network on July 23, with the live finale airing September 14th.

Below are the confirmed contenders:

• Rich Swann
• Tommaso Ciampa
• Johnny Gargano
• Zack Sabre Jr.
• Noam Dar
• Ho Ho Lun
• Akira Tozawa
• Lince Dorado
• Jack Gallagher
• TJ Perkins
• Drew Gulak

Gerald Briscoe Attends WWE Tryouts

WWE Legend Gerald Briscoe was in attendance for this week's WWE tryouts at the WWE Performance Center. You can check out a photo below:

Decades of knowledge about the business and an eye for spotting future superstars... @Fgbrisco @WWEPerformCtr pic.twitter.com/ARmqhwxNp5

— Triple H (@TripleH) May 19, 2016