Backstage news items from the 2024 WWE Summerslam PLE

Here are backstage news items from the 2024 WWE Summerslam PLE…

* Regarding Jacob Fatu’s injury scare, Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com reported that he was supposed to be selling his leg after the splash to keep him away from any confrontation with Roman Reigns. Meltzer wrote that “people were talking about an ankle injury but nobody in WWE at the top level who would know has confirmed to us the nature of any injury or if it was just the planned angle.”

* According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, Reigns and Damian Priest are now officially listed internally by WWE as babyfaces for their respective brands.

* Bron Breakker vs. Sami Zayn went just over five minutes. Fightful.com noted that the match was originally allotted for ten minutes.

* According to Fightful, there was some discussion among talent about Shane McMahon meeting with AEW President Tony Khan. Those spoken to believe that Shane will at least make an appearance for AEW.