— WWE presents their series premiere of Smackdown on the USA Network today and according to pwinsiderelite.com, the company has been discussing the idea of bringing in several legends for the episode.

— Names that have been mentioned backstage include Rob Van Dam, Teddy Long, Booker T and Ron Simmons though it should be noted that none of these individuals has actually been spotted at the venue or backstage, only that their names were brought up within creative in the last two days.

— The report added that WWE is planning on “freshening up” Smackdown’s presentation in terms of graphics, music and other elements as a way to signal the new era on USA after the tenure on FOX ended last week.