NXT Announcer Absent From TV Tapings + Colt Cobana On Why He Was Released From WWE

- William Regal was not at and did not work Thursday night's WWE NXT TV tapings. 

- Colt Cabana appeared on the Low Blows podcast with host Rick Nash and he spoke briefly about being released from WWE:

"It was a bummer. I was having lunch with Trent Berreta & Tyson Kidd when I got the call. It was awkward for them I think when I told them. I definitely saw it coming as they weren't really using me that well, but the reality of the situation was a total bummer."

- WWE RAW Slam of the Week

Also read: William Regal Absent From Last Week's WWE NXT TV Tapings, Jericho's Latest Podcast Online

- SmackDown Slam of the Week

William Regal Absent From Last Week's WWE NXT TV Tapings, Jericho's Latest Podcast Online

-- William Regal was reportedly absent from the last set of NXT tapings on July 17. There is no word as of yet on why he was not there.

-- As noted earlier, The Rock and former WCW wrestler Buff Bagwell were both in attendance at the ESPY Awards earlier this week.

Also read: ?Jake Roberts Joins Roddy Piper's Podcast, NXT Changes, More

-- The latest episode of Chris Jericho's podcast, Talk Is Jericho, on Podcastone.com features Jake Roberts and Diamond Dallas Page as his guests. Below is an official description of the episode:

"DDP & Jake The Snake Roberts together in-person with Y2J. They sat down at DDP's Accountability Crib in Atlanta, and talked about EVERYTHING! Jake's descent into drugs & alcohol, his resurrection, his WWE comeback & Hall of Fame induction, working the sober program with Scott Hall, and how Jake really feels about all those snakes!"