Suspended WWE Talent Appears At Indy Event, Punk

– Troy sent word that CM Punk is featured in the new issue of Maxim Magazine, talking about his promos from this summer and comparing him to The Rock and Steve Austin. The article notes that Punk will be headlining WWE's Survivor Series pay-per-view.

– Sheamus will be appearing at the FYE store at Southpark Mall tomorrow in San Antonio, Texas from 11am.

– Darren Young, who is currently serving a thirty-day suspension due to his first violation of WWE's Talent Wellness Program, made a surprise appearance at Saturday's Independent Wrestling Federation event in Woodland Park, New Jersey. On behalf of "the boys in the back," the IWF graduate presented promotion head Kevin Knight with a plaque recognizing his fifteen years of service to the professional wrestling industry.

"The nicest thing anyone ever did for me was Darren Young flying in for tonight's IWF event and come to the ring to surprise me and the fans," Knight wrote on Facebook. "The man who trained me 15 1/2 years ago Rik Ratchet was there. Original IWF Commissioner AJ Sparxx & Biggie Biggs on the card! ALL FOR THE FANS!"