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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Wyatt update, Interviews with Bryan/Credible/"Jersey Shore"'s Angelina/Aries, what happened after Raw, AJ Lee update, Raw re-writes, why HIAC match was made, possible Survivor Series match, Raw audience, when you'll see Cena and Questions on baiting + switching, [know-it-all fans] and no-compete clauses

Bray Wyatt is walking around on crutches. He's been pulled from physical activity until further notice. I think they might mostly be able to dodge this bullet.

Former 2-time WWE Champion Daniel Bryan talked ahead of Raw. It's really funny to see him with the big beard dressed formally. That guy's entrance was kind of funny. Bryan's heel work was great.

Here's the latest Pro Wrestling 101 video with Justin Credible. He makes some really good points.

After Raw, Daniel Bryan beat Randy Orton with his flying knee finisher. After the match, he asked if the fans wanted to see an RKO. They, of course, chanted "YES!". So, he hit an RKO on the referee. Pretty funny.

Everything else from yesterday is after the break.

"Jersey Shore" cast member Angelina talked about her time in TNA and more, noting that she was late being paid and had to go to Dixie Carter directly to receive her pay. TNA really makes it too easy to rag on them at times.

AJ Lee has been cleared to return to the ring. We could be seeing her in action at the Hell in a Cell PPV. AJ and Tamina vs. the Bellas has been mentioned. That would be fine by me.

In a note that will likely be of no shock, there were a lot of last-minute rewrites to Raw. I don't know what the answers to WWE's problems are, but there are definitely some issues that need to be addressed.

WWE is looking to add the Usos to the Tag Team Title picture for Hell in a Cell. I'm not a huge fan of theirs, but I wouldn't complain about them being in the title mix.

It was Vince McMahon's call to add the HIAC stipulation and Paul Heyman to the Punk vs. Ryback match. I think those are perfectly natural additions.

Triple H vs. Big Show is being planned for Survivor Series. We could also see The Miz vs. Bray Wyatt then if Wyatt's not cleared to wrestle. I can't complain about either of those ideas.

Austin Aries talked before Bound For Glory. I think Aries is one of the few people WWE should pick up if TNA tanked soon. Did someone really just screw up the word "camaraderie"?

Raw's audience was 3.99 million this week. I'd guess HBK's involvement likely helped as well as the babyfaces starting to gain ground.

John Cena is scheduled for all Raw and Smackdown tapings leading to Survivor Series, and all Raw tapings after that. So, it doesn't like HIAC is just a one-match thing and he is truly "back". Well, him being gone was refreshing while it lasted. If anyone could have used some time off from an oversaturation standpoint, it was Cena.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. WWE definitely should have updated the roster once they knew who wasn't going to be there. Obviously attendance would take a hit, but it's the right thing to do.

2. [Know-it-all fans] strike again. I think WWE is starting to see the Middle East as a more important market than the Latin market, rightly or wrongly. So, no El Generico for you. And I can't wait for Los Matadores to get some T-shirts or something and prove this person wrong.  Heck, even an El Torito mask. Just because the IWC doesn't like something doesn't mean it won't get over.

3. I don't think TNA wants to run the risk of ticking WWE legal off. WWE's ace attorneys would almost certainly go over.

Not much to add to 4 that wouldn't be found on Wikipedia or something.

5. I bet it's something of a vocal minority. There are almost certainly people who say they don't watch who are just being contrarian and watch all the time.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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