Tommy Dreamer has been added to the 12/28 TNA Hardcore Justice PPV taping in a tables match against Ethan Carter III. That should be something.
WWE's Classics on Demand service will end on 1/31/14. The WWE Network hasn't been officially announced yet, but it's got to be coming soon.
Mick Foley talked wrestling and comedy. I definitely don't want to see him get back in the ring given the abuse he's taken over the years.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
College football player Gunner Miller has a tryout for WWE in June. I hope he does well.
Gerald Brisco was scouting for potential WWE superstars at an amateur wrestling event at Madison Square Garden this past weekend.
The next NXT taping is set for 1/9/14. They have a number of episodes "in the can" to where they don't need to tape before then. Of note, Bo Dallas will defend the NXT Championship against Adrian Neville at an upcoming live event. I wonder when we'll see those two on the main roster.
WWE has named The Shield as their rookies of the year for 2013. Can't really argue there.
Wade Barrett's work visa issues have been resolved, hence his return on Raw. He used to be a top act in WWE and now he's making constipation jokes.
Drew McIntyre now has a green card, so he's a full-fledged U.S. citizen and won't have any more visa issues. I hope he ends up doing really well in WWE.
Yoshi Tatsu is still a part of WWE, working in the Performance Center regularly. I wonder what his future holds, since we don't see him much.
Sonjay Dutt was the latest guest on Pro Wrestling 101. I like these bite-size interviews. Dutt's one of the better high-flyers as far as spacing out big spots/bumps.
Former ROH Champion Eddie Edwards has no appearances for the company past the upcoming Final Battle show. There's still no official confirmation of the American Wolves being WWE-bound, but things seem like they could be heading in that direction.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. You know, that's really not a terrible idea. They could also do something harkening back to Heath Slater's run leading to Raw 1000. It's not like Slater's poised to be a big deal anytime soon. "I'm just a one man band, baby! And Heathamania's gonna run WILD at WrestleMania 30!" Then Hogan does his thing to beat Slater in a squash match. The people who want to see Hogan don't expect anything more than that.
2. Nope. Do not want. Etc. I wonder how many of these questions are sent in by Hogan and his cronies?
3. "Screwy finishes on PPVs are bad, but don't do a clean finish, either, because that's crazy." Some people will complain no matter what. I could see some odd finish to the match to keep things going, but the idea of unifying the top titles has been discussed for a while.
4. So, three part-timers in one match, where both Taker and Hogan are nearing the end of their careers and need help getting a Mania-worthy match? I think I'll pass on that one.
5. Maybe once WWE buys the rights to TNA. Da dum tsssh. Other than that, I'm not so sure. At least not anytime soon.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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