Chris Sabin talked about coming back from his major knee injuries. I can appreciate him not wanting to go into details about his TNA departure. I wish the still-young superstar the best post-TNA.
WWE's Performance Center hosted Special Olympics athletes. Those facilities are rated highly for a reason. Count the WWE/NXT cameos!
Alex Riley wrestled in the main event of a recent NXT live event. I wouldn't read too much into that at this stage, but it is interesting he got in the ring after being moved to commentary. My guess is he was being used as a veteran to help teach the ropes to the up-and-coming NXT names.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Daniel Bryan could be out for longer than the initially-expected two-to-three months. That really sucks. Bryan becomes World Champion and gets married, then his father dies and he needs surgery. I hope he's mentally and physically in a better place when he returns.
Update: Bryan will be at Raw as WWE determines the future of the WWE World Title. I wouldn't expect him to get physical.
Batista talked about recent fan criticism on a DVD preview. They should sell official Batista skinny jeans as over as those got. I also liked the alternate version of his theme song.
ROH will be running a show in conjunction with the Brooklyn Cyclones this summer. Why is this news? That's been something done in previous years by TNA with their Basebrawl events. Needless to say, TNA's stock has fallen a lot in the past year.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I think the ad rate is pretty important to consider. Ratings aren't everything. I wonder if it would have been better for them to negotiate their TV contracts separately, but there's not much use speculating now.
Nothing to really add to 2.
3. Anyone who bought WCW in 2001 would be inheriting a company with no TV deal and a lot of debt. I think it might have been necessary to pretty much completely reboot WCW. With the right money and creative forces behind it, I think it could have been salvaged. They'd have to separate the wheat from the chaff as far as wrestlers went, casting aside the unmotivated. An influx of new and repurposed talent would also be a smart move. Maybe people in WWF who weren't doing a lot could find new life in WCW? At any rate, I like the idea of there being two separate, strong promotions instead of the watered-down WCW/ECW invasion. The easy cash grab was WWF vs. WCW/ECW. Imagine if the two companies (I guess ECW talents would be distributed between WWF and WCW) were treated like Raw and Smackdown used to be, where you had your occasional big crossover matches and people switching sides when it meant something, but the two entities both had opportunities to make money. If the WWF team didn't have any use for a talent, WCW might and vice versa. But ultimately the WCW brand was really damaged and it was probably smart to just use the top names in big matches and put it out to pasture.
4. Maybe if Elgin makes it to a higher profile, I could make a judgment. I've only seen him a time or two.
5. SWERVE! Russo and Johnson were in on it THE WHOLE TIME. Nah, you'd have to ask Russo!
More wrestling coming up.
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