Dean Ambrose talked to Rolling Stone. That's pretty big. He does work effectively as the face in this scenario.
Seth Rollins was also interviewed before Hell in a Cell. Pretty good read. He knows what he's talking about.
Matt Hardy talked about his post-WWE career. I'm glad he's making things work outside Vince's bubble. It will be interesting to see what 2015 holds for the Hardys.
Chris Jericho talked about an upcoming WWE DVD on him. As great as his matches with Benoit were, there's no way we'd see Benoit on a new WWE release.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Zeus of "No Holds Barred" fame called out John Cena for some reason. No way does that happen unless WWE makes No Holds Barred 2. As far as I know, that's not in WWE's plans.
Dolph Ziggler talked ahead of his Intercontinental Championship match. I expect an amazing match between him and Cesaro. They're both very talented.
The Undertaker is now working at the WWE Performance Center as an adviser for the talents in NXT. He was in attendance at the most recent taping helping out, and is expected to continue working in Orlando on a limited basis. That's amazing! I'm glad he's giving back. He has a lot to teach. As for what this means for his in-ring future, that remains to be seen. There's still a ways to go before a potential match at WM31.
Lashley gave two interviews about MMA and TNA. It looks like it's pretty much set in stone we won't see any more dates from TNA until 2015. There's a long stretch until the UK tour, so if TNA does get a new TV deal, they'll need to tape material for the first few weeks of January. If nothing new gets taped, we'll be in for about three months of "best of" material or something. These are lean times for TNA. As for Lashley, I hope he does continue to do great things in wrestling. He's really improved from his WWE run.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. WWE retains the rights to their likeness for TV and PPV if I'm not mistaken, so TNA would have to be careful. The talents are still being paid by WWE during those 90 days, so I don't know how formal discussions can be between the two sides. I know TNA hinted at Matt Hardy coming in during 2005 and that ended up not happening, so they might have learned their lesson!
2. I've heard various rumors on when his current deal expires. Q2 2015 is about as specific of a guess as I can really give. I'm sure he can't wait to get back to the lucha scene.
3. The film wasn't a big success at the box office, sadly. I think that probably had something to do with it.
4. Regal's is definitely overlooked. His experiences are very valuable to study for anyone going into the wrestling business, and anyone interested in it.
5. The snarky answer is "Jim Cornette" or "wrestling fans" or something like that. Bischoff does have a legitimate background in martial-arts, and that would probably give him the edge.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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