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Thursday, February 26, 2015

TNA signs long-term deal in India, GFW meets OVW, Punk vs. Joe again?, Smackdown visitors, NXT tour update, Interview with Ambrose, killing a big Reigns rumor, potential WM33 location, WWE names talk meeting Vince, WWE Twitter feud, new WWE trademark, and Questions on Joe in ROH, Joe in NXT, Joe in TNA, WWE having one top name, and how wrestling has changed

TNA has signed a deal to air in India through 2022. They're also looking for more talent from the area. Getting more international talent could help boost the current roster.

Jeff Jarrett appeared in OVW, hinting at a future collaboration with GFW. That could be a good move. TNA losing OVW as a place to train talents was definitely a hit.

C.M. Punk sparked speculation of one last match with Samoa Joe. I wouldn't be shocked to see it happen, but I'd still put it at a pretty low probability with Punk's UFC engagements. We'll see.

Ric Flair, Fifi The Maid, Scott Hall, and Brad Maddox were all backstage at Smackdown. Maddox is still part of WWE as far as I know. I wonder what happens when his contract comes up, because they're not really using him. He had three matches in 2014, and two of them were on live events.

Everything else from yesterday is after the break.

NXT could begin touring as early as May. That's great! If there's demand for it, by all means start doing some shows and getting those names some more work under their belts.

Dean Ambrose promoted an upcoming WWE event. I definitely wouldn't have expected him to be the lowest-placed of the former Shield names going into WM31.

A rumor exploding on social media is Roman Reigns failing a Wellness test at Raw, and WWE refusing to suspend him. This was supposedly the reason Brock Lesnar walked out. WWE officially denied the rumors. I'm not sure where that one came from, but there's nothing to indicate it's true.

Minnesota is making a bid to hold WrestleMania 33. Considering the current WWE Champion used to live there, you'd think if Mania is there, he'll go into the Hall of Fame and/or be part of the card in some way. Whether he'll still be a "regular" member of the roster then is questionable. WM31 could be his last night. Of note, just because a bid was submitted, that doesn't mean WWE's going to go there. There's talk of them going back to Florida at some point.Time will tell.

WWE.com has an article of various WWE superstars talking about their first meeting with Vince McMahon:

- A Vince biography would be absolutely amazing. Just think of all the crazy stories that would be in there.

- Ahh, that haircut. I can see why Vince didn't like it!

- Why was Vince's number blocked on Bryan's phone?

- I wonder if Vince still sees Bryan as that nervous guy lacking confidence and that's why he's not the top guy.

- Vince comes across like some kind of sociopath, enjoying seeing people squirm under pressure.

- Vince ribbing JBL is funny in a way, but I can't imagine being on the receiving end of that.

- Obviously Vince has liked Big Show for nearly 20 years now. You can't buy that kind of long-term relationship.

- Funny anecdote from Cody Rhodes.

Adam Rose and Zack Ryder are feuding on Twitter for some reason or another. It's been pretty funny.

WWE has registered to trademark the phrase "WWE: the hero in all of us". That's a pretty cool slogan, I think.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Joe's definitely returning to ROH. I think LU and other indies should call him up, too. It doesn't look like WWE is happening, at least not in the near future.

2. I'd love to see it! WWE needs to act fast if they're interested. Never say never, but also don't assume he'll end up there.

3. It's possible they've got something taped where the BDC leaves him for dead, but it's also possible he'll just disappear without a trace like a number of other names. TNA did give sendoffs to Sting, Christian, and AJ Styles, so they're not totally inept. I guess they don't want to write someone like Kurt Angle off only for him to sign a new deal at the last minute and render that story moot.

4. I think it's an exaggeration to say Cena's been the only top guy since the Attitude Era. There have been others (and currently are others) who've been in main events and WWE Title matches at PPVs, similar to the Attitude Era. I do want to see more new, fresh names pushed, though. But that won't happen overnight, and some of those ideas I'm not sold on.

5. I also think kayfabe dying was more or less inevitable with things like the Internet and social media really growing. TMZ or someone would have totally spotted faces hanging out with heels or what have you. I would like to see more colorful characters. NXT seems to be doing that pretty well.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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