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Thursday, May 14, 2015

Interviews with Lady Blossom/Big E/Kidd/Breeze, WWE book update, when we'll see Miz and Paige again, big honor for Vince, Sanada update, WWE in Japan notes, Rousey update, new Payback match, Lesnar cameo?, NXT guest trainers, another outlet for the Network, and Questions on the Montreal Raw, Cena taking time off, Cena vs. Zayn, Vince changing Creative, and DDTs vs. piledrivers

Lady Blossom talked about coming up with the name Stone Cold and more:
- I'd love to know some of those other names suggested to Austin. FANG MCFROST SAYS I JUST WHIPPED YOUR ASS OHHHHH HEEEELLLLL YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHH.

- Addiction is a really scary thing. I hope she remains sober going forward.

- The insane schedule of someone like a pro wrestler or entertainer really lends itself to substance abuse, which is quite a shame.

WWE is working on an official book about The Undertaker. That should be pretty cool.

Everything else from yesterday is after the break.

The Miz and Paige are expected back on the main roster in June after filming finishes. Will we see Paige challenge Naomi for the Divas' Championship?

Vince McMahon is going into the Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame. That's great.

Seiya Sanada announced leaving TNA and Wrestle-1. We could be seeing him in GFW soon. I don't think he really missed much by leaving TNA. The Revolution is just kind of there right now.

Chris Jericho vs. Finn Balor is set for WWE's tour of Japan. While Hideo Itami has been pulled from the show due to injury, Kevin Owens has been added as well. I hope we see Y2J vs. Balor on the main roster someday. Hell, Y2J vs. Owens, too!

Ronda Rousey remains committed to returning to WWE in some fashion. I was at least hoping she could be ringside for Triple H vs. The Rock to counter Stephanie. I really wonder where they go with things now, since that was a pretty obvious way to go after WM31.

Ryback vs. Bray Wyatt is now official to Payback, to the surprise of no one. Ryback being sacrificed by the Family would be a pretty cool moment. His character could come back with some edge afterward.

Big E talked about The New Day, working with Dolph Ziggler, and more:
- I'm not all that surprised WWE wanted them to do really old-time gospel music. It's not a genre they do a lot.

- Ziggler winning the World Title was really cool. I wish that would have worked out better. The team of Ziggler, Big E, and AJ was great.

- I can agree with Big E sounding more impactful without the last name. It's not a huge deal.

Tyson Kidd talked ahead of a live event. He really trains hard to be at the top of his game. Since he doesn't have the size to be able to get by on that alone, he really has to show what he can do from a technical standpoint.

Brock Lesnar was used as a reference point for a fighter in an upcoming Assassin's Creed game. That's pretty cool. I hope that game ends up being awesome.

Tyler Breeze talked ahead of NXT going to the Northeast:
- He's definitely improved from when he was Mike Dalton. He just didn't stand out from the pack as that character.

- The Breeze character is awesome. I've really enjoyed it in NXT, and I hope it translates to the main roster.

- It's great he's able to pull from so many people.

- Breeze will hopefully be called up either this year or next. He's almost ready to really make a splash.

Eve Torres and her husband Rener Gracie worked out with the NXT stars at the WWEPC. That's pretty cool. They're getting trainers from all over the place there.

The WWE Network is now available on Apple TV in the UK and Ireland. That's good. I think they'll cross the boundaries they need to become profitable shortly.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. There was a real energy to the show. A lot of people really liked what they saw that night.

2. I think he MIGHT take time off if he was really burned out. Otherwise, he'd probably want to stick around and remain a big part of WWE's business. He has a lot of detractors, but is still a really big part of WWE's business. Besides, right now he's in a reduced role. WWE has Rollins, Reigns, and Ambrose fighting for the WWE Title this month. It's not like no new guys are getting main event slots because of him.

3. This post is the epitome of a "smart" mark not being smart at all. Zayn was introduced in his hometown by a WWE Hall of Famer and legend to have a great showing with one of WWE's franchise players, including hitting several signature moves and kicking out of Cena's finisher. Cena then vacated the ring so Zayn's hometown crowd would cheer the NXT star. You can't get much more of a rub than that. Sadly, there's been this "wins and losses are almost all that matters" mentality and everyone who isn't being pushed to the moon and winning every match is being "buried," so coming up short against a 15-time World Champion in a close match is seen the same as jobbing to El Torito in three minutes on Superstars.

4. I don't see Vince changing things unless he absolutely has to. He's not going to change things for Jericho and Batista. He's the boss, after all.

Not much to add to 5.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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