WWE is posting a lot of content in relation to the Tough Enough training camp on WWE.com and the Tough Enough site. A lot of eliminations have already leaked out on social media, for those who are interested in spoiling themselves.
Slammiversary will be available on the Flipps app as it airs. I don't see any way people spend $40 for a TNA PPV in 2015, especially in the post-Network era.
ROH drew 161,000 viewers in the opening timeslot on DA, with another 138,000 on the replay. The replay number was higher than in Week 1. I'm really interested to see how things change for the first taping of the DA era.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
The audience for the most recent episode of Impact Wrestling 330,000, with another 74,000 from the replay. That's up from the previous week, but they're still not where they were on Fridays. They've got an uphill battle trying to get a new TV home if DA isn't happy with these numbers.
Magnus vs. James Storm has been officially set for Slammiversary. In theory, this is their second-biggest show of the year. Their Summerslam, if you will. So what does it say they're waiting until under three weeks before the show to announce the first match? They should have been pushing this since May. It is fitting Storm was announced first, considering he's the only TNA wrestler left to have been there since Day 1. They should put him in the Hall of Fame this year, since AJ turned them down.
Here's a live report from NXT's recent show in Pittsburgh. Great to see they got good attendance and paid tribute to Dusty. They're on a roll in a lot of ways, and that main event sounds incredible.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. My favorite is the Royal Rumble, for sure. Battle royal matches in general are fun for me. I miss crazy hardcore, falls count anywhere brawls like the Boiler Room Brawl and other such shenanigans.
2. We're already seeing that with the likes of Emma, Adam Rose, and Zack Ryder. I think it's great. Obviously they don't want the show to just be another Superstars or Main Event, but using selected talent in a smart way is good. In a way it's like the old days when a talent could work another promotion for a time when the booker of one promotion couldn't make use of them. Then when that talent comes back, they've benefited from having some time to be refreshed in a way.
3. I'm not familiar with his work, so I wouldn't know. I do wonder if we'll see any changes to ROH's presentation now that they're on DA.
4. That's a pretty clever idea. As far as what the secondary title should be called, it differs by promotion and by what makes that title special. It made sense for ROH to have the Pure Championship, and originally for WWE to have a European Championship because they were something special.
Nothing to add to 5. I suspect we'll see more NXT live events in the coming months, though.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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