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Thursday, July 23, 2015

More ROH TV matches, ROH sets two dates in September, TE fallout, death in announcer's family, BFG official, Interviews with Gunner/new NXT interviewer/Bryan, Sheamus travel problem, and Questions on Stephanie saving the Divas, Sid's break, Sasha's title, wrestlers backstage, and the #DivasRevolution

Set for ROH's TV tapings this weekend:
- The Briscoes vs. Bloodbound (Grey Wolf and Scorpion)
- ACH vs. Watanabe
- Caprice Coleman vs. Cedric Alexander
- Brutal Bob vs. Cheeseburger
- Young Bucks vs. RPG Vice
- Jay Lethal vs. Hanson for the TV Title

Where are Moose and Roderick Strong?

ROH will have All-Star Extravaganza VII for two nights in September, on the same weekend as WWE Night of Champions. I wonder how much overlap there is between people who will attend WWE PPVs and ROH shows.

Everything else from yesterday is after the break.

Hulk Hogan and Mick Foley expressed disapproval at the latest Tough Enough elimination. Anyone who expected the "best wrestler"/most qualified person to win got worked. It's a reality show first and foremost.

Jerry Lawler's brother passed away. I love their parents giving them rhyming names. That has to be pretty tough for the King, though. I hope he doesn't get too down.

TNA officially announced BFG '15. Putting it on the earliest weekend in October is interesting given the rumors of them being off DA at the end of September. It's usually later in the month. I hope the show is a memorable one.

Gunner talked about his time in TNA and more. In regard to talent being paid, it's worth noting the rules were different for wrestlers compared to the production crew. I'm not entirely sure why that's the case, but they had more time to pay the people producing things.

A plane Sheamus was on had to make an emergency landing. Everyone ended up being OK, though.

WWE interviewed the newest NXT backstage interviewer. I've lost track of the number of hires they've had for that role over the years.

Daniel Bryan gave an update on returning to the ring. It'll definitely be interesting to see where he fits into things when he returns. I'd love to see him work with Kevin Owens. He's got to be cleared first.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I didn't like her being involved, either. The only plus it served in my eyes was establishing to the more casual audience how big of a deal it was to bring those three in. There's something to be said for that.

2. They might have been in a state of panic after such a gruesome injury. I know I would be. And I imagine adrenaline kicked in to let Sid finish.

3. Owens bringing the title played into the champion vs. champion feud. That's about the only reason I can think of. Since she's not going to defend her NXT Title on the main roster, maybe it does make sense to keep it down there.

4. I don't really have an answer for that other than WWE assuming we're in the "out of sight, out of mind"/no object permanence mentality. Imagine having to establish alibis for that many characters once they've "exited the stage."

5. I give it a few weeks before people turn on it for some dumb reason or another. The real test for the revolution is six months from now when they're all regular parts of the division. What will have changed in the presentation of things?

More wrestling tomorrow.

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