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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Interviews with Charlotte/Magnum TA/Bayley, character returning to WWE?, ROH name at WWE live event, more Network content, TNA merch update, HHH conference call, Raw audience, Total Divas changes, and Questions on Cena missing Raw, Cena vs. Cesaro, Rollins' title reign, boosting ratings, and using veterans

Charlotte talked about the #DivasRevolution and more. Things have really progressed from the FCW days.

WWE teased the return of The Bunny in a recent web video with Adam Rose. Mehhhh.

ROH's Cheeseburger was visiting Chris Jericho at a WWE live event this weekend. I haven't really seen enough of Cheeseburger to be hyped about him.

WWE has added 100 new episodes of ECW Hardcore TV to the Network. Their library keeps growing!

Everything else from yesterday is after the break.

TNA's merchandising deal with Jakks Pacific is expected to expire in the next few months. WWE will be working with Jakks in some regions come 2016. Another hit for Dixie & co. as they shrink to more or less an indie promotion.

Magnum TA looked back at 1985 for WCW. A LOT has changed in wrestling in 30 years.

TNA posted EC3's "injunction" against Matt Hardy. I appreciate him doing any sleazeball move he can to try to get the title back.

Update: Matt Hardy has officially relinquished the TNA World Championship. Apparently this has been the creative plan since July. I'm interested to see what the endgame for this is, because it's something of a curveball. It has people talking on social media, which was the goal.

Stone Cold shot down reports of him "boycotting WrestleMania 32" if the Freebirds don't go into the WWE Hall Of Fame in 2016. They're a pretty sure bet to go in, so that wouldn't be necessary even if it was true.

Bayley talked to Rolling Stone about a number of topics:
- I do think Eva Marie's improving. She's just still really early in the process.

- I wouldn't mind WWE dropping the Diva moniker. I just don't know if they'll do it as long as "Total Divas" is a money-maker.

- I'm glad we're no longer in the "bra and panties match" days.

Triple H promoted Takeover with a conference call:
- The ticket sales of NXT have been mind-blowing.

- He makes good points about NXT's audience vs. WWE's. WWE will never be exactly like NXT is, because there's an audience that wants to see Five Moves of Doom kind of stuff, too.

- Regal doing promo class is good.

- NXT working with New Japan could be great if they work in line with what NXT does.

- I wonder what the reaction would be if Balor did a crotch chop near ROH's (Sinclair's?) HQ.

- Maybe Vince likes NXT enough to let HHH do more with the main roster? Not likely given how different the two entities are.

- Cool to see HHH work with Evolve. I think it's benefited both sides.

- There has never been a fully black WWE Champion. Booker was World Champion, and Rock is half-Samoan. I get what HHH means, though.

Raw's audience Monday was 3.38 million. Talk about your slumps.

Tough Enough's Amanda has joined "Total Divas" under the name Mandy, so that will be her official name in WWE. Naomi and Cameron will not be regulars for Season 5, but Rosa Mendes will remain a part of things. With Cameron not wrestling on TV or part of "Total Divas," she might just end up waiting out her contract. She's apparently training on her own to improve, but I don't know how much that will help if WWE's not interested in using her anymore.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. We'll see! It drives the point home of them needing to develop other draws if part of the rating is due to his star power. I wonder how many lapsed fans come back to see what Raws without Cena will be like.

2. They'd need to commit to having Cesaro look like a credible guy and for the feud to mean something. Otherwise, it would blend in with the other challengers Cena's had.

3. Rollins is responsible for injuring Kane, who is back and playing mind games with him as the dangerous Demon. Kane is a former WWE, World, ECW, and IC Champion (among other accolades) and a sure-fitr Hall of Famer. Rollins previously defended against the likes of Lesnar (former WWE Champion and WM headliner out for revenge for Rollins' cash-in), Cena (former WWE/World Champion, multiple-time WM headliner, another lock for the HoF), Sting (former NWA and WCW Champion, headlined many PPVs for WCW and TNA, lock for the HoF), and ex-stable mate Dean Ambrose (out for revenge). He's successfully held on to the title against all those men. So, how is he not a top guy facing worthy challengers?

4. Perfectly said on their end. It might give a short-term boost, but not totally change things. I blame the fact that there's SO MUCH wrestling available in a week, so nothing seems must-see anymore.

5. What they said. It's easier to go with what has worked in the past than develop new things, to WWE's detriment.

More wrestling tomorrow. 

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