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Saturday, October 24, 2015

Major new market for Network, Smackdown audience, title change in ROH, and Questions on WWE movies on the Network, WWE buying more libraries, and the best ECW PPV

WWE Network has officially launched in India. That's great news going into their next financial results conference call.

Smackdown's audience Thursday was 2.20 million for the last show before Hell in a Cell.

Roderick Strong defeated Jay Lethal at an ROH live event to become the new TV Champion. Lethal remains the World Champion there. That's kind of anti-climactic, but it's important to keep in mind ROH is about athleticism, not stories.

Everything else from yesterday is after the break.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Some of that's because WWE Films precedes the Network, and they're bound by the agreements put in place before the Network was a thing. They also want to reach an audience beyond the Network with those movies if at all possible. They're less likely to get a deal to show the movies elsewhere if they're easily available on the Network.

2. Not at all! If and when more libraries become accessible, WWE will try to pick them up. I wouldn't be shocked to see them have the TNA library in a few years.

Nothing to add to 3.

4. I can't find anything else on him. ECW was pretty crazy at times.

Nothing to add to 5.

6. Some say One Night Stand 2005. It's definitely worth watching. 

More wrestling tomorrow.

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