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Thursday, October 29, 2015

WWE injury, ROH locks in tag team, WWE announces new signings to NXT, Taker set for upcoming taping, another Raw visitor, Mendes note, change to UK tour lineup, NXT names working live events, and Questions on PPVs on the Network, wrestlers caring about winning, Team BAD, pushing back against Creative, and Del Rio's return

Rusev is believed to have torn his biceps during his match with Neville on Main Event. He was at least injured in some way, because the match was cut short. I hope his momentum doesn't get halted from this.

The Young Bucks have officially signed contracts with ROH, ending heir runs as free agents. That means I don't have to see them in NXT, so I'm all for it. Save that overly choreographed crap for the circus.

Update: their contracts have been confirmed to be for longer than a year. Even better! Maybe when that's done, they'll be willing to learn how to actually work a match in somewhere like NXT.

Everything else from yesterday is after the break.

WWE announced a number of new signings officially:
- Atkins is pretty swole. I hope he can work, too.

- WWE reaching out internationally is always good.

- WWE having another group of twins will be interesting.

- People are already excited for Biff Busick.

- Dallas Harper's a big guy. They could use some more hosses coming through the ranks.

- I'm impressed with Jaoude's resume. He's got a lot of things they want.

- Bandido Jr. has a good resume.

- Athena also has a nice background.

- Selmani sounds interesting.

- Swann's another guy people are hype for.

Undertaker will be at the Nov. 10 Smackdown taping in the UK. I'm curious to see what the endgame is for the Wyatts attack. It would make sense to do a big war at Survivor Series for Taker's anniversary.

Konnan visited at Raw Monday night. Was there a 3LK reunion?

Rosa Mendes has finished filming material for "Total Divas," and isn't scheduled back until after her pregnancy. Does she retire when "Total Divas" runs its course?

Here's a retro piece on Bruno Sammartino from Pittsburgh. A living legend indeed!

Alberto Del Rio is replacing Randy Orton on WWE's early November tour of Europe. I'm under the impression things are still being worked out as far as him finishing his AAA dates and eventually becoming a WWE guy again.

Finn Balor and Baron Corbin are advertised for two WWE live events at the end of the month. It will be good for them to work on a larger stage.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. A wrestling company? Trying to convince fans something fictitious is true to advance the story they want to tell? Who would have thought? Seriously though, the Network is their top priority now. They're wanting to drive people there instead of having people send money to the cable/satellite providers.

2. The smart ones don't get caught up in wins and losses. But, yes, moving up the card and having more merch are important. Being booked right can help with that.

3. We'd probably only find out if it was a case of copying if the roller derby group filed legal action. Without reason to believe otherwise, I'd assume it's a coincidence.

4. Talents don't want to be in the doghouse and get the reputation of being difficult by arguing with the boss. with so many around who won't speak up, it's harder for a few people to push back. There's a concept called "the spiral of silence" if anyone wants to look up more about why it's difficult to get changes to happen.

5. He's talented guy and fresh from having been gone from a while. It's worth pushing him again, since he can still "go" at a high level. It's different from having someone we've already seen for a decade or more in a prominent spot.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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