The NXT injuries of Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady are kayfabe. They should get big reactions when they return to face Dash and Dawson. The latter pair are really good lately.
Bayley is touring with the main roster in Europe. That's really good experience for the future WWE Diva.
Jerry Jarrett's new wrestling project is set to feature aspiring wrestlers in a reality series-style competition. There would be a 13-week series of tryouts at smaller events leading to a tour of live events featuring the finalists working alongside more established performers. That's a cool idea for wrestling in 2015. It's worth giving a shot.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Seth Rollins tweaked his knee during an attempted sunset flip powerbomb when wrestling in Europe. After the match, he was helped to the back and seemed unable to put any weight on that leg. The original plan was for him to wrap the knee up and finish the tour. It's really a shame someone who had done so much for the company lately is on the shelf.
Update: Rollins had numerous tears in his knee and will miss six-to-nine months. WWE has declared the championship vacant, with a tournament to declare a new champion set to take place at Survivor Series. This is very unfortunate to say the least. Hopefully the next champion can take the ball and run with it because WWE's really in a slump right now.
TNA's audience this week was 262,000 for their first airing and 81,000 for the replay. That's about what they usually do. It just dawned on me both WWE and TNA have their World Championships vacant.
ROH's audience on DA this week was 141,000. It's possible the big drop this week is because people watched the show on their local Sinclair station beforehand and didn't check it out on DA on Wednesday. Just a guess. Last week was a big jump, out of the ordinary.
WWE's WrestleMania party featured several NXT matches. How many of those people will compete at WM32? Or WM33?
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Alberto returning to WWE while holding gold for AAA is even more shocking than Zeb aligning himself with someone who was SNEAKING across the border. I hope AAA learned from this for their sakes!
2. It sounds like it's up to what Sinclair wants for ROH and for themselves going forward. ROH could theoretically boost one of their own channels, but they could also want to get paid to air it somewhere else. We'll see where they are with DA in a few weeks, and the next chapter will begin one way or another in December. Either they get an extension to stay on DA like TNA got, or they'll pursue other options. It's entirely possible they just keep the show on local stations.
3. That's touching if true.
4. There are definitely people who watch the show via other means than on USA Network live. Three hours every Monday night is a big commitment. The number of people watching live on TV is quite important, but it doesn't tell the whole story.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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