First up, a query:
1. There's been talk of Sting and The Undertaker as future guests for Stone Cold's podcast on the WWE Network. I imagine we'll learn about his next guest during Wrestlemania weekend.
Former NXT talents Marcus Louis (Pierre Marceau) and Sylvester LeFort (Thomas La Ruffa) have been signed by TNA. I expect they'll work as a tag team there, as they did for some time in NXT.
- Laura Dennis, a.k.a. Cherry Bomb has also been confirmed as signing to TNA. I look forward to seeing what she does there. The Knockouts division could use some shaking up.
Sasha Banks and Charlotte talked ahead of Wrestlemania. Considering it was the "Divas Revolution" and they still air "Total Divas," I don't think they're going to change the branding of the title anytime soon.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Eva Marie talked about returning from surgery and more. I'm glad she's training in NXT; she has made some progress in her time there, but she's still got a long road ahead of her. It's hardly an objective score, but Cagematch.net readers currently have her ranked as the 57th worst worker of all time. For comparison, Great Khali is only at 165th.
New Day has been announced as inducting the Fabulous Freebirds into the WWE Hall of Fame. While I'm sure that'll be incredibly entertaining, I think Kevin Von Erich should have gotten that nod.
The initial showing of Impact Wrestling this week drew 331,000 viewers, which is the second-highest mark since the move to Pop. However, the replay viewership was down to 59,000, so the overall audience dropped to 390,000 from last week. That's still better than the three previous weeks. The show has generally been pretty fun in 2016.
Kurt Angle discussed wanting to return to WWE and more:
- WWE DEFINITELY doesn't want someone in an important role to get a high-profile DUI, for the reasons he said and because they appeal to children.
- People like Heyman wanted the ECW brand to succeed, with Angle as an important part of it. They knew how good he was at working with younger talents and getting them to the next level.
- I'd be more than OK with Angle getting one last match/run for WM33, coming with a Hall of Fame induction.
- Angle giving the rub to Gable and Jordan would be great. They're two very solid wrestlers, and I think it'd be worth giving them a shot at that level.
The March 22 episode of "Total Divas" rebounded to 663,000 viewers. The show had been losing viewers each week until recently.
Daniel Bryan has been pulled from Wrestlemania AXXESS. He's no longer advertised for anything by WWE, who has stated the former World Champion has asked for time off. It's possible he didn't want to make appearances when he's no longer able to wrestle. I don't know what WWE's going to do with him at this point.
There are plans for the Urban Wrestling Federation to return this summer. The company ran a number of taped PPVs a few years ago.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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