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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Top name to split from AAA?, Superstar's replacement, unaired Smackdown segments, Interviews with Stephanie/Cornette, ROH books another live event, another Supercard of Honor match, Kickoff on USA Network, Smackdown audience, the most overused move in wrestling, even more potential Knockouts, WWE teams with gaming channel, NXT live event notes, andQuestions on Bryan Adams in the HoF, Martha suing, wrestlers vs. zombies, and Road Warriors vs. Demolition

There are rumors circulating regarding Konnan splitting from AAA to start his own wrestling promotion. Given the talk of unhappy workers in AAA, he could have a number of performers willing to make that jump. That would have interesting repercussions for LU, and the lucha scene in general.

"Superstar" Billy Graham will be replaced at AXXESS with Mick Foley. I hope Graham can make it next year.

Two segments taped at Smackdown but not aired:
Golden Truth celebrate St. Patrick's Day. More silliness.

Bray Wyatt promo. I hope he's not just in the Andre battle royal.

Everything else from yesterday is after the break.

Stephanie McMahon promoted WWE and WM32. Reaching the female audience is a big goal for them.

Jim Cornette discussed Big Boss Man going into the WWE Hall of Fame:

- They put Boss Man over pretty strong. He was definitely a believable wrestler and one hell of a heel.

- That Steiner story was funny, although I'm sure it was scary for those involved.

ROH is headed to Rhode Island on April 30. That's eight days after NXT runs the state. Interesting timing...

The Young Bucks vs. Motor City Machine Guns is set to headline Supercard of Honor on April 1.  Lethal vs. Sydal headlines the next day. I'd definitely rather see Takeover.

The Wrestlemania 32 Kickoff show will air on USA Network. That's a little surprising given the push for the WWE Network. The show will feature a 20-man Andre the Giant battle royal including the Social Outcasts.

The March 17 Smackdown drew 2.26 million viewers. Mehhh. Things are tepid, viewership-wise, going into WM32.

Taz discussed the overuse of superkicks in wrestling, and Sting's retirement. I agreed with his sentiments until his endorsement of the Bucks and ROH. Their style is a lot of what's wrong with wrestling now. They made excessive superkicks a meme, and other wrestlers are trying to achieve the same success.

ODB and Amber O'Neal (Gallows) were backstage at Friday's Impact Wrestling taping, so they could be headed into the Knockouts division. ODB has a pretty big history there, and was definitely over. I think bringing her back would make sense for the TNA faithful. As for Amber, she's worked GFW and ROH lately, so she's probably somewhat in demand. We'll see if she makes TNA her regular home going forward. 

WWE and Smosh Games teamed up for promotion on the Up Up Down Down channel ahead of WM32. I'm glad WWE's running with that gaming channel instead of shutting it down for not being WWE's idea.

Some notes from NXT in Florida:
- Emma teamed with Billie Kay in a loss to Bayley and Carmella. No Dana Brooke on this show, unfortunately.

- Manny Andrade (formerly La Sombra) beat Rich Swann. Both men have impressive reputations.

- Sami Zayn beat Samoa Joe. A little surprised to see those two working this show, but I suppose Zayn's having something of an NXT farewell tour. I could see him continuing to work there through their April shows unless he becomes IC Champion.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It doesn't look like he'd be a priority for them. Never say never, but it doesn't look likely.

2. I don't think it'd be enough of an issue for her to bother. It's not like WWE was marketing Owen's likeness to make money.

3. Tim Arson. He speaks their language, so maybe he could broker a peace treaty or something. Or maybe The Undertaker, since he might be able to control them? I'd definitely go for something practical.

4. I haven't heard of there being any. That doesn't mean there wasn't any; I've just never seen any evidence that was the case.

Nothing to add to 5.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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