Lince Dorado discussed joining the Global Cruiserweight Series. That clip also (inadvertently?) revealed Rich Swann and Noam Dar as competing in that event. I'm really excited to see what all these guys will bring to the table.
WWE Network is adding a collection focusing on The Rock's rise from Rocky Maivia to People's Champion, ad well as one showing every Wargames match from WCW. I like the collections idea, and I hope it continues.
Seth Green did two interviews promoting Camp WWE:
- I think it's great they're doing something for people who wouldn't normally watch some of the more PG content on the Network. They need to cast a wide net for the audiences.
- It makes sense to have HHH and Stephanie as camp counselors, since they're The Authority. So, yes, they're a little older in line with that.
- I'm glad Cena's cool with the backlash he gets in his role.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Johnny Gargano discussed meeting Randy Savage and more. Pretty funny story.
WWE Network has added 150 more hours of Smackdown to the Network, featuring content from the early days of the show through 2002. The amount of content available there is insane.
WWE continues to plan the opening of WWE/Tapout themed gyms. It's a big endeavor for both sides going forward.
Notes from NXT's live event Saturday night:
- Mojo Rawley tried working as a heel. I can definitely see him doing something like Bo Dallas' gimmick. It's worth trying out on live events.
- The former TMDK worked against The Authors of Pain, Sunny Dhinsa and Gzim Selmani. The latter sound like hosses extraordinaire. NXT could use a team like that.
- Finn Balor worked the main event in a tag match, so he's still an NXT guy for the time being. Manny Andrade was also in that match, so maybe we'll see him on NXT TV before too much longer? He worked a dark match at the most recent taping and has a really solid reputation.
Notes from ROH's show in Rhode Island:
- Dalton Castle beat Kongo, who has appeared for ROH a handful of times now. I wouldn't count on him becoming a regular yet, but they've used him on several occasions.
- Silas Young vs. Delirious featured a spot where Delirious went under the ring and Cheeseburger emerged in a Delirious mask to continue the match. That sounds HILARIOUS. I wish ROH had more fun in that way.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. a. When Hogan and Austin were both active in WWE, Stone Cold was really burned out and had no interest in working with Hogan due to Hulk's reputation as a politician in WCW. It made more sense to use a motivated Rock and give him the rub of working with the legend.
b. As was said, Austin was done with wrestling at a high level when Goldberg came in. I wanted to see this, too, but I don't think Stone Cold was motivated to perform at that level anymore. It really takes a toll on you.
c. Sting and Taker were both in less-than-ideal big match shape at WM31: it wasn't known how they'd perform at such a high level at his age and Taker had collapsed following the match with Brock at WM30. For WM32, one story was they were thinking Sting vs. Bray so the younger guy would get the rub. Either way, he had to retire before it could happen.
2. I'm glad it's the Magic Killer for now. WWE's probably not a fan of the word killer, though, so we'll see if it sticks.
3. James Storm is making a good deal of money, which is guaranteed to him even if TNA gets signed/goes under. WWE didn't really have a big plan for him, so he headed back "home" to TNA. Roode was backstage at the last NXT taping, so if he's not signed, he's THIS close. As for TNA being sold, it's probably going to remain in business. It will just have new owners or part-owners, hopefully with the money to make moves that prevents more talented veterans from leaving.
4. I'd like to think HHH or someone would push for McGregor to presented as a star. Given the amount of money it would take to sign him, I think they'd do the most to make money from him. For now, it doesn't look like he's actually leaving UFC, but we'll see how things play out from here on out.
5. The WWF/ECW relationship was an interesting one.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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