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Friday, May 13, 2016

More on AAA airing in Canada, Rose arraigned, new Network documentary series?, Ryback's status, WWE Kids update, more NXT tapings set, EVOLVE working with PROGRESS?, ROH name working CWC?, Interview with Hornswoggle, WWE MSG main events, and Questions on nepotism in WWE, the Beautiful People in WWE, the new women's championship, why Ric is banned at Extreme Rules, and great arenas

Fight Network's weekly AAA series is in English and 90 minutes in length. That's a nice get for both sides.

Adam Rose and his wife met before a judge as a result of the charges against him. Hopefully counseling helps keep his relationship in order, and things end up improving from here.

- Rose met bond Thursday afternoon. He'll be back in court in June. If he's convicted on charges, he'll be released from his WWE contract. I hope for the best for Rose and his family.

WWE Network is developing a "Behind the Curtain" series that would be a documentary-style look at stories like Ric Flair's plane crash, Bruiser Brody's murder (!!!), and Gorgeous George's career. That could be an enlightening show.

AJ Styles didn't wrestle on Smackdown in order to rest up some nagging injuries ahead of Extreme Rules. I hope those injuries don't become something more major, considering he's only a few months into his WWE career.

Ryback is currently expected to be done with WWE once his contract expires in late July. There's still time for the two sides to work something out, but they're currently at an impasse.

WWE is moving forward with their WWE Kids project after the pilot they filmed at Full Sail months back. We'll see how things go with that in the months to come.

Lilian Garcia has missed time from WWE TV due to a family emergency and hopes to be back next week. Best wishes to her.

NXT has tapings set in Full Sail on June 9 and June 24 following the June 8 Takeover special, so it looks like they're having shows more frequently there instead of taping six weeks or so at a time. There hasn't been an official announcement of a Takeover special happening in Brooklyn Summerslam weekend, but that would be the perfect time to do one.

The owners of EVOLVE and PROGRESS are teasing a business relationship. That could mean more UK names working EVOLVE, meaning more UK names on WWE's radar. That's good news for all involved.

Jushin Liger returned to the ring at ROH's TV taping in Toronto, and is expected to compete against Mark Briscoe Saturday night.

ROH's proposed new championship is not expected to be a Women's championship. Then what in the world do they need another title for?

ROH is expected to use Kaimatachi regularly going forward. ROH needs to thank their lucky stars at being able to use so many Japanese talents.

WWE is sponsoring EVOLVE's June 11 show, which will be called The WWE Cruiserweight Classic Flashpoint. Johnny Gargano, TJP, Drew Gulak, and Lince Dorado are all booked for the show.

- Cedric Alexander will be working the show as well, leading to speculation of him working the CWC. He had a tryout with WWE a few months ago, so he could be jumping ship from ROH. He's not under contract there, and isn't featured as regularly as he used to be.

Hornswoggle addressed his Wellness suspension. I don't know how much of a difference it really makes now.

Advertised for WWE coming to MSG on July 16:
- Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles
- Dean Ambrose vs. Chris Jericho
- John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio.

-- I think it's safe to guess Cena vs. Del Rio will be the direction WWE will go in once Cena comes back. Of note, the Wyatts, Rollins, Ryback, and Orton aren't advertised for the show. Some of them could very well end up working the show, but they aren't advertised right now.

WWE put up footage from the CWC qualifiers recently taped at EVOLVE. This a big platform for those performers.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Family connections only help so much if the performer can't deliver. I think Natalya being on Total Divas helps her stay around more than her last name (not that she's not more than talented enough to hopefully stay around on those grounds). There's no way they're going to release Roman. He'll probably have a job pretty much as long as he wants one given how much they've invested in him. So, look forward to him hitting the Superman Punch and Spear as part of a 25-minute segment at Wrestlemania 45.

2. If either name does come to WWE, I don't see it being under those names or that gimmick since that was all TNA-created. There's a decent chance of Velvet ending up in WWE if Bubba Ray pushes for it. I'm not as sure about Angelina. It's possible she ends up back in TNA once she's ready to wrestle again.

3. That was probably just part of a special photoshoot. They do those from time to time. I'm glad they have a new championship for The New Era.

4. The stipulation is just a reflection of Ric usually helping Charlotte win matches. If they were going to punish him for the incident, they wouldn't keep flying him into TV tapings.

5. It all depends on whether you want to be part of a big crowd or an intimate experience. It also depends on who you go with and what product is featured.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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