William Regal will make an announcement regarding Finn Balor's rematch with Samoa Joe live Tuesday on Facebook. I expect a stipulation to be added to the Takeover match to up the ante. I hope they end their feud with a war.
- WWE also posted footage of the big brawl Balor and Joe had at a live event. NXT isn't big enough for the two of them!
Some notes from a WWE live event in Virginia:
- Sin Cara beat Viktor. So, Viktor's still getting work as a lower-level singles heel with Konnor out.
- Titus O'Neil teamed with Jack Swagger to beat Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel. No Heath Slater, oddly. He's been absent lately; I hope he's OK.
- Eva Marie, Dana Brooke, and Lana teamed in a loss to Sasha Banks, Paige, and Becky Lynch. That sounds like it could have been really rough considering the lack of experience on the heel side.
Notes from WWE in South Carolina:
- Kevin Owens was helped to the back after his match with Sami Zayn. There hasn't been a report of him being injured, so hopefully he was just selling.
- Ric Flair was also absent here, possibly because he might get cheered heavily in Flair Country and they want Charlotte to get booed.
Jay Lethal will defend the ROH Championship against Jay Briscoe at Best in the World on June 24. This is a rematch from a highly overrated championship match in 2015. I'm interested to see where this leaves Colt Cabana and the Bullet Club. Maybe they'll build to Lethal vs. Cabana and/or Cole for Final Battle?
Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks was injured at an ROH event earlier this week, and was subsequently pulled from a later date. He is still advertised for Best in the World next month, so he might not be out long.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I really hope Itami comes back strong after so long on the shelf. He's more or less starting from scratch at this point. Maybe that works in his favor, though, because he can pretty much strike at an opportune time with his return.
2. The simple answer is "they need to let Cass be Cass" and not try to force him into the Cena/Roman mold. I think right now they should keep him below main event level as a singles star so they don't have to "abandon" the tag team push with Enzo. Unless Enzo's going to miss several months, this is a short-term push, so it's not realistic to push him as a top name. I expect the Dudleys to attack him and Enzo to make the save to put things where they were.
3. Really, the character had a shelf life and they pretty much got everything they could out of it. That said, I do think there's something to the notion of it working better in a smaller, more intimate venue. As for his original theme music, there was some sort of issue (possibly financial) with using the work from that band.
4. That should be fine. As long as he doesn't try to create new merchandise with a WWE-owned name, I don't think WWE's going to care enough to go after him.
5. GREAT reference from Dave here. Dolph and his brother are separate people and should be treated as such. This brother has never been a WWE employee, sp it's really not their place to get involved in that case.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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