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Thursday, May 12, 2016

WWE sets two tours for Mexico, XFL documentary coming, Interview with NXT's Knight, WWE financial press, more on TNA names in EVOLVE, Rose arrested and suspended, Impact audience, CWC crossing over with NXT?, Lesnar update, former World Champion no longer under contract, and Questions on how to combat Reigns' push, TNA's power structure, more women's feuds in WWE, Saxton's role, and post-WWE shoot interviews

WWE will be touring Mexico twice in 2016, going there in late August and the beginning of December. For whatever reason(s), it seems like Latin/South America isn't as much of a focus as it used to be, but maybe that will change after these tours.

ESPN is working on a "30 for 30" documentary on the XFL. I look forward to that. Those were some wild times.

NXT's Tucker Knight promoted an upcoming live event in his home market. Hilariously, Bull-Fit is listed as one of his nicknames. He definitely looks similar to Bull.

New York Post put over WWE's financial releases. It was a good day for them on Wall Street.

Drew Galloway and EC3 are booked for upcoming EVOLVE shows, so their angle against the likes of Johnny Gargano and TJ Perkins will continue. Should be interesting.

Adam Rose was arrested in Florida for domestic battery and tampering with a witness. Talk about a situation going from bad to worse. I hope everyone involved gets the help they need to prevent this from happening again.

- The battery charge stems from Rose grabbing his wife's face while screaming at her during an argument. The tampering charge is the result of Rose taking the phone away from her as she tried to report the incident via 911.

- WWE has suspended Rose indefinitely due to the arrest, in accordance with their policies on domestic violence. Should he be sentenced to jail time, WWE will release him from his contract. His Wellness policy suspension remains in effect. He's in a rough situation right now. I hope everything works out well for his family.

Impact Wrestling's audience Tuesday was 280,000 viewers. Pop dropping the immediate replay definitely doesn't seem to be helping the ratings. That's unfortunate.

Part of the Cruiserweight Classic could be taped as part of NXT tapings next month, so there could be some crossover with the tournament airing on NXT. That's a good idea to get the NXT audience to check out the new series.

Brock Lesnar is currently planned to be off TV until the build to Summerslam. If they don't have something big for him to do, it makes sense to invest TV time in newer stars until then.

Christian is believed to have been released from his performer contract, which does NOT have any effect on any endeavors like the Edge & Christian Show. Considering he hasn't wrestled in two years, that's probably for the best. He's now clear to wrestle elsewhere if he wants to, but I wouldn't expect him to join another promotion full-time following his WWE career ending.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Dave pretty much nailed it, but left out something important. If you want to see someone like Ambrose in his place, cheer for Dean and buy his merch. Or if it's AJ you want to see as WWE Champion, show your support for him. If Vince sees someone is getting over with the crowd and drawing him money, he's more likely to get behind them.

2. Dixie is in charge, but I think she's more likely to defer to those around her since a lot of them are more "wrestling people" than she is. Vince comes from a family of promoters and has been doing what he's doing for decades, so he's confident in his vision.

3. They definitely don't need another title. Instead, they need to build other feuds for the women. We're actually seeing that now with Emma/Dana vs. Becky. I hope we see more women's feuds that aren't centered on the championship.

4. He's a former wrestler, but people like Owens could still kick his ass. It's not like he's a former WWE Champion or anything. As for the second part of the question, I think he's there to be groomed as one of the next generation of commentators. He's learning under the more experienced names.

5. WWE thinks they can make money from both men, so bygones are bygones!

More wrestling tomorrow.

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