Moose was backstage at Takeover: The End, not just in attendance. That's more of a clarification than anything, but it drives home the possibility of him joining NXT this summer/fall. He can't officially negotiate with WWE or other parties while still under ROH contract, so don't expect him to pop up anywhere else just yet.
ROH has officially announced their July 8 Women of Honor show as a free bonus to those who already have tickets to that night's ROH card. This is the first such show for the company. I suspect it isn't likely to be the last.
Neville gave an interview at Takeover: The End regarding when we'll see him again. I'm under the impression he's expected back in time for Summerslam.
Triple H made a tweet some are interpreting as teasing a top match for Takeover: Brooklyn. I wouldn't make that leap. I see Balor working Summerslam that weekend, with Nakamura challenging Joe for the NXT Championship. Balor vs. Nakamura before Brooklyn to end Finn's NXT commitments would be logical. If they're going to have Finn work Takeover, he should face Aries, Roode, Almas, or Itami as a "farewell" putting over someone else.
AJ Styles will be on the Stone Cold podcast following the June 20 Raw. That should be a pretty good interview.
The dark matches for Friday's NXT taping saw Tucker Knight beat Patrick Clark, and Ember Moon (formerly Athena/Adrienne Reese) defeat Mandy Rose. Not a good night for Tough Enough alumni.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Having former world champions showing up in your promotion/brand is a pretty big deal. It gave the talents opportunities to see how over they'd get in NXT/how they'd like working there, gave the brand a rub for having them, and gave the fans awesome bonuses.
2. I think they need to revitalize the current roster as well as incorporating new names (over time). Some names are going to end up jobbing no matter what, though. That's pretty much the way things work.
3. Brock getting destroyed would hurt his invincible aura, which has been mostly intact since ending The Streak. WWE can't "book" Lesnar to dominate in a real fight, so I think there's definitely some risk there. That said, WWE does get a lot of buzz from the appearance.
4. I saw it as building Seth as a believable, fleshed-out character. There are going to be people who support him over Reigns pretty much no matter what, and they're using Rollins' motivations to sell the match.
5. I do think they'll need to rebuild Brock if he loses. How that will play out, and at whose expense, will be the hard part. I don't think WWE had much of a choice but to let Brock compete; he's that important to the company.
More wrestling tomorrow.
1. Having former world champions showing up in your promotion/brand is a pretty big deal. It gave the talents opportunities to see how over they'd get in NXT/how they'd like working there, gave the brand a rub for having them, and gave the fans awesome bonuses.
2. I think they need to revitalize the current roster as well as incorporating new names (over time). Some names are going to end up jobbing no matter what, though. That's pretty much the way things work.
3. Brock getting destroyed would hurt his invincible aura, which has been mostly intact since ending The Streak. WWE can't "book" Lesnar to dominate in a real fight, so I think there's definitely some risk there. That said, WWE does get a lot of buzz from the appearance.
4. I saw it as building Seth as a believable, fleshed-out character. There are going to be people who support him over Reigns pretty much no matter what, and they're using Rollins' motivations to sell the match.
5. I do think they'll need to rebuild Brock if he loses. How that will play out, and at whose expense, will be the hard part. I don't think WWE had much of a choice but to let Brock compete; he's that important to the company.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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