Adam Cole's upcoming NJPW match with Will Ospreay will be for the ROH Championship.
ROH's upcoming Pittsburgh show will feature Chris Sabin vs. Frankie Kazarian, as well as Christopher Daniels vs. Jay White.
Colt Cabana vs. Jay Lethal in Duluth, Georgia will be a Ringmaster's Challenge. The first fall is pinfalls only, the second fall is submissions only, and the third "fall" if necessary will be a 30-minute Iron Man match.
-- All those stories sound good for fans of their product.
The Dudley Boyz are already taking select bookings as Team 3D. Following their Raw departure, they're returning to teach at their academy full-time. I'd think they might bear more fruit there than jobbing for WWE for another year.
Johnny Gargano, Cedric Alexander, and Crazy Mary Dobson are all working CHIKARA's King of Trios event this weekend as they continue to finish out their pre-WWE full-time bookings. Gargano and Cedric are headed to Raw, while Dobson will join the WWEPC.
- Joining Gargano and Alexander in Raw's Cruiserweight division is Tommaso Ciampa. Certainly Johnny and Tommaso are ready for that level. I just hope losing them doesn't do too much damage to NXT's tag team division.
Bo Dallas was pulled from his flight to Mexico for WWE's tour and arrested due to public intoxication. He had been yelling profanity at the flight crew. As hilarious as the visual of Bo singing "Circle of Life" in the terminal is, this was off-screen and doesn't paint him in a positive light. I hope he straightens things out to where he doesn't have this kind of issue in the future.
- Bo was set to team with Curtis Axel against the Usos in Mexico. Instead, Curtis worked singles matches against each Uso on alternating nights.
The Big Guy turned down a three-year, $1.5 million deal with WWE. According to his new podcast, WWE promised him going over AJ Styles at WM32. My head would have exploded if that happened. WWE made the right choice. I like Ryback for the most part, but I don't think he was top guy material in the company with so many other talented performers. Best case scenario, he spends a few years in Japan and comes back to do what Tensai didn't get a chance to.
Sasha Banks will not require surgery for her back injury, which is good. There are plans for her to have a future PPV match with Charlotte when she does return. Maybe at Hell in a Cell or Survivor Series? It will be interesting to see how Bayley and Sasha co-exist.
Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt is being advertised for Backlash, so expect that to be announced soon. That's a good next feud for both men. After Dean vs. AJ, we can get AJ vs. Orton and Bray vs. Dean.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I don't like that specific way to turn him face as much as what they actually did. This way, he can still pretty much be the same character instead of turning into the "golly gee Finn's a good wrestler and so am I and it's all about the title" ROH-style babyface. He's much better with an edge.
1. I don't like that specific way to turn him face as much as what they actually did. This way, he can still pretty much be the same character instead of turning into the "golly gee Finn's a good wrestler and so am I and it's all about the title" ROH-style babyface. He's much better with an edge.
Nothing to add to 2.
3. He also talked about the website people being underappreciated and basically flaunted that he was doing off-script. He was supposed to be more of a spokesperson for WWE. On the bright side, now he can pander to smarques and bash WWE Corporate all he wants!
4. Yes! Absolutely! We won't see the same people who worked Raw work Smackdown and vice versa. Kevin Owens will be on one show a week and a PPV every month, so he won't be so exposed. BROTHER BACK IN THE DAY YOU ONLY SAW THE HULKSTER ON TV THREE TIMES A YEAR JACK.
5. Big Match Nikki's back in the game. With Eva out for a few weeks, they apparently needed a new opponent for her.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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