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WWE has released a James Ellsworth T-shirt. He better make the most of this opportunity, because he might not get another shot like this!

- Ellsworth was interviewed before Smackdown:
-- He's got kids. He needs this job! I would so watch a Slater/Rhyno/Ellsworth team.

-- There's definitely something to be said for experience when there's a big opportunity like he's getting these days.

-- At least the Rosebuds got someone over, I guess.

-- Jericho's been really great at coaching younger wrestlers. I'd love to see him take a backstage role someday.

-- I hope he becomes a regular, at least for as long as he can be relevant in the gimmick. When you have lightning in a bottle, you need to capitalize on it.

-- He seems like a pretty great guy, all around.

ROH drew crowds of roughly 600 for each of its live events this weekend. While that's not huge, being able to draw decent crowds while touring regularly is nothing to scoff at.

Bobby Fish vs. Hangman Page is set for the October 29 ROH TV taping. I hope we see Page step things up in the months ahead; he's starting to have consistently good showings as a worker. The reboot/Bullet Club association has done him well.

Jay Lethal and Adam Cole are booked for NJPW in November. Both men could probably do well at a higher level than ROH given getting booked overseas so often.

After Raw, Roman Reigns beat Rusev before Seth Rollins got a DQ win over Kevin Owens due to Chris Jericho interference. I'm glad they're saving any potential Reigns/Rollins teaming for a big storyline moment.

The Boogeyman was at Raw this week. Halloween falls on a Monday this year, so I expect we'll see him that night.

Sarah Stock (Sarita) worked as a producer/agent on Raw. She had been doing work in NXT.

Cody (Rhodes) has not been asked to present the trophy at the Dusty Classic, but would be interested in doing so. It's possible Dusty's granddaughter Dakota or someone else joins Dustin in the honor.

WWE is in talks to recruit an Olympic medalist, Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar. He's got a really impressive resume; it's definitely worth pursuing him.

Raw this week had 3.13 million viewers. So, it looks like Goldberg gave the audience a decent boost from previous weeks.

TNA received another lawsuit in August, where American Express is alleging the company owes more than $269,000 on a corporate credit card. Enjoy Impact Wrestling while it lasts, because they're really facing a lot of financial problems right now.

The Undertaker recently had hip surgery, and has been seen using crutches. We're still months out from WM33, so I wouldn't jump to any conclusions as far as him working that night.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It's something of a transition into something a little more sports-like, at least as far as that kind of thing is concerned.

2. I don't remember off the top of my head how much they spent filming the Hardys/Decay footage, but it wasn't in the tens of thousands or anything. As for signing talents, those names aren't paid the big money immediately, but after each taping. So rather than getting $100,000 up front, someone's paid (say) $2000 each night they work. Obviously that still adds up, but it's a risk they're willing to take to try to get higher ratings. As for the big benefactor, it was the parent company of Fight Network, who has a minority stake in TNA.

3. To pass Demolition? It looks like it. Out of spite? It could very well be, but it's also worth noting New Day are pretty over. They didn't just pick some random shmucks to put the belts on just to tick off Demolition.

4. I think it's possible someone breaks out if WWE thinks they can be a bigger deal, like Rey Mysterio did during the first brand extension. I wouldn't rule it out. That doesn't mean a lot of people won't stay as cruiserweights for most of their run.

5. He's a babyface in the sense of competing against heels, but that doesn't mean his character is going to undergo a massive change to be all "I love this town and I'm here to have a great match!" I definitely expect Rollins vs. HHH to happen at some point. If I'm not mistaken, that was the original plan for WM32 before Seth got injured.

More wrestling tomorrow.