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Thursday, October 27, 2016

LU airing in Germany, new matches at HIAC, Smackdown dark matches, even more Smackdown on the Network, Smackdown audience, Total Nonstop Deletion delayed, and Questions on buying TNA's contracts, Charlotte's last name, Ellsworth's future, not pushing The Club, and evaluating Dixie

Lucha Underground has begun airing in Germany with German commentary and subtitles. They began with the first episode of Season One. LU's approach is an interesting one; I like the idea of a wrestling series one can follow from the get-go instead of having to jump in knowing potentially decades of character backstory of an Undertaker or Kane.

Bayley vs. Dana Brooke is official for Hell in a Cell. Sasha vs. Bayley for the title at Survivor Series could be quite the match.

Jack Swagger won a dark match against a local wrestler before Smackdown. After the taping, Dolph Ziggler beat The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship.

WWE has added Cedric Alexander/Lince Dorado/Sin Cara vs. Drew Gulak/Tony Nese/Ariya Daivari to Sunday's PPV. Where are Noam Dar, Akira Tozawa, and Jack Gallagher!? 

WWE Network has finished adding Smackdown episodes from 2004, and has now begun uploading episodes from 2005. The looooooong process of getting the WWE library available online goes on.

Smackdown's audience Tuesday was 2.13 million, the lowest mark since going live on Tuesday nights. That's very disappointing. 

TNA postponed the tapings for the Total Nonstop Deletion angle at the Hardy compound. They say this was due to logistical/planning reasons, although Billy Corgan's lawsuit indicates it was due to financial reasons.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. In other words, it could be complicated. I believe some talents are on per-date deals while others are under more regular, traditional contracts. Ultimately, it's going to be up to how much a promotion wants the talent in question. If, say, the Hardys had six months left on their deals, a company could have to buy those deals out (pay the rest of what they're worth) in order to use them before the deals ended.

2. It's kind of strange, considering Ric's not around anymore, but it's to link her with the Hall of Famer.

3. Possibly to him getting a regular contract. For now, though, it's to continue the Ambrose-Styles story.

4. They certainly don't see the team as being the top duo on Raw or tag team champions. For whatever reason, they don't see The Club as highly as NJPW did.

5. She's definitely been in over her head in the business.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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