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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Eva return update, WWE hiring more members of Creative, Interview with Roode, Raw vs. Smackdown debate, Tozawa joining WWEPC soon, another Network collection, more on ROH moving UK show, ACH-ROH update, ROH tournament coming, another ROH show announced, Anthem-TNA correction, Edge on next week's Smackdown, TNA responds to production lawsuit, ROH name at WWEPC, TNA Network coming?, TNA on the road?, TNA Creative update, Raw audience, Rhyno election note, and Questions on forgiving Hogan, Rock at Survivor Series, Roode on Smackdown, and TNA losing international deals

Eva Marie is on set for a new movie. I could definitely see her going into acting full-time if that picks up.

WWE is seeking more writers. You'd think they would understand at some point why so many people have short tenures, but clearly they're going to keep going.

Bobby Roode discussed leaving TNA for WWE and more:
- I'm glad some TNA names are getting a shot to do well in WWE. Guys like Roode and Young have been busting their asses for years.

- I think a lot of people get burned out working with the same people in the same place. Of course, there were other issues, too.

A "State of WWE" debate/Network special featuring the authority figures of Raw and Smackdown will air after Raw next week. At least they're not doing it during Raw.

Tozawa is set to join the WWEPC this week. He'll be part of the cruiserweight division as well as 205 Live.

A Goldberg collection has been added to the WWE Network. It's hard to be excited for who's next if you haven't seen who came before.

ROH changed the venue of their London show due to a timing issue with the local government.

ACH is taking bookings independently, so it's believed he's been released from his ROH contract. It's possible the two sides still work together on a per-date basis.

ROH has booked the following matches in a "Decade of Excellence" tournament on December 4 in Philadelphia. Each competitor worked for ROH 10 years ago:
- Mark Briscoe vs. Christopher Daniels
- Colt Cabana vs. Alex Shelley
- Jay Lethal vs. Jushin "Thunder" Liger
- BJ Whitmer vs. Jay Briscoe

ROH will have a show in Columbus, Ohio on February 12.

Anthem Media has not officially purchased a majority stake in TNA yet, in conflict with further reports (including my own). They are still examining the company's business situation, and seemingly waiting for an agreement/settlement of some sort with Billy Corgan. They are still expected to invest in the company.

Edge will host The Cutting Edge on next week's 900th episode of Smackdown. I really hope he has James Ellsworth as his guest, or at least Ellsworth is involved.

TNA and its Chief Financial Officer Dean Broadhead responded to the lawsuit against them by Audience of One Productions, disputing owing them more than $200,000 and asking for the suit to be thrown out. I'm curious as to whether Anthem has entertained the idea of a settlement in order to stop the drain of money to fight it. Some speculate Anthem is just hoping for TNA to go under so they can monetize the video library without having to fund the company continuing operations.

ROH's Steve Corino recently worked as a guest coach at the WWE Performance Center. With Corino's ROH deal coming up soon, speculation is heating up about his future.

TNA is considering launching its own online service in the line of WWE Network or NJPW World. It's worth looking into if it will draw money.

TNA is looking into doing live events once Anthem's capital helps them out. That's good news for the people there who want more work and more pay. Could we see TNA make a comeback after all?

- It's believed a tour in India in conjunction with Sony Six would be a priority. TNA's deal with that channel is their biggest source of revenue.

TNA's creative team is currently John "Big" Gaburick, Matt Conway, and Madison Rayne. They are looking to add to that team given the departures of Dave Lagana and Billy Corgan. I wonder if someone like Al Snow or Shane Helms would be interested in contributing at that level?

Raw's audience Monday was 2.77 million, up a bit from the previous week. Viewership under three million is definitely "the new normal."

Rhyno did not win his government race, so that won't affect him as a wrestler. I would have marked for a #GoreTheVote campaign.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It's not for me to forgive him because his remarks were not about me or my race. He has to make amends with those his remarks targeted.

2. I don't see it happening unless he pushes for it. He's one of the biggest stars on the planet; it's his choice.

3. I definitely think he can make it at that level if they want to use him. I think Joe should get the nod before him, though, based on how long he's been there and how much he's done on the brand already.

4. Only if they have something better lined up, which I'll believe when/if we see it.

5. That's been said, but there's no word on the deal being in danger. They REALLY don't want to lose that deal on top of the UK deal.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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