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Friday, November 11, 2016

XFL doc debut set, WM33 party next week, NXT appearances at UCF basketball opener, more on Regal at EVOLVE show, Interviews with Graves/Taz/Schiavone/Bloom, Total Nonstop Deletion date set, Network section returning, and Questions on NJPW World, TNA losing its UK deal, 205 Live vs. the CWC, Dixie staying on in TNA, and Punk's future

ESPN's XFL documentary will debut on February 2. Vince McMahon and Dick Ebersol were among those interviewed.

WWE will have a Wrestlemania on-sale party on Thursday November 17 with appearances by Booker T., Renee Young, Charlotte, Cesaro, Titus O'Neil, Big Cass, Neville, and Alexa Bliss. There will also be an NXT card at the party featuring:
- TJ Perkins vs. Andrade "Cien" Almas
- Tino Sabbatelli/Riddick Moss vs. Tucker Knight/Otis Dozovic
- Sarah Bridges (formerly Crazy Mary Dobson) vs. Macey Estrella
- Dan Matha vs. Patrick Clark

Monday is NXT "Knight" at Orlando's CFE Arena as UCF kicks off its basketball season. Shinsuke Nakamura, Asuka, The Revival, #DIY, No Way Jose, Billie Kay, and Peyton Royce are all advertised as being in attendance.

William Regal will appear as part of the live portion of Sunday's EVOLVE event, with the tease that he's "on assignment." It's cool WWE is using its talents for appearances like that to help out a place that's essentially a breeding ground for future talents.

Corey Graves discussed his commentary career. He's been tremendous in the role:
- Introducing a whole lot of new names at once is often a difficult endeavor. There are lessons to be learned with how the cruiserweight division was introduced.

- Taker on Superstar Ink would be AMAZING.

- His banter is often really entertaining.

Taz talked about storytelling in professional wrestling, which he invented and everyone else ripped off from him.

Total Nonstop Deletion will air on December 15. Whether this will be the last new episode of 2016 is currently unknown.

Tony Schiavone was recently interviewed. I'm glad he's got a non-wrestling gig. Some people aren't so lucky after their time in the business is up.

WWE Network's Tribute to the Troops section will be returning soon, at least temporarily.

Matt Bloom (Tensai/Albert) discussed his work training people in NXT. He's had quite the varied career (from giant hoss to dancing fool, from WWE to Japan), so I think there's a lot for him to pass on.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It's basically NJPW Network.

2. It's worth noting TNA has said they're looking at other options in the UK as far as a TV partner. We'll see whether that bears fruit or not. The Challenge deal was one of their top three sources of revenue; it's really going to affect things if TNA can't replace that.

3. I would be surprised if things don't change a little bit for the bigger audience the show will be getting. It's a bold move trying to make something that worked for a few hundred fans at Full Sail work for the larger WWE Universe.

4. That, basically. TNA's in something of a limbo right now as far as Anthem's investment goes: it's expected to go through but hasn't been completed yet.

5. There's really been no word on what's next for him, inside of UFC or out of it. To the best of my knowledge, he's still under contract there.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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