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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Fallout from Rock calling Punk, Wrestling Revolution Project finally coming?, lots of names at Raw, Naomi update, what WWE Studios taped at Raw, new WWE executive, more WWE from Loot Crate, more matches for Fast Lane, Shinsuke lays down WM33 challenge, Smackdown live event notes, another WWEPC event, more Network gift cards, more Network collections, Rollins update on Raw, and Questions on Randy's Mania title shot, Bryan turning on Cena, the Festival of Friendship, Cena and AJ putting Bray over, and Emma's future

C.M. Punk responded to fans chanting for him after Raw. The Rock called him from the ring after fans began chanting for him when Rock discussed AJ Lee during filming for his upcoming Paige movie, but was unsuccessful in reaching him.

- WWE management was unhappy with Rock shouting out Punk in such a major manner. It's believed they sent someone down to the ring to tell Rock to change his promo direction, but Rock persisted. I don't expect there to be any real fallout here, because WWE knows how big of a deal Rock is and they basically need him more than he needs them.

There's speculation footage from the Wrestling Revolution Project will finally see the light of day, as Jeff Katz recently applied to trademark "Illuminati Fight Club" for wrestling purposes. It's also possible this is for a separate project. Hopefully whatever it is will get off the ground.

Backstage at Raw were Stone Cold, Sean Waltman, John Morrison/Johnny Mundo, Lilian Garcia, LU talent Taya, and actors Mario Lopez, Sunny Pawar, and Skyar Austin. Stone Cold was there to record for his podcast. The Rock's film shoot meant more guests than usual.

Naomi's knee injury is legitimate, as she was kept out of the ring this weekend. That's really unfortunate after she finally got a big moment in the sun.

WWE Studios filmed a recreation of Paige's Raw debut beating AJ Lee, with Thea Trinidad recreating AJ's promo that night.

WWE has named a new senior vice president of global content distribution and business development. Sal Siino will report to WWE's executive vice president of strategy and analytics. This is a continuation of WWE's efforts to expand into new markets, internationally as well as digitally.

Loot Crate has added additional exclusive WWE merchandise from the New York Toy Fair.

Bayley vs. Charlotte for the Raw Women's Championship and The Club vs. Enzo Amore and Big Cass for the Raw Tag Team Championship have been added to Fast Lane following Raw.

Shinsuke Nakamura challenged AJ Styles for Wrestlemania 33 at a Japanese press conference. AJ Styles kayfabed a response ahead of Smackdown. Clever. I expect Shinsuke will head to the main roster right after WM33. Rumors are that AJ will be facing Shane McMahon at Mania itself.

While Aiden English was in action on a Smackdown live event Monday night, Simon Gotch was not. Jack Swagger and Kane were also not on the show. There's no confirmation of any of them being injured, but it's certainly a possibility.

The WWE Performance Center will have another All Access event on March 30, right before Takeover:Orlando and WM33.

WWE Network gift cards are now available in Ireland and the UK. That's good.

Diamond Dallas Page footage is being added to the WWE Hall of Fame 2017 collection on WWE Network on Friday.

George "The Animal" Steele will also be getting a collection on WWE Network soon.

Seth Rollins will be interviewed by Michael Cole on Raw. So, we'll get an update on his Wrestlemania status then. Fingers crossed!

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I definitely think Randy's playing Bray. It actually works to get Bray's guard down and strike with THE RKO OUTTA NOWHERE like a viper. It's not a senseless swerve at all; it shows Randy as a cunning competitor.

2. Yeah, I'm not a big fan of it. It puts too much focus on a non-wrestler. It's not like Cena will be able to get revenge by hitting the AA on a guy they won't clear for any bumps.

3. I don't really see what that had to do with marketing to kids, but it was definitely a great segment. It could have been something Jericho and Owens had some say on. They know how to pull something like that off.

4. Bray beating the top babyface in wrestling who just won a record-tying 16th World Title reign AND the previous champion back-to-back is a way to get heat as a heel and look like a credible top guy. They made the right move.

5. The hope is Emma's going to return to her previous character. We'll see if/when that happens.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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