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Monday, March 27, 2017

Fan dies at WWE live event, another WWEPC guest trainer, former Divas' Champion set for WM33 weekend, Interviews with Roman/DDP, WWE Network teases Broken Hardys, WWE roster update, more WM33 hype, and Questions on varying reports, the WM33 build, Anthem's court case, the Hardys in 2017, and Strowman at Mania

An elderly fan collapsed and later passed away at a WWE live event this weekend. I hope he gets a tribute the next time they're in the area. 

Brian Fury was also a guest trainer at the WWE Performance Center this week. He got a little overshadowed by Jerry Lynn, it seems.

Eve Torres has been booked by WWE for Wrestlemania 33 weekend, so it's possible she'll be involved in the Smackdown women's title match. That should be a pretty fun endeavor. 

Roman Reigns talked to TMZ about wrestling Undertaker. I'm not as sure about Taker's in-ring future.

Diamond Dallas Page talked about an MMA star joining WWE.

WWE Network made reference to the Broken Hardy Boys, which will get people talking. It's entirely possible the duo shows up at either WM33 or the week after.

WWE has removed Kenny and Mikey from their roster page, so there are no plans on using them again. They hadn't been on Smackdown in months, so that's not really surprising.

WWE 2K17 is on sale at a lot of outlets as a tie-in to Wrestlemania 33.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. There are times when reporters (me included) will make some "educated guesses" about something that comes out based on previous info. Some guesses are better than others. I always try to put something along the lines of "this could mean" "there's speculation" etc. to point out when something is analysis of what's been reported. Also, at times people will emphasize different facts from different sources.

2. Shane/Styles has been set up for months, with AJ blaming the authority figures for being unfair to him in title matches, Cena getting a title match just by asking for it, etc. Dana turned face so Charlotte could get heat and momentum from beating her; Charlotte had lost at Fast Lane and was in need of a rebound. There's a good chance Braun gets involved in Taker/Reigns, and he'll probably destroy 20 people in the Andre battle royal. Stephanie is part of the build of Rollins/Triple H. Also, a lot of times it does make sense to have some feuds that haven't been running for months at Mania so some parts of the show are still pretty fresh, etc. WWE's not perfect, but they deserve more credit than they're getting.

3. I definitely think this is looking bad on Anthem. Preventing some of wrestling's most popular characters from continuing their act is a tough one to defend.

4. DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DECLARE YOURSELF OBSOLETE, MULE! Matt has really hit a sweet spot creatively and added new life to their act. They're not just playing off being the guys who did ladder matches 15 years ago; they've made something that stands out in a world where everyone's a super-serious athlete cutting aggressive promos about beating people up or winning titles.

Nothing to add to 5.

6. I definitely think Braun should get involved in the match, since I don't know how long Taker will be able to go on his own. I'd rather see it be on an unofficial basis, though. A triple threat could make things messy, booking-wise. I know it might not be the popular opinion, but I'd rather see Taker put Roman over. Braun attacking Taker could give him something of an "out" for doing the job. I think fans are turning on Taker to a degree, anyway, for continuing to hang on year after year. Hell, he can put Braun over at Summerslam, too, and set up a HoF nod in New Orleans and, if he's still up to it, he can do one last match at WM34.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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