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Once Impact comes to Spike UK, the Total Access app will show the episode in HD on a seven day delay. That was probably a Spike call, because they'd rather have people watch the show on their channel after paying Impact for the rights. I can't blame theme.

Impact is continuing to try to lock talents in to new contracts with new terms giving Impact more control of their outside bookings. For a lot of talent, this is the best offer they're going to get, so they'd rather have that than try to tough it on the indies. If they don't take those deals, there are plenty of hungry talents out there who would be glad to get TV exposure.

Jeremy Broash has been added to the Impact announce team. That's the right move. He's been invaluable for them since Day One.

New Impact name Mario Bokara discussed trying to get a contract there. Good to see some more diversity in wrestling. Impact is making use of WrestlePro connections in the coming episodes.

Impact could team up Robbie E and Bram, as they're working together in NOAH. That could be pretty fun. DCC will dissolve over the course of the next six weeks of TV.

Jade has been offered and is considering signing a new Impact contract. Impact is moving forward with or without her. If she doesn't get picked up by the company, she's got to be on WWE's radar for NXT.

Impact is planning to run events in the UK later this year. It will be good to get momentum going again in that department.

Bully Ray discussed coming to ROH:
- I love when big surprises happen.

- Bully can definitely pass on some lessons to a lot of ROH names. He'd be a great addition behind-the-scenes, too.

- THANK YOU. Yes, they need to tell good stories beyond "check out my MOVES."

- I wouldn't think Bully would be all that rusty. He's worked a number of matches since leaving WWE in August.

- I hope Bully does something new and fresh. I have my doubts, though. He'll probably just be a version of the overrated Impact character.

- If he's going to be a heel, he's going to be in an odd place with the Bullet Club around. Unless he's going to replace Cole as the leader (eww), he should probably be a face.

- It will be interesting to see if Bully can hang with guys like Lethal and the Briscoes.

- I definitely see Terry Funk comparisons.

-- Bully Ray talked to USA Today as well:

- So, Bully's in for a year. We'll see if that leads to him re-signing in 2018. He insists he's got a lot left in the tank.

- Hmmm, can Bully be the most hated person in wrestling if he's not exposed to as large of an audience as, say, Samoa Joe in 2017? ECW was a niche promotion, and ROH isn't exactly mainstream either. Even Impact at its height wasn't at the level of WWE.

- I was fine with how the Dudleys were used in WWE. Given their age, it was right to use them to build other acts.

- I mean, Jesus, they had been tag team champions more than 20 times.

- Whoa, what?? Aces and Eights drug on too long and was part of sagging ratings of Impact on Spike. The Hardys didn't draw huge consistent ratings for Impact. As much as I've enjoyed them, I don't know if they delivered with how much the expenses were.

WM33's Kickoff show will start at 5:00, with the show itself beginning at 7:00. Ohhh boy. Another LONG night.

Monday's Raw in Detroit will be the last wrestling event at the Joe Louis Arena. Big Show faced Hulk Hogan there for the WCW Championship, so he gave an interview about the venue. Pre-nWo WCW had its share of zaniness.

The Rock put over Tessa Blanchard's work on his movie. She's definitely talented!

WWE's Best of the 2000s DVD got a trailer. Great memories there.

LU has signed a deal to begin on Germany's Tele 5. That theoretically helps them get a fourth season.

Josh Matthews has been removed from Impact Wrestling's commentary team. Jeff Jarrett has always had this planned, but opted to make an angle of it instead of just removing him. I think the move from Matthews to Borash is a good one. JB is as dedicated to Impact as one could be, while Matthews hasn't exactly endeared himself to some fans.

WWE has reportedly signed top Japanese talent Kairi Hojo to a three-year WWE contract, presumably starting in NXT. Io Shirai could be following her. I expect the duo will appear in the crowd at Takeover ahead of joining NXT. They could end up doing pretty well for themselves there.

WWE is expected to grant Jack Swagger his release soon. No idea what the holdup is, unless they're upset at him for going public with it before they could. It's also possible the two sides haven't come to terms on the no-compete clause. Swagger could have the clause and forfeit his downside guarantee in order to work somewhere else quicker.

WWE pulled Jerry Lawler from some announced events in the UK due to him having signed to a legends contract. Probably an issue of those shows being booked outside of WWE and them wanting to approve his appearances now.

The Hardys promoted working ROH's 15th anniversary PPV as only they can. They're jumping right into the thick of things!

WWE has announced Wrestlemania stores and merchandise stands for March 30 through April 2 in Orlando. With so many fans in that market at once, they're going to try to sell as much merch as they can!

Territory-era wrestler Dennis Stamp is battling cancer, which has now reached bone marrow. Very unfortunate to hear. I wish him the best.

Takeover:Orlando will be broadcast live in a movie theater in Australia. That's pretty cool. NXT had somewhat of a soft reception in Australia during their tour.

Some Impact talents took issue with segments on last night's Impact taking shots at previous regimes, as some felt the remarks were putting down everyone who had worked under those regimes (including the roster). Eli Drake voiced these concerns with Jeff Jarrett and Bruce Prichard. Another main concern was how John Gaburick was more open to talent feedback with booking ideas than Jarrett is with his new vision. Jarrett definitely wants the Impact names and GFW names to all get along for the new era. Anytime a lot of new people come in, things are going to get shaken up. Hopefully everyone can move forward for the sake of the company's future. Previous talents getting protective about their spots on the card with new talents and management coming in is going to be tough to overcome.

Anthem Media has released a number of employees due to budget cuts, which could be a result of the investments in Impact. That's another potential problem. Anthem gave Jarrett a lot of leeway to remake Impact the way he sees fit; if it doesn't result in boosts in business, Anthem's going to be out some serious money.

Jeff Jarrett will make more UK media appearances in April. That's going to continue to be a key market for Impact.

Moose will defend the Impact Grand Championship at a March 26 live event in Ontario. It's good to use Impact assets at outside shows to build the brand back up. It could also help Impact get good relationships with other promotions, which would mean even more potential talent to pull from. I like the steps the new regime is taking.

Impact has relaunched their official website for the new regime. That's good; it needed a facelift.

Gail Kim pulled out of a match this weekend as she still hasn't been cleared to wrestle. Rebel will be taking her place. It will be really interesting to see how Gail will fit in with whatever new faces Impact is injecting into the Knockouts tournament.

Jim Ross will be talking to fans during tonight's ROH PPV on the Fite app.

ROH has announced their next PPV will be a War of the Worlds show on May 12 in New York City. I expect their May 14 show to be turned into a TV taping, with plenty of NJPW names working both.

Luke Harper talked to FOX Sports:
- Luke's got to be involved in Bray vs. Orton somehow. I'd be all for a triple threat.

- I think he works well in a group setting. The Family's a great act.

- HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH fans calling him the wrong name in the airport.

- That injury REALLY had to suck.

- Ooooh. Interesting thoughts about not getting a documentary while recovering.

- Strowman has been great.

- Hahahaha his Twitter account is gold.

- Why couldn't Harper, in kayfabe, have a Twitter? Bray didn't have THAT much control over him.

Shawn Michaels' Wrestlemania matches are showcased in a new WWE Network collection.

Matt Hardy took a bit of a shot at Impact for not airing footage of the Hardys' expedition of gold. I'm a little surprised they aired any Hardy footage at all.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Impact will definitely be making use of GFW names and assets in the months to come. If GFW does go back to doing live events, I expect there to be further crossover. I don't expect GFW's TV show to get off the ground, but they could do live events independent of Impact (but featuring Impact names). GFW shows could also feature names from other independent promotions. I could see it becoming something of an NXT to Impact if it does continue. In some ways, it's already served that purpose.

2. I don't see it that way at all. I think it's more of a Cena/Rock situation where Reigns is going to face a legend but they'll expect him to remain a face.

3. To build Roman as someone who could actually stand a chance against Taker at Mania and to put the outcome of WM33's Raw women title match in doubt. I could see it being a partial concession to the complaints that WWE booking is too stale and predictable, but history shows it's not going to be easy to get those fans onboard no matter how much is done to please them.

4. As was said, it was to fill out the card and potentially make up for the short main event. As far as I know there are no plans for a new Evolution stable, and it's not like they're not continuing to build Seth/HHH. Fans would have complained about a long HHH-related talking segment, too, so I guess this was for the crowd that claims they want to see more in-ring action on WWE programming.

5. Fans would have found a way to complain at the predictability of Charlotte winning another PPV and "shoving Charlotte down our throats" or something. Not that Vince should care that much at this point.

More wrestling tomorrow.