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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Sheamus stitched up, a lot of Mania/Takeover/Supercard hype and updates, Lince profiled, WWE deal with ticket group, Fish discusses ROH future, Raw audience, and Questions on so many events during Mania week, if Dixie let the Hardys remain BROKEN, Rowan returning, Aries' nickname, and Steph putting someone over

Sheamus needed 16 stitches after being gouged by a ladder on Raw. That hurts to even look at!

Triple H talked about the evolution of WWE, the Curtain Call, and more:
- He's going to really shape wrestling for years to come.

- He gained a lot of respect from Vince for taking his punishment and coming out the other side of it instead of quitting or (presumably) complaining to the dirtsheets about how it was unfair.

- Imagine how different wrestling would be if HHH went back to WCW after the Curtain Call. I assume he would have been part of the nWo.

- The people saying Reigns isn't a success/isn't over are basically in denial. Since they don't like him, they'll deny his success.

- WWE was definitely recruiting in the FCW days, but it was a lot of football players, bodybuilders, and second-generation wrestlers. A good deal of them didn't amount to much.

- Unfortunately, "smart fans" are turning on NXT, 205 Live, etc. now that it's somewhat mainstream to like indie/cruiserweight wrestling.

Shinsuke Nakamura talked to ESPN. I'm interested to see how he meshes with Raw or Smackdown. He can definitely be a top name, but I don't know if he can make it to the upper echelon.

Lince Dorado discussed his college career.

WWE has signed a multi-year deal with StubHub. I guess they're going where the people are, joining a group they can't beat, etc.. Surely they want fans to buy tickets directly, but there's no denying a lot of people are making use of the site to get cheaper tickets.

Bully Ray talked about wanting to take ROH to another level. We'll see if he can do as much for the company as he thinks he can. It's also good to see he's opening up another wrestling school; he could really make an important role for himself after his in-ring days are over.

Bobby Fish talked about his future. There's definitely speculation of reDRagon heading to either WWE/NXT or NJPW. Both men could be good additions for Vince/HHH.

Kevin Kelly, Colt Cabana, and Ian Riccaboni will be calling SCOH XI live. I could see Colt moving into a bigger backstage role, although I hope he continues to wrestle.

World of Sport will debut on UK TV in July. The plan is for WOS to become its own promotion instead of just a TV series. Jeff Jarrett did talked to The Mirror and ITV  to support the revived brand.Wow! So Anthem would be involved in touring with Impact AND this new group. Surely there will be crossover on UK tour dates, as well.

Raw's tag team championship match at Wrestlemania is now a ladder match. That's definitely more interesting than seeing three teams we've already seen face off quite a bit just have a regular match.

The Andre the Giant battle royal will be part of the Kickoff show for WM33, airing on USA Network. So, Braun can win that and still get involved with Roman/Taker.

- Neville vs. Austin Aries will also be on the Kickoff show. I'm sure that will rub a lot of people the wrong way, but someone's got to be at that place on the card. It might as well be the division least featured on Raw.

- The Smackdown Women's Championship Invitational has also been announced for Kickoff. WWE has a big card Sunday and a number of matches will probably be epic length. I'm fine with this; it's a better use of Kickoff than a bunch of panelist talking.

The Wrestlemania set is being constructed. IT'S THE ULTIMATE THRILL RIDE, MAGGLE, I LOVE IT!!!

Raw drew 3.29 million viewers Monday night. Not a strong number. I think a lot of fans are really burned out with so much WWE content available.

Charlotte talked about Mania memories and more. She's already had a pretty big career, and we could be in for many more PPV matches.

Tye Dillinger discussed his big Rumble moment and his future. I can definitely see him "graduating" to the main roster in 2017; there's not much left for him to pick up in NXT and he's not really someone who'd be a viable NXT Champion.

The WWE app has been updated with Mania week activities.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Presumably the events make money for those promotions and they're able to get some fans who might not otherwise come out for one of their events. It's definitely a big competition, though. I can see some brands deciding it's not worth it, like how some companies skip Super Bowl ads.

2. Probably! There's almost no way to look good when one a really popular act leaves to go work elsewhere.

3. I expect Rowan to show up in some form at either Mania itself or the Smackdown afterward as part of the Bray/Luke/Orton dynamic. I'd love to see him try to put the Family back together, only for it to backfire.

4. A little of both, I guess, as I imagine Aries knew he couldn't be "Double A."

5. When it does happen, it needs to be worth how much heat she's gotten. I say have Sasha tap her out to the Banks Statement and establish her as the real Boss. Alternately, Asuka could establish herself right out of the gate was someone who doesn't take any shit.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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