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Friday, March 31, 2017

Trespassing at site of WM33, who is and isn't set for Mania weekend, Heyman on night after WM33, Owens DVD cover, Shelton cleared, NXT name working Mania, Flair honored, Nikki hurt, and Questions on WWE punishing Paige, honoring Kane and Show, future Network uploads, UK wrestling on U.S. TV, and Shelton's WWE future

Fans have been removed from/arrested for trespassing at the Orlando hotel where WWE has all its talents. Being a fan of a talent doesn't mean you have the right to visit them during their time away from the ring.

Kane is scheduled for Wrestlemania weekend, which doesn't mean he'll be in action. He could just attend the Hall of Fame, for instance. He's still under contract to WWE while pursuing political office.

Eva Marie is not scheduled to be in Orlando for Wrestlemania, so she's pretty much persona non grata for WWE right now. She remains under contract to the company as of this writing.

Kevin Owens revealed the cover of his upcoming DVD. It's possible we see a bigger release with ROH footage someday as WWE and Sinclair communicate.

Paul Heyman talked about the importance of the Raw after Wrestlemania. We could be in for a pretty big shuffle of WWE in the days to come.

Shelton Benjamin has been cleared to return to the ring. WWE may or may not pursue him again; he didn't sign a contract before his big surgery.

NXT's Tian Bing will be in the Andre battle royal Sunday. WM33 will air in China, so this is kind of a tie-in with that. I hope they don't try to rush using their Chinese names before they're ready.

Ric Flair was honored with a big statue at AXXESS. A lot of important names were in attendance as the statue was unveiled. That's pretty cool. Still hoping for a Piper statue at some point.

Nikki Bella reported a severe sprain in her neck following not working live events recently. She's still set for WM33, but will likely take time off after that event. I assume Cena and Miz will work most of the match to protect her.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I could see WWE having a policy about that kind of behavior taking place backstage at their events. I assume it wouldn't fly in most other workplaces!

2. I don't know if WWE or the audience would be that interested in them facing off on PPV yet again. I doubt either cares about having a big sendoff, really. They're both actively planning life after taking bumps, and they're already essentially on a part-time schedule. It's probably better to focus on the future instead of worrying about them having another big feud. All that said, both men are deserving Hall of Famers for their great careers. I'd add Mark Henry to that, too.

3. I don't know how they decide what to do next. I'm curious how much really old content will be uploaded, as I'm sure a lot of it is on media that isn't exactly in stellar shape.

4. I'd think that would be a pretty niche product. Unless something really catches fire beyond the diehard fans who read dirtsheets or someone with a lot of money has a big interest in it, I don't think we'll see any UK wrestling on U.S. TV anytime soon.

5. I'm not sure if they're still interested at his age. We'll see.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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