Mick Foley is officially no longer part of WWE. He will have his hip replaced on April 19, and isn't taking bookings through July. I hope it the procedure helps his quality of life.
John Cena's upcoming movie will be filming in Atlanta between April 19 and June 9. Man, things are going to be pretty weird without him around in WWE.
Raw drew 3.77 million viewers Monday night, the biggest number since the previous year's post-Mania show. I'm surprised they didn't have Taker, Goldberg, HHH, or Stephanie on the show.
Matt Hardy addressed not being "broken" in WWE. Honestly, that kind of makes sense. We'll see if the Hardys end up making use of their previous characters as time goes on; I doubt WWE is eager to get involved with the issues between the Hardys and the Evil Anthem Owlman.
EVOLVE has moved their May 20 Chicago event to the afternoon in order to avoid competing with Takeover later that night. Smart move as this way fans can attend both.
Nikki Bella addressed her future following Wrestlemania. No word on Brie getting back in the ring, but Nikki will be resting up from lingering neck issues.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. That's a fair point. Ultimately WWE goes with the town that presents the best financial offer that can get them pretty big attendance. I don't think they're consciously avoiding any particular market as much as they've gotten good deals in Florida and New Orleans. I could see them going farther north in the future if they get the right offer.
2. There was a report months back that Show and Henry were more or less being considered as ambassadors for the company who occasionally wrestled. Show's somewhat "back" after all that training and should be on the road pretty regularly through the end of 2017. I think they pretty much just call Henry to be on the road when they have a specific plan for him. As for Kane, he's somewhat up in the air as he continues to put together a potential run for political office.
3. WWE only had so much room for so many matches at Mania. That's pretty much it. It's possible they did consider the Hardys beating the Usos at one point, too, so they and Alpha were kind of lost in the shuffle for a while as WWE weighed what to do with Matt and Jeff.
4. Well, with AJ closing in on 40, I don't see WWE making him "the guy" in the same way they want to feature someone like Roman or Rollins. But it's definitely possible they turn him face as they continue to use him in an important manner.
5. Paige will have to determine how much she wants to be a WWE superstar vs. how much she values her independence. Even someone as talented as Paige can only get so much of a leash there.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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