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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Interview with Morton, Edwards surgery update, more on Impact working agreement, why Floslam is more expensive, ECW alumni injured, Noam working Scotland promotion, new Extreme Rules match, ROH TV in India, Aries book coming soon, Smackdown live event note, and Questions on Floslam's price point, Bray's promos, Randy being reckless, Vince doing autographs, and WWE turning down sponsors

Ricky Morton was profiled. I really like his philosophy that you're always learning. I hope everyone takes that to heart. A lot of good wisdom there.

Eddie Edwards is working Impact's Indian tour, so he's good to go after his knee surgery. His feud with Davey has absolutely blown me away and shown me both men are much more varied workers than I gave them credit for.

Impact is working on booking some NOAH talents, presumably for after Slammiversary. It definitely adds to their credibility to be able to pull from international rosters.

Floslam's price grew for new subscribers because the Flosports service is no longer available by section. Those who have already subscribed at the previous price won't be affected.

Little Guido/Nunzio broke his ankle this weekend. He still gets regular bookings. Good for him! I hope he doesn't miss much time.

Noam Dar will wrestle for Scotland's ICW on July 29. WWE's throwing a bone to a company that could essentially be a training ground for UK brand talent.

Sasha Banks & Rich Swann vs. Alicia Fox & Noam Dar was announced for Extreme Rules before Raw. I'm glad Sasha's still booked for the show with Bayley in the title match.

ROH could be airing in India soon, as Discovery's new sports channel DSPORT has purchased the rights to show the promotion's weekly TV show there. The channel reaches more than 70 million people in the country. That's good news for the company; a lot more people could start watching the promotion with this deal.

Super Crazy pulled out of an indie match after the bottom rope snapped during a moonsault attempt. He was seen in a neck brace as he announced Laredo Kid as his replacement. I hope he doesn't miss much time. That sounds scary.

Austin Aries will soon release a book about his vegan lifestyle. That's pretty cool! I assume he's got a special deal where he was able to do that independent of WWE.

At a Smackdown live event in Georgia, Charlotte & Becky Lynch defeated Tamina, Natalya, & Carmella. No Naomi, interestingly. We'll see if that's significant soon enough.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I'm not 100% sure what they were thinking there, but I hope people there realize how much content is available for much cheaper from WWE, NJPW, etc. The price point just isn't competitive with what the industry leaders are doing, and it's going to be a really tough sell to get new fans on-board.

2. Bray Wyatt is something else. I can kind of see the comparison, but I wouldn't immediately think of Warrior.

3. It takes two to put a spot together. Randy's done a lot more moves than the Singhs have taken, so I think that once can be on then.

4. I think he would if someone was nice about it and he wasn't coming off a long flight or something. SURE PAL GODDAMN I'LL SIGN ANYTHING YOU WANT.

5. There are times when wrestling programs show up on the "do not advertise" list for a network, but I haven't heard of the reverse happening. It's hard to turn down ad money!

More wrestling tomorrow.

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