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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Rare Flair footage on the Network, Corgan buys the NWA, more WotW matches announced, top ROH name no longer under contract, NXT shows announced, McIntyre to Europe, injured name backstage, female talent to join WWEPC soon, WWE tryout in Europe?, Balor special coming, where House of Horrors was filmed, and Questions on Johnston in the HoF, Rusev and Lana's future, explaining the Broken gimmick, using Rosey's passing to get Roman over, and general booking complaints

A Ric Flair collection has been added to WWE Network, including some old footage that has never been featured on the service. Flair could pretty much have his own section on the service!

Billy Corgan has purchased the National Wrestling Alliance. I didn't see that one coming AT ALL! The NWA remains a group of smaller regional promotions with some central champions. We'll see if Corgan can do anything with what remains of the once prominent organization. They pretty much have nowhere to go but up.

- NWA President Bruce Tharpe commented on the purchase. This could be a pretty big undertaking. I'm interested to see what's next for NWA under Corgan.

More War of the Worlds matches have been set:
-- May 10:
- The Rebellion vs. Jonathan Gresham and The Motor City Machine Guns
- Gedo and Roppongi Vice vs. Dalton Castle and The Boys

-- May 12:
- Jay Lethal has been officially announced as the third man in the main event. That one should be really good.  
- War Machine vs. EVIL and SANADA vs. Jonathan Gresham and Chris Sabin 
-- This show is completely sold out. That's great for ROH and NJPW. 

Adam Cole is now a free agent. We could very well see him debut at Takeover:Brooklyn, but nothing is set in stone regarding his next steps. This was pretty much inevitable, as there wasn't anything left for him to do in ROH. Time for him to do something new and bigger. Hopefully for ROH's shape, Cody is sticking around because things are pretty bare as far as credible main eventers with Cole presumably gone.

NXT has announced shows on June 15 in Virginia, June 16 in Maryland, and June 17 in New York.

Drew McIntyre will be working NXT's European tour. That's a big outing for the brand.

Summer Rae was backstage at Raw. Hopefully she'll be back in action soon. She hasn't really gotten much of a chance to show what she can do.

Nixon Newell is finishing her European bookings in order to work at the WWE Performance Center. I expect we'll see her in the upcoming women's tournament.

WWE is expected to give European talent Jurn Simmons a tryout this week. I'm curious to see what the UK brand means for a potential mainland European project.

Finn Balor's WWE 24 documentary will premiere after the May 15 Raw. I hope big things are coming for him.

House of Horrors was filmed in an actual house in Missouri following a live event. It's currently on sale as a fixer-upper. For anyone reading this who's never been to a place like that, there are some less-than-great houses in poor rural America.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I absolutely, unequivocally support Jim Johnston going into the Hall of Fame. That would make a great move when he retires and leaves behind one hell of a legacy. I get the feeling he's kind of a low-key guy, but there's no doubt he deserves the honor.

2. A lot of both of their accents are a work. Lana is going to do some kind of dancing gimmick, and might have a new female competitor (MaryKate) in her corner. Rusev will do his own thing.

3. It is kind of hard to describe effectively. About all I can say is it's "over the top." There are similarities to the Wyatt Family as far as tone, but the Broken gimmick has a lot more inside jokes and is more tongue-in-cheek. It's worth checking out a segment or two and judging from there; it's not everyone's style of entertainment, but some people really love it.

4. Acknowledging his hardships is understandable considering how much it had to have meant to him. I just hope they don't go full-on Rey Mysterio/Eddie Guerrero with it.

5. Orton was tied up with giving Bray what would have been a rematch for the WWE Title. Jinder's a new face getting a push, which is what fans claim to want when people lose so much. He had help winning a chaotic match. Finn and Seth just called Brock out. More whining tomorrow, I suppose.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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