Chris Jericho appeared on a new USA Network talk show Tuesday night to promote his book. This was almost certainly booked independently of WWE; he's not currently under contract there.
The Miz and Maryse's Raw announcement was legitimate. There's potential for some pretty funny segments with an A-List kid. As great as they are, I would understand the couple taking leave to be Mom and Dad for a while.
Smackdown will have a live event in New York on December 19. The end of the year is going to be a busy time for WWE.
Announced for Impact Wrestling:
- Ethan Carter III vs. El Hijo Del Fantasma
- Trevor Lee vs. Sonjay Dutt in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the X-Division Championship
- Braxton Sutter vs. Garza, Jr.
- Ethan Carter III vs. El Hijo Del Fantasma
- Trevor Lee vs. Sonjay Dutt in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the X-Division Championship
- Braxton Sutter vs. Garza, Jr.
Josh Mathews disputed reports of Anthem looking to sell GFW in an interview with Newsday. It's entirely possible Anthem is putting its best foot forward in case they don't get to sell GFW and/or to raise its value. I REALLY don't think Sports Illustrated just made the story up. GFW has fallen a good deal from even the Destination America days. I'm glad they're making moves to turn things around (live events, the Network), but they're in pretty deep.
Eric Young was honored in Ontario. That's pretty cool. Bobby Roode might be getting more attention, but EY's a pretty solid worker in his own role.
Vince McMahon is a playable character in WWE 2K18. All those protein bars being put to good use!
The GFW Creative team held a conference call:
- Presumably Anthem is giving Alberto another chance. I hope we can focus on his in-ring accomplishments going forward.
- Presumably Anthem is giving Alberto another chance. I hope we can focus on his in-ring accomplishments going forward.
- I expect the product will start to resemble what it looked like before Corgan came onboard. GFW can book great action; I just love having some other stuff in the mix, too.
- I'm very curious what changes will be made on the talent end. Some people might have some pretty brief tenures. I hope Jarrett doesn't siphon people off for another promotion again.
- It's a shame we won't see much more of Low Ki. It's got to be tough to book someone with such a high opinion of themselves. Ki is absolutely a great talent, but it's been understandably hard for him to get any momentum going with all the switching companies.
- Kingston would have to be signed to a new deal if they want to use him at or after BFG. We'll see if that happens.
- It's a lot easier to get content out there than it was in the VHS days. It's just perhaps harder to stand out with so many options easily available.
- I like Sonjay being a bridge between active talent and Creative.
- Good to know Rosemary's back in action.
- Working with AAA is a big deal given the crowds they draw. It's in GFW's best interest to keep that relationship going.
Brie Bella was unable to attend the Mae Young Classic finale because her daughter was sick. That's unfortunate.
Bram fired back at fans upset at him being booked in Ireland after his 2015 arrest. I think if he did work to benefit women's charities, etc., fans would be more willing to support him financially. Attacking potential paying customers probably only made matters worse.
NXT postponed its TV taping from September 13 to September 14, as Full Sail University had not reopened after the effects of Hurricane Irma. I'm glad they didn't have to change plans too much.
GFW has begun work on Global Wrestling Network, which will be $5.99 a month and include discounts on live PPVs and merchandise. They accidentally made the service live early while they were working on it, giving people access to all its content for free. Classic GFW move.
Kairi Sane will challenge for the NXT Women's Championship at Takeover:Houston on November 18. I hope some other MYC competitors will be in the mix there at some point as well. There were some really talented people featured there. Sane vs. Nikki Cross would be fun, since Ember's already had a few shots at the gold. That would be tough from a promo perspective, though.
Kevin Owens legitimately opened a cut on Vince McMahon's head during Smackdown. Vince took a pretty serious beatdown for a 72-year-old man.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1.Wow. That was a pretty good take. I wouldn't mind WWE Horsewomen vs. MMA Horsewomen headlining the show, since it would be an attractive that would get outside fans like McGregor-Mayweather. I think they've already got a good start on the build, too.
1.Wow. That was a pretty good take. I wouldn't mind WWE Horsewomen vs. MMA Horsewomen headlining the show, since it would be an attractive that would get outside fans like McGregor-Mayweather. I think they've already got a good start on the build, too.
2. Sure! Especially if it's just one match and the rights are fairly cheap. I expect it would pay for itself.
3. They just travel maskless, because most fans don't recognize them without the mask! That said, the idea of Rey getting his driver's license photo taken with a mask on is a funny one.
4. Tag teams is a pretty obvious idea, as are Latin American and Asian tournaments. I wouldn't mind NXT doing a version of the Top Prospect Tournament every so often to sign someone to a contract. Ummm... maybe a nostalgia tournament?
5. Sanitation is important!
More wrestling tomorrow.
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