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Monday, September 25, 2017

ROH team loses gold, Omega returns, YouTube content on the Network, SCOH 2018 set, NWA transition notes, Regal on BOLA feedback, Asuka debut set, No Mercy notes, Cena update, and Questions on WWE working with the wrestling media, Alicia's longevity, covering indies, censoring profanity, and WWE's response to Jinder promo criticism

War Machine have lost their IWGP Tag Team Championship in a triple threat match in Japan. The new champions are The Killer Elite Squad, Lance Hoyt & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.

Kenny Omega is back from knee surgery, successfully defending his IWGP United States Championship.

WWE is adding short-form video content to the WWE Network as a collection called WWE Shorts, including "Pop Question" "WWE Superstar Ghost Stories" "WWE Game Night" and "My Daughter (or Son) is a WWE Superstars."

- WWE Network will also add WWE 2K18 roster videos to their original specials section of the network.

ROH announced their WM34 weekend event. Supercard of Honor XII will be held in a 9,000 (!) seat venue. I imagine places are getting booked pretty quickly for that time frame.

NWA member licenses will expire on September 30, paving way for whatever Billy Corgan's plans will be for the brand.

The NWA On Demand service will shut down shortly. Billy Corgan has the license for that library, but it is still owned by the Boesch family.

The NWA Championship was featured at Championship Wrestling from Hollywood's most recent TV taping. So, that promotion could be the center of the Corgan era of the brand. Since that group has TV exposure, it makes sense for things to get started there.

William Regal discussed giving talents feedback after the recent Battle of Los Angeles. I'm glad they were willing to work with him to improve their techniques.

Asuka will be debuting at TLC on October 22. I expect she'll face Alexa at Survivor Series.

Cesaro showed the results of No Mercy. That's BRUTAL.

A lot of GLOW cast members were ringside at No Mercy. They had a pretty great show to watch!

No Mercy had Balor Club Los Angeles shirts as well as a Lakers-themed No Mercy shirt.

John Cena spoke on Raw Talk about his future, saying he's not done but things are changing for him as far as his role as a wrestler. He has had a really long run. I hope the NXT guys can carry the torch into a new era, and I don't just mean as far as having quality matches.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. That's an interesting proposition. I wonder how much leeway WWE would give them to criticize the product. I don't expect to see it happen; WWE would rather have something like Bring It To The Table where they can more or less control the narrative.

2. I'm impressed with how long she's been able to keep working there. She doesn't win titles, but she's outlasted a lot of other wrestlers and gets a steady paycheck. Good for her!

3. There's WWWWAAAAAYYYYYYYYY too much wrestling out there to cover all of it without crowding out other news. Everyone has to prioritize what to cover.

4. It's too hot for TV!!! It could have been a Pop call. No telling.

5. Their response is basically that they scripted a villainous character on a TV show to say terrible things, as bad people in real life do. "It's all sports entertainment," etc. Fans need to make sure their heat is directed toward Vince and the writers, otherwise it comes across like they're responding to the character in the intended way. Similarly, if fans throw beach balls and do the wave during matches with wrestlers they like, it also sends conflicting messages.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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