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Saturday, November 18, 2017

HHH interview after Takeover, assorted wrestling appearances, little people discuss wrestling, Otunga splits from Hudson and faces order of protection, Flair lawsuit, ROH tryout set, WM34 on sale, Rock remembers debut, Interviews with Miz/Tito Santana, top NXT name busted open, NXT and ROH live event notes, Impact audience, Amell meets Bullet Club, and Question on countries that should hold Raw


Triple H will have a Facebook Live video chat following Takeover, as is customary. It will also air on YouTube. It should be a big show!

Goldberg was on ABC’s “The Goldbergs” for their Thanksgiving special. The show has a real affinity for wrestling.

The former Hornswoggle and others discussed being little people in wrestling:
- Wow. He has some real hustle.

- Meeting someone 30 minutes before having a match with them doesn't sound like a recipe for success, but when you've got that busy of a schedule, that's what happens! 

- If fans are willing to pay to see him do comedy, that's better than not getting bookings as a more serious worker.

- Swoggle has been more successful than a number of taller WWE superstars.

- All in all, very good piece about wrestlers of that size.

Kalisto was at the Latin Grammys. He seems to be growing a presence.

David Otunga is no longer romantically involved with Jennifer Hudson, with Hudson filing an order of protection against Otunga that required Otunga to leave their home. The two had been engaged for nearly a decade. It's a shame to see this leading to a public custody battle. I wish the parents and son the best as they move forward with their lives.


- Otunga will not be at Survivor Series, understandably focusing on the issue with his now former finacee. It's unfortunate this is spilling out into the public and affecting his WWE life.

Ric Flair has filed a lawsuit against his former management company over money he believes he should have gotten from them. I hope that gets settled and everyone can move on.

ROH has announced a tryout for December 2 and December 3. I hope they get some future stars there.

Wrestlemania 34 is officially on sale in New Orleans. I'd like to see Undertaker and Daniel Bryan go into the Hall of Fame there given their work at the last Mania in New Orleans, but they might save Taker for a Texas Mania weekend.

The Rock remembered his WWE debut 21 years ago. He's come a LONG way from those days.

Lana is in the latest Muscle and Fitness Hers magazine. That's great!

Leo Gao commented on his WWE release. He definitely stood out at the Chinese tryout, but unfortunately we won't be seeing him go forward.

The Miz discussed his history with MTV. So many people assumed he'd go back to being a reality show personality or something, but he's been very successful in WWE.

Tito Santana did an interview. I'm glad he's doing well.

Adam Cole needed several stitches after being thrown head first into his tag team partners at a NXT live event in Texas. He returned to complete the match, defeating SAnitY despite the heavy blood loss. That's BADASS. I'm glad he's OK.

Also at NXT's November 16 live event in Texas:
- Mark Andrews and Wolfgang beat Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss.
- The Velveteen Dream beat Tyler Bate.
- Drew McIntyre and Johnny Gargano defeated Andrade "Cien" Almas and Pete Dunne. Good to see UK names getting work.

Impact Wrestling drew 272,000 viewers Thursday night. That's pretty much what they usually do.

Stephen Amell has debuted a Bullet Club themed shirt available on Pro Wrestling Tees. That's pretty cool to play off "Arrow's" success, although I imagine some people will look at it at Bullet Club further "jumping the shark" by letting pretty much anyone be part of it.

At NXT's November 17 live event in Texas:
- Triple H appeared to hype the crowd.
- Tyler Bate and Trent Seven defeated Pete Dunne and Mark Andrews

At Survival of the Fittest Night One in Texas:
- Jastin Taylor made his ROH debut in a loss to Cheeseburger. Taylor is local to the area
- Silas Young, Shane Taylor, and Punishment Martinez moved on in their respective tournament matches
- Stephen Amell accompanied Cody, Kenny Omega, and The Young Bucks as they defeated The Addiction, Scorpio Sky, and Flip Gordon

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
Almost all of the questions here are trivia, but as for a country I'd like to see host Raw, I'd like to see them eventually do live shows from China, India, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. I don't know how soon any of those are likely to happen, though.

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