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Saturday, November 25, 2017

WWE in TV negotiations, new Table for 3 this week, NXT preview, WWE Network celebrating Taker, Interview with Nia, Rock grants a wish, Impact home back on Dish, another custom WWE title, Taker update, and Questions on Paige masterminding both NXT attacks, pairing Miz and Ziggler, CZW's longevity, Vince giving feedback, and WWE doppelgangers

WWE has entered discussions with a number of outlets to carry Raw and Smackdown once their current deal expires, including Fox, Disney (home of ABC and ESPN), CBS, Amazon, YouTube, and Oath (which came about as part of AOL merging with Yahoo!). Moving to a digital outlet would be a big shift given WWE's demographics. How many older fans would they lose with that effort, and how many new fans would they gain? It's entirely possible they end up staying where they are, but where their content airs will be an important story in the years to come.

The "Table for 3" episode with Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, and Sting is set to air after Raw after many false calls. I'm glad it will be available soon.

Wednesday's NXT will feature:
- Kairi Sane vs. Peyton Royce
- Street Profits vs. Riddick Moss and Tino Sabbatelli
- Pete Dunne and Mark Andrews vs. Tyler Bate and Trent Seven

WWE Network's Flashback Friday this week will focus on The Undertaker 27 years following his WWF debut.

Nia Jax did a quick Q&A for an Australian TV channel.

The Rock met a Make-A-Wish kid as Maui. That's pretty cool, even though the kid no-sold everything.

Pop TV returned to Dish Network on Friday as negotiations between Dish and CBS allowed it and other channels to resume on the service. So, fans will be able to see Impact Wrestling as it airs next week.

Alberto El Patron vs. Eli Drake has been announced for WrestlePro's December 9 event. This will be taped for Impact Wrestling, potentially in addition to more content at the show.

WWE put together a custom championship for F1 champion Lewis Hamilton.

The Undertaker was backstage at Survivor Series. He lives close to the venue, so I wouldn't read too much into that.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I definitely like the idea of there being someone behind both attacks if it doesn't look like the Smackdown squad is Paige's B-team. I wouldn't mind someone like Zelina Vega orchestrating the whole thing. Honestly, WWE could tell a story of Stephanie McMahon stirring it up to stick it to Kurt Angle and Shane McMahon all at once, but they'd run the risk of Stephanie stealing their thunder as the centerpiece.

2. I think they could do something where Miz is the mouthpiece and Ziggler focuses on the wrestling, but as long as Dolph is the same guy he always is as a character and in the ring, Creative can only do so much.

3. CZW reaches a niche that is very different from what you see in WWE or in most other indies. Showcasing the style they showcase is a benefit to them in that sense, because they're not trying to directly compete with what other people do.

4. Vince is pretty busy, but is willing to give feedback to talents if they're willing to take advice from him. That's easier said than done, though. He can be pretty intimidating.

5. As many times as people joked about Darren looking like Cena, I kind of wish they would have gone that route now. As for Mandy and Liv, they're on separate rosters, so they're good for now. WWE could have had them be the Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder to Alexa Bliss' Edge if they wanted, running interference for her and the like, but they went with the current direction instead.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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