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Saturday, December 16, 2017

Interviews with Bully/Hawkins+Ryder/Cena, Teddy Hart legal update, TMZ disputes Rousey-WWE story, Lynch return timeline, 3MB reunion as Drew recovers, WWE airing live in South Korea, Grado remembers mother, Noam injury update, WWE making game with Indian developer, Virgil action figure meme magic, Tribute audience, Swann's attorney issues statement, Enzo has heat with DMV, Final Battle notes, and Questions on an Indian HoFer, Max Moon, and Bob Holly returning to WWE

Bully Ray did an interview with ESPN ahead of Final Battle. There are some who think his retirement won't last, but it's going to be tough to have a better sendoff than the angle he just completed.

Teddy Hart has returned to the ring following the dropping of all charges brought against him. Hart had been in custody since October due to charges brought from a January arrest, including a hazardous traffic violation, attempting to evade a lawful arrest, and and operating a vehicle without consent of the owner. That's quite the rap sheet. I hope this is the last time he has trouble of this kind.

TMZ disputes Ronda Rousey going to WWE, saying a deal isn't even in the works. It's still possible we'll see Rousey in a WWE ring, but this casts some doubt on the prospect.

Becky Lynch is on track to return to Smackdown in early January. If there is going to be a women's Royal Rumble, she'll be an important player in the mix.

Jinder Mahal is helping Drew McIntyre work out as the former NXT Champion works toward returning to the ring. I hope that's a feud on Smackdown or Raw at some point.

Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins spoke on Edge and Christian's podcasts, celebrating ten years since the Edgeheads debuted. That was a pretty cool angle.

John Cena was on The Late Late Show With James Corden to promote "Ferdinand."

- Cena also answered Google questions for Wired. He can be a lot of fun when he goes off the cuff.

WWE will start airing its content live in South Korea for the first time as part of a new deal there. That's great for the audience there.

Grado remembered his mother as she recently passed away. I wish him the best going forward.

ROH has a number of dates set with the Hammerstein Ballroom for 2018, with the next one being March 3. It's a popular venue.

Noam Dar has a meniscus tear. It's expected he'll miss around five months. I look forward to his return.

WWE is working with an Indian game company to create WWE Mayhem. I look forward to seeing how that turns out.

Virgil has a limited edition action figure with his signature sign. I'm DYING.

Tribute to the Troops drew 1.40 million viewers. That's a pretty good number after three hours of Raw, two hours of Smackdown, and an hour of NXT that week.

Rich Swann's attorney issued a statement on his client's pending court case. As much as I want to see Rich in the ring again, I wouldn't blame WWE for cutting ties with him if he's found guilty here.

Enzo Amore is upset at the DMV for refusing to accept his drawing of a penis as a signature on his license. There's a genuine concern there, as that signature would be easier to fake on documents, etc.. That said, I can't say I'm not a little amused by it all. Technically, it is an E and an A.

At ROH Final Battle:
- Jeff Jones helped out backstage, as he had done in the past.

- The Amazing Red, Brian XL, and Noelle Foley visited backstage.

- Delirious teamed with Cheeseburger against The Dawgs in a match taped for YouTube. Josh Woods vs. Jonathan Gresham will also be uploaded to YouTube at some point.

- Bully Ray left his boots in the ring and saluted the crowd after his match, before leaving through the crowd with Tommy Dreamer.

- Dalton Castle cut a promo after his big win. That was definitely a nice surprise ending to the show.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
The first two were repeats.

3. I don't see it happening in 2018, but it could end up happening down the line. I think they might start with Great Khali given him being world champion. I'd like to think Ranjin Singh or someone would be on-hand for that acceptance speech.

4. I always chuckle when I think of Konnan's LAX character playing Max Moon.

5. Holly is 54 years old. Outside of a Rumble cameo or something, I don't see him wrestling for WWE.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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