Main Event Reax - 12/1/17, new Network show, Interviews with Jacobs/Ziggler/Rock/Moose, WWE India hype, top Knockout asks for release, Impact office closes, another Impact contract coming due, more on Foley speaking tour, Kanellis on painkiller addiction, Andre doc trailer, WWE's matches of the year, NXT sets up contenders' tournament, WWE seeking interest in celebrities wrestlers, Impact audience, Network content notes, another Final Battle match, ROH name in horror movie, NXT on USA Network, Clash of Champions filling out, Stephanie speaking, and third-generation talent taking bookings

-- Main Event:
- Crews vs. Hawkins:
Maybe this will be the week Curt wins!!

Domination by Apollo early.

Crews can do a lot of good work.

Hawkins fired up here.

Ha. Curt did have him going for a little while.

Not bad at all!

- Kalisto/Metalik vs. Kendrick/Gallagher:
LU-CHA! LU-CHA! LU-CHA! LU-CHA!

I'm enjoying this so far.

Haha I enjoy a distracted ref spot here and there.

LOTS of flippy here.

Big offensive flurry to wrap the match up.

Corey Graves is getting a WWE Network show called "Straight to the Source." Roman Reigns will appear on the first episode after Monday's Raw. I'm glad WWE's doing that kind of project again after so many cancellations.

Jimmy Jacobs spoke on Chris Jericho's podcast, discussing going through rehab for opiate addiction after Wrestlemania 33. Jacobs was responsible for a lot of Jericho's material in his latest run. I hope he's doing well now.

Dolph Ziggler spoke on Edge and Christian's podcast. I remember Ziggler being in a storyline with Edge that we thought was going to boost him into being a top guy. That was almost seven years ago now.

A Bollywood star promoted WWE's upcoming Indian show.

The Rock discussed getting Hulk Hogan's bandana pre-Wrestlemania. Great story. That should have come up in their 2002 feud.

Laurel Van Ness has asked for her release from Impact Wrestling. She's one of the few Knockouts they have left, and gets featured pretty regularly. That'd be another notable loss for the company. Her current deal runs through summer 2018.

Impact Wrestling's Nashville office has officially closed. That was probably going to happen without budget cuts.

Matt Sydal has officially signed an Impact Wrestling contract. Presumably he had been working on a per-date deal before now. I think he'll be able to land back in ROH if this doesn't work out for him.

Eddie Edwards' Impact Wrestling contract is ending in February, so the next set of tapings will be important for his future in the company.

Impact Wrestling has another massive sale/liquidation going on. They also now have a Samoa Joe DVD and the first GFW Amped Anthology is also on DVD.

Moose did an interview. This lady should be an official Impact interviewer given how often she pops up talking to their wrestlers.

Mick Foley's 2018 speaking tour will go from April through June. There are currently 19 events with more expected to be added.

Maria Kanellis discussed Mike Kanellis coming to terms with his prescription medication addiction. It's really powerful stuff.

Andre the Giant's HBO documentary has its first trailer ahead of its Spring 2018 release. He was a worldwide phenomenon.

WWE released the lineup for its Match(es) of the Year collection, coming Monday.

WWE Network will have a Raw 25th anniversary collection in January.

William Regal set up a tournament to determine who will challenge for the NXT Championship at Takeover:Philadelphia. This will play out on future episodes of NXT TV. I'm hoping for Aleister Black.

WWE asked fans for interest in various non-wrestlers competing in WWE, specifically Terry Crews, UFC's Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg, Meisha Tate, boxer Vladimir Klischko, racing's Danica Patrick, and the NFL's Marshawn Lynch and Rob Gronkowski. Crews and Conor would be fun.

Impact Wrestling drew 255,000 viewers Thursday night, bouncing back from Thanksgiving's low rating. Alberto El Patron's return hasn't given them a big boost.

Flashback Friday on this week's WWE Network will focus on short title reigns.

War Machine vs. The Addiction is official for Final Battle. That could be pretty good.

Vinny Marseglia will be the lead actor of horror film "The Find." It's unknown when filming will commence, and what that will mean for his wrestling dates.

NXT is listed as airing on USA Network on December 13. With Tribute to the Troops airing the next night, it looks like they will include that episode as part of WWE Week. That will be the biggest platform the brand has ever gotten, and could lead to additional exposure for the show and the WWE Network as a whole. It will be interesting to see if NBCU becomes interested in airing the show after that initial episode; that could be a real game-changer for NXT, the Network, and WWE as a whole.

Officially added to Clash of Champions:
- The Usos vs. New Day vs. Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship
- Charlotte Flair vs. Natalya for the Smackdown Women's Championship
- Baron Corbin vs. Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler for the United States Championship
-- I'm interested to see what WWE books that night as they head into Wrestlemania season.

Stephanie McMahon will speak at the CMO Digital Insight Summit Monday night.

Shaul Guerrero is taking independent bookings. I wonder how she'd fit into the current WWE developmental system after her previous run.

More wrestling tomorrow.