Rockstar Spud teased a reunion with Ethan Carter III in WWE. That could be great! I'd much rather see that than Spud on 205 Live. EC3 is completely contractually free, so this might be happening pretty soon.
Impact is moving to 10 p.m. on Spike in the UK this week. I don't know if that's a good move or not.
Mario Bokara is out of action after getting surgery on his ACL and MCL. OUCH. I hope he's able to return before too long.
There's speculation Bobby Lashley has also finished up at Impact Wrestling, which isn't very surprising. He's been an asset there. I hope we see him do good work in WWE soon, too. He'll be contractually free February 1, so he won't be able to work Royal Rumble, but the week after Wrestlemania would be a good time to use him.
Impact is looking to do live events in California, possibly as soon as March. They definitely want to get things moving on that front.
Impact changed their April PPV title to Redemption in order to avoid the traditional steel cage format. The show will be in Ontario.
Sasha Banks is doing a signing at a StubHub in Times Square this coming Sunday.
Big Show discussed not facing Shaquille O'Neal. It's unknown whether we'll see Show at Wrestlemania this year.
Lilian Garcia's latest podcast has Vikcie Guerrero, Mick Foley, Ivory, D-Von Dudley, and Torrie Wilson discussing Raw 25.
The Hardys, Rock 'N' Roll Express, and Beth Phoenix are now available as DLC in WWE 2K18. It took them a while to add Matt and Jeff, huh?
Goldberg was officially announced as headlining the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame class, pretty much confirming he's done as a wrestler. I'm glad the two sides are working together now.
- WWE put out a press release with the announcement.
Jason Jordan didn't work this weekend's Raw live events due to injury. It looks like he's still expected to work the Rumble, which is good given his push right now.
Sasha Banks doesn't have any heat for Paige's injury. The spot that led to Paige being hurt had been done the previous night without incident. That's good news given the serious nature of the injury; the heat could have really derailed Sasha's career.
The Miz met a fan who has a haircut of him. That's an insane level of dedication.
Samuel Shaw was backstage at an Impact taping this week but did not end up having a match. We may or may not see him in action at future tapings. I'm curious how he would fit in with the latest regime.
KM teased facing the former Jack Swagger at Bellator. That's hilarious. I'm glad he's making the most of the ATT angle.
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler will call the action from Manhattan Center for Raw 25. That's really cool.
- Sean Mooney was invited to the show, but is unable to make it.
- Torrie Wilson confirmed she'll be at Raw 25 as well. She'll be joined by Kelly Kelly, Jacqueline, Terri Runnels, and Michelle McCool. I'd think those names have a decent chance of being in the Royal Rumble.
- Chris Jericho is also official for that show. Notably, he has a Fozzy date set for Sunday and will be unable to work the Rumble. He's booked solid through Wrestlemania, but could work NJPW's California show in March.
- Sgt. Slaughter and the Brooklyn Brawler have also been announced. That's a LOT of legends to use.
USA Network will be airing a Raw 25 special after Smackdown Live, opposite the debut of Mixed Match Challenge on Facebook.
NWA released the empty arena match between Tim Storm and Jocephus. It's possible Shaw was just at the taping to do commentary here.
Laurel Van Ness confirmed leaving Impact Wrestling. I hope we see more of her soon. I don't know if WWE would put her in the women's Rumble so soon, but NXT could be a possibility.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It already has! He gets pretty consistent TV time, a new shirt, etc. I don't think him going further as a singles competitor is out of the question, either. Fans are warming up to him as a face.
2. I think the feeling is that there's so much to get across on a WWE broadcast in 2018 that they need three people there to make sure it all gets in! With all the trending worldwide and $9.99 a month and catchphrases and such. It could also be so some of the younger names get some experience to potentially become more important down the line, and, honestly, it could be partially a diversity thing as well.
3. It's a little bit like Punk's situation, where they knew he was going to go out there, but not what he was going to say. It apparently did play off real emotions and heat from Piper.
4. I'm under the impression he's been invited, but might have something he's already set to do that night.
5. It's tough to say because Lawler vs. Kaufman worked SO well.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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