Impact Wrestling is holding a seminar for women's wrestlers at Rise Wrestling on May 11, so we could see some future Knockouts evaluated that day. Good to see them scouting to add to their roster.
A new lucha series seems to be in the works, as a southern California company has trademarked "Heroes of Lucha Libre," as well as the names of CMLL talents Mistico, Dragon Lee, and Ocelot. We'll see what comes of that as time goes on. There seems to have been an increase in lucha ideas in the U.S. in the past few years.
WWWF All-Star Wrestling should be coming to WWE Network in early March. WCW Saturday Night is expected to follow in April, with the rest of Mid-Atlantic Wrestling coming in May. WWE continues to sift through their absolutely massive video library.
Chris Jericho and Becky Lynch are expected to get WWE Network collections in March, and Ted DiBiase, Sr. and Finn Balor are scheduled to get collections in April. I'm sure that will fuel more speculation of Jericho returning after Wrestlemania. Time will tell.
Raw and Smackdown are now airing with Hindi commentary in India. That's another big milestone for WWE's global expansion.
Nia Jax vs. Asuka is set for Raw. They always deliver.
Kurt Angle will be doing a signing at the 2018 Arnold Classic.
Roman Reigns and Alexa Bliss talked to ESPN after Elimination Chamber. Roman's going to go down in history as a franchise player, whether he has detractors or not.
Diamond Dallas Page put over Ronda Rousey's WWE debut. It was definitely a big moment.
Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman were originally in the script for Raw in a segment with Roman Reigns, but neither Heyman nor Lesnar were at the event. It's unknown whether this was a move made by WWE or one from Brock and Heyman's side. Brock is advertised for a March 3 live event and the March 12 Raw, so we should get a better idea of things at those times. Roman's promo was not in the script, but verbiage had been approved beforehand. This situation actually might have worked in Reigns' favor given the reaction the crowd had Monday.
C.M. Punk and the former Wade Barrett will be hosts for Netflix's "Ultimate Beastmaster" in its just announced third season. Punk will host U.S.-based competitions while Barrett will host those from Great Britain.
Dwayne Johnson and his "Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle" are nominated for Kids' Choice Awards, so he and John Cena will likely be in the same place that night.
NJPW is running a local contest to win tickets to Strong Style Evolved in California. The show is otherwise sold out.
NJPW's increasing global appeal was profiled by Yahoo! Japan. Strong Style Evolved will be another big milestone for that.
WWE Network is continuing to add World Class Championship Wrestling episodes to their library, as well as putting more videos in the WWE Shorts collection.
Matt Hardy is once again teasing Vanguard-1 and others joining him in WWE. It's taking a LOOOOOONNNNGGGGGGG time to get the more colorful elements from the Broken Universe on WWE TV.
Bayley talked about Elimination Chamber and the road to Wrestlemania:
- Alexa was amazing in that match, avoiding conflict and taking advantage of her opportunities.
- Other than the backlash to Roman winning, I think the men's match was better due to the dominance of Braun Strowman. It was more of an epic clash. That said, the women definitely delivered.
- I'm definitely ready for Bayley and Sasha to face off again. They haven't really feuded in a while.
Raw drew 3.18 million viewers Monday for the show following Elimination Chamber. That's actually down from the big gauntlet match, despite following a big event and featuring Ronda Rousey's first WWE TV appearance. Right now, I'd mostly see it as the gauntlet match being a big success rather than it being a reaction to Roman winning or Ronda coming in, but it's worth looking at the fact the audience dropped.
Tye Dillinger beat Mojo Rawley before Smackdown. I miss guys like that getting TV time.
Rob Gronkowski potentially joining WWE got press in Boston. It would definitely be a big move for both sides.
Comedian and YouTube star Lilly Singh was at Smackdown, so she could have filmed some footage there.
Paige's fashion store launch featured all three members of Absolution, Noelle Foley, Nia Jax, Charly Caruso, and Renee Young. I love
Rey Mysterio visited at Smackdown's live event in his hometown. There hasn't been anything further on the Rey-WWE front.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I do think it was a move to present Seth as a viable candidate to win the Chamber match. WWE has definitely built people other than Roman, but that's usually kind of glossed over by detractors.
1. I do think it was a move to present Seth as a viable candidate to win the Chamber match. WWE has definitely built people other than Roman, but that's usually kind of glossed over by detractors.
2. They've definitely built Braun up to the point he could take the title at Mania. They better have a heck of a backup plan for him after that big showing in the Chamber match. WWE should NOT book for the vocal minority, but Braun has really proven himself in the past year, and I'd have no complaints with him walking out with the title. That said, I don't think they should throw Reigns out of the mix. He's earned a chance to be a top name, and WWE shouldn't derail his momentum further to appease the people who are going to boo anyone Vince gets behind.
3. With GFW, Jarrett was clearly trying to do an independent company that was intended to be another alternative to WWE. But after WWE paid for him to get help, and WWE honoring him in the Hall of Fame, I think things have thawed to where there's potential for the two sides to work together further. He definitely brings a lot of experience to things behind-the-scenes, and that could absolutely help WWE continue to shape the future of the company.
4. I don't think it's a fad in the sense of something they're just doing to get attention, but I do think they're actively looking to mend relationships with and honor former employees there were previously issues with. Certainly it's also a nice surprise for the Hall of Fame, but that's not the only reason they do it.
5. I think there was pretty good drama in the match. They certainly could have ended that part of the match there, but overall things were incredible and I'm not going to nitpick.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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