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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Lucha action figures unveiled, Idol discusses plane crash, WWE seeking top corporate roles, Interviews with Nia/Ivory, more ROH anniversary and Manhattan Mayhem matches, Aiden tributes Eddie, NJPW injury, Raw audience, special MSG match set, and Questions on what makes a world title, Nia playing off Enzo's issue, Owens and Sami as co-champions, Nash missing Raw 25, and Braun's stunts

Lucha libre action figures debuted in New York City this past weekend. I like the look they went for.

Austin Idol discussed his 1975 plane crash. I love how he still heeled the audience when telling a story about a dangerous incident.

WWE is seeking a director of global strategy and a director of community relations. Both reflect WWE's expansion as a brand-conscious global company.

Nia Jax discussed Ronda Rousey coming to WWE. Ronda vs. Nia would be a hell of a fight.

ROH has officially announced the following for their 16th anniversary PPV:
- Dalton Castle vs. Jay Lethal for the ROH World Championship
- Motor City Machine Guns vs. The Briscoes for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
- Marty Scurll vs. Punishment Martinez.
-- The world title match makes sense to keep building Dalton as a top name, and the other two should be pretty good for their own reasons.

Ivory is on Stone Cold's latest podcast, discussing her career leading to the Hall of Fame induction. She had quite the long and prestigious run.

Aiden English paid tribute to Eddie Guerrero when finding a mural to the WWE Hall of Famer in Texas. Good to see him giving that kind of respect.

NJPW's EVIL suffered a fractured orbital bone during the company's Australia tour. He's been pulled from upcoming events, including the March 6 anniversary show. He was going to team with SANADA against YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto on that event. Instead, SANADA will face YOSHI-HASHI in a singles match. I hope we're able to see EVIL back in action before too much longer.

Raw drew 3.28 million viewers Monday, a nice boost from the previous week's number.

Dalton Castle and CMLL's Volador Jr. will face Jay Lethal and CMLL's Ultimo Guerrero at Manhattan Mayhem in a prelude to Castle vs. Lethal for the ROH Championship a few weeks later.

Caprice Coleman's Pulpit at Manhattan Mayhem will feature a guest chosen by fans. The options are Cheeseburger, Colt Cabana, Delirious, Flip Gordon, Gary Juster, Kelly Klein, and Ultimo Guerrero. Juster is vice president of operations for ROH, and formerly of AWA, Jim Crockett promotions, and WCW.

AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn has been booked for Raw's March 16 Madison Square Garden show.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It definitely adds prestige to a championship to be called a world championship, although only some championships really fit the description. ROH and NWA have had their titles defended outside of North America, so they're good. Your local indie that's never left New Jersey? Not so much.

2. As an angle, it would be awkward in the least and potentially exploitative. I don't think WWE donating time and money toward a related cause is a bad idea, but making it part of a storyline could really backfire.

3. I think it would have been MUCH more interesting than what we've got now. WWE threw away two interesting stories with Owens and Sami "being fired" and them becoming co-champions. Now they're crawling toward the Road to Wrestlemania with two flat tires from a creative standpoint. Kevin and Sami could have altered episodes and live events as champion, etc.

4. He does still plan to be at Wrestlemania weekend.

5. I'm more than OK with superstars being larger than life. If I wanted to watch everything being super realistic, I'd watch MMA instead.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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