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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Main Event Reax - 2/24/18, next WWE Photo Shoot set, Flashback Friday theme, Manhattan Mayhem guest commentary, Impact main event set, WWE releases version of game, more Jarrett-HoF hype, Festival of Honor lineup, Alexa honored by NHL, Linda's business history profiled, Ivory set for Terri's podcast, Vince on WM1, gymnast tries out for WWE, and Questions on who takes over Vince's roles, no Revival, and what dropping PPVs does and doesn't mean

-- Main Event:
- Nese vs. Metalik:
You already know how this goes. Great athleticism. Gran flies around, Nese poses. Time is filled.

Fine work early.

NICE spot throwing Gran in the air. Nese can be a powerhouse at the 205 pound level.

Pretty good action so far.

Pretty fun overall.

- Slater/Rhyno vs. Revival:
I'm OK with no Curt this week since we get to see the ONE MAN BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND.

Nice matwork early.

Pretty good tag work going on here.

Always good to see Slater get to do more than lose in three minutes.

Ahh I love the classic heel work of Dash and Dawson.

Hahahaa good work. 

Charlotte Flair will be on Monday's new episode of "WWE Photo Shoot."

WWE Network's Flashback Friday theme this week will focus on "debuts and firsts in March" with the first appearance of Steve Austin as "Stone Cold," Ruby Riott's NXT debut, the first Wrestlemania, and the first time the WWE Champion was determined in a one-night tournament.

Manhattan Mayhem's main event will feature guest commentary by fans' choice of BJ Whitmer, Bully Ray, Caprice Coleman, Cody, The Dawgs, or Mandy Leon. I've missed Whitmer as an on-screen character.

Eddie Edwards vs. Sami Callihan will headline this week's Impact Wrestling, featuring Edwards' injury and its aftermath in its entirety. Edwards broke his nose and other bones in his face as a result of a spot at the end.

WWE is selling their own version of the game "Watch Ya Mouth." At least they're not selling WWE Tide pods...

AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, and other WWE workers discussed Jeff Jarrett joining the WWE Hall of Fame. This would have been unfathomable in the not-so-distant past. It's always funny to see them discuss "other companies" without naming those companies. I wouldn't mind a Jarrett family induction, as well, given the lineage involved.

ROH announced a lot of events for Festival of Honor during WM34 weekend. It's fittingly pretty big for what will be their biggest crowd ever by a comfortable margin.

Alexa Bliss got a custom NHL jersey when promoting Elimination Chamber in town. She's really been visible as a face of WWE.

Linda McMahon's business history was profiled. Pretty interesting story. Only in America, right?

Ivory is on Terri Runnels' next podcast.

Vince McMahon discussed the risk of the original Wrestlemania. I don't think it's out of the question to divide the wrestling business into pre-WM1 and post-WM1. It was that big of a game changer.

Gymnast Stacey Ervin, Jr. tried out for WWE. He's clearly in great shape. If he doesn't make it in NXT, other promotions should definitely give him a look.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Barrios and Wilson vs. HHH and Stephanie on the next PPV for control of the company, obviously. I'm curious if they'll do something like one of Barrios and Wilson being chairperson and the other being CEO or what will happen there. HHH and Stephanie will have important roles, as well. It would be weird having someone other than a McMahon being in the top position, but Barrios and Wilson have been working on the corporate end in prominent positions for a while, so it would make sense for them to do a lot of the business work.

2. The tag team division was kind of thrown on the show at the last minute. It looks like Dawson and Wilder will be in the Andre battle royal this year at this rate.

3. That could mean both brands work the same Sunday live event.

4. I don't think so. Unless/until they bring the brands back together, they haven't given up on the concept.

5. If anything, they'll just be live events in smaller venues. Network specials are expensive, too.

6. It was done in recognition that more PPVs didn't lead to more subscribers, so they're cutting expenses on that end.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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