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Monday, February 19, 2018

Smackdown clip on Netflix, WWE stickers in UK, Manhattan Mayhem sells out+stipulations+CMLL guests, A-List baby shower, Cena promotes KCA, McIntyre on ICW HoF nod, another WWEPC guest coach, and Questions on XFL then vs. now, longer WWE PPVs, turning Bray face, boycotting the Chamber PPV due to Reigns, and Dolph as WWE Champion

Joel McHale's new Netflix show's debut episode featured a clip from Charlotte vs. Liv Morgan from Smackdown Live a few weeks back. The show is similar to E!'s "The Soup" that McHale used to host. I think it's likely we'll see more wrestling content there as the series goes on.

WWE inserted a sticker album in copies of the UK Sun sold at Onestop. Nice idea to get interest up on both sides.

ROH's Manhattan Mayhem has sold out. Fans in attendance will be able to choose match stipulations, tag teams, and more in something akin to WWE's old Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday.

- CMLL's Ultimo Guerrero, Volador Jr., and Soberano Jr. are all booked for the show.

The Miz and Maryse had celebrity guests at their baby shower. Their reality show should be pretty fun.

John Cena did a "This or That" challenge to promote the Kids' Choice Awards.

Drew McIntyre's ICW Hall of Fame speech was released online. I hope he has a big 2018, and an even bigger road in years to come.

Luke Hawx, owner of Wildkat Sports and Hollywood stuntman, was a guest coach at the WWE Performance Center, as well as a producer on NXT live events.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. He's already presenting the XFL as a pretty different league from the 2001 version. There will be different technology involved to broadcast the games and there will be different focuses for how the game is played and how the players are recruited. So, there's potential for things to be different.

2. I wouldn't be shocked, since they're going to feature the top feuds from both brands at one event. I'd like to say they'll realize showing more wrestling doesn't necessarily mean more subscribers, but I'm not sure they'll get that message just yet.

3. I kind of like the idea of SAnitY doing what Bray no longer can. Heck, he could be their first target. We've previously been told Sister Abigail is dead and Bray is her new vessel and all that, so her being alive and in the flesh would be a big change. They'd have to have someone really perfect for the role for me to be able to get behind her being a regular character. So, unless Rosemary's WWE-bound, I don't think I want to see it.

4. I hope not. That's a pretty petty reason to not support Finn, Elias, Rollins, Miz, Asuka, etc.

5. AJ vs. Nakamura has been in the works for a while, but Ziggler being added to the mix is a pretty new development and he just signed a new contract, so it's not 100% out of the question for him to be in the WWE Title picture going forward. That said, this is Ziggler we're talking about. He'll probably be jobbing to the next NXT call-ups by summer.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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