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Friday, March 9, 2018

Latest Brock-WWE update, Rousey-WWE plans, NXT name back in action, more on big international WWE events, Taven back in CMLL, Y2J producing TV show, former WWE women's wrestler training to return, LU goes after reporters, LU taping notes, ROH name signs one-year deal, wrestling shows sell out, Impact vs. LU talent list, Edwards' Impact future, AAA head interested in Impact?, Flair movie project, 205 Live revival plans continue, Walter-WWE update, more on Dolph's absence, Interviews with Gulak/Aldis/Cena, Corgan officially gets NWA trademark, WWE recap shows on free Spanish TV, Impact taping plan changes, Ultimate Deletion taped, NXT/MYC releases, and Questions on hometown announcements, largest number of talents in one match, WWE's props, what Callihan was thinking, and more indie names as refs

WWE is deliberately booking Brock Lesnar as if he's UFC-bound after Wrestlemania. Things will likely come down to the wire on that front, but that's the right way to book him in case he does leave.

Ronda Rousey is set for every Raw going into Wrestlemania. She'll definitely be an important part of plans going into the show.

Montez Ford is back in action for NXT after a tooth issue. Good to see the Street Profits won't be derailed.

WWE is expected to announce a big Australian PPV following Wrestlemania. This show would take place in October. The goal is to break 56,000 fans for a 2015 UFC event. So, yeah, it's big.

WWE's Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia is expected to air either on TV or WWE Network. It's another really big show for WWE attendance-wise.

Matt Taven is set for CMLL's March 16 event. His profile is really growing.

Chris Jericho is working on developing a TV show about his son, which is being pitched. Jericho is listed as an executive producer for the project. We'll see what comes from that and what it will mean for his wrestling life.

The former Rosa Mendes is training to return to the ring. Wow. I can't say I expected that one, but if she can make money for it, good for her!

Lucha Underground sent cease-and-desist letters to a number of reporters for discussing things that happened at their tapings, as fans and performers have signed non-disclosure agreements to keep news from getting out.

LU taped from March 1 through March 3 instead of March 2 through March 4 due to AAA having an event on March 4.

Some LU taping notes:
- Rich Swann was backstage.
- Tommy Dreamer, Chelsea Green, and Sammy Guevara weren't used at the second set of tapings despite working the first set.

Shane Taylor has signed a one-year contract with ROH. That's good for him, as he continues to be focused on there.

Manhattan Mayhem was a legitimate sellout of 1,800 fans. ROH is doing quite well these days.

Impact vs. LU is advertising Pentagon, Fenix, King Cuerno, Drago, Aerostar, Killshot, Matanza, The Mack, Jack Evans, Austin Aries, Alberto El Patron, Eli Drake, Moose, Eddie Edwards, LAX, oVe, Trevor Lee, Brian Cage, Taya Valkyrie, and Scott Steiner. OH MY GOD that last name has me excited. That could be amazing.

Eddie Edwards has officially signed a new contract with Impact. He can be an important player going forward.

AAA's Dorian Roldan has floated the idea of trying to buy Impact. It will be interesting to see if anything comes of that.

Impact's March 3 show was a legitimate sellout. We'll see if they replicate that for their June 1 and June 2 tapings in the same venue.

Ric Flair will be executive producing and acting in a wrestling movie called "Uncle Steamroller & Champion Rabbit." That should be interesting.

205 Live could tour again this summer. Ricochet and Lio Rush are being groomed for the brand. Hopefully someone as big as Ricochet won't be stuck there forever.

Walter isn't expected to come to WWE anytime soon, as there aren't direct plans for him and they don't want him lost in the system. Walter will likely continue working outside of the company.

Dolph Ziggler wanted to take much more time off than WWE gave him, given how frequently he lost. I would have been all for that! He desperately needs a reboot.

NXT's March 2, March 3, and March 4 events were all legitimate sellouts. That's good news.

Drew Gulak discussed his WWE character and more on Sean Waltman's podcast. Gulak's character was one of the best things about the show. 

Nick Aldis promoted his NWA World Championship crusade on North Carolina TV. The NWA relaunch has some solid momentum.

Billy Corgan's production company now officially owns the NWA trademark. It can be a long process to transfer those.

WWE's recap shows will air in Spanish on broadcast TV in Spain as well as on the channel's app. Pretty cool. 

Impact Wrestling will no longer tape in Orlando on April 27 due to the tapings set for Ontario on June 1 and June 2.

John Cena spoke to Sports Illustrated:
- Ha. Cena turning heel for Nickelodeon is a funny way of looking at it.

- WWE and Nickelodeon working together more isn't a bad idea at all.

- Rey owes Cena for Cena ending his WWE Championship reign within the same night Rey won it.

- Cena's almost definitely working Mania. WWE would be crazy not to put him on the show.

- Cena's in a pretty unique place as far as being in and out of WWE.

- Cena's great at playing to his detractors. Roman should do the same.

- Great message about being yourself.

- I wouldn't mind Cena winning the WWE Title at Fast Lane. Haters gonna hate.

John Cena was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon recently.

Ultimate Deletion between Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt at the Hardy Compound was recently taped by Jeremy Borash for future WWE use. That should be interesting.

NXT has released Abbey Laith and Sage Beckett. Laith was the former Kimber Lee, while Beckett was the former Andrea/Rosie Lotta Love. Both competed in the Mae Young Classic. I'm a little surprised to see the two of them cut given their pre-WWE work, but of course neither had made it to regular roles on NXT TV. Hopefully they're able to make it elsewhere now.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Sounds like Missouri has heat! It could also be that they mean the other KC and Vince thinks "Kansas City, Kansas" sounds goofy. Corbin is legitimately from Kansas, so that's my bet.

2. I'd love to know the record for one match. It's definitely historical for WWE.

3. I can just picture someone calling to order that many instruments.

4. My guess was putting the chair across Edwards' throat and slamming the bat down on the seat to drive it in. Either way, absolutely insane spot and I hope it never happens again because it ended very, very badly for Edwards.

5. I expect NXT will continue plans to use female referees and sign other indie workers as referees as an alternative to taking bumps.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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