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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Cena on Nikki split, more on MLW Fusion, WWE debuting in new market, assorted WWE press, another former world champion in GRR?, LU names facing off at Redemption, WWE's rise in new book, indie promoter hospitalized, Andre replay audience, legend booked for WOTW, more on Prichard podcast, injured name at Raw, Inerviews wih Goldberg/Kofi/Shaniqua, GRR match back on, Impact-UK TV update, and Questions on Brock vs. Roman at GRR, Alexa's future, Cena's future, and GRR overshadowing January

John Cena seemingly commented on his split from Nikki Bella. He should honestly write a motivation book. That's pretty poignant.

MLW: Fusion will have titled episodes. This week's episode is called "When Worlds Collide," while next week's episode is called "Havoc in Swerve City." I don't dislike that idea, although I'm interested in how it will work.

- MLW released an ad promoting the series' debut.

WWE will run Norway for the first time ever on November 1, with Raw doing a live event there. That's a pretty cool milestone; I hope it's a success.

Mickie James, Becky Lynch, and Lana were on the American Country Music Awards red carpet Sunday night.

Mark Henry and other WWE Hall of Famers were part of an anti-bullying event in Texas.

The IIconics, Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, are on Lilian Garcia's latest podcast.

Nikki Cross has joined Instagram. I hope SAnitY can be big post-NXT; they've all got the talent to succeed.

Brooke Hogan spoke about her father returning to WWE on Access Hollywood. If he's not at the Greatest Rumble, I think it could be a while before he's back in the fold.

Booker T. is traveling to the Greatest Royal Rumble, but it's unknown if he'll be in the match itself. That wouldn't be a bad move at all.

UpUpDownDown did a live stream to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. That's fantastic!

Lucha Underground's Drago and Aerostar will have a singles match at Redemption. It's a great move to boost interest for the show.

WWE going national will be covered in a book fittingly called "Death of the Territories: Expansion, Betrayal, and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever" releasing on September 18. The book will also focus on how other territories acted in response to the company's rise. That sounds quite interesting.

AIW promoter John Thorne has been hospitalized with pneumonia. I wish him a full recovery.

The Andre the Giant documentary drew 275,000 viewers for its replay. It should pop up on WWE Network before long.

WWE's women's evolution DVD will be released June 16. I look forward to that.

Jushin "Thunder" Liger has been booked for all four nights of ROH/NJPW's War of the Worlds Tour in May. He has some incredible longevity.

Jerry Lawler has opened a Pro Wrestling Tees store. I'm shocked there's no Puppies shirt.

- Lawler also now has a beer named after him in Memphis. That's hilarious.

Conrad Thompson discussed Something Else To Wrestle With. It's big WWE is willing to pretty much let them do what they usually do. As for talking about Randy Savage on WWE Network, that could REALLY get them in hot water. Talk about playing with fire!

- The show's first episode is coming April 18.

Big Cass was backstage at Raw, which could mean he's coming to Smackdown tonight. I hope he can do something meaningful there.

Goldberg talked about his WWE comeback. I think they got all the could out of it, although I can't say I wouldn't want to see him face John Cena or Roman Reigns.

Kofi Kingston discussed New Day's book. They've been wildly successful, although I don't know how much more they can get out of the act at this point.

WWE Network promoted future PPVs featuring Raw and Smackdown going forward.

Rusev is back on as The Undertaker's opponent at the Greatest Royal Rumble. The match remains a casket match. Not sure what happened there. I hope Rusev doesn't go down in three minutes like Cena.

Impact is negotiating a new UK TV deal as their current one approaches its end. Discussions had been stalled due to scheduling issues on both sides. I certainly hope they stay in one of their top three markets.

Linda McMahon will give a commencement speech at her alma mater on May 4. hat's pretty cool.

WWE alumna Shaniqua/Linda Miles was profiled. I haven't seen that name in quite a while.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I think that's a strong possibility, especially since Brock is not currently set to work Summerslam.

2. She'll be fine. Not everyone can be in the title picture at any given time.

3. Cena jobbed to Taker AND Nikki. He's probably ready to get this month behind him.

4. Jack is a common nickname for Johns in general, as it was for JFK.

5. If it's a one-time thing and the winner doesn't get a title shot, the January Rumble will be fine. I'm worried if it becomes a regular yearly thing, though, for just that reason. We'll see what happens.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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