Andre the Giant's documentary was covered in the Hollywood Reporter. It should be a really big showing.
An Eddie Guerrero mural is being restored in Texas. That's great!
Rusev got a discount at a restaurant for Rusev Day. That's really cool.
WWE Network seems to have dropped collections for WarGames, Ric Flair, and Randy Savage as they cycled new ones in.
- The new Wrestlemania Theater Collection presents Mania matches in a "cinematic style" with different angles and a filter.
Titus Worldwide filmed content for WWE Ride Along.
Elias now has his own guitar picks on sale. Note: when you come up with a gimmick, make sure it's one with a lot of merchandise options.
Carmella is on Lilian Garcia's latest podcast. I'm curious when she'll FINALLY cash in MITB.
Brian Kendrick is getting an exclusive Ringside Collectibles figure, including his jacket and flag. That's pretty cool. The site is running a Wrestlemania sale.
WWE released the schedule for this week's events to promote Wrestlemania. They're doing a LOT of local charity work, which is awesome.
Big Show, Daniel Bryan, Kane, Braun Strowman, and Bray Wyatt have been announced for the Greatest Royal Rumble. I wasn't expecting Show back for another couple months due to surgery, and I fully expected Kane to be busy with his mayoral run, as the primary is on May 1. That's how important the event is, it seems.
- Show has also been announced as inducting Mark Henry into the WWE Hall of Fame. They certainly have a lot of shared history.
- Show announced he signed a new "multi-year" deal as a performer in WWE. I didn't expect him to continue wrestling past 2018, but with his weight loss, he clearly feels like he still has a lot to contribute at 46.
Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe, R-Truth, Alicia Fox, and James Storm were all backstage at Raw. WWE could have easily been seeing who is and isn't ready to go as they plan the Greatest Rumble and superstar shakeup. Storm is an interesting surprise. There hasn't been any talk of him being signed, but that could be changing in the near future.
Paul Heyman put over Cody and more. This one is pretty much a must-read for a fresh take on the business.
Nikki Bella will be part of Celebrity Ninja Warrior in a charity event. I think she can probably do pretty well at that.
Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch have an open challenge for AXXESS, leading to speculation they'll face a team from outside WWE.
Finn Balor's new shirt will have proceeds going to GLAAD. I expect we're going to see more such benefits to charity as time goes on.
The Rock discussed going through depression in a really powerful interview.
John Cena is on the cover of the latest Men's Journal.
AXXESS will feature Jason Kincaid, Keith Lee, the newly-signed Zack Gibson, and Walter in addition to unspecified talents from PROGRESS, EVOLVE, and the Mae Young Classic on top of plenty of workers from NXT, 205 Live, and the UK brand. The WWN Championship, PROGRESS Championship, EVOLVE Tag Team Championship, PROGRESS Tag Team Championship, PROGRESS Women's Championship, WWE UK Championship, NXT North American Championship, and NXT Tag Team Championship will all be on the line in a huge weekend of events. WWE is really delivering on that front.
NXT is coming to Oklahoma on May 17 before going through Texas on May 18 through May 20.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Just because a show is marketed to kids, that doesn't mean others can't watch it. Ask the bronies.
2. Some sites spin things to make them more than they are, but certainly some sites do a lot better job presenting things to the best of their abilities. As always, if only one side of the story is talking to the media, there's only so much someone can do to get more than that side of things.
3. No. I think it's because he actually was on the inside and knows the media is only getting the side of the story they're told. Who's more likely to talk to the media, the few top guys who are happy with their position, or the score of undercard talents who are "being held back?" The whole business is built on exaggerating things to the audience. It's not a stretch to think they'll embellish tales to the media, too.
4. I would watch the hell out of that!! I think Shane's going to make the show, but that would be a nice surprise.
5. Sometimes things are over "ironically" or as a meme (see: Fandango, Adam Rose, Curtis Axel in NXT). Fidget spinners and Tide pods were over for a while, too. And, of course, once WWE does push someone, hardcore fans turn on that someone. I'll be surprised if fans still love Bryan by Summerslam.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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