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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Wrestling doc hitting U.S. theaters, Cass update, Raw audience, Interview with Mauro, Smackdown dark segments, Miz reality show debut set, XFL hiring, and Questions on The B-Team, why Roode is where he is, Orton's future, AJ vs. Shinsuke not headlining Backlash, and Joe as the next WWE Champion

Documentary "350 Days" will screen in U.S. theaters on July 12. The movie discusses life on the road and features a slew of legends.

Big Cass' knee injury is believed to be legitimate, although there is currently no word on what the injury is or how long he'll be out.

Raw drew 2.67 million viewers Monday night. Thankfully their TV home is safe for the foreseeable future.

Mauro Ranallo gave a long interview to support the release of his upcoming documentary, going heavily into his history of mental issues in addition to his career.

Carmella defeated Becky Lynch before Smackdown Live to retain the Smackdown Women's Championship.

"Miz and Mrs." will debut July 24 following Smackdown Live, and will run for six thirty-minute episodes. I suspect Miz was moved to SDL to promote that. That's a good way to get WWE fans watching. I doubt the audience for "205 Live" is the same audience for that show, so I wouldn't think one would affect the other.

The XFL is now accepting applications for a variety of positions, from behind-the-scenes to playing the game. The league is also now selling merchandise. I was hoping there would be some stuff with the previous logo. We'll see.

AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura took place after 205 Live. The two brawled, leading to The Bar running in and Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows evening the odds. There was no official decision.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It's possible either WWE or Axel and Dallas themselves went that route intentionally but wanted to keep The Miztourage name while Miz was around.

2. As always, Roode got to be a featured act in NXT because he came in with a lot of experience relative to the other wrestlers there. He was already a big star for that level. Now he has to compete for screen time with a lot of other people who are similarly experienced and talented and have already spent years earning their current main roster spots. It should also be noted Roode is 41 and has been wrestling 20 years. He's probably looking to get as much out of his body as he can making WWE main roster money.

3. I think he'll go right back to being someone they can plug in a number of places on the card and work with talents who are newer to WWE's main roster.

4. Considering the way AJ vs. Shinsuke ended, they probably wanted a clean babyface win to close the card.

5. I'd be OK with it if Joe interrupted the Last Man Standing match to get a title match at Extreme Rules. Shinsuke definitely needs to be protected if he can't win in four straight title matches.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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