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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Hardy sentenced, ROH to MSG, Dusty discussion, WWE and ROH names on same card, new ROH matches, another Cena movie, Raw audience, Interview with Joe, Xavier becomes videogame character, title match set for Kickoff, and Questions on SDL moving to FOX

Jeff Hardy's NC driver's license has been suspended for 120 days. During that time, he must complete 48 hours of community service and pay $300 for court costs. I hope this is the last time he ends up in a situation like this.

ROH is set to run Madison Square Garden in 2019. The company was profiled in a local business journal. That's a REALLY big move for the company, and a sign of its growing prestige. I hope they do well there.

Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan discussed Dusty Rhodes on Bischoff's latest podcast. Dusty was one of the most transformative figures in wrestling history, on-screen and behind-the-scenes.

WWC in Puerto Rico's 45th anniversary show on July 14 will feature Primo Colon as well as The Briscoes. So, a WWE star and ROH names will be on the same event. They won't be in the same match, however. Epico remains injured. His last match was in January.

Jay Lethal vs. KUSHIDA will take place at Best in the World. That should be impressive.

Flip Gordon vs. Rhett Titus is set for ROH's June 15 event. That's an interesting combination.

John Cena has signed on for a Jackie Chan movie, another big non-WWE project for him.

Raw drew 2.73 million viewers Monday night, a big jump from the 2.53 million last week.

Samoa Joe promoted Smackdown Live, discussing the history of Memphis.

Xavier Woods is playable in Super Bomberman R. That's pretty cool for both sides.

The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Good Brothers for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship will take place on Kickoff before Money in the Bank. That's not really surprising. What's more surprising is no cruiserweight match on the show, much less in that spot.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It's a game-changer for FOX, since they canceled a number of popular shows in their move to being more of a sports-centered network. I think it could pay off for them, though, given WWE's loyal audience and how ad-friendly it's become.

2. FOX has a bigger reach than USA Network, so ratings will almost certainly go up by a good amount. And again, this is compared to trying to spending so much money on trying to make hit shows, something FOX had struggled with compared to other networks in recent years.

3. This move makes SDL significantly more prominent. WWE will definitely give it more attention and a greater number of top stars.

Nothing to add to 4 nor 5.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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