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Sunday, July 15, 2018

New table for 3, WOH set for UK, International Cup and WOH Title matches announced, assorted WWE press, Interviews with Elias/Rock/Natalya/Bryan, Ronda advertised for international shows, WWEPC recruit name changes, NXT name back on SDL shows, WWE return possibly imminent, and Questions on Gamechanger, fast-forwarding WWE TV, Edge returning, Paige's in-ring status, and future documentary subjects

"Table for 3" after Raw will feature Eric Bischoff, Bruce Prichard, and JBL, three men due WWE Hall of Fame recognition in my book.

Chardonnay has been signed for the Honor Reunited tour.

Flip Gordon vs. Kip Sabian has been announced for the International Cup.

Madison Rayne will challenge Sumie Sakai for the Women of Honor Championship at ROH's July 21 Georgia event. It's worrying that's the only match they've announced this close to the show, but it's very possible they're at a point now where they can draw great houses regardless.

WWE summer interns took part in a Day of Service with the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford, Connecticut. That's great!

Elias spoke on Busted Open. He's really become a highlight of Raw.

The Rock read IGN comments. Pretty fun.

Madison Square Garden hosting G1 Supercard was covered by the New York Post. That's going to be a very big night for ROH and NJPW. The sky's the limit as far as attendance goes.

Ronda Rousey is advertised for Raw's August 29 show in the UK and August 31 show in Japan. That's smart.

WWE showed a gallery of every wrestler training at the Performance Center. Notably, the former Gunner is now Jaxson Ryker, and the former Donovan Dijak is now Dominik Dijakovic. Those names are terrible, especially since we've already seen Dijak wrestle under his real name on NXT.

Kurt Angle threw out the first pitch at the Pittsburgh Pirates game to promote Extreme Rules. I'm a little surprised he's not in action in his hometown.

Nikki Cross is back working on Smackdown Live live events. I hope she's about to do some good work there.

Target is getting an exclusive Shark action figure.

Natayla spoke in the UK.

Daniel Bryan discussed his wrestling future. It's believed he's seeking a part-time contract so he can spend more time with his family at home. He's financially secure enough to where he doesn't need to work a full schedule.

There's speculation Hulk Hogan will appear on WWE TV soon, as he was spotted near the site of this week's events. He could serve well as the "host" of Summerslam.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I'm not familiar with them, but I'm all for something breaking the mold and trying new things.

2. It's not uncommon in an age where you don't have to sit and watch a three hour event as it's happening in order to just watch the parts that interest you. And really, I think pretty much everyone goes through a phase where they get bored with something that long-running and are ready to explore new things.

3. I don't expect Edge to push to get back in the ring to such a degree necessary to where they'd consider clearing him to do so. He's moved on to acting and podcasting.

4. Paige is only 25, and forever is a long time. I'm not saying we will see her back in the ring someday, but I'm also not saying it's impossible things will be different some time down the line.

5. I'm not going to dispute Piper, but Bruno, Foley, and Vince also popped up in my head pretty quickly.

6. To be fair, it was several months before it was confirmed on TV, and it wasn't easy to believe someone that young wasn't going to be cleared to come back in action.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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