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Monday, August 27, 2018

WWE team returning, Interview with Roode, former WWE VP dies, Bellas back in action, OVW special coming to FITE, and Questions on WWE's choking rules, Vince's confidence in Roman, past champions at Evolution, Nia's short reign, and Joe taking the title from AJ

New Day will defend their Smackdown Tag Team Championship against the winners of tomorrow's triple threat among The Bar, The Club, and The Colons. Epico hasn't been in action since January, and the Colons haven't wrestled on TV since June 2017. It will be very interesting to see how they fit into things going forward.

Bobby Roode promoted tomorrow's Smackdown Live episode.

WWE's former senior vice president of event operations passed away this weekend. Ed Cohen worked for the company in the 1980s and 1990s, securing venues and ensuring rings were set up. I'd like to see him honored at WrestleMania 35's Hall of Fame ceremony. They need to do more for some of the long-term backstage personnel who have helped create the spectacle the company is now.

The Bella Twins are back on the road for WWE as both prepare to return to the ring on PPV. We had a big break from them as wrestlers, so I'm not really upset to see them back in action. Let's just see how prominently they're used.

OVW's 1000th TV episode will air on FITE TV, featuring Billy Gunn, Tommy Dreamer, Hurricane Helms, Abyss, and more. That could be an important show for the promotion.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Not much to add here. Choking with a cord or something is still outlawed. Holds are still allowed.

2. Vince will push who he wants to push and do what he wants to do as long as that stock price stays up and those big content deals keep rolling in. The beachballers are going to pay him hundreds of dollars to attend shows and see wrestlers they tell everyone on the Internet they hate no matter what, so he's going to keep powerwalking around Titan Towers while his theme song plays over the intercom.

3. I think Molly has a pretty good chance since she was in the Royal Rumble. Victoria I'm less sure about, but I'd certainly like to see them both.

4. I suspect they wanted to get to Ronda vs. Alexa for the title sooner rather than later, and that was the main factor.

5. I can certainly see Joe winning the title at some point. It wouldn't surprise me if he holds it into 2019, actually, as Daniel Bryan could end up taking it from him at WrestleMania 35 if they play their cards right.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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