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Sunday, October 14, 2018

Assorted WWE press, former WWE name working Survival of the Fittest, Sasha update, next Table for 3 lineup, Mickie wins award, WWE recreates SD opening, NXT names debut on the road, Kanellis update, NXT UK Women's Title match for Evolution, Canadian legend passes, and Questions on an NXT name winning the 2019 Rumble, WWE cutting back live events, Lita back in the ring, Paige's in-ring future, merging 205 Live with NXT, and All In's PPV success

The Club supported University of Kentucky linebacker Kash Daniel throwing up the "Too Sweet" hand symbol.

Finn Balor was part of a GLAAD campaign.

Colin Delaney has been added to Survival of the Fittest. I didn't expect that move, but I'm fine with him getting an opportunity.

Sasha Banks is set to return to the road next weekend, so she should still be part of Evolution. I'm curious how this will affect other plans for her.

"Table for 3" after Raw will feature Kevin Nash, Diamond Dallas Page, and Big Show in a trio of former WCW Champions.

Mickie James won Best Single Recording at the Native American Music Awards.

WWE recreated Smackdown's original opening with modern stars. AWESOME.

Matt Riddle, Mia Yim, MJ Jenkins, and Stacey Ervin, Jr. have begun wrestling on NXT's Florida live events.

Mike Kanellis is still wrestling on Raw live events. This weekend he teamed with The Ascension to lose to Titus O'Neil, Apollo Crews, and Tyler Breeze. I'd personally like to see Breeze on 205 Live while Fandango recovers, but presumably they would have done that by now if they wanted to.

Rhea Ripley vs. Isla Dawn for the NXT UK Championship is official for Evolution. I see why they wanted to get NXT UK on the air before Evolution.

Canadian legend Don Leo Jonathan passed away at 87. PWInsider.com has a rundown of his career with videos.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I would be VERY surprised to see one of those talents win the Rumble and immediately get into a WrestleMania main event. Given the percentage of the audience that doesn't watch NXT, that'd be a massive risk. Of course, once the talent in question left the title picture, there'd be nowhere to go but down. For talents that young, I think having the main event at WrestleMania come years down the line is more appropriate. That said, I wouldn't mind one of them debuting in the Rumble.

2. It's definitely worth examining how many live events they do once the new TV deals kick in. I don't think they should completely get rid of them by any means, but they could likely cut back on them and see attendance per show increase.

3. Lita's not going to go on the road full-time, and will probably just "play the hits" at Evolution. She should be fine in small doses. As for Paige, she can go wrestle again elsewhere once she's not under WWE contract, but that would mean giving up a LOT of money to wrestle in places that aren't going to have the level of medical care WWE gives their talents, as well as missing out on "Total Divas" and other appearances.

4. It's worth considering, although that would presumably mean more frequent tapings in Florida. I do wonder what that would mean for certain talents who aren't likely to be utilized on Raw or Smackdown Live - what's their ceiling if 205 Live goes away?

5. All signs are that the show did really, really well.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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