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Saturday, October 13, 2018

BFG music guest, Interview with Arquette, Survivor Series contest, Y2J cruise matches on Fite, Punishment's next move, Impact working with MLW staff, Impact changing times, Abyss' inductor, Owens' MMC replacement, WWE gets pushback for Crown Jewel, Aro Lucha makes exec hire, Aro Lucha seeks TV deal, Angle on Raw, Cena promotes book, Eddie documentary coming, Jarrett amends Anthem lawsuit, Itchweeed confirmed for House Hardy, ECW original launches YouTube channel, ECW star's podcast returns, WrestleCade events on Fite, and Questions on WWE canceling Crown Jewel, WWE speaking out against the Saudis, WWE moving Crown Jewel, and HBK returning if there's no Crown Jewel

LAX will have Bodega Bamz play their entrance music at Bound For Glory. I can only imagine what a Concrete Jungle Death Match will be like. Will it even take place in the venue?

David Arquette spoke to TMZ after wrestling in Canada recently. His match will air on a One Night Only PPV next month. Impact might as well book him for TV at this point given their current viewership and the other content they air. He's gotten in good shape for his comeback.

The Miz and Becky Lynch will meet a fan Survivor Series weekend as part of a tie-in to The Marine 5. That's a good way to raise money for one of WWE's favorite causes.

Chris Jericho's cruise will have material airing on Fite.TV, notably Chris Jericho and the Young Bucks vs. Kenny Omega, Cody, and Marty Scurll, as well as the entire Sea of Honor tournament. That's a great idea to capitalize on the interest for that event.

Punishment Martinez has been signed to NXT. I wouldn't be surprised in the least to see him in the crowd at Takeover:WarGames, as he's set to join the Performance Center soon.

Impact is making use of a number of MLW staff to facilitate Bound For Glory and the following tapings, since MLW runs the same venue often.

Impact Wrestling is moving to 10:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time beginning October 25. That could have interesting implications for the series' future on Pop. The two sides have not reached an agreement for the show to air on the channel in 2019.

"Father" James Mitchell will induct Abyss into the Impact Hall of Fame. I'd love to see the other members of the Park family attend as well.

Kevin Owens' Mixed Match Challenge replacement is Bobby Roode. So they're continuing the Canadian theme.

The former Robbie E is being considered for The Rock's Titan Games. It's a shame he hasn't been part of a broadcast promotion in a long time.

WWE is facing pressure regarding Crown Jewel following the apparent murder of an American-based journalist by the Saudi government.

- Kane's spokesperson confirmed he still intends to wrestle at the show. WWE is in a really controversial situation here. I hope they choose their next moves wisely.

Aro Lucha has hired Impact's former chief strategy officer, Eric Sherman. The company recently met with TV companies in Los Angeles regarding picking up the series. Obviously a TV deal would be a major step for the promotion.

Kurt Angle is set for Raw, as the build to the World Cup tournament continues.

John Cena promoted his book at the Library of Congress. It will be interesting to see how well it sells.

Eddie Guerrero is getting a new WWE documentary this weekend to promote Smackdown 1000.

Jeff Jarrett has amended his lawsuit against Anthem Media. He is now seeking an injunction regarding their use of the name Global Wrestling Network, due to its link to his Global Force Wrestling. We'll see how this affects Anthem long-term.

Itchweeed will be on the House Hardy Halloween special.

Titus O'Neil was named on Ebony's Power 100 list. Glad to see his work being honored.

Francine has launched a YouTube channel.

Joel Gertner has relaunched his podcast.

WrestleCade's November events will be carried on Fite.TV.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. As close as we are to the show, I think WWE will continue as planned. That's a really big show to cancel.

2. Ultimately they're risking a massive financial investment if they pull out, so I think they will mostly ignore this politically, barring a huge enough backlash that would hurt them in the wallets.

3. It would not be easy to do so, given how much is already planned and the fact they're being paid millions (and millions!) of dollars to put the show on in Saudi Arabia at that time.

4. It's possible, but less likely. We could see the match at Royal Rumble given the crowd they're trying to draw there, but I don't know if WWE would be willing to spend a lot of money for him to wrestle there without the Saudi investment.

5. WWE likely doesn't want talents to jeopardize a hugely profitable relationship.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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