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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Evolution notes, assorted WWE press, WWE gets more flak for Crown Jewel, Universal Title match almost changed, Hardy Halloween note, AXXESS moves dates, Takeover name change, NXT names working EVOLVE regularly, MLW coming to FITE, GWN adds more Impact episodes, new WWE dates, SDL match set, Raw dark match, and Questions on what's next for Charlotte vs. Becky, Impact's dark content, Roman's announcement, and Mickie's role

Evolution notes:
- Shayna Baszler was on crutches after tweaking her ankle. Hopefully she won't miss time. She's great.

- Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch was discussed as closing the show. It certainly delivered like a main event.

- Crown Jewel wasn't advertised in the venue.

- Lily Singh was in attendance.

- There was a greater percentage of women in the audience compared to usual WWE shows.

- Christian, Vickie Guerrero, Finn Balor, and Dana Warrior were backstage at the show.

NXT stars toured a New York firehouse.

HBO's "Last Week Tonight" again took WWE to task for doing Crown Jewel. WWE's really taking heat for the event.

Drew McIntyre was discussed to be added to Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman. That could have really been good. There's a chance to elevate him in the months to come.

Kane's spokesperson reiterated his intention to work Crown Jewel. Knox County gets a big boost from Kane working the show.

The House Hardy Halloween special was almost entirely the work of Matt Hardy, Rebecca Hardy, Jeremy Borash, and Paradyse, who all did work in the Broken Universe in Impact.

Matt Hardy is on Lilian Garcia's latest podcast.

WrestleMania 35's AXXESS will go from Friday through Monday, the night after WrestleMania. Previously AXXESS went from Thursday through Sunday.

Takeover before WrestleMania 35 is being branded Takeover: New York, rather than Takeover: Brooklyn as has been seen during Summerslam weekends.

Sin Cara was honored at Mexico City's Plaza Gallery of the Stars.

NXT's Fabian Aichner and Street Profits are set for all of EVOLVE's advertised dates going forward. It looks like we're going to see regular NXT appearances in EVOLVE.

MLW: Fusion will begin airing on FITE a week after its TV debut. That's another big opportunity for MLW.

Global Wrestling Network now has every Impact episode from 2005.

Toni Storm got press in Australia for winning the Mae Young Classic. She could really be a top name for WWE going forward.

Danielle Fishel was at an NXT live event this weekend.

WWE has announced live events for:
- Smackdown Live in Illinois on December 26 and New York on December 27. Samoa Joe and Rey Mysterio are advertised for the December 27 show.
- Raw on December 29 in Illinois

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tye Dillinger is set for Smackdown Live.

Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins defeated Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre after Raw. So, Braun is officially a face again.

Smackdown Live will tape on February 26 in North Carolina.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. WWE just did Hell in a Cell, so I hope they don't bring it back. They could do an Iron Woman match, though, if there's going to be another match between them.

2. The Broken Universe got Impact some buzz, so they're trying similar content. Rosemary and Su Yung as characters lend themselves to that kind of material. Plus, having more pre-taped material means they can get more out of each set of tapings, since they only have to film so many matches. That also helps talents not take as many bumps across those dates.

3. It had never been reported or discussed before, to my knowledge. There were allusions to a health issue at the end of his football career, but that was about it.

4. Both sides knew going in Mickie was going to be used to work with newer names, rather than being showcased herself. She's already achieved a lot, so she's able to absorb the losses. I wouldn't mind a last "thank you" run when she's ready to retire if the story makes sense, however.

5. Almost everyone was completely caught off-guard, as WWE wanted people to hear the news from Roman himself.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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