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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Impact match set, Evolution battle royal expands, Interview with Riddle, assorted WWE press, ROH names get independent trademark, new ROH merch, original GLOW star at NWA70, Aries-Impact Wrestling update, Impact injury?, Impact guests, Impact charity, identity of Impact worker, WWE women back in action, Crown Jewel press, SDL live event guests, Impact holding seminar, Impact sets two California dates, more Global Wars names, SDL guests, former ROH name starts at WWEPC, WWE seeking digital hire, Rey's Starrcade march set, Owens advertised for SDL live event, another SDL live event booked, Impact signs new Knockout, and Questions on Cody's ROH importance vs. Lethal's, calling shows PPVs, Trish and Lita tagging, female referees at Evolution, and WWE groupthink

Tommy Dreamer vs. Killer Kross is set for this week's Impact. I really hope they don't have Dreamer derail Kross.

Evolution's battle royal has added Naomi, Carmella, Lana, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, and Torrie Wilson. WWE only has so many spots, even on an all-women's card.

Matt Riddle discussed coming to NXT. They're sure taking their time in debuting him.

Ric Flair promoted WWE 2K19.

Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky have trademarked "SoCal Uncensored." That may or may not mean they're looking to use the name as free agents after the end of the year.

ROH has created "Micro Brawlers"

Original GLOW star Hollywood is booked for NWA's 70th anniversary, advertised as answering the challenge of Crimson and Jax Dane. I'm guessing that will be some kind of weird angle rather than a match.

Austin Aries was not at Monday's Impact taping, furthering speculation of him walking out of the company. If that's the case, he lasted nine months there. I expected about six, so I wasn't too far off.

- It's believed Aries flew home after Bound For Glory, which was not the original plan.

KM is believed to have hurt himself during Monday's Impact taping. We'll see if he returns to action at the next tapings.

Joel Gertner and Colby Corino were at Monday's Impact taping.

Impact worked with the local Toys for Tots before Monday's taping.

Sami Callihan trainee Ace Austin worked Monday's Impact taping. Good to see names getting exposure in the company.

Sasha Banks has been cleared to return to action.

Alexa Bliss is set for this weekend's Raw live events, so she's been cleared to return to action before Evolution.

Smackdown 1000 was promoted by Becky Lynch, Torrie Wilson, Funaki, Michelle McCool, and The Rock.

Raw drew 2.40 million viewers Monday night, slightly up from last week's number.

Crown Jewel's controversy got press from Fox Business, Wall Street Journal, Vice.com, and Time. WWE got mainstream coverage, but not for ideal reasons.

NASCAR's Elliot and Hermie Sadler were at Smackdown Live's Monday live event. They have a history of working with wrestling.

Naomi did a live stream to promote the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Impact is holding a training seminar in Nevada on November 10. A number of names from that event will work the following TV tapings. Impact is seeking to fill a number of roles, it looks like.

Impact is running a live event in California on November 30, followed by a One Night Only taping on December 1 in a different city.

Impact's Homecoming show will be on PPV. I expected that to be the case, but it was possible the show was going to be a Twitch event.

ROH and NJPW's Global Wars tour has added EVIL and SANADA. The events will stream on Honorclub.

Charlotte Flair's ex-husband is suing WWE as well as both Ric and Charlotte Flair due to disparaging claims in "Second Nature." Those claims can definitely hurt his reputation, which is more notable now due to the book's release.

Kurt Angle, Zack Ryder, and Curt Hawkins were backstage at Smackdown 1000. There was seemingly talk of reusing the "Edgeheads" before the plan with Becky Lynch on the Cutting Edge.

Punishment Martinez has officially started working out at the WWE Performance Center.

WWE has also trademarked the Chinese name and characters for "Lighting Fist."

WWE is seeking a News Director for their digital offerings.

Rey Mysterio will face Shinsuke Nakamura at Starrcade for the United States Championship, so that's what he'll be occupied with first.

Kevin Owens is advertised for Smackdown Live's December 10 live event in Ontario. We'll see if he ends up appearing due to his injury.

Smackdown Live will run a live event in Illinois on December 26.

Jordynne Grace has signed a two-year contract with Impact Wrestling. I'm glad we'll see her again after her All In performance.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I can see that argument, but the two of them are booked at a similar level in ROH. Both are important to ROH. Cody brings a higher profile to the organization, but Lethal is the somewhat no-frills workhorse who embodies the company's values by working with anyone and everyone.

2. To some degree it's habit. That's what the shows have been called for so long, most fans know them by that name. But, yes, if someone wants to pay that much for a show, WWE would love to have them do so. I think a lot of it is a technological challenge where some people have cable or satellite but not high-speed Internet, or they're not comfortable having their financial information stored online.

3. It was Teddy Long's idea, playa! Trish and Lita working together to have, say, a ten-minute match instead of each doing a five-minute match protects the older workers who are just doing the one appearance. They can come in, do their signature stuff, and get out without stretching themselves to an unnecessary degree.

4. WWE should feature as many women in as many roles as possible, fitting with the theme of the show.

5. Vince definitely has loyal employees who do what he wants them to do and support every plan of his.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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