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Friday, October 12, 2018

Ronda launches website, assorted WWE press, Interviews with Kaitlyn/Lilian/Cena/Ronda, NXT UK broadcast deal, SSD notes, Evolution match note, Omega working hurt, Callis-NJPW update, more NJPW content online, PROGRESS not running WM35 weekend, MLW WM35 weekend plans, another Y2J cruise match, Snow book coming, Anthem reveals considerations of dropping Impact, why Lashley turned, who runs NXT"s live events, WWE looking at more PCs, NXT UK names train, Becky working hurt, Dunne misses shows, WWE scouts in Australia, more WWE in Australia?, Impact hires media rights consultant, WWE legends comic coming, and MSG show changes brands

Ronda Rousey has launched a website.

Alexa Bliss and Mickie James were also at the American Music Awards.

Kaitlyn discussed returning to WWE. I wonder how she'd do in modern NXT/WWE.

Lilian Garcia is on Steve Austin's latest podcast.

Natalya and Tyson Kidd were on ET Canada Live.

John Cena was on The Daily Show. I really hope the current crop of WWE main eventers can be in his league with media appearances like this. He's been key for the company's mainstream success.

NXT UK has been announced as a WWE Network series. I hope that increases subscriptions enough to be worth the cost. Not getting a TV deal really hurts the project's potential to earn money.

Super Show-Down drew around 62,000 fans, WWE's biggest Australian audience ever and one of their biggest non-U.S. crowds ever.

Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz at Super Show-Down went exactly as long as initially planned. I, and others, had speculated their match was cut short. This was not the case.

Trish Stratus and Lita vs. Alexa Bliss and Mickie James was always planned as a tag match.

Kenny Omega is now working with a fractured rib. He's one of the biggest stars in the world right now, so he's going to keep going as long as he can.

Don Callis looks to be done as NJPW's announcer due to his Impact commitments preventing him from having a full schedule. I hope that's the right move for both sides.

NJPW is putting up more digital content and making more content available in English, French, and Spanish. Both of these moves are from the new Management team.

PROGRESS will not run any WrestleMania-weekend events. That's somewhat surprising.

MLW will have another Battle Riot over WrestleMania weekend.

James Ellsworth vs. Jenny Rose has been added to Chris Jericho's cruise.

Al Snow is writing an autobiography. That should be really entertaining.

Anthem reportedly considered closing Impact before last year's Bound For Glory, but made enough financial changes to keep the promotion going. I'm curious how much longer Anthem is willing to keep things moving.

Lashley turned heel due to Owens going off the road for surgery. The move was decided the day of the show.

Michael Hayes is in charge of NXT's tours outside of Florida, so WWE Management is determining which stars are on which set of live events. That's interesting, given how different things are from NXT to Raw and Smackdown Live.

WWE is looking at opening international Performance Centers, notably in the UK and Saudi Arabia. The UK is a really obvious move, but Saudi Arabia is a big statement. We'll see how that goes.

NXT UK wrestlers recently went through a big training experience in line with the WWE Performance Center.

Becky Lynch is working with a cracked jaw. That's a shame. I hope her push continues.

WWE will likely do another women's-only PPV. It will be interesting to see what changes from Evolution.

Pete Dunne missed a few dates due to a foot injury, but he's expected to work the next NXT UK tapings.

WWE scouted talent at Melbourne City Wrestling before Super Show-Down. No surprise there; the company isn't in the area often, so they want to make the most of their time there.

WWE is looking at more Australian shows in future years.

Chelsea Green recently trained at the WWE Performance Center, so she could be joining NXT soon.

Impact Wrestling has picked up a strategic media rights consultant in order to expand their global presence. That's coming at an important time. They need to get some deals going.

Ronda Rousey spoke to TMZ about the Bella Twins.

WWE will have a comic focusing on legends known as WWE: Forever. The first issue will come in January, covering Bret Hart, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, and Money Inc.

WWE's Madison Square Garden event for December 26 has been changed to a Raw live event. Kevin Owens is advertised, but will almost definitely not be cleared to work the show.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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