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Sunday, November 18, 2018

Japanese name working CZW, Marko and Arquette injured, LA Confidential guests, Henry to be honored, Lethal signs new deal, ROH seeking new talents, Interviews with Show, Riddle does charity, JR injured, Flair joins PWTees, WarGames notes, HHH conference call, and Questions on a WWE theme park, a Rey cartoon, Arquette in a death match, and the AWA Tag Classic

Japan's Atsushi Onita will work CZW's Cage of Death XX on December 9. No opponent has been announced.

Marko Stunt suffered a broken shin while taking a Canadian Destroyer off a stage through a door, as he hit his leg on  some nearby stools. That sounds incredibly dangerous and painful.

- Stunt needed surgery for a broken tibia.

David Arquette's match with Nick Gage this weekend didn't end as planned as Arquette tried to get out of the match due to a deep cut in his neck from a light tube. He returned to the ring, only to be hit again with a light tube. This caused him to attack Gage legitimately, but Gage quickly tossed him down and pinned him. Arquette got right up and headed to the hospital later that night, with Gage cutting a promo about not agreeing to do a "death match" if you're not prepared to take that level of punishment. Arquette was a last-minute replacement for the injured Joey Ryan. I respect Arquette getting back in the ring at 47 to prove himself to fans but we're at a point where I worry for his safety if he keeps doing stuff like this.

- Arquette received several stitches from the light tube spot.

Hollywood's Luke Perry, WWE's Sheamus, Matt Riddle, and Kassius Ohno, and CZW's Nick Mondo were at L.A. Confidential Friday night.

Mark Henry will be honored by the Cauliflower Alley Club on May 1. It's good to see him get accolades.

Jay Lethal has signed a new ROH contract. His current deal was set to end at the conclusion of 2018. So, both competitors in the Final Battle main event were potentially leaving shortly thereafter. yikes. Lethal is an institution in ROH. He'll be an important part of the company's plans going forward.

ROH is looking to sign new talents. They'll need to rebuild the roster if a number of prominent names leave. The Young Bucks, The Addiction, Silas Young, and Hangman Page are all under deals expiring at the end of 2018.

Big Show discussed Becky Lynch's injury.

- Show also promoted WrestleMania on Yahoo! Sports and FOX News. He had good advice for today's talents.

Matt Riddle worked with the Special Olympics and Boys and Girls Club of America before Takeover.

Jim Ross fell face-first on concrete following a football game. I really hope he's as well as can be expected. That looks BAD.

Ric Flair has joined Pro Wrestling Tees.

Takeover: WarGames saw fans given LED bracelets that lit up certain colors to match up with other production aspects. I hope that was worth the expense. It was definitely a pretty cool experience.

Bobby Fish was helped out of WarGames by WWE officials. Undisputed Era got a standing ovation after the main event. All eight men went through a lot in that match.

Triple H did a press conference after WarGames, covered here:
- It definitely would have been a mistake not to have Riddle at the event in some capacity.

- I'm glad they're experimenting with things at the NXT level. Some of them will add to Raw or Smackdown Live. Others, I'm not so sure of.

- We'll see what the next few weeks of TV look like.

- I'm glad Fish and Dunne are OK.

- I keep waiting for NXT UK to become a success.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I can't say I've ever heard of that being something that was considered. It's an interesting idea, though.

2. A lot of ideas only make it to a certain point, unfortunately.

3. He wants to prove himself in the wrestling business after the backlash to him winning the WCW Championship as an actor. That and he's goofier than a pet coon.

4. AWA was winding down at that point. This was something of a last-ditch effort to stay relevant. You see how that ended up.

5. Just goes to show how long Lynn was wrestling!

6. AWA was outdated and dwindling in the Rock and Wrestling Era.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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