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Friday, November 23, 2018

New Starrcade match, WM35 plans, more on Braun surgery, Raw star hurt, more on Enzo-WWE, Lars plans, All In 2 plans, more on AEW, Elite's future, AXS-NJPW commentary update, Survivor Series weekend attendance notes, Puerto Rican star fractures skull, Japanese name in altercation, Ellsworth accused of sending nude photo to minor, Owen documentary coming, former Sandow on NBC show, Cody surgery update, Impact talking to other channels, Aries at Impact tapings, Impact returning to Mexico, new WWEPC expected soon, NXT UK special plans, XFL TV note, Tribute taping set, how WWE will change with FOX deal, another expected NXT hire, new WWEPC coach, Vince company facing trademark battle, Becky advertised for SDL tour, Titus cameoing on SDL live event, and HoFer hospitalized

Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka has been added to tomorrow night's Starrcade event.

Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins is currently the plan for WrestleMania 35, and it's expected to play off the Roman Reigns situation. That match could be good, but I'm wary of them pushing Reigns' condition to that degree. I think fans will turn on that level of acknowledgement, too. 

Braun Strowman's surgery is related to bone spurs in his elbow. It was decided to have him do the procedure now so he'll be ready for the Royal Rumble. While WWE wants him to compete at TLC, he might not be cleared by then. We could see Braun quickly destroy Corbin to protect his elbow.

Ronda Rousey is set to face Charlotte Flair once her storyline with Nia Jax wraps up. Then, Ronda vs. Becky Lynch is scheduled for WrestleMania. Both feuds could really be great.

Dolph Ziggler recently had a foot injury, but should be back soon. I'm interested where things go with him next.

Enzo Amore's Survivor Series stunt was likely to promote a concert the next day.

Lars Sullivan is expected to get a big push when he debuts on Raw or Smackdown Live. It's unknown which show he will join.

All In 2 is currently being considered for a holiday weekend in Nevada in the second quarter of 2019. Easter, Cinco de Mayo, and Memorial Day would be the biggest possibilities there.

All Elite Wrestling is a project of Tony Khan, the son of the owner of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars and English soccer club Fulham FC.

- A number of WWE names are interested in joining the project.

Kenny Omega and the rest of The Elite are looking to remain with NJPW, but no deals have been signed.

AXS will now use New Japan World's commentary for NJPW events rather than their own team.

Takeover:WarGames drew around 11,000 fans, which beat both Raw (8,800)  and Smackdown Live (8,000) that followed Survivor Series. That's the first time a Takeover special has had bigger attendance than a Raw for the same week.

Puerto Rico's Cuervo suffered a fractured skull due to a brick being thrown at his head in a casket match in Mexico. Cuervo was caught unaware and ended up in intensive care. It is currently unknown if he will be able to wrestle again. That's really, really problematic.

- The State of Mexico Box y Lucha commission suspended the wrestler who threw the brick. The commission did not have a representative at the event, and there was no ambulance at the venue. Hopefully this leads to some big reforms.

- Two benefit shows were set for the arena where the incident happened in order to raise money for Cuervo's hospital costs.

Japan's Chigusa Nagayo got in an altercation with a man who was holding his wife on the ground in a parking garage. She broke a finger in the process.

James Ellsworth has been accused of sending a nude photo of himself to a 16-year-old girl. His attorney has called the accusation baseless. As always, he is innocent until proven guilty, but this could have effects on him being utilized going forward.

An Owen Hart documentary is in the works by a UK company. Martha Hart, Bret Hart, and Natalya have all been interviewed for the film.

The former Damien Sandow will be part of NBC's "Midnight, Texas." He's using his former wrestling name Aron Stevens as an actor. I'm glad he's successful.

Cody is expected to miss six weeks after his knee surgery in January. It's good he won't miss long.

Impact has discussed moving its TV show to WGN America, TruTV, and SyFy. It's believed they can keep their show on Pop early into 2019 while they plan their next moves. SyFy being in the mix suggests WWE no longer has exclusivity with NBC Universal.

Austin Aries visited at one of Impact's Nevada tapings, as he lives in the area. There are no plans for him to return at this time.

Impact is set to tape TV in Mexico in January. I'm curious how that will go this time.

WWE is expected to announce a Performance Center coming to the UK. That could definitely be a big move, allowing access to European talent as well.

NXT UK is expected to have multiple Takeover specials in 2019. I'm curious how those will do.

XFL is expected to be part of NBC's sports lineup in some fashion. We're still a good way away from that happening, but it's interesting such a major player is on-board with the league.

Tribute to the Troops will be taped at December 4's Smackdown Live taping in Texas. No word on when it will air.

Raw and Smackdown Live are expected to have separate production teams under the FOX deal. Part of this is due to more live events being aired on WWE Network. It will be interesting to see what that will entail.

Samuel Shaw is expected to join NXT in January. I'm curious how he'll do after his Impact run. I definitely don't expect him to do his gimmick from his time there...

Australian wrestler Hartley Jackson is joining the WWE Performance Center as a coach. He recently retired from Zero-One.

Alpha Entertainment, Vince McMahon's company in charge of the XFL, is facing opposition to trademarking its logo because Adidas feels it's too similar to their own logo.

Becky Lynch is advertised for Smackdown Live's live event tour beginning December 26, so they currently expect her back by then. As always, things can change between now and then.

Titus O'Neil is advertised for Smackdown Live's December 30 event in Florida, since he lives in the area. I'd assume this is just a one-time appearance for that brand.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan spent Thanksgiving in intensive care for an unknown medical issue. I hope he recovers soon.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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