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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

AWA Hidden Gem, Network show preview, ROH name signs exclusive deals, another promotion at WM35 weekend, 205 Live name's comic released, ROH star trademarks name, ROH year-end polls, and Questions on Ultimate X in WWE, an Iron Man match in WWE, how the MMA Horsewomen would fare in a top PPV match, Ronda vs. Ken Shamrock, and Meltzer's reputation

AWA Nite of Champions II has been added to WWE Network as a Hidden Gem. This was a joint show with the NWA in 1985.

NBA's Enes Kanter previewed Kitchen SmackDown.

Shane Taylor has signed an exclusive deal with ROH. I'd loved to see him utilized as a top name there.

Stardom will be part of WrestleMania 35 weekend with an event in New York April 5. There's going to be a LOT of amazing wrestling that weekend.

Mustafa Ali's Headlocked comic is now available digitally. He's got an opportunity to be someone important going forward.

WWE has trademarked their new Network show names.

Flip Gordon has trademarked that name.

ROH is holding Best of 2018 polls.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Not good unless they buy out Impact, then do X-Division content on WWE Network to establish the match type. I really don't see them blatantly using an Impact match with Impact still in existence.

2. Yeah, two people in one match going an hour would be overkill in WWE in 2019. The only way I see a 60-minute match other than Royal Rumble working is if it's a gauntlet match or otherwise keeps refreshing itself. There's only so much you can do to keep people engaged with the same two people in the ring.

**It dawned on me after I answered this that Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada have gone 60 minutes twice. So that could hypothetically work, but I don't know how the WWE audience would react to it.

3. If that match does happen in 2019, I think it can be put together well enough to where everyone can shine.

4. I think Ronda beats everyone there. The only potential caveat is if we count Brock Lesnar's return to WWE after going to UFC. That one's tough.

5. I DEFINITELY don't think Meltzer is intentionally conning anyone, making up stories, or anything of the sort. He just likely has different sources with different agendas compared to some of the people on the inside who have access to certain information he might not have access to, on top of their own perspective from being there themselves. Everyone wants to present themselves and their circumstances in a certain light.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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