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Monday, December 10, 2018

AXS series trailer, Cena press, NXT TV debut set, Interviews with Cena/Becky, Cass-HOH plans, and Questions on Vince getting behind a women's WM main event, taking a break from wrestling, changing back to bikini contests, whether ratings matter, and if Vince will change plans with the audience dropping

AXS TV promoted WOW coming in January. I was under the impression the show was going to be goofy, but the trailer doesn't really indicate that.

John Cena and Make-A-Wish are lighting up the Empire State Building to promote his new movie.

- Cena also did the open for FOX's NFL broadcast Sunday.

Dominik Dijakovic will debut on NXT's January 19 episode. I look forward to seeing how things go for him.

John Cena discussed being a "part-timer," Roman Reigns and more:
- I think sometimes Cena wants to discuss his current project without speaking about wrestling, especially when people talk about "being over" and the like.

- It doesn't look like Cena will be back on TV yet.

- I like Cena getting why Rock's career went the way it went.

Triple H put over boxing champion Vasyl Lomachenko. I wouldn't mind seeing another boxer cross over with WWE.

Becky Lynch was on Ariel Helwani's latest show.

Big Cass was set to work with Joey Ryan at House of Hardcore this weekend. Blue Meanie replaced him.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I definitely think he'd be OK with a women's main event if he felt the match was main event worthy. I do think Ronda Rousey would be key to those plans right now, since the match would have to compete with whatever Brock Lesnar is doing, and potentially matches from Triple H, The Undertaker, and other legends.

2. Definitely. I'd be exhausted if I watched any more wrestling than I already cover. It's already pretty heavy some weeks!

3. There would definitely be outrage from some fans for the fact WWE would be hiring such talented athletes to do that kind of fluff. I think a number of women would strongly consider leaving, depending on what other options there were. They didn't sign on for those kinds of matches. Of course, there's an audience that would appreciate seeing that kind of thing come back, too.

4. Ratings still matter, but there are other factors at play, too, such as how much ad revenue WWE draws and the costs that would be involved with replacing three-to-five hours of weekly TV with something that may or may not draw the level of audience WWE draws. While I'm sure USA Network and FOX would prefer higher ratings, they knew going into the new deals what the audience level was and which direction it was moving.

5. Honestly I think the further things slip the more Vince will think he needs to exert control. After all, where were the current writers and wrestlers when business was better years back? In other words, I don't think he'll accept any blame for it. HE'S VINCE MCMAHON DAMMIT HE BEAT BILLIONAIRE TED!

More wrestling tomorrow.

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