Dream wants callup, potential Bray change, Interviews with Mondo/Cena, more AWA Christmas content, ROH title match set, NXT callups comment, Gas profiled, WWE Christmas message, Arquette responds to critics, Tribute to the Troops hype, more Global Force content, PCO-ROH update, Omega DVD coming, Raw audience, and Questions on Bryan's turn, podcasts, WWE dropping unique sets, USA+FOX on WWE's ratings, and WWE just having one champion

Velveteen Dream tweeted a number of statements supporting being "called up" from NXT, and asked fans to "spam" WWE social media accounts in support of him going to Raw or Smackdown Live. I don't think WWE will take too kindly to that. He might torpedo his own cause there.

Bray Wyatt posted a number of Tweets suggesting a new direction (or something): Tweet 1 Tweet 2 Tweet 3 Other than Starrcade, he hasn't wrestled since September, so he's probably antsy to get back to work.

Nick Mondo is on Stone Cold's latest podcast.

WWE Network has posted AWA Christmas 1983 matches for Hidden Gems:
- Buck Zumhofe vs. Bill White
- Billy Robinson vs. Brad Rheingans
- Rick Martel vs. "Superstar" Billy Graham
- Steve Olsonowski vs. Jesse Ventura
- Greg Gagne, Baron Von Raschke, Ray Stevens, and Jim Brunzell vs. Ken Patera, Jerry Blackwell, Mr. Saito, and Sheik Adnan
- Mad Dog Vachon vs. Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World Championship

ROH's January 13 Honorclub event will be headlined by:
- Jay Lethal vs. Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championship. That's a pretty significant match.

EC3, Lacey Evans, Lars Sullivan, Nikki Cross, and Heavy Machinery's Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic commented on moving on from NXT.

- Dixie Carter also commented on EC3's promotion. I actually miss Dixie...

Pete Gas was profiled in Connecticut. I miss the Posse too actually.

WWE created an animated Christmas message. That's pretty well done.

David Arquette commented on criticism of his wrestling: Tweet 1 Tweet 2 Tweet 3 Tweet 4. I don't know how wise it is to encourage fans to confront him in person, but he's been willing to take some serious punishment lately.

New Day served pancakes to troops at Denny's. This is a real wrestling gimmick in 2018. It makes them money, though, so good for them.

Global Force is bringing UK's Monopoly Comic Cons to FITE. Sting will be at a convention from March 8 through March 10, while Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Jim Duggan will be at a convention on April 27 and April 28. Global Force's greatest strength seems to be having connections.

Ember Moon promoted Tribute to the Troops.

John Cena talked wrestling for Comedy Central's 7 Minutes in Heaven. He really is willing to do just about any opportunity.

PCO already has a T-shirt with ROH. That's opportunity!

Kenny Omega is getting an ROH DVD. They've benefitted immensely from the NJPW association.

Raw drew 2.55 million viewers Monday, a sizable increase of 400,000 for the McMahons' appearance and TLC fallout.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. We're essentially at a point now where wrestling audiences are going to cheer people they see as doing good work and boo people they think aren't deserving of a push. Him being a heel is fresh and lets him work with new people, so I'm not really complaining. And yes, he was the one who pushed to turn heel.

2. I don't listen to any of them regularly enough to know, but I don't dismiss those two out of hand considering they actually had a hand in the events discussed. Everyone has their version of events, to be sure.

3. WWE cuts costs by having standard sets, with the argument no one's making a decision whether or not to watch a show because of the stage or pyro. WWE makes things pretty interchangeable as a whole these days for efficiency.

4. Basically WWE is a more attractive (less unattractive?) option than creating original programming or most other replacements they could come up with, since they don't really have to sell anyone on what the show is. Everyone already knows what WWE is. That's not true of most properties.

5. There are still two touring brands and two rosters. Whichever brand doesn't have the title could potentially be seen as the B-show. Plus, having one champion/set of champions on each brand could further overexpose those talents. And, yes, WWE would almost certainly make that one champion Brock.

More wrestling tomorrow.