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Monday, December 17, 2018

New Hidden Gem, Interview with Becky, Culkin thumb wrestles, Cody puts ROH over, Vince announcement, SDL announcer misses TLC, new ROH signing, and Questions on Vince's announcement and changes in WWE's direction

Randy Savage's 1992 Christmas message with George Steinbrenner is WWE Network's latest Hidden Gem.

Becky Lynch discussed "The Marine 6" and more.

Macaulay Culkin thumb-wrestled wrestlers. I can't say I expected that to happen in 2018.

Cody put ROH over on Twitter. Very classy exit.

Vince McMahon is expected to announce a superstar shakeup/draft tonight on Raw. That could certainly change some things that need changing, but there are other problems that need to be addressed beyond who's on which show. 

Byron Saxton missed TLC due to an unspecified illness. It's unknown if this is related to the illness Finn Balor, Bobby Roode, and Alexa Bliss ended up with.

ROH has signed Bandido, who notably wrestled in All In's main event. Bandido will debut for the promotion in 2019. WWE had been trying to pick him up, as well. It's surprising ROH was able to get him given that fact. His tag team partner Flamita is also being pursued by ROH and other promotions, so we could see that duo reunite soon.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Let's just say I wouldn't bet on it happening.

2. 100%. Vince is going to address that tonight. We'll see how much of a change he's willing to commit to.

3. It's going to be different for each viewer, but I think he needs to acknowledge WWE TV hasn't been excelling lately and he intends to do something about it.

4. Stephanie and Triple H are being groomed for it, so they're the natural choices. I'm worried, though, given the less-than-stellar returns on 205 Live and NXT UK. Triple H has shown he can spend a lot of money to get talented people and put them in good matches, and he's shown he can draw big crowds close to major Raw/Smackdown Live events, but running Raw and Smackdown Live is a whole different ball game.

5. Only if they don't have to run things by Vince. As long as there's still the expectation they're ultimately doing things the way the Chairman wants, I don't see things being changed all that much. If Vince completely turns his attention elsewhere, new directions can start.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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