NFL stars at TLC, Interview with Mustafa, WWE extends international TV deal, 205 Live talent working Japanese promotion, more AWA Christmas Hidden Gems, SCU-ROH update, former ROH Champion at weekend events, MLW marathon coming, Schiavone documentary coming, MLW injuries, MLW press, MLW looking to expand TV clearance, Interview with Natalya, GLOW comic coming, Raw dark match, Raw lineup, and Questions on fans taking over Raw, boycotting WWE TV due to the Saudi deal, SAnitY not working out on SDL, WM35 in Minnesota, and LGBTQ+ angles in WWE

NFL players Earl Mitchell and George Kittle were at TLC, discussing supporting Connor's Cure.

- USA Today covered them attending.

Mustafa Ali is on Lilian Garcia's latest podcast. I hope he has a future beyond 205 Live. He showed something on Smackdown Live.

WWE has extended their New Zealand TV deal, adding one-hour versions of Raw and Smackdown Live on free TV.

Akira Tozawa will compete for Fight Club Pro in Japan. Good to see him getting work beyond 205 Live given how sparse that schedule is.

AWA Christmas matches from 1981 and 1982 have been added to WWE Network's Hidden Gems section in a one-hour special:
- 1981's Nick Bockwinkel vs. Billy Robinson
- 1981's Hulk Hogan and Tito Santana vs. Ken Patera and Bobby Duncum
- 1982's Baron Von Raschke vs. Jacques Goulet
- 1982's Ken Patera vs. Steve Olsonoski
- 1982's Rick Martel vs. Bobby Heenan

SoCal Uncensored's ROH contracts end at the end of 2019. It's expected at least Christopher Daniels will work January's TV taping. We'll see how that goes.

Homicide was backstage at ROH events this weekend. I'd definitely like to see him back there.

MLW will have a marathon on beIN sports December 31.

Tony Schiavone is the subject of an upcoming documentary due to his return to wrestling announcing.

Davey Boy Smith, Jr. worked MLW's tapings through a big fever.

Tom Lawlor worked MLW with a crushed knuckle.

Mexican TV station TV Azteca recently filmed content at MLW.

MLW is looking to bring Fusion to European TV. That would definitely be big.

MLW got press from the local FOX affiliate for their Florida tapings.

Natalya promoted Raw. She does a lot of PR for the company.

GLOW will be a comic miniseries. It's amazing how over the revival has gotten.

Zack Ryder defeated Mojo Rawley in a dark match before Raw. I expect Main Event to be exclusively video packages the next two weeks due to the double Raw taping.

Raw next week will feature:
- Ronda Rousey vs. Natalya for the Raw Women's Championship
- Bobby Lashley vs. Elias in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight
- Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin
- Drew McIntyre vs. Finn Balor vs. Dolph Ziggler
- Bayley, Sasha Banks, and Ember Moon vs. Mickie James, Dana Brooke, and Alicia Fox
- Heath Slater vs. Jinder Mahal

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. In this case I think it's clear Vince was actually getting the message and delivering changes, so there wasn't much reason to try to take over (other than Corbin remaining a character). I disagree that fans hijacked the show when Roman beat Taker; WWE knew fans would react that way and sent Roman out there to soak it up.

2. I could see that playing a factor in things, just like I could see Linda McMahon being part of the Trump administration leading to fan discontent, but I don't think it's a prominent factor.

3. Hey, Triple H knows what Vince wants for Raw and Smackdown Live. If he makes things that aren't in line with that vision, he shouldn't be surprised when Vince doesn't "get" them.

4. They've been in the running for a number of years, so I think there's a good chance it happens before too much longer.

5. For what it's worth, Sonya has worn rainbow ring gear as a nod to her orientation in the past. I could see angles down the line where LGBTQ+ characters have relationships in line with their orientations, but there's still a sizable segment of the audience that would view that as "shoving those issues down their throats." WWE got backlash for doing an all-women's PPV and having women strike men. There would be even more outrage for a same-sex couple on WWE TV.

More wrestling tomorrow.