AEW unveiled, WWE trademark update, Goldust UK speaking tour, Gargano's EVOLVE matches, WK13 ticket milestone, CWFH milestone coming, X-Division names leave Impact, Best of WWE DVD lineup, Interview with Bayley, and Questions on MLW going too far, current stars who would have been big decades ago, Fox changing WWE, and wrestling companies using copyrighted music

All Elite Wrestling has officially been revealed, along with Double Or Nothing (believed to be "All In 2"). Cody, The Young Bucks, Hangman Page, and SoCal Uncensored are all advertised for a rally January 8 in Florida, right down the road from Smackdown Live. The Elite are very shrewd marketers. It's good to see people able to do something exciting and unique in 2019.

- NFL team owner Tony Khan is pursuing national TV deals, with the goal being to air on Tuesday nights when Smackdown Live moves to Fridays. That can definitely be a major move.

- AEW is offering multi-year deals to a number of talents who worked All In. It will be VERY intriguing to see which talents they can scoop up, and what those names signing will mean for ROH, LU, and other promotions.

- AEW and Double or Nothing T-shirts, unsurprisingly, are already on sale.

- Cody confirmed himself as Executive Vice President. He's going to be a magnet for criticism if he books himself in the spotlight, although, of course, a lot of it is his vision.

WWE was refused the Halloween Havoc trademarked since they sought to trademark the term months after someone else trademarked it. However, WWE should be able to show they own the rights to the original event. WWE was also asked to clarify the nature of the trademark. I expect they'll get rights to the term sooner rather than later.

Goldust is doing a UK/Ireland speaking tour in May. He's still under contract to WWE, but there's no update on him returning to the ring after his double knee surgery in July.

Johnny Gargano's EVOLVE matches will be:
- Johnny Gargano and AR Fox vs. Austin Theory and Josh Briggs at EVOLVE 119 January 18
- Johnny Gargano vs. Austin Theory in a non-title match at EVOLVE 120 January 19
-- Both events are in New York. Theory is getting a spotlight, I see.

NJPW announced Wrestle Kingdom 13 has sold more tickets than Wrestle Kingdom 12. That presumably bodes well for 2019 attendance.

Championship Wrestling from Hollywood is taping their 400th episode Saturday. That's a big milestone!!

DJ Z and Trevor Lee announced their Impact contracts expired. Z hadn't worked for Impact since June, so it's not a big surprise he's out the door. It's unknown what his next steps are. Lee leaving was set some time ago; he's expected to go to NXT.

WWE's Best of Raw and Smackdown Live DVD lineup was revealed.

Bayley talked in the UK. I don't see intergender wrestling happening in WWE. Male on female violence would be a tough sell.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It's definitely pretty heavy. Some fans are probably excited for the MLW "Attitude Era" providing a contrast to pancakes and urine in WWE, while others see angles like that as crossing a line from being entertainment to something genuinely unnerving.

2. I think I'm out of my element with that one. It's difficult to picture how today's stars would adapt to those styles and times. I think Dolph Ziggler, Cesaro, and Bobby Roode would be good for the NWA or AWA titles given their backgrounds. Heck, maybe Jinder Mahal or Rusev for WWWF Champion?

3. Fox specifically announced WWE as part of Fox Sports, and they promoted it during the NFL. I definitely think they want a "sports" direction, but they also know WWE is not the same beast as MLB or anything else. If it's anything like Impact's time on FSN, they might push for "time limits" for the matches and potentially fewer comedy skits, but that was 15 years ago for a different product, so history won't necessarily repeat itself.

4. I don't expect so. I think Fox will want WWE to fit in more with their other sports properties, but hopefully they don't change try to make it a very different product.

5. I want to say ECW mostly skirted that requirement by being under the radar and having friends in the music industry, as well as playing music over the venue's system instead of broadcasting it like sports games do, but WWF and WCW paid rights fees. It's much more cost effective and simple to compose their own tracks.

More wrestling tomorrow.