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Monday, February 4, 2019

Halftime Heat Reax, Interviews with Gargano/Aldis/Gallows+Anderson, new women's Chamber team, Network collections detailed, Impact heading to ECW Arena, SDL star tweets about not being used, NXT content streamed, international territory name passes, and Questions on Rumbles in arenas, WM main eventers in a tag match, a final Shield moment, Steve Austin copyright issues, and The Elite using ROH

-- Halftime Heat:
- DIY/Cole vs. Black/Ricochet/Dream:
Dream's outfit. I love it.

I like this start with Gargano being conflicted about whom to tag.

Haha nice fakeout from Tommaso.

Awesome high-flying.

This is fun on the outside.

There's definitely explosive action here.

Everyone looks like good here.

I loved the triple team finisher.

Damn. Cole took some real punishment there at the end!

Johnny Gargano spoke before Halftime Heat. I really hope he can be similarly successful post-NXT. He's really elevated that brand.

Elimination Chamber's women's tag team championship match has added The IIconics. This was expected.

WWE Network is featuring Drew McIntyre's "superstar picks" to replace the previously announced "Power Of Love" collection. The Kanellises really got pushed aside!

- King Booker's collection was also detailed.

Nick Aldis promoted the NWA World Championship on the Two Man Power Trip Podcast.

Impact is set to tape TV in the former ECW Arena during two nights in May. I fully expect Tommy Dreamer on the card.

Killian Dain tweeted about WWE not utilizing him. As always, WWE has access to a LOT of good talent. They just don't know how to use them all. And as has been pointed out previously, they're signing and developing a lot more talent than there are roster spots for.

WWE's social media streams showed hours of NXT content going into Halftime Heat. That was smart to potentially get people who aren't watching the brand to watch it. I hope it can continue to change the business.

Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows discussed AEW, The Club in WWE, and more. They've really failed to make an impact without working with AJ Styles and/or Finn Balor. I hope AEW is able to showcase some of the people not making headway in WWE.

International/territory era star Les Thornton passed away at 84. He was pretty decorated during his career.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. They're definitely going to continue to try to draw crowds of 30,000 or more. It's worth seeing if Summerslam and Survivor Series can do similar business.

2. That would be AMAZING at Fast Lane, but I agree it could water down the Mania matches.

3. They could definitely do that the night after WrestleMania as Dean's last appearance, but, yes, it could be showcasing someone who's going to turn around and appear at Double or Nothing. I'm leaning toward honoring the man who's given so many years and bumps to WWE, but I wouldn't blame them for not wanting to hand AEW a hot act.

4. I've never heard of there being an issue. Marvel was much more likely to seek legal action, so WWE covered their bases.

5 is a repeat. If I'm Sinclair Broadcasting, I'm looking at the success those names were able to achieve and seeing how ROH can bring in a similar amount of revenue.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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