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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Impact announces VIP packages, Fast Lane match dropped?, Interviews with Paige/Bucks, Bayley teases facing legends, WOH title in Japan, more on Star-MMA, ROH TV on Sling, NXT announcement teased, new ROH PPV match, more AEW tickets, SDL dark matches, 205 Live cameo, and Questions on Paige in the UK PC, Ronda headlining WM35, where Bray is, AEW signing former WWE names, and Taker-WM35

Impact has announced VIP packages for their March TV tapings.

Fast Lane is no longer advertising Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair. The match was listed by the venue, but WWE never announced it. Both women are still advertised for the event, just not in any specific match.

Paige was on Fox News to discuss "Fighting With My Family."

Bayley teased Trish Stratus and Lita coming for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. As amazing as that would be, it might be a little early in the title's history to do a match of that magnitude.

ROH's Women Of Honor Championship will be defended in Stardom on February 24 as Mayu Iwatani faces Konami. That's a big moment for the division.

The former Sexy Star's MMA signing got an official press release.

The Young Bucks discussed AEW topics:
- If AEW wasn't an option, I think there's a good chance they would have gone to WWE. ROH and NJPW weren't going to offer them what they'd be able to make and do in WWE. And, realistically, what was left for them to do in either company?

- It's still amazing to think a faction of wrestlers is making their own promotion. Obviously there will be plenty of talents who haven't been in The Elite.

- I'm very interested to see how AEW's storytelling unfolds.

- Wowwwww. Twenty years from now? Let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

- I do appreciate the level of vision these talents have.

- Building and running a wrestling promotion is definitely a tall task!

- Haha. The creative freedom is going to be a big sell for talent and a certain audience. Of course, some talent do well with the structure of a script.

- I can only imagine how many stories have circulated about potential promotions over the years.

- Timing things out is going to be critical after All In. Of course everyone wants to showcase themselves.

- I mean, hey, at one point 10,000 fans seemed farfetched. I wouldn't rule out them at one point drawing a crowd at the level of a Tokyo Dome show or Royal Rumble.

- The Bucks are incredibly ambitious. I'm glad to see them achieving so much.

ROH TV is now available on Sling TV via Stadium. We'll see if that expands the product's audience.

NXT is teasing a "special announcement" tonight. I'm curious what that will mean, and if it will involve the talents we saw on Raw and Smackdown Live this week.

ROH's 17th Anniversary PPV has added Marty Scurll vs. Kenny King.

Double or Nothing has released a few hundred more tickets as AEW plans production for the event. WCW drew just under 12,500 for Halloween Havoc 1997, so I think that should be their milestone.

Before Smackdown Live, Rey Mysterio and R-Truth defeated The Colons.

205 Live featured local wrestler Johnny Flex against Ariya Daivari. Flex also competed against AOP in September.

After Smackdown Live, Asuka retained the Smackdown Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I think that'd be a wonderful move. I'm a little surprised she hasn't taken a backstage role already, but maybe that changes once her movie's out.

2. They've indicated it will be, but we won't know for sure until that day. It's definitely something people are pushing for.

3. Bray apparently had some lingering injuries to deal with, seeing as how he's barely popped up even on live events since then.

4. I definitely think the existing fan base would turn on the product to a degree if they sign people primarily because of what they did in the past rather than what they can deliver in the years to come. AEW has a distinct vision for what they want their show to be, and they need to make sure everyone they sign is going to complement that vision. Now, of course, if interest dwindles from their current audience, it's worth looking into picking up some meaningful "names" to sell tickets/get ratings, but it's way too early for that to be an issue.

5. So there have been WrestleManias since Undertaker's debut where he wasn't active, but obviously he's made the majority of them. He's definitely making plans for life outside the ring, but that doesn't mean for sure we won't see a late addition or cameo at WrestleMania (and the May Saudi Arabia show).

More wrestling tomorrow.

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