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Sunday, February 3, 2019

Main Event Reax - 2/2/19, Lucha Bros-AEW updates, Interviews with HHH/Mojo, new WWE trademark, former ECW Champion boxing, Raw+SDL previews, Impact PPV named and dated, WWE reality show udpates, new ROH match, ROH name confirms deal, NXT name works SDL live event, and Questions on XFL-Draft Kings, Renee leaving with Dean, ROH being responsible for AEW, and Dean's exit

-- Main Event:
- LHP vs. Jinder/Singhs:
Not bad so far.

Nice showcase of LHP.

Yeah that was all about LHP, as it should have been.

- B-Team vs. Ascension:
Eh. Not bad.

Wow. Brief. Fine enough for the time it had, though. I wouldn't blame some of these guys for seeing if AEW is interested, because I don't see them going much higher than they are now anytime soon. 

Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix were said to have exclusively signed with AEW by Chris Jericho in a since-deleted tweet following the Young Bucks meeting with the duo at a Georgia independent show. There was no official confirmation of that move when he made the tweet. I hope he doesn't keep shooting himself and AEW in the feet going forward.

- The Lucha Bros are set to work AEW events as free agents. Obviously AEW signing them would be a game-changer for MLW and Impact. I'm glad they'll be able to work other places given how in-demand they are.

Triple H promoted Halftime Heat. There's another tease of Rob Gronkowski joining WWE.

WWE has trademarked "Halftime Heat" so other promotions won't use it.

The Sandman will be in Celebrity Boxing on March 2 in New Jersey. That should be interesting.

Raw has added:
- Kurt Angle addresses his future
- Becky Lynch is invited by Stephanie McMahon
- Jeff Jarrett vs. Elias in Jarrett's first Raw match since 1999
- Bobby Lashley vs. Finn Balor for the Intercontinental Championship

Impact's April 28 PPV will be called Rebellion. Fitting coming from the Rebel Complex in Ontario.

"Total Bellas" won't air today due to the Super Bowl. Instead, it will air next week.

"Miz and Mrs" season two will begin in April.

ROH had added The Briscoes and Shane Taylor vs. Shinobi Shadow Squad to their February 9 TV taping in Florida.

Smackdown Live has announced:
- Daniel Bryan vs. Jeff Hardy
- Randy Orton vs. Mustafa Ali
- Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson

PJ Black has confirmed he's signed an exclusive ROH deal beginning March 16. This allows him to take bookings before then.

Mojo Rawley spoke to TMZ Sports about Rob Gronkowski potentially coming to WWE. It would definitely help Mojo's career to work with him.

NXT's Kairi Sane teamed with Carmella to defeat The IIconics at Smackdown Live's February 2 event in British Columbia. I'd love to see her do big things in WWE. She's definitely talented in the ring and has an enjoyable character.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. As long as no one in the XFL participates, it should be fine. They want to use the fantasy football market to increase interest in the league.

2. There's nothing to indicate she'll be leaving alongside him.

3. Those talents worked All In with ROH (and NJPW)'s approval. All In was a success for ROH (as well as everyone else who participated), since it put those workers and properties on a bigger stage and got subscribers for HonorClub. There really isn't anything ROH could have done to stop those names making their own show/promotion once their deals were up. If anything, ROH should be thankful The Elite boosted their business as long as they did, because it definitely wasn't a case of ROH making those names big stars. ROH benefited from the association.

4. It's possible, but the fact WWE publicly said he's leaving in April makes it seem like a pretty done deal.

5. No. As it currently stands, Dean Ambrose is set to leave WWE in April.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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