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Saturday, March 30, 2019

Assorted wrestling press, Interviews with Schiavone/Reigns, Starrcast returning to FITE, Taker documentary coming, Japanese star passes, Honor Rumble additions, new Honor Club matches, Coleman's Pulpit at Festival of Honor, ROH teasing former tag champion returning, WWE to Spain TV, Linda resigns from government, Viceland trailer, DG talent pulled from Wrestlecon, WM35 adds women's battle royal, Andre battle royal participants, Harper on his current WWE status, EVOLVE vs. NXT event set, WWE seeking global tour manager, and an NXT live event note

The Miz and Maryse spoke to Hollywood Life about the second season of "Miz & Mrs."

Tony Schiavone is on Edge and Christian's latest podcast.

Becky Lynch spoke to TMZ Sports about Rob Gronkowski going to WWE. Her wit is razor-sharp.

- Bray Wyatt and JoJo also discussed Gronkowski with TMZ Sports. I wasn't aware of their previous connection.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan had a heart procedure recently. I hope that improves things for him.

Starrcast II will air on FITE, as the first event did.

The Undertaker will be the subject of an upcoming WWE documentary, with Jim Ross contributing.

Japanese star Koji Kitao passed away at the age of 55. PWInsider.com covered his career inside and outside wrestling.

G1 Supercard's Honor Rumble has added Kenny King, PJ Black, The Bouncers, and Cheeseburger. Yeah Bully Ray has a featured match but King, Black, and Liger are in that.

ROH's April 14 Honor Club event will be headlined by a 30-minute Iron Man tag team match. Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham will face Tracy Williams and Mark Haskins of Lifeblood.

ROH's March 31 Honor Club event has added:
- PCO and Brody King vs. The Briscoes for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
- Sumie Sakai/Jenny Rose vs. Kris Stadtlander/Tasha Steelz vs. Gabby Ortiz/Karissa Rifera

Festival of Honor will feature Coleman's Pulpit with PCO's trainer Destro.

ROH is teasing a former ROH tag team champion returning to the company. Jimmy Jacobs would make sense, as he hasn't appeared in Impact in a while.

Roman Reigns updated his health. I hope he's able to contribute in a major way for years to come without having to worry about that popping back up.

WWE will air in Spain beginning April 6, with a two-hour version of Raw and Smackdown Live each week with Spanish commentary. That's a good step for them.

Linda McMahon is resigning as the head of the Small Business Administration, effective April 12. She will then lead a political action committee to support Donald Trump's 2020 election bid. There is no indication she will be returning to WWE or joining Alpha Entertainment or any other similar endeavor.

Viceland released a trailer for their wrestling series. That definitely looks compelling, although the Montreal "Screwjob" has already gotten far too much attention and it looks like Bret's just going to put himself over again.

WrestleCon will no longer be able to use Dragon Gate talent as a result of being unable to obtain visas for the talent in question. The convention made extensive efforts to work something out, but the U.S. government denied those attempts. Very disappointing given all WrestleCon did to do something for the fans that weekend.

WrestleMania 35 has added a women's battle royal featuring Asuka, Carmella, Naomi, Lana, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Nikki Cross, Dana Brooke, The Riott Squad, Mickie James, and Zelina Vega. NXT talents will also be in the match. Asuka could use the win after suddenly being out of a more prominent match.

The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal has added Andrade, Apollo Crews, Titus O'Neil, Tyler Breeze, Jinder Mahal, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, Lucha House Party, The B-Team, Heath Slater, Rhyno, The Ascension, Ali, Shelton Benjamin, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, the Hardy Boys, Heavy Machinery, and EC3. I'm shocked the Hardys are stuck in that.

Luke Harper tweeted about his current WWE status. I hope WWE has just been saving him for something more significant after WrestleMania, but time will tell. He's definitely worthy of being an important player going forward. If WWE doesn't see that, someone like AEW likely will.

EVOLVE 126 on April 13 in Florida has an NXT vs. EVOLVE theme with:
- Raul Mendoza vs. Austin Theory for the EVOLVE Championship
- Angelo Dawkins vs. Eddie Kingston in a Falls Count Anywhere match
- Shane Thorne vs. Curt Stallion
- Adrian Jaoude vs. Anthony Henry
- Eric Bugenhagen performing
- Lacey Lane in action
-- Being that close to the WWE Performance Center, that's a clever move.

WWE is seeking a global touring manager, focusing on NXT. There's speculation this means NXT will tour outside the U.S. more going forward. That would definitely be significant for the brand.

At NXT's March 29 Florida live event, Rinku Singh lose to Angelo Dawkins in Singh's first match since February 23.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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