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Monday, April 8, 2019

Hart attacker charged, EVOLVE signing, new WWE Network content, Impact+AAA execs at Supercard, Supercard guest, ex-WWE stars debut for ROH, Stephanie on Gronk+Conor in WWE, Impact releases former world champion, Lawler appearance, previous Cena-WM35 plans, WM35 breaks record, and Questions on Vince's control of NXT, how no-compete clauses work, Brock ending the Streak, Becky's title future, and another Angle vs. Corbin alternative

Bret Hart's Hall of Fame attacker has been charged with two counts of assault as well as a count of trespassing. Again, as to not glorify this individual, I will not name him here.

EVOLVE has signed Anthony Greene after he competed at WWN's Supershow this weekend.

"Table for 3" will feature Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole, and Ricochet after Raw.

NXT will feature Jaxson Ryker vs. Danny Burch this Wednesday on top of the already announced Candice LeRae vs. Aliyah and Street Profits vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel

Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins' WWE Network action figure show debuts on Friday.

AXXESS matches between NXT alumni and current stars will air on WWE Network Sunday night as a one-hour "When Worlds Collide" special. I look forward to seeing that.

Impact and AAA's presidents were in attendance at G1 Supercard. That's really special. I definitely think those promotions could work together to everyone's benefit. As much as everyone talks about AEW vs. WWE, I think Impact and ROH are going to feel the heat from that group pretty heavily.

- Tony Schiavone was also in attendance.

Former WWE stars Enzo Amore and Big Cass were part of an angle at Supercard, where they jumped the barricade and brawled with The Briscoes. ROH tried to play this as a legitimate occurrence with not showing it on-screen or mentioning it on-air, but obviously it didn't take long for people to realize it was part of the show. That's definitely an odd move given ROH's general focus, similar to the Beautiful People reunion. G1 Supercard was an odd mix at times due to the differences between ROH's goals and NJPW's.

Stephanie McMahon discussed the possibility of Conor McGregor and Rob Gronkowski coming to WWE. Given McGregor's outside-the-ring issues, WWE should stay away. They wouldn't hire anyone else with that kind of baggage.

Eli Drake has been released from Impact Wrestling after critical comments he had made following his refusal to wrestle Tessa Blanchard at United We Stand. His contract had been set to expire on May 31, but Impact management made the call to release him before then. I'm not sure why Impact felt the need to book that match in the first place given the current storyline direction, much less why intergender wrestling is something they're suddenly pushing for. I expect multiple companies are excited about Drake being available now.

Jerry Lawler discussed his new Memphis show and more on Cerrito Live.

John Cena was believed to have been scheduled to referee Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin at one point Sunday, but obviously that didn't end up happening. WWE's clearly more committed to Corbin than a lot of fans are!

WrestleMania 35 was reportedly MetLife Stadium's highest-grossing entertainment event ever, surpassing WrestleMania 29.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Yes. He could change anything about NXT at any time, including who's in charge of Creative, Talent Development, etc. But he generally focuses on Raw and Smackdown Live.

2. I'm under the impression it's just for talent. When WWE releases someone, they often enact that clause to prevent the talent from appearing in certain other places within 90 days. They can do signings and certain indie dates before then, though. It's almost like a soft/partial release and then a hard/full release at the end of that period.

3. No. It established Brock as the new final boss of WWE.  Brock winning was a fresh direction and he's actually worked more matches since then than Taker has. That said, I do think they missed several opportunities to pass the torch after that win. As for Taker, his matches the past few years have been pretty depressing, so I don't think we really missed much by him taking the loss.

4. I expect Becky will have to defend both championships, and we could very well see someone pop up this week on a path to dethrone her.

5. I would have been fine with Cena vs. Angle happening. I don't think a Taker squash would have added to the show, since it would have taken even more time from the younger wrestlers.

6. Interesting history lesson!

More wrestling tomorrow.

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