- Kim is also auctioning off her ring gear from Rebellion to assist the younger Massaro. Amazing!
AEW will air its weekly TV show on ITV in Great Britain once it begins on TNT. That's not a big surprise, but it is a big clearance for the promotion.
NJPW will have a meet-and-greet before G1 Climax in Texas, with Kota Ibushi, Testuya Naito, and Jushin "Thunder" Liger all confirmed to appear. I continue to say NJPW should be going heavier on telling fans what will be at the show given the slow ticket sales so far.
- More seats have been opened up for the event, with NJPW presumably making some changes to where they don't need as much space to set the event up.
Rhino is advertised for a July 26 Iowa indie show, close after his WWE deal expires and he reverts back to that spelling of his ring name.
The Miz spoke to TMZ, supporting Ric Flair in his recovery.
- Flair has returned home from surgery. That's great!
Australia will host Smackdown Live events on October 21, October 22, and October 23.
Smackdown Live drew 1.98 million viewers Tuesday nights, marking four straight weeks below the two million mark for the first time ever. The show did see an increase following Money in the Bank.
AEW's first world champion will be decided when the winner of Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega faces the winner of the Casino Battle Royale at a later date. Jericho and Omega are definitely credible titleholders.
Ruby Riott has undergone surgery for a shoulder injury, and will need further surgery for her other shoulder. It's unknown how much time she'll miss as a result. That's unfortunate. I hope she's able to re-establish herself once she's healed.
Daniel Bryan, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Aleister Black have all pulled out of Super ShowDown due to not wanting to perform in Saudi Arabia. That's gutsy of each of them; we'll see if it hurts their standing in WWE. Roman Reigns at one point was expected to miss the show as well, but has since been announced for the event.
WWE responded to accusations by Ashley Massaro's attorney that they covered up a sexual assault. That's outright despicable.
ITV released their Double or Nothing preview show on YouTube. They're definitely getting behind AEW.
Jim Ross discussed joining AEW and more. Interesting discussion of WWE's commentary style.
"Hamilton's" Christopher Jackson, along with Veronica Jackson and Jadelyn Jackson, will sing the U.S. national anthem before Double or Nothing.
Hangman Page is auctioning autographed gear to support the National Eating Disorder Association. That's great!
WWE Stomping Grounds is locally advertising:
- Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin for the Universal Championship
- Kofi Kingston vs. Kevin Owens for the WWE Championship
- Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre
-- It will be interesting to see if Dolph Ziggler works that show or if he's just back to "fill in" for Kevin Owens in Saudi Arabia.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I don't have much to add here, other than I'm under the impression AEW President Tony Khan already had some connections with WarnerMedia through some other projects, so they knew his track record. As for Impact and ROH's reaction, Impact doesn't have the resources AEW has and ROH is pretty much exactly where Sinclair wants it.
2. I wouldn't rule it out. If the audience levels remain unimpressive, they could scrap the brand extension altogether.
3. I don't dislike/disagree with Dave's suggestions here. I think WWE wanted to make a big statement to show sponsors they strongly distance themselves from those comments, which is commendable, but it can definitely be argued they overdid their response.
4. There's a morality clause in their contracts that they refer to in cases like this. WWE definitely holds the power in how they classify and regulate their talents, though.
5. Not much to add here. The better AEW does and, more importantly, the less well WWE does, the more pressure there will be for WWE to change things.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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