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AEW will reveal their women's championship at All Out. It's unknown when and how the first champion will be crowned.

AEW will likely make a tradition of running Illinois Labor Day weekend. Given the success of All In and All Out ticket sales, that makes a lot of sense.

Stomping Grounds recently had a deal to get two tickets for $27. They're running a pretty large venue for a pretty unimportant show.

Chris Jericho isn't part of G1 due to not wanting to be a consistent competitor in NJPW and the booking fee he would ask for due to working that many dates. He's smart about picking key moments to work.

Jon Moxley is not working NJPW's Texas show due to AEW only allowing him to wrestle for the company in Japan. That obviously puts a damper on NJPW using him to expand U.S. ticket sales.

- AEW is currently allowing AXS to show Moxley's NJPW matches, so that's one positive of the situation.

AAA is looking to use AEW talent at TripleMania. That would certainly be a boost for that event.

Rey Mysterio will be the guest host of a Crash event on July 5. Humberto Carrillo and Lacey Lane will also be appearing. Very interesting WWE is letting talent appear there.

AXS will feature more NJPW interviews on their G1 broadcasts, due to having two-hour blocks.

Davey Boy Smith, Jr. leaving NJPW was a buildup of frustrations rather than one particular incident. At one point he had wanted to work Impact while remaining in NJPW, but was turned down due to issues NJPW had with previous Impact management. Smith, Jr. was allowed to work MLW and he'll still work there, but he's now available to go to Impact or elsewhere.

KENTA is expected to work with NJPW going forward. There was speculation he would return to NOAH.

Mayu Iwatani has returned to the ring from a knee injury. WOH could really use some Stardom crossover right now.

NEW is working with the Bruno and Carol Sammartino Foundation for a July 19 event.

AEW and Impact talents are working PWG's July 26 event. It will be notable to see if AEW continues to let talent appear there once TV starts.

Northeastern U.S. indie Game Changer Wrestling is running Japan on August 22 and August 23. I hope that's worth the expense.

Sami Callihan and Jim Cornette have heat over Callihan's MLW departure, with Sami feeling Cornette was the reason Sami is no longer there. MLW cited legitimate damage to the venue as why Sami was dropped. Sami and Cornette were doing something of a "worked shoot" in MLW playing off real issues, but now it looks like it's spilled over into being real animosity on Sami's side. Notably Cornette didn't exacerbate the issue when they last worked together and there was no indication he was treating the situation as a shoot.

WWE and AEW are scouting MLW's Jacob Fatu, the son of The Tonga Kid.

MLW is using David Sahadi in production. Sahadi has previously worked for Impact.

Juice Robinson is moving to Japan, so he's going to be more of a part of NJPW than ROH going forward.

AEW has officially signed Jack Evans. I'm curious how much he'll do as a singles star vs. a tag team star.

Riho is moving to the U.S., which will likely mean she's signing full-time with AEW. Their women's division is growing nicely.

WWE is asking previous WrestleMania attendees what cities they're interested in seeing future installments in. Notable options include Chicago, Jacksonville, and Las Vegas, which are hosting top AEW shows, and London, which hasn't been a serious contender for a major event in a long time. Not on the list were New Orleans, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles, which will likely hold WrestleManias in upcoming years.

NXT's plans for Matt Riddle challenging for the NXT Championship at Takeover:Toronto changed due to the feeling Riddle will be in NXT for a significant enough amount of time that there's no reason to rush him into a main event slot. I see what they're thinking there.

Fandango has moved back to NXT for the time being. I'd rather see him do something fresh than do nothing on Raw or Smackdown Live, so that works for me. 

Rey Mysterio is looking at signing a new WWE deal. It was initially felt his time in the company would be limited at his age and experience.

Lars Sullivan is expected to miss six-to-nine months with his knee injury. That's another unfortunate setback in a career that has already seen several.

Sheamus is dealing with nagging injuries and has lost significant weight since he was last in the ring. I'm curious how he'll do as a smaller wrestler.

Rusev has asked for time off from WWE, but should be back soon. I've missed his antics.

WWE announced their new TV deal for the UK and Ireland, which takes effect in January. The deal includes two-hour and one-hour versions of Raw, a one-hour version of Smackdown Live, as well as re-airs of the shows in their entirety and joint social media/digital content.

Isaiah Scott, formerly Shane Strickland, is continuing his "Swerve City" podcast in NXT.

The Bellas were on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

- Nikki Bella revealed she will not return to the ring due to a herniated disc in her neck and a cyst found in her brain. I wish her the best in dealing with that.

Kane spoke on Busted Open Radio.

Jungle Boy spoke to Chris Van Vliet.

Jim Ross and Conrad Thompson are doing live shows before Fight For The Fallen and Extreme Rules.

Impact released the opening to tonight's show.

New ROH signing Maria Manic got a hype video. Oh no. Looks like she's going to be fighting guys instead of salvaging WOH.

ROH released a YouTube exclusive match between Rhett Titus and Rayo.

WWE Network's latest Hidden Gem is the 1986 Crockett Cup as a four-hour compilation of footage. Of course, NWA recently revived the concept.

Colt Cabana has a hemotoma on his quadriceps muscle, and is pulling out of upcoming independent appearances. It's unknown if this will include Best in the World. I hope he's back in action soon.

ICW started a GoFundMe to support Lionheart's funeral. That's such a tragic turn of events.

ROH's June 29 TV taping has added:
- Silas Young vs. Josh Woods
- Angelina Love vs. Jenny Rose vs. Tasha Steelz vs. Stella Grey for a WOH Championship opportunity

Bobby Eaton has been hospitalized following congestive heart failure, which led to fluid buildup in his body. He's currently being treated. I wish him the best in his recovery.

Shawn Michaels discussed wrestling in an interview promoting his new movie.

ROH is teasing the return of a former ROH Tag Team Champion as well as an international star signing full-time. Both sound intriguing.

EVOLVE 130 has added NXT's Babatunde challenging JD Drake for the WWN Championship as well as Kyle O'Reilly vs. Josh Briggs. O'Reilly notably missed NXT UK at the Download Festival, so it's good he's expected to work these shows.

Roderick Strong will conduct a seminar before EVOLVE 130. WWE's doing a good job of developing EVOLVE as a feeder promotion.

Shine is canceling their July 12 Pennsylvania show for unspecified issues beyond their control.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Wow way to kill kayfabe.

2. It was shown at SXSW a few months ago.

3. There was a thought the turn was coming when Big E claimed to be attacked by Owens, but we'll see if it ends up happening. I think it can work but it's a risk to end New Day.

4. Classic heel move to delay the embarrassment of showing off his shaven head. The feud was built around Punk making his followers shave their heads while, of course, his own hair remained long.

5. Sarita has been working at the WWE Performance Center for a few years now.

More wrestling tomorrow.