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Saturday, June 15, 2019

College players go to WWEPC, WWE charity, Jackass stars discuss WWE stint, MLW drops talent who double-booked himself, All Out reaches new heights, Raw preview, NBA champions honored, AEW president on Austin's podcast, Booker documentary getting interviews, more on Fyter Fest broadcast plans, Raw live event notes, and Questions on Dream's recent social media posts, Indian baseball player in NXT, evaluating Kross, Benoit in the HoF, and Goldberg returning to the ring

The WWE Performance Center welcomed Ohio State University football players, opening doors for those athletes to potentially try out for NXT down the line.

Stephanie McMahon met with a Make-A-Wish kid to discuss improving the company for people with disabilities.

Xavier Woods appeared for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. That's great!

Steve-O and Chris Pontius discussed the WWE-Jackass crossover. It's concerning WWE let Steve-O perform when heavily on drugs.

MLW has dropped Daga after he pulled out of a scheduled booking late in order to work in Mexico. At the time, Daga had told the promotion he was going on vacation. I can't say I blame MLW here. They run a tight ship in that regard.

AEW All Out sold out in under 15 minutes. That's amazingly impressive. AEW is achieving so much so quickly that it's almost expected for them to blow previous promotions out of the water.

- "AEW" trended on Twitter in the U.S. after the sellout. There's some real buzz with this product.

- The number of tickets sought for this event has topped any WrestleMania in history. Massive demand is an understatement. I do wonder what this means for Fyter Fest and Fight For The Fallen, and it remains to be seen what demand there will be for weekly television tapings, but that's incredibly encouraging.

Bray Wyatt will be at Raw, which may or may not mean he appears before the crowd. He has not been on the road while the Firefly Fun House vignettes have aired.

NBA Champions the Toronto Raptors are getting the customary WWE Championship replica.

AEW President Tony Khan will be on Stone Cold's new podcast this Tuesday. That's definitely a big name to bring the show back with!

Daniel Bryan has been announced for Raw. Also Baron Corbin is advertised as choosing the special referee for his Stomping Grounds match.

A&E's Booker T. documentary will feature interviews with Ric Flair and Ron Simmons.

Fyter Fest will air on FITE TV outside the U.S., UK, and Ireland. It's expected AEW will work something else out for the event to air in the latter two markets.

Nikki Cross competed at her first live event since April 21 this weekend, defeating Tamina on a Raw live event in Manitoba.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Probably a little of both. Dream really lives in that blurred line between work and shoot.

2. Yes. He's been in NXT about a year now.

3. He's really made the most of his TV time in Impact. I see why other companies are interested in him; he feels like a real badass.

Nothing to add to 4.

5. I don't see it happening in a long, long time. Publicly honoring and celebrating a murderer is a tough move to defend. I don't see any way that works in WWE's favor.

6. I wouldn't rule it out! That Saudi contract has another eight and a half years on it.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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