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Monday, July 29, 2019

Another Network platform updated, Bayley challenges HoFer, assorted wrestling press, Mundo recovering, NXT injuries, Finn update, Quackenbush coaching Down Under, NXT UK Women's title defense in ICW, and Questions on Khan letting others speak to Punk, criticicizing AEW, AEW catering to BTE fans, what AEW won't do on TNT, and why WWE's stock didn't drop

WWE Network has been updated on Amazon Fire.

Bayley asked Trish Stratus if she wants a title match. Ember Moon better chime in and remind Bayley she already has a challenger!

Randy Orton went on vacation this weekend. I wonder if Kofi will point out he was wrestling while Orton was vacationing, since hating people for taking time off is the new thing.

RetroMania will be available on Nintendo Switch. That's a weird combination of stars.

Natalya and Beth Phoenix attended the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum this weekend.

Johnny Mundo is receiving stem cell treatment to recover from nagging injuries. It definitely looks like he's shifting focus away from wrestling.

NXT's Karen Q broke her leg at Saturday night's Georgia live event. OUCH. Those were her first live events outside of Florida, too. Hopefully she can rebound and get momentum going again.

Finn Balor went to a hospital as he deals with an unspecified illness. It will be good for him to get time off the road.

NXT's Rachael Ellering got a knee injury of some kind at Saturday's NXT Florida live event. It's unknown how much time she'll miss. She's just getting started, it looks like.

Riddick Moss recently suffered a broken nose. He's expected to continue wrestling. That's tough!

Shayna Baszler was banged up after Thursday's NXT live event in South Carolina, but returned to Saturday's live event in Georgia.

Raw Reunion's success got press.

Mike Quackenbush is holding seminars in Australia from August 13 through August 15.

Toni Storm successfully defended the NXT UK Women's Championship against Piper Niven at ICW's Sunday night event.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I really get the feeling Khan is defaulting to letting the other names handle things, since it was their vision that put AEW together, etc. It was definitely not a case of Khan telling someone to text a vague offer, but rather people with an established relationship with Punk trying to set something up. Cody is adamant it hasn't just been a case of texting, and frankly I think Punk's really taking sleight at things that aren't intended in that way. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if he's not telling us the whole story.

2. Criticism is often interpreted in a negative light as bias or what have you. There's really a feeling that AEW has a chance to do something great and people don't want it to be buried right out of the gate. If someone was saying a company sucks and they want it to go out of business, that's one thing, but that's hardly the case here.

3. AEW is 100% building their current shows around their YouTube series, for the obvious reason that they don't have a TV show yet. I definitely hope they show more background of what the product is all about and whom the key players are with their TV slot. They're obviously going to have a lot more screen time to do so, and I expect they'll use it.

4. AEW doesn't intend to have blood or intense hardcore elements on TNT. They don't have as many restrictions with online shows.

5. Some people are convinced things will be turning around soon with the new executive hires, the ratings boost for Raw Reunion, and those massive TV deals coming. Shareholders aren't necessarily following things as closely as people reading insider sites.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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