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Monday, July 8, 2019

Lionheart tribute video, WWE imagines Taker in WCW, Ziggler comedy show, wrestling Comic Con appearances, Santino appearance, Cabana in new game, Slammiversary VIP note, lucha name at Slammiversary, Impact name finishes up, and Questions on WWE making changes due to AEW, women in PWI 500, how EDs will work on PPVs/joint shows, WWE discontent, breaks during promos, the Stomping Grounds main event not being over, who will be AEW's Vince and Kevin Dunn, AEW live events, and Taker's promo on Shane

ICW put together a Lionheart tribute video. His work really affected a lot of people.

WWE did a "WWE Reimagined" video of The Undertaker jumping to WCW during the Monday Night War. I wouldn't be surprised to see this become a series.

Dolph Ziggler and Swoggle are doing comedy shows in Wisconsin Wednesday and Thursday. So, Dolph is still doing that kind of thing.

Announced for San Diego Comic Con:
- Dolph Ziggler appearing at a 45th anniversary panel for Troma Entertainment
- Rob Van Dam at a panel for Independent Filmmaking for Low Budget Films
- David McLane and Tessa Blanchard at a Women of Wrestling booth with Headlocked Comics.

The former Santino Marella commentated at Montreal Grand Prix for judo.

Colt Cabana will be in the RetroMania video game.

Slammiversary VIP ticketholders got to have photos with the company's champions on the entrance ramp. That's pretty cool!

Daga was backstage at Slammiversary. We'll see if he ends up working for the company soon.

Rafael Morfi worked Slammiversary as his final Impact event before going to AEW full-time. Those are big shoes to fill!

For my take on the first set of yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Both are factors. WWE knows their audience is declining and AEW has some heavy interest and a national TV deal coming.

2. That's not a bad idea. I just hope it wouldn't cannibalize their women's list.

3. I would think each man would have the same control of their brand's part of the PPV as they would for TV.

4. I would think the two sides will work together on joint shows. Dave isn't wrong that everything is still Vince's call at the end of the day, but those two still have big responsibilities underneath him.

5. Given how many talents are in WWE, there's going to be a percentage of people upset at any given time. That being said, there's definitely a significant amount of frustration with the WWE process compared to how things are outside of the highly choreographed worlds of Raw and Smackdown Live.

For my take on the second set of yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I guess because they've never done breaks during promos before, they're not going to start now. And make no mistake, WWE considers the promos more important than the matches. They do cut some backstage segments for time, though.

2. I certainly think you can pin a lot of it on the crowd not enjoying Corbin (and Lacey to a degree), but also on the mentality in the audience now that a high-quality match from a technical standpoint is more important than heels, faces, and angles.

3. I think Khan's going to be timing things out from Gorilla position, so it can be argued he's the Vince McMahon in that sense. I don't really expect him to be in announcers' ears like Vince, though. We'll see. I also wonder how he balances AEW with his other endeavors.

4. I don't expect AEW to do live events that aren't broadcast. Instead I think we'll see more in the way of Fyter Fest and Fight For The Fallen in months when they don't have a major PPV.

5. I didn't see it as Undertaker acknowledging Shane as truly being best in the world. I think it was just a knock on his moniker not being able to save him and such.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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