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Will Ospreay missed the July 15 NJPW event due to experiencing pain. That's pretty serious; I hope he's able to return soon. There's a scary amount of pressure to keep wrestling.

Women of Wrestling has announced TV tapings for September 18 and September 19 to continue taping season two.

Fight For The Fallen raised $150,000 for the Jacksonville Mayor's Victim Assistant Fund, and a number of AEW stars have donated items to auction off to further benefit that cause. That's very impressive!

MJF is expected back in the ring this weekend following reports of his injury.

ROH's top prospect tournament has added Ken Dixon and Makita.

Charlotte Flair and Bayley are on Lilian Garcia's latest podcast.

William Regal was the UK Performance Center. He's an excellent resource for up-and-coming talent.

Jeff Hardy's arrest made local news.

Ricochet missed a signing this weekend due to a flight delay.

Naomi has an autograph signing set before the July 22 Raw, while Bayley has one set before the July 23 Smackdown Live.

Matt Taven threw out the first pitch for the Boston Red Sox to promote Sunday's HonorClub event nearby. That's pretty cool. His profile is growing.

EVOLVE's 10th anniversary show was well-received by WWE as far as viewership numbers. It's possible more collaborations are coming, but there's nothing being worked on currently.

Ric Flair is in another Cumberland Farms commercial.

James Storm competed on Championship Wrestling From Hollywood's TV taping, defending his National Championship.

Impact's July 20 TV taping has added Eddie Edwards vs. Ace Austin.

AEW has announced a partnership with live auction app LiveSource.

ROH TV tapings will now be livestreamed on HonorClub, with the exception of a number of matches exclusive to TV. This practice begins Saturday. That's a very interesting move given ROH being owned by a TV company. Since there will still be some matches saved for TV, I'll wait to cover the episodes as they air weekly.

Harley Race has been hospitalized. I wish him the best in recovering.

Harper is on the road with WWE this week, so he could pop up on Smackdown Live tonight. I'd love to see him back in some capacity.

Raw's contendership battle royal originally advertised Daniel Bryan instead of Sami Zayn. Bryan was backstage at Raw but not used. I'm curious what changed there.

Stephanie McMahon, Charlotte Flair, and Sonya Deville attended the Girl Up Leadership Summit.

Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, and Bayley supported Connor's Cure before Raw.

Extreme Rules was the 7th most searched term on Google Sunday. Pretty cool.

Smackdown Live will tape in Pennsylvania on November 15. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship is the default advertised main event.

WWE's Madison Square Garden tapings are currently advertising:
- Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre at the September 9 Raw
- Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at the September 10 Smackdown Live

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It seems like every team eventually splits, but I don't see them rushing to split those two. It feels way too early to do so.

2. Nothing to indicate that's coming, or anything regarding additional in-ring programming on the FOX networks, to counter AEW or otherwise. If it does happen, it would ultimately be FOX's decision, not WWE's.

3. I do think there's inspiration in the 24/7 rule the Hardcore Championship had, but obviously they're not making it a full-on hardcore title. I can say confidently it wasn't anything to do with DDT.

4. The main complaint has been that it's only competed for by lower-level/comedy wrestlers and ignored by top names. Which, you know, makes sense for a lower-level comedy title. It's not for everyone.

5.a. I assume that project is dead, since I haven't seen anything about it in a long, long time.

5.b. I'm under the impression the higher-level names are covered. I don't think everyone working there is at this time, however.

More wrestling tomorrow.