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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Raw cursing followup, former stars pass, Interviews with Braun/Luchasaurus/Reigns/Paige, EVOLVE tryouts a pipeline to the WWEPC, more to honor Lionheart, Heyman-Raw update, Maria note, Raw team likely re-signing, AEW names go full-time, Andre book coming, TripleMania card notes, Seth apologizes, Impact producer signed, Impact return coming, Raw audience, new EVOLVE matches, WWE UK taping turned to live event, Black challenge, new ROH event match, more on Indiana county, SDL dark matches, and Questions on Vince's new rule, getting rematches after losses, AEW signing dangerous guys, AEW show prices, and rating MLW

Corey Graves received a storyline fine for cursing during the Bobby Lashley/Braun Strowman match on Raw. The comment aired on other broadcasts of the show, so it was clearly approved. With that and Kofi flipping off Samoa Joe, WWE is pushing boundaries.

Max Muscle recently passed away.

Braun Strowman spoke before Saturday's Raw live event. I'm curious what's next for Bray, since he and his friends weren't on TV this week.

EVOLVE's tryouts this weekend will see its top prospects get opportunities at a WWE Performance Center tryout. I like WWE using EVOLVE to filter out the best of the best.

Lionheart will be honored at Pro Wrestling Elite's 8th anniversary show on July 20. Proceeds will go to charities. Very glad to see the UK wrestling community coming together like this.

Paul Heyman joined Vince McMahon in the Gorilla position at Raw. He did not have an increased presence in the Creative process compared to previous weeks, but obviously he's been more involved than he used to be.

Maria Kanellis is legitimately pregnant. She informed WWE after she and Mike signed new deals with the company.

Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows are believed to have signed new deals with WWE, or will be doing so shortly. Now that the pair are being used more, it's expected they'll stay beyond their current deals ending in the fall.

Riho is joining AEW full-time after recently finishing her Japanese commitments. I hope she flourishes.

Private Party have signed full-time AEW deals. The Young Bucks are big fans of theirs.

Luchasaurus discussed his character and more. I'm glad he's found a niche.

An Andre the Giant biography book is set for 2020 through ECW Press. He's a popular subject lately.

AAA TripleMania has announced:
- Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks vs. the Lucha Bros and Laredo Kid in a rematch from Fyter Fest
- Cain Velasquez, Cody, and Psycho Clown vs. Taurus, Texano, Jr., and a partner to be announced
- Taya Valkyrie and Tessa Blanchard will be part of a seven-way women's match
- Scarlett Bordeaux vs. Lady Maravilla, so Scarlett will still work here without being part of Impact.

Jacques Rougeau Sr. passed away at 89 due to pulmonary fibrosis.

Seth Rollins apologized to Will Ospreay and promised to be better on social media: Tweet 1 Tweet 2 Tweet 3. That's a classy move, and I hope Seth uses his platform for positive reasons now.

Impact has signed D'Lo Brown to a multi-year producer deal. He has been praised highly for his work in that department.

Mahabali Shera will return to Impact this summer. He did a media tour in India after visiting his family there.

Raw drew 2.50 million viewers Monday night. It's likely Paul Heyman's involvement brought some additional interest. We'll see if that holds up in coming weeks and months.

EVOLVE's 10th anniversary special has added:
- NXT's Arturo Ruas vs. Anthony Henry
- NXT's Babatunde vs. Colby Corino

Roman Reigns talked about Jon Moxley and more.

Paige spoke about NXT UK and more. I'm glad she's advocating for talent.

Raw's November 11 TV taping in Scotland has been turned into a live event. I'm not sure what to make of the changes to that tour.

Kevin Owens is on Lilian Garcia's latest podcast.

Aleister Black took part in the "Bottlecap Challenge." I guess he's got a lot of time to kill waiting for someone to open his door backstage.

ROH's July 21 HonorClub event has added The Bouncers challenging for the ROH Tag Team Championship. The previous night's TV taping will have a title match between the Guerrillas of Destiny and Briscoes.

The Indiana county that recently put out a HIV health alert is considering a city ordinance regulating deathmatches. I can see why given the risks involved.

Before Smackdown Live, Ali defeated Buddy Murphy for a third straight week. I hope those two can get some screen time in the Bischoff era.

After Smackdown Live, Bayley defeated Charlotte Flair to retain the Smackdown Women's Championship. Additionally, Kofi Kingston defeated Dolph Ziggler to retain the WWE Championship.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It's possible he would have made this move regardless of the audience level, since it's apparently about how "real" sports don't do action during breaks. I haven't hated it, but there are definitely times when it feels forced and unnatural. Hopefully it's dropped or adjusted soon.

2. Obviously Dolph is very persuasive! I guess he's grabbing the brass ring.

3. So, Khan's pilot metaphor was in regard to Shawn Spears using a gimmicked chair, not what Janela or Allin did. I wouldn't think Spears or Dustin would be in the same category as Allin and Janela. Anyway, yes, Khan needs to be aware of who he's hiring and the kinds of things they do, and step in if it's necessary to prevent them from doing career-threatening damage to themselves or others. We'll see what level of chair shots, blading, etc. he allows going forward.

4. I'm honestly not sure who set that price, but it was definitely steep. I'm curious if they make any changes for All Out. Of course, the show was incredibly successful at that price, so they might be tempted to keep it there!

5. I only have time/interest to cover so many wrestling products, but I hear great things! They definitely have a vision and a game plan, which I appreciate.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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