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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Gronkowski on WWE interest, 205 Live match set, Impact+ hits FITE, EVOLVE co-promoting NC show, new All Out participant, another Network update, Rey and Cage get procedures done, MLW bringing back another vintage gimmick match, SDL audience, ROH contenders tournament dates set, why Owens didn't go for 24/7 Title, Cesaro now braces-free, HHH at FOX meeting, All Out special set, Punk promotes Starrcast, and Questions on UE vs. Imperium, how the Wyatts were worked, Lio's status, where's Lars, and USA getting NXT

Rob Gronkowski discussed WWE interest during a media call, indicating he doesn't want a full-time career, but would do a match. It's worth considering.

205 Live Tuesday will have Lince Dorado vs. Humberto Carrillo. That should be pretty good.

Impact+ is now available through FITE.TV. That's a good move for Impact to expand their subscriptions.

EVOLVE and PWX are co-promoting an October 12 event in North Carolina. Interesting move. I'm curious what it will mean for both sides.

All Out's Casino Battle Royale has added Awesome Kong. I wouldn't be shocked to see her take that one, unless she runs afoul of Aja again and they cancel each other out.

WWE Network has been updated on Android.

Rey Mysterio underwent a stem cell treatment in Colombia. I hope that's helpful for him as he continues a long career.

- Brian Cage underwent the same procedure there. He's had an unfortunate run.

MLW War Chamber has added a Bunkhouse match between Jimmy Havoc and Mance Warner. So they're bringing back another WCW concept. That could either be amazing or a disaster, but it will definitely get people talking!

Smackdown Live drew 2.09 million viewers Tuesday night, which wasn't too much of a drop from last week.

ROH has announced Glory By Honor for October 12 in Louisiana. The show will feature the semifinals and finals of their world championship number one contendership tournament. Things are gearing up for Final Battle, it looks like.

Kevin Owens explained not going for the 24/7 Championship. I'm glad they addressed that!

Cesaro has had his braces removed. I'm glad he's finally recovered.

Triple H and recent 24/7 Champion Rob Stone were part of a FOX town hall meeting. Something tells me more FOX stars will go for that title in the months to come.

TNT will run a "Countdown to All Out" special Friday. It will be very interesting to see how that show does audience-wise. It's not a great timeslot, as Impact can attest to.

C.M. Punk promoted his Starrcast appearance. Pretty fun. I do wonder what he'd bring to the table in wrestling in 2019.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It's possible if Triple H thinks that's the right move for the show. It could certainly work.

Nothing to add to 2.

3. Yeah, I think it was more of a case of them only making it so far up the card. You can only beat talents so many times before fans stop buying them as threats.

4. No. I'm under the impression he's being benched rather than released so he can't do his thing elsewhere (whether that's AEW, the indie scene, etc.) and possibly make money for others. That's what happens when you fall out of favor with Management.

5. Still out injured. WWE addressed his past; I think they would have kept pushing him if he hadn't gotten hurt.

6. USA would rather the show do well on their network than on FS1!

More wrestling tomorrow.

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