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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

WWE 2K20 release date, Interview with Candice, interesting J Cup name, more Trish tonight, Saudi show official, what SDL move means for touring, Race memorial set, MSG matches, Australian tour coming, ROH Table for 3, Roku contest, new Supercard match, WWE fan profiled, OWE using AEW team in UK, Kane back in the ring soon, recent WWEPC coach becomes producer, and Questions on Sullivan in the HoF, less scripting, where are Evolution and the MYC, and KOTR returning

WWE 2K20 will release October 22. Roman Reigns and Becky Lynch share the cover. Chyna will be playable for the first time in the 2K series.

Candice Michelle is on Lilian Garcia's latest podcast.

Super J Cup has added Amazing Red. Will Ospreay is also in the tournament, so it looks like he'll get his wish of facing Red there.

Trish Stratus is set to be part of tonight's Smackdown Live going into Summerslam.

Crown Jewel 2019 has been confirmed for October 31. I'm curious what that will mean for the next night's Smackdown Live. I'd like to see it be an Evolution special or something since the women presumably aren't wrestling in Saudi Arabia. We'll see.

Smackdown Live's FOX move will mean the brand dropping its Monday live event. The show's roster will tour Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays while Raw will run live events on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays before live Raw Mondays. It's definitely worth looking at Raw dropping its Friday show if attendance isn't great - I really hope Smackdown Live wrestlers aren't going to make significantly less than their Raw peers as a result of fewer dates.

Harley Race will have a public memorial ceremony Sunday.

Madison Square Garden's September 9 Raw is advertising:
- Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, and Ricochet vs. The OC
- Becky Lynch vs. Natalya vs. Alexa Bliss

Madison Square Garden's September 10 Smackdown Live is advertising:
- Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton
- Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan

Australia will host a Smackdown Live tour from October 21 through October 23. No doubt The IIconics will be featured heavily there.

"Table for 3" after Raw was "honor" themed, with Seth Rollins, Nigel McGuinness, and Cesaro. Interesting idea.

Roku is doing a Summerslam contest.

Summer Supercard has added Villain Enterprises' PCO and Brody King vs. The Kingdom's TK O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia. Interestingly Marty Scurll isn't on the card.

ESPN featured WWE fan Lindsey Kelk.

OWE will feature an AEW team in a tag team tournament in the UK.

Kane is advertised for August 23 and August 24 Raw live events, facing Braun Strowman. I'm curious if that will end up happening on TV as well.

WWE has hired WrestlePro's Pat Buck as a producer. WrestlePro will continue to run as scheduled, with KM as the key figure in charge. Sounds like a win for both sides.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. He's definitely worthy of a Hall of Fame spot. He's been a key figure in front of and behind the camera for long enough to have earned that honor.

2. I'm under the impression we already are with Heyman. We'll see if Smackdown Live follows suit if they like what he's doing there.

3. No, I think we're getting Trish vs. Charlotte at Summerslam because it's in Trish's hometown. There's no movement on an Evolution event. Without Ronda on hand, WWE is hesitant to do a sequel.

4. It's possible it comes back at some point, but as was indicated, they've already got a lot of talented women under contract. They hardly have room for a new large class!

5. I wouldn't think so. Presumably he could have done that for the NXT Breakout Tournament and didn't. It would be obvious to do one in NXT UK, but we haven't seen it yet, so it must not be a priority.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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