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Thursday, September 26, 2019

Bubbly trademark, AEW merch trademark, AEW dark match plans, Interviews with Cody+Brandi/Taven, Omega speaking tour set, 205 Live change, how NXT change affects other broadcasters, more on Big Show Show guests, WWE names at ad conference, NXT UK names pulled from event, FNSD replays set, WWE promotes new series, new AEW match, Dynamite-UK plans, NXT UK moving, Raw title match, another legend on FNSD, Impact names get bonuses, another RVD treatment, SDL audience, Austin in-ring update, how to watch AEW outside of U.S.+Canada, AWA Hidden Gem, Walter missing wXw show, WWE star robbed, AEW name apologizes for tweet, former WWE/Impact women's champion retires, MLW vs. Crash title match, more Wild Card competitors, BTE guests, NXT dark matches, NXT to air with limited commercials, and Questions on the lack of Russo in 2019, AEW seasons, wins and losses, and Cena winning another world title

Chris Jericho and AEW have both attempted to trademark "A Little Bit of the Bubbly" in reference to Jericho's post-All Out celebration. Jericho made the first claim. Amazing how much traction that phrase got. I'm curious where ownership would fall and if this will be an issue between the two sides.

- AEW has also trademarked "All Elite Fleet" for goods and services.

AEW Dynamite tapings will have dark matches before and after what's taped for TNT. That's good!

Cody and Brandi Rhodes promoted AEW Dynamite on a California news channel.

Kenny Omega is doing a speaking tour of the UK in April.

Tuesday's Smackdown Live saw a dark match before 205 Live matches began. WWE Network viewers got backstage promos while this was going on. Interesting strategy.

NXT will have a one-hour version on Hulu and Canadian TV going forward.

The Big Show Show will have segments with Mick Foley, Mark Henry, and Rikishi, as expected based on them recently being on set with Big Show.

Stephanie McMahon, Kofi Kingston, and Becky Lynch represented WWE at Advertising Week in New York. Obviously WWE wants more ad partners for their new TV seasons!

NXT UK talents have been pulled from Southside Wrestling Entertainment's final event. That's really unfortunate for that event and fans of those talents.

Friday Night Smackdown will air live in Spanish on FOX Deportes. There are also replays scheduled for FOX Sports 2 on Saturdays and Tuesdays, at least for the October 4 episode. That's good to expand the show's reach and audience, and I expect FOX will push for a Latin presence on the show.

WWE promoted The Bump, an upcoming show of some sort. We'll see how that plays out.

AEW's October 2 episode has added PAC vs. Hangman Page. Ooooooh. That's intriguing.

AEW Dynamite will air on ITV 4 Sundays at 8:20 a.m., with a one-hour version airing on ITV on Mondays at 11:45 p.m. OUCH. That's certainly better than no TV deal, but it's far from ideal.

NXT UK is moving to Thursdays at 3 p.m. EST on WWE Network. So a lot of content is shifting in October!

Raw has added AJ Styles vs. Cedric Alexander for the United States Championship. We'll see if Cedric can get it done this time.

Stone Cold Steve Austin has been added to Friday Night Smackdown's FOX debut.

Impact talents have been paid bonuses for the long "wedding" taping day from Nevada, which talents had been less than thrilled by. Good to see Impact listening to their employees' concerns there.

Rob Van Dam recently had another stem cell treatment in Colombia.

Smackdown Live drew 2.10 million viewers Tuesday night. FOX numbers are expected to be significantly higher, since the channel is in far more homes than USA is.

Stone Cold Steve Austin recently indicated he'd be physically able to have another match. Well that will get speculation going! The obvious route is using him to sell tickets to a big stadium show.

AEW and FITE are collaborating for a subscription service where Dynamite will be available live weekly outside of U.S. and Canada for $4.99 a month. AEW Plus will include footage exclusive to the platform, including behind-the-scenes footage. With no international deals imminent, this is a fine way to get the weekly show out there.

WWE Network's latest Hidden Gem is AWA Superclash IV.

Walter won't be at wXw's World Tag Team Festival on Sunday due to a scheduling conflict. Not sure what that is.

Heavy Machinery's Tucker lost his gear at Smackdown Live when his car was broken into. That sucks.

Nyla Rose apologized for a recent tweet making light of molestation as a response to someone who had insulted her. Anyone in the public eye needs to be very careful of what they say and do.

The former Victoria/Tara has announced her retirement. It's a shame she didn't have one last WWE match. She could really be an asset behind-the-scenes somewhere.

MLW and The Crash have announced a title vs. title match for their joint October 5 event. Alex Hammerstone vs. Rey Horus will be for both the MLW National Championship and Crash Heavyweight Championship. That could be a big move for both sides.

Matt Taven spoke before Death Before Dishonor. I'm curious what's next for him with his contract coming due.

ROH's Wild Card match has added Cheeseburger to the Jeff Cobb/Marty Scurll team, while Josh Woods will join Jay Briscoe and Tracy Williams. The final competitors will be revealed for tomorrow's news post.

Joey Ryan and Masa appeared on The Young Bucks' most recent Wrestlers on The Road Ordering Room Service video, which will surely fuel speculation of them appearing in AEW. Obviously Joey Ryan has said he won't sign anywhere, but he could still appear like he just did for Impact.

Before NXT:
- Reina Gonzalez defeated Santana Garrett
- Austin Theory defeated Ridge Holland

NXT's October 2 episode will have "limited commercial interruptions." WWE can afford to make moves like that a lot more easily than AEW can right now, and that could be the key to the upcoming competition.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Russo is a lightning rod for negative attention, that's for sure. I'd be surprised to see someone use him given the current generation being told since Day One he's the worst thing to ever happen to wrestling, etc.

2. Yes, but I don't spend much time on it. It's just a way to get this post out.

3. They could do that if they want, with the season resetting at the annual Memorial Day show in Chicago. I continue to think the records overcomplicate things, but they can try it if they want to. That group has continually broken the rules of what "shouldn't" and "won't" work in wrestling, so I wouldn't put it past them to pull that idea off, too!

4. It makes booking more difficult if you keep reminding people of win-loss records. New fans will buy someone a certain way based on their record. If Omega gets a title shot at 15-15 or what have you, fans who just see that stat will shake their heads.

5. I could see a surprise 17th win. Or 18th, 19th, etc. for that matter. I don't know if Cena's really that torn about the fictional record if it makes sense for everyone involved for him to be champion again.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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