WWE was pushed on weekend sports events on FOX, FS1, and NBC Sports Network.
The Revival are the first team to be Raw, Smackdown Live, and NXT Tag Team Champions. That's quite the resume!
Becky Lynch did a signing at a Cricket Wireless store before Smackdown Live.
Jerry Lawler is uploading Classic Memphis Wrestling episodes on his YouTube channel.
Vickie Guerrero has launched a podcast. I'm curious how that will go.
ROH's September 28 TV taping has announced:
- Dalton Castle vs. Mark Haskins in the first round of the Final Battle contendership tournament.
- Jay Lethal vs. Bandido in the first round of the Final Battle contendership tournament.
ROH will have action figures for Kelly Klein and all three members of The Allure.
Death Before Dishonor has announced Silas Young and Vincent (Vinny Marseglia) vs. The Bouncers. I'm curious what this means for The Kingdom long-term.
Ultimo Guerrero will compete for ROH later this year. That should be good!
ROH has announced they have bought out Shane Taylor's contract, and that they are negotiating for him to defend his TV Championship at Death Before Dishonor as a final match. Not sure what's going on there; it looks like a storyline as you'd think they'd have him work that date before leaving.
Ken Shamrock is promoting a bare knuckle fighting tournament on FITE Saturday night.
Luke Harper is now back to using that name rather than just his last name. It's very good to see him back. His return was a late decision to set up a tag match with Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan.
PWG's Battle of Los Angeles is seeing a lineup change, as Laredo Kid has been cast in a reality show in the Dominican Republic. Puma King will replace him.
AEW's November 20 TV taping will come from Indiana. The venue seats 6,800 fans.
Triple H did a conference call before NXT's USA Network debut, recapped here:
- People are REALLY going to analyze each and every number they draw.
- So obviously 205 Live isn't going to air Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. once Smackdown changes nights. It would be nice to know more on that end given how close we are to the FOX move.
- Sounds like we could get the Undisputed Era vs. Imperium War Games match people have asked for.
- Being upset about a championship being defended in the middle of the show being called a midcard championship is kind of silly.
- I like the idea of Worlds Collide specials.
- It will be really interesting to see what happens to NXT touring and the "developmental" wrestlers.
AAA's New York event will air on AXS Friday night. I'm curious how that will do and if it will open the door for more AAA content to air there.
AEW's October 2 TV taping has added MJF vs. Brandon Cutler.
Ric Flair appeared in commercials for Cumberland Farms and Tide.
- Flair was also at an Auburn football game.
Starrcade is expected to return as a WWE Network special on November 30. I assume that will just be a bigger live event rather than a show at the level of Clash of Champions.
TV Guide will have stories on Smackdown, AEW, and NXT in next week's issue. It's about to be a big time for wrestling fans.
Chad Gable spoke before Raw. I'm really curious what's next for him after the KOTR loss.
Stone Cold was on B/R Live's Rich Eisen Show.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. That would all makes sense. I definitely want to see something fresh there so they're not doing WarGames just to do it.
2. I REALLY don't see Bryan moving to 205 Live. That show isn't a priority at all, and it would be a huge waste of Bryan to put him there. Having Owens in NXT to cause a ruckus before finishing his feud with Shane at Survivor Series would make a lot of sense.
3. Partially, but having NXT be a success is also a goal in its own right.
4. I have no idea where this hypothetical came from, but it would depend on what they did with him.
5. Only if it's framed as a demotion instead of a big opportunity to improve the standing of their new brand, have fresh feuds, etc.
6. The more important the talent, the more say they have in such a move.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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