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Friday, September 27, 2019

NWA commentary update, new Network episode, Interviews with Sonya/Mandy/Cody, Titus appearance, WWE FS1 show official, WWE nominated for social awards, WWE commentary teams changing, WWE signs former world champion, NWA press event announced, big indie show coming to Louisiana, WWE stars on cereal boxes, new Raw+NXT matches, ROH uses famed composer, HoFer health problems, WWE honors Hispanic Heritage Month, NXT audience, Fox networks gone from Dish, another WWE Network update, and Questions on ROH returning to New York, Kross vs. Impact, NJPW's U.S. tour, missing HoFers, Hogan wrestling again, and NXT TV on the road

NWA will have Joe Galli joining Jim Cornette on commentary, while Dave Marquez and Kyle Durden will be correspondents.

"WWE Day Of" focusing on Clash of Champions has been added to WWE Network.

Sonya Deville spoke to Buzzfeed News about coming out and more.

Titus O'Neil appeared at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Youth of the Year gala.

WWE's FS1 show, WWE Backstage, has been announced as beginning November 5 with Renee Young and Booker T. as hosts. Interesting time to air it. I understand not following Smackdown with it since 205 Live be then, but putting it by itself feels a little off.

WWE has been nominated for the following Cynopsis Awards:
- Best Over-The-Top Content Service (WWE Network)
- Best Use of Augmented Reality Technology (WrestleMania Kickoff in NextVR and Oculus)
- Best Host in a Web Series or Channel (Cathy Kelley)
- Best Social Media Marketing Campaign: Use of Facebook or Twitter
- Best Social Media Marketing Campaign: Use of Instagram
- Best Category-Specific YouTube Channel (The Bella Twins)
- Best Documentary (My Son/Daughter is a WWE Superstar)
- Best Sports Web Video or Series (WWE Now)
- Best Web Series (My Son/Daughter is a WWE Superstar, WWE Game Night)
- Best Web Video (This WWE Fan Has Been To Every WrestleMania, WWE Day Of: Behind The Scenes of WrestleMania 35)
- Most Fan Engaged Channel (WWE on YouTube)

Raw and Friday Night Smackdown will have new announce teams beginning next week:
- Raw will be called by Jerry Lawler, Vic Joseph, and Dio Maddin. That's quite the shift. It will be good to have some new faces on the show, as much as I really, really question having Lawler back.
- Friday Night Smackdown will be called by Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Renee Young.

John Morrison has signed with WWE. That's surprising. I expected him to focus on acting going forward. I'm curious where and how he'll be used; I hope he can have a memorable run.

NWA will hold a press event Monday before its TV taping.

Louisiana's Wildkat Wrestling's November 3 event will feature Harlem Heat, Rob Van Dam, MVP, Psicosis, Stevie Richards, Honky Tonk Man, and Bestia 666. This event is intended to be the biggest in company history, as the venue seats 4,600 people. That's a very lofty goal!

Becky Lynch and Big Show will be featured on Post Cereal boxes from October through the end of February. Becky will be on Golden Crisp, while Big Show will be on Honeycomb.

NXT will feature Johnny Gargano vs. Shane Thorne.

Jim Johnston has composed a new theme for PCO to use in ROH. It will debut on tonight's Death Before Dishonor event. That's great! I'd love to see him utilized more.

WWE put out an official press release for next week's shows.

"Superstar" Billy Graham reported recently having a heart attack. He's going through a tough time.

Raw has added Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. Heavy Machinery for the Raw Tag Team Championship. I'm glad to see Heavy Machinery in action on TV again.

Mandy Rose discussed her path to WWE. She's definitely motivated to build a brand for herself.

WWE stars acknowledged Hispanic Heritage Month.

NXT drew 1.01 million viewers Wednesday night. Of course, it faces much stiffer competition next week.

Samu Anoa'i has undergone a liver transplant. The WWE Hall of Famer has greatly benefited generations of wrestling fans.

Cody discussed AEW and more on The Rich Eisen Show.

Fox channels have been dropped from Dish Network. Of course that can be a big problem for WWE if something isn't resolved soon.

WWE Network on Roku has received another update.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I would be surprised to see ROH return to Hammerstein in the near future given how few tickets were sold for the last show. We'll see about smaller venues in the area.

2. I definitely don't see it as hating Impact. He's perhaps frustrated with their management and how it's handled things, but that's not hate.

3. That would make sense.

4. Not In Hall of Fame has it covered, I think. I want to see more backstage names honored, including Jim Johnston and Mark Yeaton.

5. I'd be surprised to see WWE clear him for anything physical. So I'm leaning toward no.

6. WWE is committed to Full Sail, but there's obviously a big opportunity there.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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