Raw+NXT live event notes, FNSD debut sold out, more on WWE commentary change, 205 Live update, AEW-Canada TV update, more on AEW UK TV situation, AEW Plus update, more Dynamite on FITE, Dynamite replays, AEW dark match set, AEW taping milestone, FNSD streaming, FNSD sponsors, Impact TV update, AEW president at BOLA, CMLL drastically changing financial structure, CMLL pulls top name from dates, AAA event airing on El Rey, NJPW announces New Year's Dash, former WWE stars battle in Israel, Sullivan-AEW note, more AEW B/R content, MMA star-wrestling update, more on Dish-FOX feud, WWE cereal including Network coupons, Lana update, more on NXT UK names being pulled, Goldberg-Ziggler future, Finn return set, how TV is changing NXT, Elias return update, Titan Games winner at WWE, WWE-FOX press, Edge leaving podcast, new WWE TV matches, assorted wrestling press, Interviews with Cody+Brandi/Koff/Lawler/Bucks, Robocop at Starrcast, Punk and others try out for WWE-FS1 show, NXT pre-show set, more on The Bump, Wild Card match filled, Paige-WWE update, Rusev officially a citizen, Crown Jewel names advertised, Rollins deletes Twitter, top NXT name out of action, EVOLVE adds meet and greets, and Questions on state commissions, AEW's first tag champs, wrestling on Broadway, and showing No Holds Barred

Santana Garrett made her NXT live event debut on September 26, teaming with Jessi Kamea in a loss to Chelsea Green and Deonna Purrazzo.

- Also on that show, Mohamed Fahim worked his first live event since August 24, losing to Arturo Ruas.

- Austin Theory was bloodied on this show, wrestling Tehuti Miles.

Tuesday's Smackdown has sold out, with 14,000 fans. That's very, very impressive considering a lot of PPVs don't hit that number.

Raw's announce team change was a Paul Heyman call to give the show a new look and voice. Jerry Lawler's role is set to be a temporary one. I'm interested to see who will take his spot, and if Taz was considered for the role. I do admire Heyman changing things up.

205 Live's Friday timeslot is a temporary move as WWE figures out the future of the show and the division. We've seen it cross over with NXT so that could become the full destination for cruiserweights.

AEW's Canadian TV deal is said to be very, very close to being completed.

AEW's UK TV deal was announced earlier than AEW or ITV had approved the news' release. It sounds like an eager ITV employee got the word out before things had been settled.

- ITV 4 won't air Dynamite live due to disputes with TNT regarding commercial breaks. ITV 4 faces government limitations on the amount of commercials it can have in an hour, and the TNT will have more commercial breaks than permitted. The two sides couldn't come to an agreement on how to make the timing work for both parties. It's also important to note a live show would air from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. local time, so it's not a huge priority.

- ITV 4 is looking at airing the show closer to its Wednesday debut following a backlash to the initial decision.

- The Sunday morning version of Dynamite will need to be edited for its TV-14 content.

- As AEW runs PPVs on Saturdays, on those weeks the show will air before its usual Sunday morning timeslot to prevent things from being out of date. This is quite the complicated arrangement!

FITE's airing of Dynamite may show what's going on during commercial breaks. That would be a good bonus for the people paying extra to see it.

Tony Khan is handling TV negotiations, rather than using an outside agency as WWE does. That's dedication.

TNT will air a one-hour version of Dynamite on Saturdays, sometimes following NBA games. That could really expose the show to a bigger audience.

AEW's October 2 taping will feature SCU vs. The Jurassic Express in a match that won't air on TV. This will likely appear online in some way.

AEW's October 2 taping will have the largest number of paid tickets for any non-WWE taping in North America since a July 1999 episode of Nitro. That's really, really notable.

Friday Night Smackdown will air live on a FOX streaming service on the West Coast in addition to the 8:00 p.m. local time version.

FOX has attracted 20 sponsors for WWE who have not previously advertised with wrestling. That's quite the accomplishment.

Impact's October 22 episode will cover Bound For Glory and cover the company's top stars ahead of the next week's debut.

Tony Khan attended the third night of Battle of Los Angeles.

CMLL is changing its financial structure. The company is taking a bigger cut of booking fees, charging American promoters more to use their talents, and cutting back drastically on a lot of talents' guaranteed contracts. Wow, those moves could really hurt them at a time when the new president is looking to expand the company's working relationships.

Dragon Lee was pulled from CMLL dates after working PWG without approval. More on this tomorrow.

AAA Invading New York will air on El Rey Network on October 6. I wouldn't expect that to mean anything regarding Lucha Underground's status.

NJPW has announced New Year's Dash for January 6. There was a question of whether the event would be held after two days of Wrestle Kingdom. The venue for the event seats around 4,000.

Matt Sydal vs. Billy Gunn is set for Israel on December 13. Sydal isn't wrestling much these days.

Kevin Sullivan's AEW title will be vice president of post-production.

AEW Dynamite could have a post-show on B/R Live in some form.

Cris Cyborg has again expressed interest in wrestling, noting her current Bellator contract will allow her to take wrestling dates.

Dish Network made the call to drop FOX stations while the two sides negotiate their next rights deals.

WWE's Post cereal box appearances will include WWE Network free trial coupons for three months. WWE is REALLY trying to boost Network subscriptions.

Lana is part of WWE Creative plans, just not linked to Rusev right now. She could definitely do something fresh. I don't think WWE "needs" her on TV, but maybe they have a good use for her.

WWE pulled NXT UK stars from Southside Wrestling due to that promotion being taken over by RevPro, which has a relationship with NJPW. Very political!

- AEW smartly jumped on this. Cody, Brandi Rhodes, Shawn Spears, and MJF are now booked for the group's final show. AEW has a knack for acting quickly in favorable ways.

Goldberg and Dolph Ziggler's angle was apparently something they did on their own for publicity rather than something WWE is building a rematch for. We'll see if Goldberg ends up in Saudi Arabia again, as this would be an easy match to do there.

Finn Balor is being advertised for upcoming live events, so his return is likely in the works. Demon Balor vs. The Fiend would of course make all the sense in the world.

NXT is now doing full rehearsals at Full Sail the night before TV. Yikes. That's a lot to ask.

NXT tapings how have WWE catering.

Elias is expected to be cleared in late October. The Chad Gable feud makes a lot of sense after Elias pulled out of KOTR.

Titan Games winner Emily Andzulis was at Raw. She's training to wrestle at Kane and Tom Prichard's wrestling school, and WWE has shown interest. She's got a great background for it.

Local FOX reporters from around the country were brought to the WWE Performance Center and Full Sail University for media tours. That's a great idea.

Edge is leaving his podcast to focus on his family. Christian will continue the podcast in some fashion.

Raw has added Sasha Banks vs. Alexa Bliss.

Natalya, Carmella, and Sonya Deville promoted "Total Divas" on Good Day New York.

Booker T. discussed WWE Backstage, WWE's commentary changes, and John Morrison returning to WWE.

Luchasaurus is on Chris Jericho's latest podcast.

Cody and Brandi Rhodes discussed AEW on Collider Live. I fully believe they did more than "text Punk an offer." Punk has a tendency to exaggerate circumstances.

Robocop (!!!!!!) has been announced for Starrcast IV. Now that's a unique selling point. It was also announced Sting will be in there in his classic USA look.

C.M. Punk has auditioned for WWE Backstage, including doing test material with Renee Young. He would be working with FOX if hired, rather than WWE, so there's no reason to expect it will lead to an in-ring return. Amazing to think that's in the realm of possibility regardless.

- Taz has also been tried out multiple times, which would make all the sense of the world given his current work. The question would be what it would mean for his radio show, and could it lead to other WWE work (commentary?).

- Rey Mysterio, Paige, and Sean Waltman have been tried out, too. The latter would make a good deal of sense. Rey doing that while still an active superstar I'm split on.

NXT will have a pre-show on WWE Network and social media Wednesday night, with Charly Caruso, Pat McAfee, and Sam Roberts hosting. It sounds like just a one-week thing to get the jump on that other show debuting at the same time as NXT.

The Bump will also feature McKenzie Mitchell. The series will start Wednesday on WWE's digital platforms.

ROH COO Joe Koff spoke before Death Before Dishonor:
- WWE has absolutely greatly benefited from using ROH alumni.

- I'm curious what form ROH content on other sports networks will take, and if that will be a positive boost for the company given its roster exoduses and attendance drops.

- NJPW's U.S. expansion is understandably a bigger priority than helping ROH. Certainly some ROH names could add to NJPW's U.S. shows, though.

- Scurll's not the only prominent talent whose contract's coming due before 2020. ROH has of course rebounded from many departures, but now there's much more competition for talents with AEW and NXT's growth.

- Marty staying with ROH would be a shock given obvious opportunities elsewhere.

- Wow Koff is really behind Taven. There's putting your champion over and then there's saying unbelievable things.

- In theory, yes, there's significant crossover in the fans that would watch AEW, ROH, and/or NXT.

- If he's not worried about AEW or NXT, ROH is in trouble because those are real threats with deep pockets.

- Again, match of the year? Come on. There's way too much competition for that to be an option. Honestly I don't know if it will be match of the month, and that's not a knock on Rush or Taven. There are just a lot of really good wrestlers out there right now.

ROH's Wild Card tag match has added Silas Young to Jay Briscoe, Joe Hendry, and Cheeseburger's team. Brian Johnson will join Marty Scurll, Jeff Cobb, and Josh Woods. So one of the stories will be Silas Young vs. Josh Woods.

Aussie Open will face The Briscoes on ROH's October 26 event and Marty Scurll and Flip Gordon on ROH's October 27 event.

Paige is set to return to WWE TV regularly soon after her Friday Night Smackdown debut appearance.

Rusev has become a naturalized U.S. citizen. That's quite the long process!

Crown Jewel is advertising Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, The Fiend, Braun Strowman, Rey Mysterio, New Day, and Mansoor. Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair are also set for the show.

Friday Night Smackdown's FOX debut has added Roman Reigns vs. Erick Rowan.

"FOX & Friends" will feature WWE stars next week for appearances and meet-and-greets:
- Kofi Kingston on Monday
- Stephanie McMahon on Tuesday
- Charlotte Flair on Wednesday
- Roman Reigns on Thursday

Jerry Lawler spoke about returning to Raw commentary. I'm curious how long that move will last.

Seth Rollins deleted his Twitter account after a feud with Sasha Banks. I'm guessing he got bombarded with negative tweets from Sasha (st)ans.

Adam Cole has been pulled from the current NXT tour due to an unspecified wrist injury. It would be a surprise to have a title change this soon in UE's combined reign; we'll see if NXT pulls something big on this week's TV.

EVOLVE has added Cameron Grimes to meet and greets at EVOLVE 137 and EVOLVE 138. William Regal has been added to a meet and greet at EVOLVE 137.

The Young Bucks discussed All Out and more:
- There were some legitimately scary moments in that ladder match.

- Good point about fans' connection to the team.

- It's a double-edged sword to push The Elite. Their appeal is what got the promotion launched in the first place, after all.

- Impact trying to do things in the WWE/WCW style definitely turned off a lot of fans looking for an alternative.

- Thank God they're not going to make Dynamite a longer version of BTE.

At NXT's September 27 Missouri live event:
- Candice LeRae worked her first live event since August 8, defeating Shayna Baszler by DQ when Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir got involved. Rhea Ripley and Reina Gonzalez then got involved to turn the situation into a six-woman tag, which Candice, Rhea, and Reina won.
- Dominik Dijakovic worked his first live event since August 23, losing to Matt Riddle.
- Pete Dunne worked his first live event since August 9, teaming with the Street Profits to defeat Undisputed Era's Roderick Strong, Kyle O'Reilly, and Bobby Fish.

At Raw's September 27 Texas live event:
- WWE paid tribute to victims of the August 3 mass shooting. Local police accompanied Sin Cara to the ring. He's from the area.
- Sin Cara worked his first live event since August 8, 2018 and his first WWE date since Super ShowDown in June. He teamed with Lucha House Party to defeat EC3, Eric Young, Drew Gulak, and Tony Nese. This was Gulak and Nese's first live event since August 18, and Young's first live event since July 28.

At NXT's September 27 Florida live event:
- Isaiah Scott worked his first live event since August 17, losing to Austin Theory
- Dakota Kai worked her first live event since December 7, teaming with Tegan Nox to defeat Chelsea Green and Deonna Purrazzo.
- The Forgotten Sons won a shot at the NXT Tag Team Championship as Steve Cutler won a four-way match over Fabian Aichner, Fandango, and Rinku Singh.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
Nothing to add to 1 or 2, other than the commissions getting in the way of enjoyable hardcore stuff. I understand not wanting someone potentially bleeding out, but no tables? Come on.

3. Honestly I'm not emotionally invested in any team there. The whole division has been a blur of flashy highspots to me. I can see the idea of establishing a new team, though, since it's not like the Bucks, Luchas, or SCU really "need" the title to be credible.

4. It sounds like a pretty odd mix, but I think it could work if handled well.

5. Johnson didn't bring up the Cabana lawsuit, but has stated that's because he knew Punk wasn't likely to talk about ongoing litigation.

6. I assume everything's fine legally or WWE would have issued a cease and desist.

More wrestling tomorrow.