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Friday, October 25, 2019

Interview with Madusa, Lucha Bros getting action figures, AEW+Impact European TV updates, AEW team substituting for NXT UK team, Dippin Dots responds to Dynamite brawl (seriously), legendary team on Dynamite next week, new Full Gear match, FNSD preview, NXT UK time change, popular cartoon on Dynamite, new Unauthorized matches, AEW+NXT ratings, Impact conference call, NJPW America note, BFG attendance, Dynamite attendance, La Parka update, AAA name out due to pregnancy, AAA cancels international event, joint Japanese event set, Stardom name on popular reality show, NWA broadcast updates, Rush working NLL, ROH TV show hitting new markets, ROH to use Stardom name?, Dynamite match in the works, Mega Championship update, WWE+AAA injury updates, more on Dynamite match change, TNT drops replay, NXT-Full Sail update, Punk movie project, WWEPC name removed from NXT roster, another company turns down NXT Japan, former NXT name has tryout, Shelley-WWE update, WWE YouTube hits big number, and Questions on AEW producers, AEW renaming the Gorilla position, Lio's return, and Nailz's whereabouts

Madusa is on Vickie Guerrero's latest podcast.

The Lucha Bros have officially licensed action figures on the way.

Impact will air in the UK on Fight Network beginning October 30, in addition to its current deal of airing on 5Star at Friday nights.

Dynamite was set to end with Kenny Omega hitting the ring, but he didn't make it in time. The ending we got was good, but it would have made sense to have Omega there to continue the feud with Moxley.

AEW is sending Private Party to replace NXT UK's Mustache Mountain on International Wrestling Syndicate's November 8 Quebec event. Clever!

Dippin Dots responded to being used in an AEW brawl, which Cody appreciated. AEW has really been able to get relevant associations very early in its existence.

The Rock 'N' Roll Express will be on Dynamite to present the AEW Tag Team Championship to the winners of the tournament next week. That's really prestigious. AEW's doing a good job making its titles matter; I'm glad they weren't in a rush to declare champions.

Dynamite will air in France on Toonami beginning November 5. They're on a roll with international deals.

Full Gear has added PAC vs. Hangman Page. This was set up after Dynamite went off the air.

Friday Night Smackdown has announced:
- Miz TV with Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair
- Kofi Kingston and Big E vs. Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler
- Mandy Rose vs. Nikki Cross

NXT UK will air October 31 at 11:00 a.m. due to Crown Jewel. Fans starting at the usual time will be quite confused!

"Rick & Morty" will cross over with Dynamite next week, as fans attending the taping will get masks featuring the characters. We're in some really interesting times.

ROH Unauthorized has announced:
- Mark Briscoe vs. Josh Woods in a "Partner Kicks Out, Take A Shot Match." Jay Briscoe and Silas Young will be on commentary, and have to take a drink every time their tag team partner kicks out of a pinfall attempt.
- El Lethal and Jefe Cobbo vs. Delirious and Mini Delirious. The loser of the fall must unmask. It would be a little odd for the latter team to get the win, so I wonder if this is a write-off of the Delirious gimmick.
- Dalton White Castle, Burger Flip Gordon, and Kenny Burger King vs. Cheeseburger, Double Cheeseburger (Beer City Bruiser), and Triple Cheeseburger (Brawler Milonas). This is definitely different from standard ROH fare.
- Swoggle is also booked for the show.

Dynamite drew 963,000 viewers this week, pretty close to last week's number. It looks like it's more or less found its niche.

NXT drew 698,000 viewers this week, also only a slight drop from last week. So I'd think this is about where both shows will stay for now.

Impact did a conference call to promote the AXS move with Scott D'Amore, Brian Cage, and Taya Valkyrie. Here are some highlights:
- A "TNA" show WrestleMania weekend is in the early stages. That could be pretty unique.

- Kylie Rae isn't signed to a deal, but the door is open for her to work with the company more.

A new WWE Backstage will air after Smackdown tonight. Finn Balor will be interviewed.

NJPW America will be run by the Japanese branch of the company in order to combat the notion the spinoff won't be the authentic product.

Bound For Glory was a legitimate sellout of nearly 1,500 fans.

Dynamite on October 23 drew 6,000 fans. Monday's Raw drew 6,500, for comparison.

La Parka suffered a fractured vertebra in his recent AAA accident.

AAA's Chik Tormenta is out due to pregnancy. She recently worked for Impact.

AAA has canceled its November 16 Colombia event. AAA could make that show up in early 2020.

Japan's Dragon Gate, AJPW, and Wrestle-1 will do a joint New Year's Eve show.

Stardom's Hana Kimura is on a Japanese reality show, Terrace House. I expect her profile to continue to grow.

NWA will likely not have full-time weekly TV going into Into The Fire, instead doing "10 Pounds of Gold" specials to lead to the show.

NWA is looking at doing four PPVs a year, as well as a number of live YouTube specials.

Rush is working NLL on October 31, teaming with Los Ingobernables members Bestia del Ring and La Mascara against Alberto El Patron, El Hijo de Dos Caras, and L.A. Park. The taping will also feature the debuts of Mesias and Jack Evans.

ROH's weekly show will air on Fox Sports North, Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Midwest, and Fox Sports Wisconsin beginning November 8, and on Sun Sports beginning November 15, as part of the Sinclair purchase. We'll see what effect that has on the company's footprints.

ROH is looking to use Stardom's Tam Nakano. YES PLEASE DO.

Dynamite's November 6 episode will have a match determining the tag team champions' Full Gear opponents.

Dynamite's UK airings have changed. The Sunday morning show has been dropped, while the Friday evening show has been moved up to 10:00 p.m.

AEW's German commentators will be the team who did Lucha Underground when it aired there.

Kenny Omega could defend the AAA Mega Championship on AEW Dark. That would be really cool. AEW doesn't want to have two world championships on TV or PPV, so that championship likely won't appear beyond that.

Luchasaurus has a strained hamstring rather than a tear as originally feared. So he won't be missing too much time.

Tony Khan made the call to add Kenny Omega vs. Joey Janela to Dynamite after their previous match on Dark. That's a good sign for Janela!

Dynamite didn't have an immediate TNT replay this week as it did in the first three weeks.

Xavier Woods' injury is a torn Achilles tendon. He's expected to miss substantial time. We'll see how Kofi and Big E get along without him.

NXT is looking to cycle tapings in and out of Full Sail starting in January, with some shows outside of Florida.

C.M. Punk is planning to write a movie loosely based on his wrestling career. That could be interesting.

Kacy Catanzaro has been removed from NXT's roster page, which generally signals an end to someone's tenure with the company. I wish her the best going forward.

WWE sought to turn Dragon Gate into part of NXT Japan earlier this year, but Dragon Gate wasn't interested in being bought.

Ivelisse Velez recently had a WWE tryout, so she could end up in NXT's women's division. I wonder how she's fit there.

Alex Shelley had previously been sought as a WWE Performance Center guest coach, but declined. He wants to remain a free agent despite his time as a guest coach this week.

WWE's YouTube has passed 50 million subscribers, an incredible achievement.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Obviously things aren't gone over to the detail they are in WWE, but there are people backstage who organize matches and give advice.

2. I don't see it that way. It's natural for them to want to honor Dusty.

3. I'd think NXT expanding to two hours had a lot to do with it. More people are able to get TV time, and that includes Lio.

4 is specific to them, so I don't have any insight.

5. I'm sure he'd be able to get bookings if he wanted them given his altercation with Vince McMahon.

More wrestling coming up.

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