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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

MLW signing, new Honor United match, CWFH expands airing, new WWE exec, Cain-WWE update, local Survivor Series match, new Dynamite match, another Dynamite taping announced, Alberto MMA bout set, Interviews with Roman/Becky, FNSD special audience, WOW exces at FNSD, HIAC injuries, HIAC social rating, Badstreet USA cover, Bognar to be honored, and Questions on what to add to the Network, what wrestling is missing, NJPW streaming difficulties, Brock attacking Dominick, and the point of the Maria angle

MLW has signed Gino Medina to a multi-year deal.

ROH's October 27 HonorClub event has added Silas Young vs. Joe Hendry.

Championship Wrestling From Hollywood will begin airing in Houston on Sunday.

WWE's new vice president of international is former Viceland International executive James Rosenstock. We'll see what he's able to accomplish in that department.

Cain Velasquez spoke to ESPN about his WWE status, confirming he has not signed a long-term deal with the company. That could benefit him as he plans his wrestling future; he has a number of options to sign elsewhere.

Survivor Series is locally advertising a Raw vs. Smackdown elimination match featuring Braun Strowman, The Miz, Drew McIntyre, Rey Mysterio, and Ricochet against Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, and Aleister Black. With Finn having just moved to NXT, I really don't see that match happening as advertised.

Wednesday's Dynamite has added Jimmy Havoc vs. Darby Allin to determine Chris Jericho's October 16 world championship challenger. That's an interesting choice.

Dynamite's December 11 episode will air from Texas. That venue holds 6,800 seats.

Alberto El Patron vs. Tito Ortiz is set for Combate Americas' December 7 PPV. That's definitely a newsworthy fight!

Roman Reigns spoke to GQ Sports about what he brings with him on the road.

Becky Lynch spoke to Muscle & Fitness about her rise in WWE.

Friday Night Smackdown's blue carpet event drew 2.33 million viewers.

WOW's David McLane and Jeannie Buss were front row at Friday Night Smackdown. That's pretty cool for both.

- WOW will have signings at Los Angeles Comic Con this weekend.

Bray Wyatt and Sasha Banks were both hurt at Hell in A Cell. Neither were cleared for the next night.

Hell in a Cell was the ninth most searched term on Google Sunday.

Michael Hayes' "Badstreet USA" was covered by Crossfyre.

Rick Bognar will be remembered in Calgary on October 24.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Honestly things are probably pretty saturated from the Raw and Smackdown rosters. They either need to have a dedicated brand for people who never get TV time otherwise (Main Event with actual storylines) or something else unique that doesn't feature the same people doing the same style they do on Raw and Smackdown. That can include other companies' products.

2. Wrestling could absolutely use more surprises and curveballs thrown.

3. I'm reasonably sure NJPW is looking to expand their streaming/digital capabilities. It's something that's not a big priority for the bulk of their audience, since most of their fans are in Japan, but it can absolutely be a factor in international growth. Seemingly the key will be convincing NJPW it's worth the investment for non-Japanese fans.

4. They were definitely looking to paint Brock as despicable with his actions. It's possible that other wrestlers didn't want to face similar actions from Brock!

5. The idea is to appeal to people who tune in for reasons other than in-ring action. We'll see if that's something that catches on.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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