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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

WWE 2K20 career mode and roster additions, Impact PPV streaming, former AEW name on Impact Twitch show, more on Jeff Hardy arrest, another legend at Starrcast, Vince net worth, Sasha injury update, upcoming WWE dates, another Big Show show, Joe out hurt, Raw audience, Hogan pitches WM36 match, Japanese promotion doing reunion show, WWE press conference set, new Dynamite match, WWE hires new reporter, and Questions on Vince changing the product due to AEW, AEW vs. NXT in Canada, older announcers, and the state of the NWA

WWE 2K20 revealed its career mode. That took an interesting turn. It is fun to see something outside of the usual, though.

- 2K detailed the mode in a press release.

WWE 2K20 notably announced the following names for its roster:
- Hulk Hogan
- Keith Lee
- Lacey Evans
- Mankind
- Maria Kanellis
- Mark Andrews
- Mark Henry
- Rhea Ripley
- The Rock
- Trent Seven

Impact Plus has added Slammiversary XVII.

Impact's October 19 Twitch special has added Laynie Luck vs. Kylie Rae vs. Shotzi Blackheart for the Zelo Pro Women's Championship. Interesting to see Kylie wrestling there, but glad to see her again.

Jeff Hardy's driver's license has been suspended ahead of a November 7 court date.

- Jeff was arrested after police received notice of a careless driver. His car was found in front of a liquor store, from where he purchased a case of beer. After police followed the car and stopped him for erratic driving, Jeff was seen with dried blood on his nose. Jeff indicated this was from a fight with his wife. This sounds like a major situation that needs outside intervention.

The Great Muta is set for Starrcast IV. Another unique signing opportunity. I'm glad they differentiate each Starrcast.

Vince McMahon was listed on Forbes' latest list as being valued at $2.9 billion. That's significantly up from last year's figure.

Sasha Banks is dealing with a back issue after Hell in a Cell. I hope she's not right back on the shelf after such great work.

Friday Night Smackdown's December 20 taping will be in New York. The December 27 taping will be in Michigan.

Big Show will be the subject of a traveling reality show. WWE Studios is getting a lot out of him.

Samoa Joe recently suffered a broken thumb. He is awaiting being cleared. Hopefully he still gets a prominent draft spot!

Raw drew 2.33 million viewers Monday night. I really wonder how the draft will change the audience.

Hulk Hogan pitched a WrestleMania 36 match with Vince McMahon following an upcoming back surgery. Hulk is amazing at coming up with ways to continue to get the spotlight.

Japan's Toryumon promotion will have a reunion show on January 31. The company went out of business in 2004. I'm curious how that will go given how much time has passed.

WWE has announced a Nevada press conference for Friday, with Cain Velasquez, Tyson Fury, Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman, Triple H, Rey Mysterio, and Braun Strowman all advertised. This would be a natural place to make Crown Jewel and/or Survivor Series matches known.

Dynamite tonight has added Riho and Britt Baker vs. Bea Priestley and Emi Sakura.

WWE has hired New York reporter Alyse Zwick for "This Week In WWE," which has been revamped.

WWE Supershow live events are set for Washington, DC on November 16 and Michigan on November 23.

Raw will tape their December 23 taping on December 17 in Iowa.

For my take on the first set of yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Vince is already making changes due to AEW and the amount of money and opportunities that company is offering talents. He's letting Paul Heyman take more risks with how Raw is run as a partial response to AEW, too. But, yes, if AEW continues to draw well, and if it begins drawing even better than it is already, Vince will feel more pressure to change his way of doing things.

2. I don't know how Canadian ratings are done, but, yes, AEW being more available there is a notch in its favor, as it will be in the UK.

3. Ross specifically went to AEW so he could contribute more than he was in WWE. Schiavone I'm not as sure about, but both sides knew the schedule when signing him. So he's set. As for Lawler, all signs are that he's back as a temporary move to work with the two newer names on Raw. I don't know what the current plan is for his future, but he was sold on his return being a limited one.

4. There's definitely something of a move to link the current TNT wrestling show with the previous one, although of course there are plenty of differences between the two products!

5. I'm under the impression it's available locally in Georgia. Whether it expands beyond that remains to be seen.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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