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Friday, November 1, 2019

NXT match announced, ROH TV coming to UK, Interviews with Stephanie/Corey, Boogeyman at WWE HQ, ROH announces first 2020 shows, MLB champs get custom title, NXT added to Survivor Series, top ROH name out, AEW+NXT audience, NXT Halloween notes, and Questions on worst PPV cards, Bryan as WWE Champion, missed tag opportunities, Melina's return, and Saudi security

Wednesday's NXT will feature Pete Dunne vs. Damian Priest. I look forward to seeing it.

ROH's TV show will air on Fight Network UK beginning November 8. That's another good clearance for them.

Stephanie McMahon spoke to TMZ Sports about Crown Jewel's women's match.

Corey Graves discussed "After The Bell" with ComicBook.com.

Boogeyman appeared at WWE headquarters for Halloween. This is about how you'd picture a lot of days at that office going, but I'm under the impression things aren't that lively.

ROH has announced HonorClub events for January 11 in Georgia and January 12 in North Carolina.

Major League Baseball champions The Washington Nationals have gotten custom WWE Championships.

Survivor Series will feature NXT talents, possibly including a Wargames match. That's another big step for the brand and its standing.

ROH and the former Joey Mercury have parted ways. He was a top creative voice, producer, and lead trainer there. That's a significant departure given his standing. It's notable he has a no-compete clause, so if he is headed to AEW or elsewhere, it's not happening immediately.

Dynamite drew 759,000 viewers this week, a large drop from previous numbers as the Halloween-themed episode went against the World Series championship game. That's significant audience erosion from where they started, but I would think some level of rebound is coming next week now that the World Series is out of the way.

NXT drew 580,000 viewers this week, another sharp decrease as they were also likely heavily affected by the World Series championship game. They're taking a beating to the point it's worth looking at changing the direction of the brand. I'd think Survivor Series involvement will help boost NXT. We'll see.

At NXT's Halloween live event in Florida:
- Shayna Baszler, as Darth Vader, won the women's Halloween battle royal. This match also featured Mia Yim as The Tethered from Us, Rhea Ripley as DX-era Triple H (accompanied by Shane Thorne as Chyna), Jessamyn Duke as Matt Riddle, Vanessa Borne and Aliyah as unicorn princesses, MJ Jenkins in SWAT gear, Bianca Belair as a loofah, Jessi Kamea as "Finn Balorina," Carolina as a hippie, Deonna Purrazzo as a dancer, Kayden Carter as a member of Lucha House Party, Chelsea Green as Jennifer Lopez, Xia Li as Chun Li, Taynara as Eve the first woman, and Tegan Nox as Kane.
- Malcolm Bivens dressed as Kona Reeves, cutting a promo about being in NXT for 15 years. GOT EMMMMMM. This lead to Reeves coming down to confront him, setting up Jordan Omogbehin beating Kona.
- Taynara changed to a Superwoman costume before losing to Xia Li
- Bronson Reed, as "Reedkishi," won the men's Halloween battle royal. Afterward, Scotty 2 Hotty arrived to dance with Reed, Keith Lee, Tegan Nox, and Mia Yim. That's amazing! Also in the match were Brendan Vink as a rocketman, Marcel Barthel who refused to dress up, Jeet Rama as Superman, Steve Cutler as Eleven from Stranger Things and then as Dexter Lumis, Mohammed Fahim as a pharaoh, Nick Ogarelli as Gaston, Chase Parker as Steve Corino, Cezar Bononi as a statue of Julius Caesar, Daniel Vidot as Street Fighter's Ryu, Cal Bloom as Street Fighter's Ken, Dexter Lumis in a furry costume and then as himself, someone as a giant panda, and Aleksandar Jaksic as Rhea Ripley. Sounds very fun overall.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. If we're going for complete cards, those are definitely consistently listed as awful.

2. It's possible if WWE wants to go that route, but I don't think it's a priority for either side at this point. Bryan doesn't want to be a full-time guy at this point, and while that obviously hasn't stopped other names from becoming champion, those other names are generally more prominent than Bryan is.

3. The only modern team that comes to mind that I wish would have become tag team champions is Cryme Tyme, but I'm not as in tune with tag team wrestling as others are.

4. I suppose at 40 other top promotions aren't as interested in using her? She's been out there available for some time.

5. I don't know if they bring extra security, but I'm sure with the amount of money being spent, they're well looked after.

More wrestling coming up.

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