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Friday, December 13, 2019

Dynamite followup, special WWE podcast coming, WWE jobs open, assorted wrestling press, top AEW name works while very sick, Jericho getting more responsibilities, Teddy Hart in another wrestling crowd, WWE hire behind role, NXT Christmas update, NXT alum back at the WWEPC, another WWE24 airing next week, Tribute to the Troops broadcast note, Interview with Lana, Morrison at WWEPC, WWEPC guest coach, NXT star responds to fan chants, Dynamite/NXT/WWE 24 audiences, live event notes, CMLL interested in reconciling, new Dynamite match, CMLL robbery, Flamita Mexico update, NJPW U.S. tour note, legend set for regular MLW TV role, ROH scouting Australian star, new ROH interviewer, AEW signs another team, Dynamite attendance, Harper+Oney contract notes, more WWE releases expected, and Questions on WWE seating, AEW-C2E2, and Terri Runnels in the WWE HoF

Darby Allin indicated he helped Cody on Dynamite in order to get a rematch against him after their previous draw. I like that booking.

"After The Bell" will have New Year's special episode answering audience questions. That should be an experience.

WWE is hiring warehouse associates and apparel designers. It's unknown if the second category is related to the ACH situation.

Heavy Machinery were at the NBA's Wisconsin basketball game.

Nick Jackson worked Dynamite with a bad flu. I can't say enough about the Bucks' work ethic, in and out of the ring.

Chris Jericho is taking on a support role in AEW as far as assisting younger talents. Very, very good to see.

Teddy Hart was at Dynamite. Vintage Teddy! I'm curious what the future holds for him.

AEW had a ring mic stolen Wednesday night. That's unfortunate.

WWE Creative hire Chris DeJoseph has officially begun his new job there.

NXT will air on December 25 but will not be live. It will be VERY interesting to see how they do with no AEW competition.

Kacy Catanzaro was at the WWE Performance Center recently, so it's possible she's considering returning to NXT. I'd love to see it.

WWE 24: Becky Lynch will air after NXT on WWE Network Wednesday night. I'm curious how that will affect ratings that night.

"Tribute to the Troops" is not currently set to air on USA Network. The obvious move is to put it on WWE Network at some point, but there's no set timetable for that. Very interesting that it isn't set for any broadcast.

Lana discussed getting death threats over her current WWE angle. Wow. That's intense.

John Morrison filmed content at the WWE Performance Center ahead of his return. The Royal Rumble would be a good time to spotlight him.

Former WWE/WCW star David Taylor was a WWE Performance Center guest coach recently. Good to see.

Chelsea Green responded to fans referring to her fiancee. I don't see it stopping anytime soon, since she's not really doing anything prominent right now. Though even if she was, that audience wants to show they're clever for knowing whom she's engaged to.

David Arquette's upcoming documentary was covered by The Wrap.

Dynamite drew 778,000 viewers Wednesday night, down a little from last week.

NXT drew 778,000 viewers Wednesday night as well, also down.

WWE 24, focusing on the first Takeover: Brooklyn, drew 367,000 viewers.

"The Hundreds" is offering WWE designs. Cool to see.

Elias worked his first WWE live event since July 15 Thursday night, defeating Dolph Ziggler. Interesting booking decision, as both men are heels.

At NXT's December 12 Florida live event:
- Travis Banks worked his first live event since August 17, defeating Rinku Singh.
- Joaquin Wilde worked his first live event since June 14, losing to Raul Mendoza.

At NXT's December 12 California live event:
- Adam Cole worked his first live event since August 24, teaming with Kyle O'Reilly in a loss to Keith Lee and Matt Riddle. This was O'Reilly's first live event since October 20.

CMLL is looking to use Rush, Dragon Lee, and Bestia del Ring again, but those names have made big moves since leaving that company and don't feel the need to return.

Dynamite has added Dr. Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander. Wow, Statlander's being featured more than their champion!

CMLL had a robbery at their main venue this week, with the thieves taking the ticket revenue from Monday's event. The loss was just past $12,000 in U.S. money. That's bad to see.

Flamita has been pulled from AAA bookings due to missing TripleMania Regia. He was expected to jump to CMLL, but he wants to work AAA.

NJPW's upcoming U.S. tour will be concurrent with their New Beginning tour in Japan, so the company's top names likely won't be in the U.S.

MLW will feature Kevin Von Erich on TV a lot going forward. That's an interesting direction.

Marty Scurll is expected to finish with ROH this weekend, as he's making outside bookings. Can't say I'm surprised; I hope he can do big things elsewhere.

ROH is looking at Australia's Slex. Presumably he could be a unique attraction at a time when they really need something to put them on the map.

ROH has added Brian Zane as an interviewer.

AEW has signed Alex Reynolds and John Silver. That would explain their angle with the Dark Order.

Dynamite drew 4,700 fans this week. Not bad at all.

Luke Harper's contract was set to expire at the end of March, so the release doesn't really change much when the no-compete clause is factored in.

Oney Lorcan had stopped working in WWE after asking for his release, so his contract was being frozen before the two sides worked out a new deal.

WWE is expected to make more releases. Mike Kanellis would make sense after he publicly asked out of his deal. We'll see if anyone else is let go.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I concur here. Being outside the first few rows on the floor can make it difficult to see what's happening. Having no one in your direct sightline is preferable!

2 is a repeat.

3. A lot of AEW talents were already set to be there, and there's already a crowd, so everything fit together.

4. Definitely a chance but nothing to indicate that's coming anytime soon. I imagine others are higher on the priority list.

Nothing to add to 5.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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