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Monday, December 23, 2019

Network marathons, NXT star has rap song, Fandango surgery, HoFer missing Jericho cruise, PWG lineup change, Interview with Cody, Nyla working elsewhere during suspension, another ROH name in NEW, Goulet profiled, and Questions on XFL's chances of success, the end game of the Women's Evolution, Dynamite's expected audience, and reporters working on Backstage

WWE Network is doing marathons this week:
- Monday is featuring marathons for WWE Untold and Table for 3
- Tuesday is featuring marathons for WWE Chronicle and WWE 24
- Wednesday is featuring marathons for WWE The Bump and WWE Ride Along
- Thursday is featuring marathons for 2019 NXT UK Takeovers
- Friday is featuring marathons for 2019 NXT Takeovers
- Saturday and Sunday are both featuring marathons for WWE PPVs

Isaiah Scott and Monteasy released a rap song.

Fandango disclosed underdoing surgery for a torn tendon. He could miss significant time.

Kevin Nash will miss Chris Jericho's cruise due to signing onto a movie.

Rey Fenix missed a PWG event due to his flight from Mexico being delayed. David Starr worked in his place.

Cody spoke in Germany, responding to Roman Reigns' characterization of the company. He handled that well.

Nyla Rose is competing in Japan's Marvelous during her AEW "suspension." That's clever. Glad she's getting work.

TK O'Ryan appeared at an NEW event, saying he'll wrestle there in 2020. He's currently recovering from multiple concussions. Notably TK is believed to be done with ROH at the end of the year.

Rene Goulet was remembered.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I'm not interested in football but if fans want it, sure.

2. I could see it being somewhat successful if certain parties need content for streaming networks and the like.

3. I think it ends when it's no longer a special accomplishment for women to do something like headline a PPV or have a significant gimmick match. In other words, when it's considered as normal as men doing the same thing. As for WWE potentially changing course from pushing women in prominent roles, I don't see that occurring anytime soon. The only way I expect that is if Triple H and/or Stephanie McMahon lose their positions or someone overrules their ideas, which really doesn't seem likely.

4. Not much to add other than AEW currently being considered a bargain when you consider the audience they're drawing for the amount TNT is paying for the show in contrast to the big rights fees for WWE content that isn't drawing proportionally more than Dynamite.

5. I don't know Satin personally and I don't know what he was offered, but it does call into question how objective he can be, since theoretically a story could come along that, if he reports on it, would jeopardize this position. That puts him in a difficult position as a reporter. That said, if his ultimate goal is to be a WWE personality rather than a top reporter, this helps in that regard and it makes sense for him to take the job.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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