MJF responded to Cody after Dynamite, tying himself to The Butcher, The Blade, and The Bunny. I'm guessing he or Wardlow will be Cody's official partner in the upcoming tag team clash.
WWE Network has been updated on Roku.
Kyle Busch discussed his 24/7 Championship reign.
WWE is selling a Huskus The Pig Boy plush doll.
Lana spoke to Comicbook.com.
Booker T. discussed WWE's locker room through the years and working as Smackdown GM.
Nyla Rose has been "suspended without pay" for the rest of 2019 for her actions on Dynamite. I like the selling of her as a force.
WWE Network is beta testing its free tier, largely featuring content from YouTube. They'd definitely like fans to watch on WWE.com rather than on that site!
Impact executive vice president Scott D'Amore is being deposed as part of the Jeff Jarrett-Anthem lawsuit over the rights to Global Force content. There was some legal wrangling over D'Amore due to his being a Canadian citizen and Anthem considering him an independent contractor, but ultimately the court ruled that as an officer in Anthem he can be deposed. Notably D'Amore still owns a five percent stake in Global Force Entertainment, with Jeff Jarrett owning the remainder. Those two go way back, so it's a shame they're at odds here.
Dynamite drew 851,000 viewers Wednesday night, rebounding nicely from last week's surprisingly low number. Hopefully they stay in this range if not going higher.
NXT drew 845,000 viewers Wednesday night, which is a fine number in its own right. I'm glad it grew from the post-Survivor Series show.
WWE pay-per-view matches aren't being announced as early in the past due to Vince McMahon putting more of an emphasis on those events as hooks for the WWE Network rather than needing to be sold on their own. The argument is that a lot of Network signups are right before the PPV begins rather than in the weeks ahead, so this is following that trend. It's an interesting philosophy, to be sure.
ROH is willing to have Kelly Klein drop the WOH Championship at Final Battle or the December 15 HonorClub event if medically cleared, despite her contract ending at the end of the year. It isn't expected she'll be able to compete at either event.
- ROH is paying for her medical treatment and intends to continue to do so when her contract ends.
AAA Triplemania Regia drew 14,350 fans. That's quite good!
Raw's attendance Monday was 6,800. Dynamite's was 4,100.
NJPW currently has no plans to send talent to ROH events due to the company running its own U.S. shows. It will be very interesting to see if that holds true for WrestleMania weekend.
Stardom will debut Giulia on December 8, facing Hazuki a few weeks before the latter retires. That's cool.
NWA is planning to have The Great Muta challenge Nick Aldis for the world championship. Wow. That's cool.
Arn Anderson recently confirmed his WWE release was due to allowing Alicia Fox to wrestle at a live event while allegedly under the influence of alcohol. That story had been floating around, but out of respect for Alicia's privacy, I didn't run it when it initially broke. Fox has since been open about rehabilitating.
Cuervo de Puerto Rico has announced his retirement, despite being medically cleared after taking a brick to the head last year. That might be for the best.
Paige's father was recently hospitalized. No further details are available, but I wish him and that family the best.
UK's Empire Wrestling has shut down. They were planning a December 15 event but have decided not to run it. We'll see what the future holds for those who worked there.
ROH's weekly TV show will now air in Los Angeles and Phoenix due to Sinclair purchasing former Fox Sports affiliates. Chicago will get the show starting in February. In theory that's good for ROH, but I have my doubts it will do much for them.
WWE Network is going after international users attempting to use U.S. proxy addresses to illegally access the service. This will actually cut the counted number of U.S. subscribers, which Wall Street won't care for.
WWE Creative member Chris DeJoseph will likely join Smackdown. That brand could use some direction, for sure.
Andrade trademarking "La Sombra" was believed to be a counter to CMLL attempting to use the name themselves. Clever!
At NXT's December 5 Florida live event, which featured all women's matches:
- Mia Yim worked her first live event since November 1, teaming with Candice LeRae and Rhea Ripley in a win over Dakota Kai, Jessamyn Duke, and Marina Shafir. This was also the first live event since November 1 for Rhea, Duke, and Shafir.
- Shotzi Blockheart debuted for the brand, losing to Chelsea Green
- Shayna Baszler worked her first live event since November 1, retaining the NXT Women's Championship against Reina Gonzalez.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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