Interviews with Rusev/Jericho, 2K20 year issues fixed, WWE UK tour documentary, WWE hires new podcast producer, ROH founder starting podcast, NXT+Dynamite audiences, Impact couple engaged, Impact referee done, NXT announces contenders' match, Smackdown guest, Taylor-ROH update, ROH lineup updates, NXT meet and greets set, more Liger tributes, Cameron in-ring return set, next Stone Cold interview, Smackdown dark match, and Questions on more ECW on the Network, future top NJPW events, and why the Rusev+Lana angle is happening

Rusev is on Jerry Lawler's latest podcast.

WWE 2K20's new year related issues have been resolved.

BT Sports looked at WWE's June UK tour. Nice documentary.

WWE's podcasts are now being produced by Giantbomb.com's Dan Ryckert, who is leaving that site for the role. Wow. I hope that move pays off for him.

ROH's Cory Silkin is launching a podcast focusing on wrestling and other topics. Ian Riccaboni will also be part of the endeavor.

NXT drew 548,000 viewers for its Best Of show. That's not bad, really.

Dynamite drew 967,000 viewers this week, getting a nice boost from the relaxed competition. It would seem that there's a decent-sized audience in play that will choose one show over the other in the right circumstances.

Impact's Tessa Blanchard and Daga are now engaged.

Impact referee Kris Levin has left the promotion. I wish him the best with whatever he does next.

NXT has announced Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic vs. Damian Priest vs. Cameron Grimes in a North American Championship number one contendership match.

David Arquette was backstage at Smackdown. Cool to see.

Shane Taylor is booked for ROH's January 11 event, where he'll announce his future. I doubt he's going to namedrop NXT or AEW or whatever if he is leaving.

ROH's January 12 event has added Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Jeff Cobb, and Dan Maff vs. The Bouncers and 2 Guys 1 Tag.

Dak Draper is booked for ROH's Georgia and North Carolina events. Jason Cade is booked for the Georgia event.

EVOLVE 143 Meet and Greets will include Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, and Dominik Dijakovic. EVOLVE 144 Meet and Greets will include those three as well as the other members of Undisputed Era, Johnny Gargano, Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, and Cameron Grimes.

Chris Jericho spoke to Sports Illustrated before Wrestle Kingdom 14:
- I like him wanting to continue to reinvent himself, but the Lexicon of Le Champion was very clearly a rehash of previous work.

- The Painmaker is so cringe.

- Jericho in NJPW is definitely fresh and noteworthy. Working with junior heavyweights is an intriguing idea.

AEW and PWG tributed Jushin "Thunder" Liger ahead of his retirement. That's awesome. I'd love to see him in the WWE Hall of Fame, but I don't think WWE wants to acknowledge his current employer for obvious reasons.

The former Cameron is returning to the ring WrestleMania weekend. Wouldn't have called that one!

Stone Cold will interview Kane after Takeover:Blackpool II. That could be interesting.

Before Smackdown, Mustafa Ali beat Curtis Axel. I miss Mustafa.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
Nothing to add to 1.

2. That makes sense. ECW's a popular library for them.

3. That's wise on NJPW's part. The stars really aligned to do it this year with the shows being on Saturday and Sunday. Unless they change the dates so that it's always Saturday and Sunday, I wouldn't expect it. We'll see, though.

4. Not much to add here. I wouldn't count on NJPW doing a show on their own that weekend at this stage, and we'll see how much of a presence NJPW will have in ROH then. I don't currently expect another joint show, but certainly we could see a number of NJPW names on the card.

5. It wouldn't shock me if they suggested it, since Lana in particular had been asking to be used more and to expand her character. And it's got a lot of people watching compared to other current wrestling content, so I don't expect a change.

More wrestling tomorrow.