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Thursday, January 2, 2020

WWE couple announces engagement, more WWE 2K problems, MLW staff signs deal, FWMF updates, FOX NYE rating, Dusty Classic teams, and Questions on music changes, top events, Brock's Raw move, fighters in WWE, and high impact matches

Andrade and Charlotte Flair publicly announced their engagement. I'm pleasantly surprised WWE hasn't rushed to put them together on-screen.

WWE 2K20 has encountered numerous online problems since the beginning of 2020. WWE 2K21 almost has to be better at this point, right?

MLW has signed ring announcer Mark Adam Haggerty as a regular.

"Fighting With My Family" is now available on UK Netflix, and will join Hulu on January 30.

FOX's New Year's Eve special featuring WWE talent drew three million viewers for the hour with Roman Reigns vs. Dolph Ziggler and the 24/7 Championship defenses. Presumably that's good exposure for the company. We'll see if it helps.

The 2020 Dusty Classic will feature:
- Imperium's Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner
- Forgotten Sons' Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler
- Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne
- Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster
- The Grizzled Young Veterans
- Kushida and a partner TBA
- Gallus' Mark Coffey and Wolfgang
- Undisputed Era's Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish
-- Cool to see an NXT vs. NXT UK theme ahead of When Worlds Collide. That will give both sides something fresh.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I'm sure it's a mess to change so many songs when the fees expire.

2. I'm not remotely qualified to answer this, since everyone has different tastes. I will say that cagematch.net has the following shows rated most highly in the 2010s:
- NJPW Dominion on June 11, 2019
- NJPW G1 Climax 23, Night 4 on August 2013
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
- NJPW Dominion on June 9, 2018

If we're just doing U.S. shows, cagematch.net says:
- Money in the Bank 2011
- Ultima Lucha Part 2 from LU Season 1
- Takeover: New Orleans
- PWG Mystery Vortex III
- Takeover: New York

3. Paul Heyman would probably say something daring FOX to come after him and Brock for leaving for the other show. Imagine lawyers showing up at Brock's ranch and demanding him come wrestle. See how well that ends.

4. The mindset is that those names have instant credibility. Honestly I think it's more of a Paul Heyman thing than a Vince thing.

5. Honestly I think I'm on the opposite extreme. If everyone's having long, epic matches, it all blends in and makes the move look less impactful. A shock quick win stands out.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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