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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Smackdown segment set, new matches, Raw guests, WWE name in movie role, Rowan note, DSOTR season two note, Impact signs Indian PPV deal, WXW replacement, ROH debut set, Miz hosting USA show, another UFC name interested in WWE, Raw rating, WWE planning next Saudi show, assorted wrestling press, HoF name set, Jeff Hardy updates and Questions on athletic big men, post-SSD booking, King Corbin changing, and ROH's Sinclair purchase

Smackdown has announced Firefly Fun House returning this week. Fiend vs. Cena should be fun.

Elimination Chamber has added Andrade vs. Humberto Carrillo for the United States Championship.

Dynamite has added Jon Moxley and Darby Allin vs. Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara.

Mick Foley was at Raw to film footage for an upcoming community outreach program.

Matt Riddle, Bianca Belair, Mansoor, and Vanessa Borne were backstage at Raw. I'm curious if any of them are heading to Raw after WrestleMania.

Rusev was at Raw. He has not returned from his back issues.

WWE discussed the coronavirus backstage at Raw. As much as wrestlers travel, it can really be a threat.

Lana missed Raw due to a film role.

Raw featured a number of WrestlePro talents as extras, including in No Way Jose's conga line.

Rowan's spider is an animatronic.

"Dark Side of the Ring" returns March 24 with a two-hour Benoit family episode. The other episodes will focus on Brawl For All, Dino Bravo, New Jack, Herb Abrams, Owen Hart, Nancy Argentino, Dr. D David Shultz, and The Road Warriors. All should be very interesting.

Impact has signed an Indian broadcasting deal to show monthly specials on Discovery India, namely their PPVs and some Impact Plus events. Good to see.

Lio Rush has been pulled from wXw's 16 Carat Gold tournament due to WWE commitments. Jeff Cobb will be replacing him.

- Alex Shelley is also pulling out of the event due to coronavirus concerns.

Fred Yehi has been added to ROH's Pure Championship tournament. Very glad to see him get that opportunity.

The Miz is hosting USA Network's "Cannonball" reality series this summer.

Chuck Liddell expressed interest in coming to WWE. This is really becoming a trend.

Raw drew 2.26 million viewers this week, very close to last week's number.

WWE is working on its next Saudi Arabian show. An August date was considered, but was too close to Summerslam and expected to be incredibly hot, so October and November are more likely. It's definitely wise to stay away from the heat.

Titus O'Neil will receive Cynopsis Sports' Sentinel award for his community outreach.

Carmella discussed her character inspiration. She's been a natural in that role.

NXT has added Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish vs. One Two.

MJF was profiled by Newsday. He's getting a LOT of spotlight at a young age.

Past vs. Present has added The Havana Pitbulls (Rocky Romero and Ricky Reyes) vs. Bandido and Rey Horus.

Bloodsport has added Killer Kelly vs. Allysin Kay. NICE.

JBL has been announced for the WWE Hall of Fame. Well deserved!

Jeff Hardy has been medically cleared to return to WWE. He spent some time in in-patient rehabilitation following his DWI arrest, and it sounds like he's ready to contribute some more. Glad to see it. I'm interested to see what he does next.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I do think current big men should save flashy athletic spots for when they matter and play to their other attributes, too. There are a lot of people who can fly around; there aren't as many people who have the power that bigger wrestlers have, and it's good for them to show why they're unique.

2. They knew they had a big audience after Super Showdown and with Cena's announced return. It was smart to announce top matches then. That said, I think it would make sense for heels to be upset that Roman got a title shot that easily and try to make a fuss about it.

3. Potentially. There will need to be a good character for him to ditch it for before they just drop it out of nowhere.

4. Less than $10 million is as specific as I've seen.

5. The Fiend probably has his reasons. Remember Bray and Cena have a long history. He can go back for the title once Cena's back in Hollywood.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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