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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Network content no longer free, assorted wrestling press, Rebellion air date, XFL goes bankrupt, NJPW open letter, WWE cleared to tape, NXT match set, Raw MITB qualifiers, and Questions on Taz's future, cursing on WWE PPV, NXT being hurt by replays, dodging WWE trademarks, and XFL's sudden failure

WWE Network has moved its limited time free content back to being subscription-only. I'm curious if they converted anyone to paying for the service.

Wrestling-themed movie "Night and the City" will air on TCM Saturday. Stanislaus Zbyszko is featured in the film.

Cesaro is on New Day's latest podcast.

WWE has a "WrestleMania's Biggest Fan" T-shirt, featuring the large ceiling fan at the WWE Performance Center. We're in strange, strange times.

"Fight Like A Girl" has debuted on Quibi.

Corey Graves toured Ronda Rousey's ranch.

Rebellion will air as the April 21 and April 28 episodes of Impact. That makes sense.

"The Main Event" was on Netflix's Top 10.

XFL has filed for bankruptcy and is now for sale. They still intend to refund all ticket sales.

- XFL released a statement to TMZ Sports.

- XFL was said to have lost tens of millions of dollars in revenue due to the season cancelation.

NJPW President Harold Meij issued an open letter on the canceled shows.

WWE has been designated an essential business in Florida, allowing them to continue to create content there.

AEW thanked first responders.

NXT has announced Finn Balor vs. Fabian Aichner. That's a good way to continue the build to Finn vs. Walter.

Raw has announced:
- Rey Mysterio vs. Buddy Murphy in a Money in the Bank qualifying match
- Aleister Black vs. Austin Theory in a Money in the Bank qualifying match
- MVP vs. Apollo Crews in a Money in the Bank qualifying match

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I'm not familiar with any news on this front.

2. It's possible it's just a byproduct of not having crowd noise to cover it up, but it could also be a move to be seen as less overly family friendly.

3. I'm sure that plays some role. I don't expect WWE Network to drop it, thoug.

4. I don't expect they'll risk WWE taking them to court. "#FTR" could end up being their team name, with Shatter Machine also an option, since they've trademarked both.

5. It does feel pretty sudden after they had announced they were planning to return in 2021. Frankly it could have been hyperbole to make a juicier story.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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