Adam Cole got a Best Of collection on WWE Network today.
Booker T. discussed Backstage ending. It sounds like it could return digitally. I'm not sure if that would give FOX a big return on their investment.
ROH has signed Bobby Cruise to a new contract.
Joey Ryan's Impact match was going to feature Dez and Wentz as Crazzy Steve's partners.
- #CancelCulture has been removed as a group from Impact's online roster, so that gimmick has been shelved. Rob Van Dam and Jacob Crist remain listed, so they could be repackaged.
Anthem has filed a motion looking to prevent Karen Jarrett from testifying in their lawsuit with Jeff Jarrett.
Impact is listed as airing on Pursuit HD on Friday, July 3, leading to speculation the show will have a replay on their former home.
Impact in 60 next week will focus on Mick Foley. Samoa Joe and Sting matches will be featured.
MLW Underground will re-air beginning July 11 on beIN Sports and other platforms. This was the show from the promotion's original run. Good to see them providing content right now.
The Undertaker responded to #ThankYouTaker trending on Twitter after "The Last Ride" finished airing, as many are speculating WrestleMania 36 was his final match. I'm a little less confident given previous "false finishes" to his career.
- Madison Square Garden paid tribute to Undertaker.
- The Undertaker spoke to Sports Illustrated about his career.
Raw drew 1.92 million viewers this week, close to last week.
Being The Elite is removing past episodes featuring Joey Ryan. His All In segment is going to look really bad in hindsight.
wXw is suspending releases of Shotgun while they edit out content featuring Julian Pace and Jay Skillet following both men being accused during the #SpeakingOut movement.
Ric Flair endorsed Randy Orton in a WrestlingInc interview.
The Bump this week featured Kevin Owens, Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro, Breezango, and Xavier Woods.
Thunder Rosa is launching an all women's promotion. Intriguing idea. I'm curious how it will go.
Slammiversary has added Jordynne Grace vs. Deonna Purrazzo for the Knockouts Championship. They're not wasting any time with her push!
Impact has announced:
- Moose vs. Crazzy Steve for the TNA Championship
- Reno SCUM vs. TJP and Fallah Bahh
- Havok vs. Kiera Hogan
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Some see the 90-day window as preferable to give talents three months of pay while they figure out their next moves. I believe talents can actually waive that period if they're willing to lose the downside guarantee during that time. Few are, given it's harder to have stable income outside the company.
2. Essentially it's the final 90 days of the contract before it terminates. It's the equivalent of being in catering or injured or what have you in that regard.
3. It's difficult enough to get people to watch two or three hours of WWE in a week. Giving them five hours of a product that feels the same is asking a lot, especially with only a fraction of the roster on each show. There's also the argument that if you didn't like a talent on Friday, would moving them to Monday really change your feelings on them if both shows are essentially the same? The counterargument is that both of them are WWE shows. So if you like Coke, you might rather have Diet Coke than Pepsi.
4. No way are they going to make that much more content unless there's a revenue increase along with it. They already have Main Event and 205 Live that not many people watch, on top of their web content. I don't see them doing even more shows at even greater expense just to give people something to do. That's a lot of people who would need to be paid, and in many cases it would further expose people to COVID.
Nothing to add to 5.
More wrestling tomorrow.
2. Essentially it's the final 90 days of the contract before it terminates. It's the equivalent of being in catering or injured or what have you in that regard.
3. It's difficult enough to get people to watch two or three hours of WWE in a week. Giving them five hours of a product that feels the same is asking a lot, especially with only a fraction of the roster on each show. There's also the argument that if you didn't like a talent on Friday, would moving them to Monday really change your feelings on them if both shows are essentially the same? The counterargument is that both of them are WWE shows. So if you like Coke, you might rather have Diet Coke than Pepsi.
4. No way are they going to make that much more content unless there's a revenue increase along with it. They already have Main Event and 205 Live that not many people watch, on top of their web content. I don't see them doing even more shows at even greater expense just to give people something to do. That's a lot of people who would need to be paid, and in many cases it would further expose people to COVID.
Nothing to add to 5.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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