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Thursday, July 2, 2020

Podcast guests, AEW no longer on app, ex-Impact name at AEW, AEW name visits wrestling school, Jarrett drops some Anthem claims, Smackdown additions, NXT name leaks spoiler, Sting teases retirement match, more trademark notes, AEW reschedules tapings, AEW+NXT audiences, Impact delayed this week, unique MLW product, reality show hits WWE Network, NXT UK guests, gimmick table guests, Hager storyline suspension, ROH spotlight, and Questions on Robert Stone as a manager, New Jack vs. JYD, Ian Rotten post-ECW, RVD-ECW plans, and Hogan vs. Ventura

Edge was interviewed on Booker T.'s podcast.

AEW content is no longer available on FuboTV due to TNT and other WarnerMedia channels being dropped as of July 1.

Brian Cage is on AEW's latest podcast.

Impact alumna Diamante was in the crowd at Dynamite. She's worked for the company before. Naturally it would make sense to put her with Ortiz and Santana. 

Taz recently visited the Create-A-Pro wrestling school.

Jeff Jarrett has dropped claims that Anthem committed trademark infringement and counterfeiting with the GFW brand, as well as the claim that Anthem created unfair competition with their use of the GFW brand. The trial is still ongoing.

Smackdown has added:
- AJ Styles vs. Drew Gulak for the Intercontinental Championship
- Matt Riddle being interviewed by Michael Cole

MVP and Ruby Riott are on the latest Swerve City podcast.

NXT's Saurav posted the result of NXT's Winner Take All match on Instagram. He later removed it. We'll see if Indus Sher ends up like the Forgotten Sons as a result. 

Sting teased a farewell match. That's a risky endeavor. The obvious avenue is AEW, but I don't think they want the reputation of featuring someone older than 60 in a match. I don't know if Sting would return to Impact or if he'd see that as a big step back. 

Heath Slater appeared on VOC Nation's "Brisco and Big Ace" to discuss Nexus, FCW, and more. Here are highlights. WWE absolutely fumbled the Nexus angle's potential. 

Cody's "Cody Rhodes" trademark has been given initial refusal since WWE has re-registered it. The deadline to do so passed, but WWE claimed their delay in renewal was due to COVID-19.

WWE's "The Man" trademark attempt was abandoned, as they reconciled with Ric Flair.

AEW has rescheduled Dynamite tapings for:
- Pennsylvania on April 7
- Massachusetts on April 21

Fyter Fest Night One drew 748,000 viewers, a good bump from last week's surprising low.

Great American Bash Night One drew 792,000 viewers, in line with last week's strong number.

Impact will air an hour later this week due to AXS showing a Ringo Starr birthday event. Obviously Impact needs to sign Ringo. 

MLW's Mance Warner will have a licensed beer in 2021. MLW with another unique product. 

"Total Bellas"' fifth season has been added to WWE Network.

WCW's Alex Wright, Drew McIntyre, and Nikki Cross appeared on NXT UK this week as the clip shows continue.

Nick Aldis and George South were on Highspots' latest virtual gimmick table.

Jake Hager was "suspended for 10 days and fined" by AEW for attacking a referee. Good to see his actions had consequences.

PJ Black is showcased on the most recent ROH TV.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Basically he's more valuable to them in that role. 

2. Jack discussed the incident in an interview.

3. Long story short, there are reasons certain ECW names only found success in ECW and similar "outlaw" promotions. 

4. Wow that's a pretty big shot at ECW from one of their biggest supporters! 

5. That's the established story of what happened there, yes. I wouldn't expect unionization any time soon, though some would think the COVID crisis shows why it could be needed. 

More wrestling tomorrow.

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