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Thursday, July 16, 2020

Podcast guests, wrestling content updates, Japanese promotions airing live on FITE, Hana ROH episode previewed, Interviews with Cross/Edge/Tegan/Cody/Kiss/EC3, lucha legend website, Kimura takes legal action, AEW Twitter note, Dynamite+NXT matches announced, and Questions on Edge's return match, a long Orton-Drew feud, Shayna not being pushed, and reasons big matches didn't happen

Charlotte Flair is on the Bella Twins' latest podcast.

MVP is on the latest Swerve City podcast.

Ruby Riott has Ryan Nemeth on her latest podcast.

Cathy Kelley appeared on "The Bump" this week, her first appearance since leaving the company.

"The Bump" before The Horror Show at Extreme Rules will feature Seth Rollins, Hardcore Holly (!), D-Von Dudley, and NBA's Kenny Smith. Holly is a cool surprise.

The Horror Show at Extreme Rules' watchalong will feature JBL, Mick Foley, Noelle Foley, Keith Lee, Bobby Roode, Sonya Deville, and Drake Maverick. Part of me thinks Roode will be involved with Drew vs. Dolph somehow, since he was also moved to Raw. 

DDT and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling are airing live on FITE with English and Japanese commentary for their July 22 and July 23 shows. Sonny Onoo, Dan Madigan, and Rob Hochmann will be the English commentary team. That's definitely a great way for those groups to branch out. 

ROH previewed their Hana Kimura tribute episode. We really lost a special person with her passing.

Nikki Cross spoke to Metro to promote Extreme Rules. I'm not sure why there's talk of another Evolution event all of the sudden, though that would be a unique attraction during the pandemic. 

WWE Racing Showdown is coming to Android soon. Very interesting to see Punk attached. 

Edge spoke to Sports Illustrated about his injury and more. 2020 Edge is definitely different from the Rated R Superstar or the man who competed in TLC with the Hardys and Dudleys.

Mil Mascaras has launched an online store.

Tegan Nox spoke to Newsweek before NXT. Hopefully she does move past being the woman with two big knee injuries. 

Cody spoke to talkSPORT to promote Fight For The Fallen. I'm also pretty bored with the obsession with ratings between Dynamite and NXT. 

Sonny Kiss spoke to Sports Illustrated to promote Fight For The Fallen:
- I am glad his character hasn't been like past portrayals of LGBTQ+ characters.

- Glad he's getting a college degree.

EC3 spoke to WrestleZone about his future. Strong promo.

Kyoko Kimura has filed a complaint with Japan's Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization due to allegations her daughter was made to shoot a scene during a state of shock and hyperventilation. I can only imagine the pain Kyoko is working through right now. 

Wrestling Revolution Product now features commentary from Jeff Katz on his YouTube channel. It's a shame that never happened as intended.

ROH is showcasing new NJPW double champion EVIL's bouts in ROH on their YouTube channel. That's smart.

AEW's Twitter account was locked down temporarily due to mass hacking on the site. That's a scary reality of the digital age. 

Dynamite has announced:
- Cody defending the TNT Championship in an open challenge
- Young Bucks vs. The Butcher and The Blade in a falls count anywhere match
- Chris Jericho and Jake Hager vs. Jurassic Express
- Hangman Page vs. Five
- Ivelisse Velez vs. Diamante

NXT has announced:
- Karrion Kross vs. Dominik Dijakovic
- Killian Dain vs. Dexter Lumis

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. If that's possible, it could certainly happen and would make a lot of sense. 

2. I would think a long feud would be tough to sustain. Those two are definitely on fire right now, though.

3. I popped. 

4. About all I can say is that Shayna doesn't fit Vince's vision of a female performer. She's a serious fighter and he's more drawn to larger-than-life personalities. 

5.a. Hogan vs. Flair on live events was a test run for Mania. The story has been that it underperformed, and that Vince would rather have a double main event splitting those two at Mania. 

5.b. Austin didn't think Hogan was at his level as a worker at that point in time, and was probably still resenting how things went when they were both in WCW.

5.c. WWE didn't know if Cena would be around for Mania. If he was set to do a big movie, the studio wouldn't want to risk him getting injured. 

More wrestling tomorrow.

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