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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Wrestling content updates and press, WWE TV airing live in China, AEW signing, more on Jeff Hardy's new deal, new WWE trademark, final NXT gauntlet name, CMLL COVID positives, RETRIBUTION joins WWE roster, new Clash matches, and Questions on Jey as a singles star, AEW's booking of Rosa, and NXT at Survivor Series

Al Snow will appear in horror movie "The Whittler" on Amazon October 16.

Talk 'N Shop A Mania 2 got its first trailer

Velocity is coming to WWE Network this week. Interestingly the released episodes aren't chronological. 

"Impact in 60" next week will focus on Eric Young.

WWE Network series updates:

- The Miz will be on Alexa Bliss' podcast Tuesday.

- "WWE Best Of Clash of Champions" will be added Tuesday

- The Day Of Payback 2020 will be added Friday

- Jey Uso will be on WWE Chronicle Saturday

WWE Network on Saturday will add:

- wXw Shotgun 2020 episode two

- EVOLVE 128

- ICW Fight Club 97

- PROGRESS Chapter 103

Raw and Smackdown will air live in China in Mandarin on the iQIYI digital platform. There will also be PPV events on the service. That is definitely a newsworthy investment! 

AEW has signed Serena Deeb. I'm curious if she'll have any behind-the-scenes duties given the roles she had in WWE.

- Serena will face Allison Kaye on PrimeTime Live next week. I'd assume that was already planned before she got signed. I wonder if AEW picked her up because they thought she might end up with an NWA deal.

Jeff Hardy's new WWE contract will keep him in the company for at least two years. He is still continuing the deal he signed when he and Matt Hardy came back to the company. Due to time off from injuries, his deal was extended. 

WWE has trademarked "Take Off To Takeover," which would presumably have to do with NXT. 

NXT's gauntlet match has added Bronson Reed as its final entrant.

CMLL's Princesa Sugehit and Lluvia were pulled from the 87th anniversary show due to positive COVID-19 tests following an outbreak at Arena Mexico. Dangerous and scary.

Titus O'Neil's charity work got press. Good to see.

BBC3 is making a wrestling series following aspiring wrestlers with varying challenges.

RETRIBUTION has "signed WWE contracts" as of Raw. Three members have been named:

- T-Bar is the former Donovan Dijakovic

- Mace is the former Dio Maddin

- Slapjack is the former Shane Thorne.

Clash of Champions has added:

- Street Profits vs. Andrade and Angel Garza for the Raw Tag Team Championship

- Asuka vs. Zelina Vega for the Raw Women's Championship

Bloodsport has added Davey Boy Smith, Jr. and "Filthy" Tom Lawlor.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. If history is any indication, he'll get a run as a singles star, and then feud with his brother with his brother as the heel, and then they end up teaming again down the line. Might as well have them on different brands at some point in the middle. 

2 is a repeat of a repeat of a repeat. 

3. No. They've built and protected Rosa, but Shida did beat her clean to retain. 

4. It's possible, but honestly that could all change multiple times between now and then. 

5. POP! 

More wrestling tomorrow.

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