Lucha star Principe Aereo passed away at 26 during a wrestling match, apparently from a heart attack.
Wrestle Kingdom 15 will span two nights. I'm very curious what attendance looks like during the pandemic.
Kota Ibushi won G1 Climax 30, his second-straight win of that event.
CZW's November compilation events will be CZW: No Disqualifications and CZW Girlz: Beauty vs. The Beast.
Impact Plus has added events from Lariato and Alpha-1.
Collective wrestler Tony Deppen tested positive for COVID-19. He recently worked for ROH, so it's possible he was pulled from their plans after this.
Braun Strowman appeared at a bike rally in Florida.
Big Show was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Eastern European International Film Festival.
Jack Brisco got local press.
Mexico's Nuevo Leon has banned wrestling shows due to COVID.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Honestly at this point it feels like NXT is being treated about like Main Event or 205 Live. It's clear it has settled into a certain level of an audience with the same cast of wrestlers. WWE makes so much money with Raw and Smackdown that they can afford to do stagnant shows with niche appeal.
2. The replays are always shorter, and the less important things get edited out.
3. "USA" and "FOX" wanted everyone available in the draft, I guess. Just in case "they" changed their minds about where they wanted someone. Honestly I'd drop the draft at this point since the shows interact so much as it is. The only thing I would consider is if it's a week where Raw and Smackdown can (and do) sign talent from NXT, but, again, talents are already being called up on a whim.
4. Obviously a good number of actors don't use their birth names, Disney mascots sign under their character names, and there are musicians using stage names, so it's not just a wrestling thing.
5. Honestly I would have drafted him to a different brand. He's in a rut on Raw.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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