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Friday, July 1, 2016

WWE+NXT live event notes, Matt vs. Jeff preview, Rock gets a star, former Divas Champ returning to action, legendary announcer on Twitter, watch every single Nitro, more CMLL in ROH, new way to watch Raw and Smackdown, NXT name back in action (yes, that one), and Questions on titles in the brand split, WWE bringing back veterans, how many wrestlers are needed on each brand, and Cult of Personality

Asuka (facing Natalya) and Shinsuke Nakamura (facing Kevin Owens) were victorious at WWE's show in Hawaii. I hope both are successful on the main roster when their times come.

TNA has released a preview for the Matt vs. Jeff match happening on next week's show. I can't wait to see Grandpa Matt and Grandpa Jeff jumping off the top of the rest home. 

The Rock will be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year. That's a big accomplishment for The Great One.

Alicia Fox is advertised for live events late in July. I assume she'll be back in the mix after the draft. Things are pretty crowded in the women's division, so she hasn't been a part of things in a few months.

Bobby Heenan has joined Twitter. I can only imagine how he would have used Twitter "back in the day."

All episodes of WCW Nitro are now available on the WWE Network. WWE continues to make use of its vast video library. There are still plenty of Raws and Smackdowns to upload, as well as all of Thunder. I imagine they could also upload Velocity, Heat, etc. once the bigger shows are all available.

ROH is looking to use more CMLL talents in the future. They initially wanted to use Dragon Lee for their July 16 show, but Lee is injured. 

USA Network is now part of on Sling TVs Sling Blue service. So, Raw and (come July 19) Smackdown will be legally available live for those who don't have cable or satellite. Hopefully that means more people watch the shows. 

Hideo Itami returned to action at an NXT live event in Florida, teaming with TM61 against Samoa Joe, Wesley "The Beautiful Body" Blake, and Tino Sabbatelli. Hopefully that went well and it won't be long before we see him back on NXT TV.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. WWE will likely have two sets of World Champions, tag team champions, and women's champions based on how they did things last time. The idea is for each brand to have a number of champions to draw instead of the brand without the World Champion potentially being the "B" brand.

Nothing to add to 2.

3. Not at all. I expect the older names brought in will primarily supplement the roster. WWE's long-term focus remains on the people coming up through NXT.

4. Definitely more than that. Probably 35 or 40 including "enhancement talents" in each division. They've got to fill Superstars, Main Event, and live events, too, you know.

5. Decent. It depends on if UFC is willing to pay for the rights to use it.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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