Former NWA titleholder done, assorted wrestling notes, Vince Netflix update, WWE trademark, another MLW name, AEW signings, Raw audience, Interviews with Cedric/Lilian/Moxley/Gresham/Lio, Impact matches set and Questions on RETRIBUTION, Miz cashing in, multi-man matches in AEW, Four Horsewomen, and Kacy

Allysin Kay, also known as Sienna in Impact, is now a free agent, as her NWA contract has expired. Naturally there's curiosity of where she goes next.

Impact is auctioning signed goods from Bound For Glory and Slammiversary.

Nikki Cross is on Alexa Bliss' latest podcast.

AEW's third line of action figured will feature the Young Bucks, Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin, PAC, and Riho.

Vince McMahon's Netflix documentary will be four episodes. I'm really looking forward to that.

WWE has trademarked Chigona Bomb, the name of Raquel Gonzalez' finisher.

ACH has been announced for MLW's Restart.

AEW has signed Anthony Bowens and Max Caster, who will team as The Acclaimed.

Raw drew 1.66 million viewers Monday night.

Pat McAfee and One Two joined "The Bump" today.

Cedric Alexander spoke to Sports Illustrated and TVInsider before Raw. I liked his comments about Hurt Business not being about race.

Lilian Garcia spoke to Chris Van Vliet.

Jon Moxley spoke to TVInsider before Dynamite. 

Jonathan Gresham spoke to Sports Illustrated about being Pure Champion and more. 

Lance Storm is setting up a virtual wrestling academy for the coming weeks.

Lio Rush discussed MLW with WrestlingInc. 

Turning Point has announced:

- Rich Swann vs. Sami Callihan for the World Championship

- Su Yung vs. Deonna Purrazzo in an anything goes match for the Knockouts Championship

- The North vs. Good Brothers for the Tag Team Championship

- Moose vs. Willie Mack for the TNA Championship

- Brian Myers vs. Swoggle

Impact has announced:

- Rohit Raju vs. TJP for the X-Division Championship. This is TJP's last chance at the championship

- Tenille Dashwood and Madison Rayne vs. Havok and Neveah

- Chris Sabin vs. Acey Romero

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:

1. Honestly there might not have been an "original plan," much less an idea to use released wrestlers. Those names were cut for a reason. 

2. Unlikely. I expect they'll build Orton to face Edge at WrestleMania.

3. I like them. They serve as a good contrast to the same people doing the same things in WWE.

4. They were pushed heavily and had distinct characters. 

5. I like what I've seen of her. It's far too early to talk about big things for her future. WWE has plenty of other women to push right now. 

More wrestling tomorrow. 

Impact Wrestling Reax - 11/4/20

 Read on for my thoughts on last night's Impact Wrestling.

Another promotion getting FITE show, Super J Cup set, Knockout retires, assorted wrestling content, ROH alum returns to wrestling, AEW Games update, more WWE job openings, Raw team addition, and Questions on WWF's booking of WCW, RETRIBUTION's future, Riddle losing his first name, and why ratings are down

North American Wrestling Alliance will debut a weekly FITE show on January 7.

NJPWoA is holding a Super J-Cup on December 12. ROH's Rey Horus, Impact's Chris Bey, and Game Changer Wrestling's Blake Christian join ACH, Clark Connors, El Phantasmo, Lio Rush, and TJP in the one-night tournament. Cool to see that much involvement.

Kylie Rae announced her retirement as a wrestler. Surprising turn of events. I hope she's in a good place going forward.

WWE announced a custom folding chair deal. 

ROH alum John Walters has announced a full-time wrestling return. We'll see where that leads him.

Zelina Vega has launched an OnlyFans account. Interesting timing.

Zelina Vega is on Lilian Garcia's most recent podcast.

Toni Storm will be on the Swerve City Podcast this week.

WWE Network's independent additions this week:

- PROGRESS' Best of Pete Dunne

- wXw Shotgun 2020 #1

- EVOLVE 134

- ICW Fight Club 102

WWF referee Al Vass passed away at 86. PWInsider.com remembered his career. 

AEW has launched an AEW Games Twitter account.

ROH had a watch party for their most recent episode Tuesday.

Paul Heyman is on Sports Illustrated's media podcast.

Ringside Fest will be virtual this year, with Keith Lee and Liv Morgan set to attend.

WWE has posted job opportunities for:

- Producer

- Director of Operations for Strategy

- Director of Digital Platform Marketing

- Production Assistant for Documentaries

Raw's Survivor Series men's team has added Braun Strowman.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:

1. I don't think it was realistic to expect WCW under the WWF umbrella to be a long-term venture. The feeling was that a lot of the top WCW names were overpaid and washed up/lazy, so WWF wanted to continue to build the stars and shows they were already building. As for putting Storm in Buff's place, I think that would have even further solidified the "invaders" weren't top tier names. 

2 isn't a wrestling question. 

3. In hindsight putting them under masks was probably the right move! I hope we do see those names do better post-RETRIBUTION. 

4. I'm curious if he'll get his first name back when things are figured out with his lawsuit. 

5. It's absolutely a combination of factors, but I don't think anyone will say WWE is at its height of freshness or star power right now. 

More wrestling tomorrow. 

Raw Reax - 11/2/20

ROH declares Pure Champion, AAA name coming to MLW, Dark lineup, WWE Network content, wrestling movie, and Questions on changing Survivor Series, Halloween Havoc not being a Takeover special, and mobile big men

Jonathan Gresham is ROH's new Pure Champion, having defeated Tracy Williams in the tournament final. 

MLW is using AAA's Laredo Kid as part of their "Restart" Fusion episodes.

Dark has announced:

- Lei'D Tapa vs. KiLynn King

- The Butcher & The Blade vs. Jersey Muscle

- Sammy Guevara vs. Lee Johnson

- Private Party vs. Chaos Project

- Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman, Jr. vs. Sean Maluta and Alex Chamberlain

- Brandi Rhodes and Red Velvet vs. Leyla Hirsch and Elayna Black

- Colt Cabana, John Silver, and Preston Vance vs. Shawn Dean, Cezar Bononi, And Fuego Del Sol

- Will Hobbs vs. D3

- Ricky Starks vs. Dave Dutra

- Alan Angels vs. VSK

- Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy vs. Danny Limelight and KC Navarro

- Darby Allin vs. BSHP King

- Evil Uno and Stu Grayson vs. Baron Black and Nick Comoroto

- Frankie Kazarian vs. Ryzin

- Max Caster and Anthony Bowens vs. Aaron Solow and Angel Fashion

Liv Morgan will be the subject of a WWE Network documentary in November.

WWE Network is adding more of Prime Time Wrestling in November.

The Undertaker will be on "Break It Down" on WWE Network this month.

Rob Van Dam, Sabu, Matt Sydal, Katie Forbes, and Tommy Chong will be in a wrestling movie. Fans are being scouted as extras for a wrestling scene.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:

1. I'd be fine with the winning brand getting the final spot in the Royal Rumble, but I think ultimately I'd drop the concept. Honestly Survivor Series as a whole is outdated.

2 is a repeat.

3. I also think it worked well as a special TV episode, given how samey the weekly show had become. 

4. It depends on the wrestler and the match. If every other wrestler is flying around, it's good to have someone who utilizes skills the other wrestlers can't do. Of course, having someone with limited mobility work a long, plodding match isn't fun, but that doesn't mean everyone needs to have acrobatic routines. 

5. Could be a solid plan to make the event meaningful. WWE would have to commit to it, though. 

More wrestling tomorrow. 

Smackdown audience, WWE international TV clearance, Sarah Stock update, ROH signing angle, NXT UK trademarks, Smackdown angle update, and Impact announces a special event

Smackdown drew 2.13 million viewers for the post-Hell in a Cell episode.

WWE will now air live in Thailand for both Raw and Smackdown.

Sarah Stock's recent case has been resolved as a misdemeanor. She paid a fine as a result.

ROH announced signing Danhausen under the stipulation he win a match before the end of 2020.

WWE has trademarked NXT UK ring names Rampage Brown, Nina Samuels, and Aleah James.

After Smackdown, Daniel Bryan was "taken to a local medical facility" as a result of Jey Uso's attack.

Turning Point is set for Impact Plus on November 14. 

More wrestling coming up. 

WWE furlough update, international wrestling updates, ROH names set to return, Thunder Rosa update, WWE-Twitch updates, why Riddle lost his first name, Raw has two different endings, WWE matches announced, WCW executive interviewed, MLW return date, WWE trademarks, NXT UK signing, HoFer done with WWE, A&E documentaries, wrestling content updates, Amell injured, Impact name signs new deal, ROH angle, Smothers Memorial Fund, Survivor Series additions, Undertaker appearance, and Questions on a WCW or ECW game and Legends Roundtable

WWE expects to bring back most of its furloughed employees by the end of 2020. That's a positive sign of improvement.

Marvel and AAA are planning further integration if TripleMania goes well.

Stardom talents are hiring personal trainers to stand out in the Bushiroad era.

wXw has temporarily closed their wrestling school due to COVID.

ROH is looking to use Rush and Dragon Lee again in December. 

Thunder Rosa is expected to work further AEW dates.

WWE talents have shut down Twitch accounts due to direct orders from the company. A number of talents met with Vince McMahon to change his mind, but were unsuccessful. 

- Paige was especially upset at this move, lashing out at the company on the service. 

WWE changing Riddle's name was due to the company trying to distance themselves from negative press associated with him when his name is searched. 

Raw in Canada continued the feed past the U.S. ending, though there was no talk from the announcers.

NXT has announced Tommaso Ciampa vs. Velveteen Dream and Ember Moon vs. Dakota Kai.

WCW executive Jim Herd is being interviewed on Conrad Thompson's podcast network.

MLW Fusion returns with fresh episodes November 18.

WWE has trademarked "Then Now Forever" as well as NXT UK ring names Tyson T-Bone and Xia Brookside.

NXT UK has signed Rampage Brown.

Sting no longer has merchandise on WWE Shop, likely meaning an end to the working relationship between the two sides. We'll see where he ends up next. 

A&E will be doing documentaries on Ultimate Warrior and Bret Hart.

PAC will appear on Dynamite this week to "update his status." I don't expect to see him wrestle anytime soon, which is a shame.

Xavier Woods is doing a WWE Meet & Greet on Wednesday.

Batista is booked for a movie called "Universe's Most Wanted" that will begin shooting in the spring.

Shane Taylor is on the most recent ROH Strong podcast.

Stephen Amell injured himself during "Heels" filming while performing a stunt. Production has not been stopped. 

Impact has signed Fallah Bahh to a new contract. I'm curious what his future holds.

WWE won a SPORTEL Award for their execution of Thunderdome.

ROH announced storyline fines for Matt Taven and Vincent due to their recent attacks. 

A Tracy Smothers Memorial Fund has been setup on GoFundMe. 

Smackdown's Survivor Series women's team has added Bianca Belair.

Smackdown's Survivor Series men's team has added Kevin Owens and Jey Uso.

Smackdown has announced Sasha Banks vs. Bayley for the Smackdown Women's Championship.

The Undertaker appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

For my take on Friday's PWInsider.com questions:

Nothing to add to 1.

2. Yes, with WWE's approval. I don't expect a standalone game for either company that's been gone this many years, though. The WWE brand is much stronger.

Nothing to add to 3, 4, or 6.

5. I would think if WWE felt there was a lot of demand for the product, we could see it again. 

More wrestling coming up. 

Main Event and 205 Live Reax - 10/30/20

 Read on for my thoughts on Friday's Main Event and 205 Live.

Smackdown Reax - 10/30/20

 Read on for my thoughts on Friday night's edition of Smackdown.

WWE Q3 2020 financial Reax

WWE released their financial results from the third quarter of 2020:

- COVID cutting travel costs has greatly benefited WWE. 

- The outdated live event schedule will hopefully be revamped to be more profitable when they're able to return to arenas.

WWE held a conference call on the earnings, recapped here:

- I can't help but think the praise for the current management team is a shot at the departed co-presidents.

- I am ALL FOR a Vince McMahon documentary.

- Licensing the Network sounds like a good move.

- Cool to see localized programming in the works. I can't help but think of Ring Ka King and wonder if Jeff Jarrett is involved this, too.

- Not a shock they deflected the question about TV viewership by pointing to digital views.

- I'm very interested in the future of streaming, but TV rights are still by far the biggest driver of revenue in the business.

Stephanie McMahon is now overseeing global sales and partnerships.

More wrestling coming up.

WWE looking for music hire, assorted wrestling press, AEW talent updates, Road To special coming to TNT, Raw talent renamed, Dynamite+NXT audiences, Hager MMA result, and Questions on Reckoning's Raw behavior, Aces & 8s vs. RETRIBUTION, WWE pulling Riddle, and moving Thunderdome

WWE is seeking a music group coordinator. 

Poppy has a special Halloween Havoc T-shirt. Very cool!

Dynamite's Serena Deeb vs. Leyla Hirsch match was a replacement for Tay Conti vs. Abadon. Hirsch is expected to appear more in AEW after this appearance.

AEW will feature the team of Anthony Bowens and Max Caster more going forward.

Brodie Lee is on the latest AEW Unrestricted podcast.

World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers received a custom WWE Championship.

Michelle McCool discussed wanting to face Charlotte Flair on The Bump. I am all for that!

Road To Full Gear will air on TNT Friday night.

Matt Riddle has been officially renamed Riddle. WWE has become a parody of itself with moves like this. The process of integrating NXT stars on other brands needs a complete overhaul. Before someone moves to Raw or Smackdown, things like ring name, look, etc. need to be finalized. Frankly, the higher-ups need to be keeping better track of what talents are being paid so much to do in NXT. If they want to make changes, it should be done earlier in the process when a talent is still "training" for what they'll eventually be on Raw or Smackdown.

Dynamite drew 781,000 for its latest episode, a pretty decent number.

Halloween Havoc drew 876,000 viewers, a very significant increase from last week's 644,000. That's even better than the weeks when they went unopposed. I'd like to think that's a message that the brand needs to be more "fun" and less about athletes winning matches and titles with little in the way of characterization.

Big Swole is on Brandi Rhodes' latest podcast.

Jake Hager won his Bellator bout by split decision. 

For my take on Thursday's PWInsider.com questions:

Nothing to add to 1. 

2. I'm starting to wonder if even WWE knows what they're doing these days. They're throwing anything and everything they can to try to get people paying attention to WWE TV.

3. Aces & 8s was definitely more of a threat and wasn't as thrown together. 

4. Previously I said they'd be lucky to make it to WrestleMania. At this point they might not make it to Royal Rumble. 

5. WWE is firmly in his corner, having been aware of this situation for years. 

6. There is interest in doing it in other states, too, though of course a lot of WWE talent and staff are local to Florida.

More wrestling coming up. 

Tracy Smothers passes at 58

Tracy Smothers passed away at 58 after a long battle with cancer. 

Smothers' career was covered by PWInsider.com. 

Smothers was remembered on social media by the following, among others:

- AAW

- Adam Pearce

- AEW

- AIW

- Arik Cannon

- Blue Meanie

- Bob Ryder

- Bobby Fulton: Tweet 1 Tweet 2

- Bryce Remsburg

- Chris Hero: Tweet 1 Tweet 2 Tweet 3

- Christopher Daniels

- C.M. Punk: Tweet 1 Tweet 2 Tweet 3 Tweet 4 Tweet 5

- Colt Cabana

- CZW

- Dave Prazak

- Eddie Kingston, who dedicated Full Gear's main event to him. 

- Edge: Tweet 1 Tweet 2 Tweet 3

- Eric Bischoff

- Ethan Page

- Frankie Kazarian

- Hurricane Helms

- Impact

- Jeff Jarrett

- Jim Ross

- Joel Gertner

- Joey Janela

- John Silver

- Katie Forbes: Tweet 1 Tweet 2

- Kevin Owens

- Matt Sydal

- Mick Foley

- Mikey Whipwreck

- Monster Factory

- Nyla Rose

- Nunzio

- NWA

- Ricochet

- Ricky Morton

- Ron Fuller

- Sami Zayn

- Santana

- Scott D'Amore

- Shark Boy

- Taz

- Terri Runnels

- Terry Funk

- Tommy Dreamer

- UCW

- Warhorse

- WWE

Highspots.com released a Tracy Smothers tribute video.

Jim Cornette discussed Smothers on his podcast.

Tom Prichard wrote about Smothers at length on PWInsider.com. 

More wrestling coming up. 

Assorted wrestling press, wrestling content updates, AEW game trademark, MLW signs new BeIN deal, AEW PPVs now on DVD, WWE executive move, AEW matches announced, Full Gear match adds stipulation, and Questions on altering the draft, RETRIBUTION, pushing Braun, Ricochet's abilities, and WWE's use of Riddle

Raquel Gonzalez promoted Halloween Havoc with PWInsider and TVInsider.

Impact Plus features Halloween content for free this week.

University of Minnesota wrestler Gable Stevenson discussed his WWE aspirations. 

The Knockout Tag Team Championship tournament begins November 17.

AEW has trademarked "AEW Games," which should tell you something about their video game plans.

MLW and BeIN Sports have signed a new deal ahead of the promotion returning to weekly TV. Court Bauer discussed this with Forbes.

Maven and Elias will be on "The Bump" next week.

Wade Barrett discussed Nexus and more. 

Shotzi Blackheart spoke to Sports Illustrated before Halloween Havoc.

Big E spoke to Sportskeeda ahead of Smackdown. 

Ilja Dragunov spoke to Inside The Ropes before NXT UK. 

AEW has released all its PPVs on DVD.

WWE has shifted its vice president of the Middle East and North Africa to be vice president of Asia and the Pacific.

Dynamite has announced:

- MJF and Wardlow vs. Sammy Guevara and Ortiz

- Cody, Billy, and Austin Gunn vs. Colt Cabana, John Silver, and Preston Vance

- Miro vs. Trent Beretta

- Scorpio Sky vs. Shawn Spears

Full Gear has added:

- Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page for the number one contendership to the AEW Championship

- Hikaru Shida vs. Nyla Rose for the AEW Women's Championship

- Chris Jericho vs. MJF. If MJF wins, he joins Inner Circle.

- Orange Cassidy vs. John Silver on The Buy In.

If the Young Bucks lose to FTR at Full Gear, they can never challenge for the AEW Tag Team Championship again.

For my take on Wednesday's PWInsider.com questions:

1. Ideally there would be a middle ground where some movement can happen without it being too common or only happening at an arbitrary point of the year. WWE has been pretty haphazard with draft implementation, a sign of how frequently they shift gears creatively. 

2. The point of RETRIBUTION was a rather sudden idea to "make something happen" to affect ratings. Ultimately we're seeing there are reasons the talent weren't being pushed before this angle. Giving them new names and looks and putting them together didn't drastically change how they were valued by those making the booking decisions. I would be very surprised to see them last past WrestleMania, and they could easily fall apart before then. 

3. Fans would have complained he was being shoved down their throats and turned on him before six months were up. 

4. He absolutely can do more than fly around, but that's obviously his strength. I hope at some point he can grow as a character beyond that, but he's got his work cut out for him at his size. 

5. They have known of the situation for quite a while before it became this public. They are firmly in Riddle's corner. 

More wrestling tomorrow. 

Dynamite Reax - 10/28/20

Read on for my thoughts on last night's Dynamite.

Halloween Havoc Reax

 Read on for my thoughts on last night's special episode of NXT.

ROH Pure finals set, Lethal school adds trainer, MLW forms partnership, assorted wrestling press, Joshi name joining NXT UK, WWE trademarks, WK15 capacity, Raw audience, Interviews with Hager/Gibbs, WWE movie delayed, Impact notes, NWA title change, and Questions on Impact's lack of attention, the Rumble's status, combining titles, Vince verbiage, and watching Wednesdays

ROH's Pure Championship will be decided this weekend as Jonathan Gresham faces Tracy Williams.

Jay Lethal's wrestling school has added the former Konnor as a coach. He's definitely experienced.

MLW is now working with IWA: Puerto Rico. MLW is making waves with their partnerships.

Beyond Wrestling is canceling its 2020 events due to COVID precautions.

Meiko Satomura is joining NXT UK. She will continue to take limited outside bookings. Amazing WWE is willing to let her work internationally during the pandemic.

WWE has trademarked Ridge Holland, Sam Gradwell, Saxton Huxley, Sid Scala, and Toni Storm.

Leva Bates is on the AEW Unrestricted podcast.

Brandi Rhodes is on Ariane Andrew's latest podcast.

Wrestle Kingdom 15 will be held in front of a capacity of 20,000 fans both nights. That's still a pretty impressive number in these times.

Raw drew 1.73 million viewers, very close to last week's number. Interestingly, the big title change didn't increase ratings.

Danhausen will not work any indie shows for the remainder of 2020. Interesting move.

Dynamite had a Road To video this week.

Jake Hager discussed wrestling before his Bellator return. 

Sadie Gibbs spoke to Chris Van Vliet about leaving AEW and more. 

"Rumble" by WWE Studios is being pushed back to May 14.

Impact's demon wedding was written and produced by RD Evans.

"Impact in 60" this week has Eric Young vs. Bobby Roode. Next week's episode has Awesome Kong vs. Gail Kim.

Serena Deeb won the NWA Women's Championship on UWN Primetime Live, defeating Thunder Rosa. 

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:

1. AXS doesn't have nearly the reach of USA, FOX, or TNT. And, yes, a lot of fans wrote "TNA" off years ago. Once something cools off and stays at a certain level for a while, it's very hard for it to rebound. 

2. I expect WWE to make every effort to hold the Royal Rumble as they usually would. It might not be in the Amway Center, though. 

3. I'm completely fine with them unifying the Raw and Smackdown tag title. 

4. Vince might never know of it. He's got a lot else to focus on. 

5. I record both to watch the next night with no commercials. NXT existed first, so I watch it first. 

More wrestling tomorrow. 

Impact Wrestling Reax - 10/27/20

 Read on for my thoughts on last night's edition of Impact Wrestling.

Assorted wrestling press and content, new Dynamite match, WWE trademarks former character, AEW injury, Smackdown and Talking Smack audiences, WWE concussion appeal dropped, Omega AAA title defense set, Thunderdome update, NXT name change, Survivor Series matches announced, NXT storyline update, WWE hiring once again, and Questions on Jericho-MJF, fans returning, double turns, and revamping WWE's tag division

Rhaka Khan's trial has been moved back to February 12.

The Undertaker - Last Ride documentary has been added to WWE Network's free tier. WWE is really pushing his big anniversary.

Byron Saxton is on New Day's latest podcast.

Lilian Garcia spoke to PWInsider about her podcast coming to WWE Network and more. 

Dynamite has added Eddie Kingston vs. Matt Sydal.

NFL's George Kiddle discussed Penta El Zero M on NFL Countdown.

WWE has trademarked Sin Cara. It would be quite funny to have yet another competitor under the mask. 

AEW's Abadon was hospitalized after the most recent taping as a result of her match with Tay Conti. The match is not expected to air.

WWE Network's free tier has added multiple WCW Halloween Havoc events as well as other themed content.

Dark has announced:

- Hikaru Shida vs. Leyla Hirsch

- Brandon Cutler vs. Peter Avalon

- Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian vs. TheHybrid2

- Brian Cage vs. Fuego Del Sol

- Evil Uno and Stu Grayson vs. Top Flight

- Best Friends vs. Anthony Bowens and Max Caster

- Will Hobbs vs. Nick Comoroto

- Matt Sydal vs. Lee Johnson

- Ivelisse and Diamante vs. KiLynn King and Savannah Evans

- Anna Jay vs. Katalina Perez

- Preston Vance vs. Sean Maluta

- Ricky Starks vs. VSK

- Darby Allin vs. Alex Chamberlain

- Sonny Kiss vs. Aaron Solow

- Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy vs. Danny Limelight and Jersey Muscle

Smackdown drew 881,000 viewers on FS1.

Talking Smack drew 343,000 viewers on FS1. Backstage surely would have done better if it followed or preceded Smackdown.

WWE Network this week is adding:

- Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae on Swerve City Podcast

- Drew & A featuring a seance with John Edward

- Best of Timothy Thatcher in PROGRESS

- wXw We Love Wrestling #1

- EVOLVE 133

- ICW Fight Club 101

WWE's concussion lawsuit appeal has officially been denied. This has been going on for six years now. 

Kenny Omega will defend the AAA Mega Championship at TripleMania against Laredo Kid. No date has been set.

Marvel is teaming with AAA for a superhero-themed match at TripleMania. Luchadores based on Spider-Man and Captain America will face luchadores based on Thanos and Venom. WWE might as well go this route at this point.

The Rock received stitches after a workout mishap involving chains.

WWE is considering moving Thunderdome following Survivor Series, as sports are expected to return to venues soon.

NXT's Brendan Vink has been renamed Tony Modra.

Survivor Series has announced:

- Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns in a non-title champion vs. champion match

- Asuka vs. Sasha Banks in a non-title champion vs. champion match

- Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn in a non-title champion vs. champion match

- Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. Street Profits in a non-title champions vs. champions match

- Raw vs. Smackdown five-on-five elimination men's match. Raw has announced AJ Styles, Sheamus, and Keith Lee.

- Raw vs. Smackdown five-on-five elimination women's match. Raw has announced Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler, Mandy Rose, Dana Brooke, and Lana.

Pat McAfee announced paying Ridge Holland to attack Adam Cole. If Ridge wasn't out for a long time, him being in a faction with Pat, Oney, and Danny would make sense.

WWE is seeking to hire writers.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:

1. Jericho is far and away the biggest mainstream name in AEW. Casual fans will tune in to see him do just about anything, clearly. That's great for his bank account and relevancy.

2. I REALLY don't see shows suddenly being at full capacity. I could more easily see a hybrid of Thunderdome and 10 percent capacity, then Thunderdome and 20 percent capacity, and that kind of thing. As for what to start with, it will depend on what things look like from a storyline and timing perspective.

3.a. No, as they were both faces afterward.

3.b. and 3.c.  It would have to make sense in WWE's storytelling. Generally, those opportunities aren't present. 

4.a. Yes.

4.b. I guess you could do that, as weird as it sounds. Ideally a second tag title would have something distinct about it like tornado rules. 

5. HA! AEW has definitely at times made the case for WWE's way of doing things, with Jericho being a top offender.  

More wrestling tomorrow. 

Raw Reax - 10/27/20

 - Drew/Miz/JoMo:

Man I feel for Drew not having the title now.

Haha Miz on the other hand had a great night.

I am all for pushing Miz after all they've made him do over the years since he was last a top name.

Ahhhhh nice tease of history repeating itself.

These shots at Drew I love it. Fun stuff.

- AJ promo:

More good stuff.

The Raw vs. Smackdown thing is very tired, especially given how much things shift around. They might as well be WWE Red and WWE Blue or WWE Monday and WWE Friday at this point.

Damn they go IN on Jeff's drinking.

- AJ vs. Jeff:

I feel like I'm watching an old TNA show with this match.

I like this so far.

I hope Jordan can do more than stand around.

Not bad at all.

- Post-match:

Ha. Jeff always getting owned by someone.

- Truth promo:

Fine by me.

- Akira/Drew vs. Lince/Gran:

205 Live on Monday night!

Fine enough.

- Fun House:

This is such a great use of Alexa.

I really hope she gets a Fiend mask of her own.

- Keith interview:

Well I guess facing Smackdown means he won't lose to anyone on Raw.

- Nia/Shayna/Pearce:

OK.... I do like Pearce in this role.

- Elias promo:

ZZZZZZZ

- Keith vs. Elias:

I like this so far.

Paint by numbers booking. At least Keith won. 

- Post-match:

Wow first he runs Elias over and then beats him with a guitar. This man has no remorse!

- Hurt Business:

This is to remind us they're heels.

- Orton interview:

Orton vs. The Fiend could definitely be interesting.

- Business promo:

I like this mission statement.

-- Elimination match:

- Ali/T-Bar/Jack/Mace vs. Business:

This kind of feels like it was pushed off Survivor Series for the Raw vs. Smackdown theme.

I would have bought Hurt Business beating all four.

- Ali/T-Bar/Jack/Mace vs. Lashley/Cedric/Shelton:

Interesting use of Reckoning.

Lashley's a lot of fun.

- Ali/T-Bar/Mace vs. Lashley/Cedric/Shelton:

Hahaha nice.

- Ali/Mace vs. Cedric/Shelton:

That was a cool stretch.

- Ali vs. Cedric/Shelton:

HAHAHAHA wow. RETRIBUTION getting further devalued.

- Post-match:

Yikes they've really given up on thie faction.

- Angel/Rose/Dana/Nia/Shayna:

OK enough.

- Drew vs. Miz:

I'm perfectly fine with them moving on from Otis now.

Enjoyable for what it is.

Just in case anyone thought there was a chance Miz was getting a push due to the briefcase...

- Kofi/Woods/Asuka/MVP:

Wow yeah they're really throwing a bunch of stuff together quickly for Survivor Series.

OK New Day and Asuka was hilarious.

- Drew interview:

I liked that. He hasn't just moved on.

- Women's competitors:

Not crazy about this. Raw vs. Smackdown continues to be arbitrary.

- Lacey vs. Lana vs. Peyton vs. Cross:

Can't wait to see Lana go through a table!!!

This isn't bad.

Good for all it had.

- Post-match:

GODDAMN PAL SUCH GOOD SHIT!!!!!

- Orton interview:

Wow that Charly Caruso is really determined to get interviews.

They've built the maine vent segment well.

- RETRIBUTION promo:

Yeah I can't take them seriously as a threat anymore.

- Riddle vs. Sheamus:

OK I really like this. 

This is a solid match!

They work together really well.

I like this a lot. Both men are tenacious.

Good match!

- Moment of Bliss:

I love this side of Alexa.

Ha. Orton knows what's coming.

I guess we're in for a triple threat for the title?

Intriguing.

More wrestling coming up. 

Bound For Glory injuries, Taker tributes, Bump guests, Impact cameo updates, ROH names removed, and Questions on Roman's heel turn, Blood and Guts, Hardy vs. Guevara continuing, AEW's braintrust, and the Jericho-MJF musical

Heath was hospitalized after Bound For Glory, likely due to a hernia. He was originally scheduled to win the Call Your Shot gauntlet match. He's very fortunate Rhino wasn't eliminated early.

The Undertaker will be a subject of a Sony special in India on November 15. That says a lot about how big of a deal he is.

William Shatner, Michelle McCool, Izzy, Rey Mysterio, and Shotzi Blackheart are all set for "The Bump" Wednesday.

Alex Shelley was taken out of Bound For Glory due to a legitimate injury.

Tommy Dreamer got a broken tooth at Bound For Glory.

James Storm, Swoggle, and Shawn Daivari were all present for Impact TV, so it's conceivable we see them again soon.

Marty Scurll and Dan Maff have been removed from ROH's roster. That's pretty telling in the case of Scurll given how he was going to be such a prominent part of their business. That could have ripple effects for ROH's standing and partnerships.

Survivor Series will center around The Undertaker's 30th anniversary. That's intriguing!

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:

1. I'm very much enjoying what we're seeing now. It's fresh, and it resonates with a lot of people. I can't say how it's doing with the majority of the WWE Universe or what it's meaning for business, but it certainly has people talking. 

2. They do want to return with the match at some point. AEW absolutely does not want to have a reputation of false advertisement. 

3. Someone(s) with the pull to make this happen clearly want to do more "Broken" content, so that's what we're getting. 

4. It's way too early to say. Realistically to be a top promotion it helps to have people who have experience in being in important promotions, though. Can it backfire? Sure, but so far things are going well.

5. I will give MJF credit for his musical background. Other than that, we're seeing that "All Friends Wrestling" can really be a showcase of things wrestlers with big contracts personally enjoy. Jericho is finally the top level star he's always wanted to be, and he's using the perks others in his position have used. In his defense, it's worked for ratings during a pandemic and against other prominent shows.

More wrestling tomorrow.