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Originally Posted by Observer Io Shirai, the current World of Stardom Champion, is the top name at this week’s WWE tryouts at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. WWE.com posted an article about Shirai trying out that has since been taken down. It has been known for a while that Shirai, one of the top wrestlers in the Stardom promotion in Japan, was on WWE’s radar. Dave Meltzer reported in the October 31st, 2016 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that both she and fellow Stardom star Kairi Hojo had been offered deals to start with WWE in 2017. It was later reported that both had decided to stay. However, in last week’s Observer, Meltzer wrote that Hojo had signed a three-year contract with WWE, telling Stardom she was leaving in April. He also noted that Shirai was reconsidering coming in as well. Other names at this week’s tryouts are: Ingrid “Kira” Hogtun and Kamilla “Natasja” Tjöstland (independent wrestlers from Norway) Delilah Doom (Texas-based independent wrestler) Chik Tormenta (independent wrestler from Mexico) Katsiaryna Kavaleva (championship kickboxer/MMA fighter from Belarus) Jaime Espinal (Dominican-born Olympic freestyle wrestler that represented Puerto Rico in 2012) Wes Brisco (former FCW developmental talent, son of Gerald Brisco and nephew of Jack Brisco)

Originally Posted by Observer WWE posted an interesting teaser for "Southpaw Regional Wrestling," which appears to be a parody show based on territorial wrestling.

Link to the teaser: https://twitter.com/WWE/status/842074228312559616

Originally Posted by Observer NXT will be touring the UK from June 5-11. The last three dates of the tour will again be part of the Download Festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. GMT on Friday. The schedule for the other shows is: June 5th -- GE Oil & Gas Arena in Aberdeen, Scotland June 6th -- Manchester Arena in Manchester, England June 7th -- First Direct Arena in Leeds, England June 8th -- Brighton Centre in Brighton, England

Originally Posted by Observer The first two seasons of Lucha Underground have officially made their way to Netflix and are available for streaming in North America.

Originally Posted by Observer Ricochet, Will Ospreay, Tama Tonga, and Tanga Loa will be appearing at MLW Radio's WaleMania III event in Orlando on March 30th and will be part of a live podcast. Our Dave Meltzer is also scheduled for the show.

Originally Posted by PWI Earlier this evening, Bobby Fish announced that as of 3/27, he was accepting independent bookings. Fish's long-term Ring of Honor deal expired towards the end of 2016, but he had been working exclusively with the company via a series of short-term 30 day extensions under his previous terms. While he may continue working with the company, it will no longer be under an exclusive deal, which leaves the door open for him to explore outside options. Fish's announcement on Twitter reads: Beginning March 27, 2017... I am once again accepting independent professional wrestling bookings...Please DM me here... Thank you. pic.twitter.com/XGylHHtMmc — Bobby Fish (@theBobbyFish) March 15, 2017 Fish's ReDragon partner Kyle O'Reilly left ROH in January.

Originally Posted by PWI Mauro Ranallo missed Smackdown last night due to being stranded due to the weather conditions in the Northeast. Erick Rowan was backstage at Smackdown last night and is cleared to return. David Otunga had been scheduled to miss the taping due to a film role. Otunga has been booking a number of acting roles of late, including an upcoming Adam Sandler Netflix comedy "Sandy Wexler" that will be released on 4/14. series follows a group of friends go through the trials and tribulations of life during college.

Some recent Smackdown related news from PWI.

Originally Posted by PWI On "Talking Smack" LAST NIGHT, Daniel Bryan and Renée Young revealed that earlier in the day WWE filmed a 360° VR interview with Daniel Bryan and Kurt Angle in which they discuss a fantasy showdowns between the two. Young said the interview will be coming to WWE social platforms (most likely YouTube) soon.

Originally Posted by PWI On the second episode of Dinner With The King, hosted by Jerry “The King” Lawler and Glenn Moore, The King states he feels WWE will never clear him to wrestle again. This even after the fact he’s been wrestling on the independent scene for the past few years. He also states WWE doctors have never done an in-depth exam to clear him. He goes on to talk about having a final WrestleMania match and stating his ideal opponent would be Dolph Ziggler. Of course, this all ties in the heart attack and recent interaction between the two on Smackdown Live. The King also talks about working his lone WrestleMania match with Michael Cole, including chipping Cole’s teeth showing him a dropkick while preparing for the match. For more information about the show, go to www.podavenue.com/king.

Some other sheet news includes:

• Rumor going around the net is Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly potential WWE debuts have been delayed due to legal issues between ROH and WWE. Supposedly ROH hit the WWE with legal threats due to possible claims of WWE contacting the wrestlers prior to their contracts being up.
• According to PWI, Canadian indie promotion Border City Wrestling recently signed a working agreement with Japanese promotion NOAH with Impact Wrestling and GFW helping to get the deal done. NOAH will be sending a wrestler in the near future to work in BCW as the first talent exchange between companies.
• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Kevin Owens has been a champion for around 56% of his entire WWE career so far when including NXT. In terms of reigns, his recent Universal reign was the longest at 188 days. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...6_of_the_time/
• Zack Ryder recently revealed on Twitter the Z! True Long Island Youtube series will be returning from its long hiatus within the near future. https://twitter.com/ZackRyder/status/842083064490602500