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Originally Posted by Observer SmackDown viewership was down last night to 2.627 million viewers, a drop of seven percent from the previous week, despite a main event featuring the two biggest stars on the brand in John Cena and Randy Orton ... This was the go-home show for Sunday's Elimination Chamber PPV, the last SmackDown-exclusive PPV before WrestleMania.

Originally Posted by Observer Following an announcement that was made in Japan earlier in the day, Impact Wrestling announced on its website on Tuesday night that the company had entered an official working relationship with Pro Wrestling NOAH. "We look forward to making a formal announcement soon in Tokyo and seeing IMPACT Stars compete at NOAH’s Yokohama event on March 12," Impact Wrestling wrote when announcing the agreement. "We are thrilled to build this relationship even further with more details to come." Some of those details will likely be revealed when that formal announcement is made, but it appears that the promotions will at least be sharing talent going forward.

Originally Posted by Observer WWE added Randy Orton vs. Luke Harper and Dolph Ziggler vs. Apollo Crews & Kalisto in a handicap match to Sunday's Elimination Chamber card on last night's SmackDown. The updated Elimination Chamber lineup is: John Cena defending the WWE Championship against AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, The Miz, Bray Wyatt, and Baron Corbin in an Elimination Chamber match Alexa Bliss defending the SmackDown Women's Championship against Naomi Randy Orton vs. Luke Harper American Alpha defending the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Usos, Heath Slater & Rhyno, The Ascension, Breezango, and The Vaudevillains in a tag team turmoil match Becky Lynch vs. Mickie James Nikki Bella vs. Natalya Dolph Ziggler vs. Apollo Crews & Kalisto in a handicap match

Originally Posted by Observer Another match was also added to the March 5th Fastlane card last night as Jack Gallagher became the number one contender for Neville's WWE Cruiserweight Championship by winning a fatal five-way match on 205 Live. Neville vs. Gallagher joins Kevin Owens vs. Goldberg for the Universal title and Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman as the matches already announced for Raw's last brand-exclusive pay-per-view before WrestleMania.

Originally Posted by Observer It was announced last night that Gran Metalik would be making his 205 Live debut next week.

Originally Posted by Observer NBC in Chicago ran a story about former WWE broadcaster Mike Adamle and the health issues he's battling. Adamle has been diagnosed with dementia and is possibly suffering from CTE as well, among other health problems. Adamle participated in the interview to tell his story and in the hopes that it would help others experiencing similar issues. Adamle is a former NFL player and has been a broadcaster for a number of outlets.

Originally Posted by Observer Paige and Alberto Del Rio were interviewed by TMZ Sports, with Paige saying that she'd consider trying out MMA when her time with WWE comes to an end.

Link to the interview: http://www.tmz.com/2017/02/08/paige-...o-del-rio-wwe/

Originally Posted by PWI Natalya noted on her Instagram account that she met Andre the Giant's daughter Robyn backstage at last night's Smackdown taping in Seattle. That is the first I've heard of her visiting at a WWE event. A few years back, she made an appearance at a comic convention to promote a graphic novel based on her father's life and noted she had no relationship with WWE at that point.

Link to the photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BQO6RN3lVrh/?hl=en

Originally Posted by Observer Nigel McGuinness makes his debut on commentary for NXT on the episode that airs tonight on the WWE Network.

For some reference, he is replacing Corey Graves who got promoted full-time for RAW and 205 Live. Last week was Graves final NXT show.

Originally Posted by Observer wXw announced today that Pete Dunne would no longer be wrestling for the promotion on February 24th, with Revolution Pro Wrestling also announcing that Dunne would be wrestling for them on the same date instead against the former Pentagon Jr.

Originally Posted by PWI The Rock announced that Nick Frost and Lena Headey would be starring in "Fighting With My Family", the WWE Studios comedy based on the lives of The Knights, Paige's family, which was officially announced yesterday. Frost is absolutely amazing as a comedic actor. I've been a huge fan of him since he was one of the stars of "Spaced" and "Shaun of the Dead. Headey is best known from "Game of Thrones" but was equally great in "Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles" series that was cancelled woefully premature by FOX. Rock made the announcement via Twitter: Welcome the brilliant/bad ass @IAMLenaHeadey & the often mistaken as my twin @nickjfrost to our cast. #FightingWithMyFamily @SevenBucksProd pic.twitter.com/q7Y3hvKgse — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 8, 2017

Originally Posted by PWI Darren Young posted on his Instagram account that he will be getting his elbow loaded with some "serious hardware" tommorrow in Birmingham by Dr. Dugas. He also noted there is no timeframe set for his in-ring return.

Originally Posted by PWI Deadline Hollywood reported that WWE Studios has purchased the English language remake rights to Norwegian slasher "Cold Prey". The film is described as a cross between "The Grey" and "The Revanant" with a strong female lead. The plot centers around a group of friends who decide to ski out of bounds and are forced to take shelter when a storm hits, finding themselves imprisoned in an abandoned ski lodge along with a maniacal killer. The original film has already spawned a few sequels ."Cold Prey" is hailed as one of the best and most successful modern Norwegian horror franchises. Casey La Scala, who was a producer on "Donnie Darko" and the upcoming "Amityville: The Awakening", will serve as writer and executive producer on the project. La Scala recently wrote, produced and directed "The Remaining" for Sony.

Originally Posted by PWI WWE Network News is reporting that we will get one more Collection this month, a 2017 Hall of Fame Collection, listing the following synopis: WWE Hall of Fame: Class of 2017 One of the greatest entertainers in WWE history, Kurt Angle headlines the 2017 WWE Hall of Fame Inductees. Enjoy some of the Olympic Gold Medalist and six-time World Champion’s unforgettable accomplishments from his illustrious WWE career. Plus, be sure to keep an eye on this WWE Hall of Fame Collection as the Class of 2017 takes shape, with more memorable moments added for every inductee.

Originally Posted by PWI WWN announced that Michael Elgin and Donovan Dijak will be joining EVOLVE during WrestleMania weekend. Evolve Tag Team Champions Fred Yehi and Tracy Williams will defend against Elgin and Dijak at EVOLVE 80 on March 30. Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Elgin has been signed for EVOLVE 81 on March 31st.

Some other sheet news includes:

• Sam Roberts was revealed to be the guest host for Elimination Chamber ppv's pre-show.
• For those interested, WWE's online shop is currently selling replica List of Jericho clipboards for $25. http://shop.wwe.com/chris-jericho-th...lor=No%20Color
• WWE will be revealing updated Network numbers as part of tomorrow's investors meeting.
• Papa Shango's Curse struck the WWE again with Tony Nese getting inducted as its newest member. Got hurt during the Cruiser match on RAW and ended up having to be pulled from yesterday's 205 Live episode.
• According to a recent MLW podcast episode, ROH is currently dealing with serious problems backstage in regards to management no longer willing to work with Kevin Sullivan anymore. Main booker of the show (Delirious) thinks Sullivan is trying to steal his job while the locker room is upset since they like Sullivan more than Delirious. Also rumored to be a big reason why Kevin Kelly left the company. Also issues with current ownership barely caring about what goes on in the company while his successor can't do any big changes till he officially takes over. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...his_weeks_mlw/
• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, the origin of Austin Aires' having a banana in his suit is based on a thread made in r/SquaredCircle about wrestlers who visit the board should cut a promo with a banana on tv. Aires, who follows the board, took it one step further with the current banana gag and hinted he wanted to do something goofy on tv for a while.