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Dirtsheets sponsored by Powerbomb Appreciation Day:
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Coming off Hell in a Cell and with Becky Lynch's Women's title victory over Charlotte Flair from the pay-per-view being the focus of the show, SmackDown viewership was up two percent over last week.
The show averaged 2.281 million viewers and finished eighth overall for the night in terms of total cable TV viewership. It was second in the 18-49 demo with a 0.78 rating -- almost identical to The Mayans on FX, which did a 0.79 ...
Year-over-year viewership was down nine percent, marking the 14th straight week the show has suffered a decline from 2017.
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Indies Roundup:
SHIMMER’s StreamSHIMMER streaming service has officially launched. The promotion noted that the web player and Roku app are available and that they’ll be on Amazon FireTV soon. Their first 61 events are on the service now.
OTT announced Hirooki Goto & Sean Guinness vs. Satoshi Kojima & Michael May for their Fourth Year Anniversary show in Dublin on October 13.
All of the New Japan talents who are in for the ROH Death Before Dishonor PPV on 9/28 will be appearing at the TV taping as well.
As PWInsider.com reported last night, IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega will make his debut for Northeast Wrestling on Friday 11/9 in Poughkeepsie, NY at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center ... PWInsider.com has also confirmed that former WWE and ECW Champion Rob Van Dam has been booked for the date.
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SHIMMER: https://streamshimmer.com/ , OTT: https://twitter.com/OTT_wrestling/st...71156173631490
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The WWE Network is working on a WWE Chronicles documentary about Paige.
The paperback edition of the WWE book Second Nature, about Ric and Charlotte Flair, was officially released today.
The official release date for the Smackdown: 20 Years Later book is 5/7/19.
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As noted in recent weeks here on PWInsider.com, there had been a recent period where Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix had been noncommittal to promoters regarding independent dates in 2019. That, coupled with the fact that World Wrestling Entertainment was interested in the two brothers, led to a lot of speculation on the future of the duo, who have been involved in major storylines and matches in Mexico, The United States and beyond.
So, are they heading to WWE?
The answer to that is no.
PWInsider.com has learned from sources familiar with the duo's deals with Lucha Underground that they are still locked into a contractual non-compete for that series until 2020. If Lucha Underground gets picked up for another season, they would work that fifth season. If it does not, but there is a potential for the series to be picked up before their non-compete ends, they would be locked in and not be able to go and sign with WWE. So, they are not NXT bound.
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More details: https://www.pwinsider.com/article/12...ealed.html?p=1
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Major League Wrestling has signed a deal with BeIn Sports to bring a Spanish language version of the MLW: FUSION series on beIN SPORTS en Español. This is being seen internally as a big clearance for MLW, potentially doubling the size of the series' weekly audience as as beIN en Español has a very strong audience thanks to their boxing and soccer rights. The first episode will debut this Tuesday and will be airing in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Canada. Konnan, Pentagon Jr., Fenix and LA Park have all filmed interviews and promos to support the launch. The announcing team has not been announced yet, but I'd be shocked if Konnan wasn't involved ...
Kaci Lennox, who has been working as a backstage interviewer on MLW TV, has signed a deal with the company.
There have been talks with New Japan Pro Wrestling about sharing Brian Pillman Jr. with the idea that sending Pillman, who is still very early on in his career, overseas will help his growth as a talent ...
For those who have asked about MLW not having returned to Orlando at the Gilt Nightclub, it is not for lack of trying. The venue has had conflicting events on the dates MLW has reached out to book. MLW are now looking to run Saturdays, which are a big event night for clubs. Previously, they had been using the venue on Thursdays, which aren't as busy. MLW is still hoping to return there soon. There's a feeling that without the Orlando audience, they wouldn't have been in the position to get the TV deal and they really don't want to abandon the fans in the market ...
PCO, Pierre Carl Oulette, will be in regularly going forward.
The company is working on making Brody King, who made a great impression at the Wargames event, in as a regular as well.
MLW is talking with Sammy Guevara and working on bringing him in.
The plan is to make the Wargames and the Battle Riot matches annual occurences.
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Originally Posted by WrestlingInc
There continues to be praise for Jessamyn Duke coming out of WWE NXT, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. WWE looks to be fast-tracking Duke and Marina Shafir, largely in part due to their connection to Shayna Baszler and RAW Women's Champion Ronda Rousey but also because of their progress.
It was reported earlier this summer that WWE had plans for a Horsewomen vs. Horsewomen match at the November 18 Survivor Series pay-per-view in Los Angeles but there's no word on if they still plan on doing that match ...
Meltzer also noted that a major pay-per-view match in November could be too soon for Duke and Shafir. Word is that Duke is way ahead of where she should be and Shafir is not far behind her. Rousey adapted quickly and Baszler could likely pull off a high-profile match like the Survivor Series match but it could be asking a lot of Duke and Shafir this early in their careers.
Regarding the rumored Flair vs. Rousey match at WrestleMania 35, the latest is that the match is not as locked-in for WrestleMania as everyone thinks, but it is definitely being talked about.
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WWE revealed that Daniel Bryan has an 88 rating in WW 2K19. Of the ratings announced so far, the only wrestlers ahead of him are AJ Styles (91), Triple H (89) and Braun Strowman (89). Close behind Bryan are The Undertaker (87), Randy Orton (87), Finn Balor (85), Jeff Hardy (84), Asuka (84), Rusev (84), Adam Cole (81), Shayna Baszler (81) and Mustafa Ali (81).
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Below is video of WWE Performance Center Coach Scotty 2 Hotty leading a class on in-ring stamina with the NXT Superstars earlier this week:
Some Tuesdays are easier than others. @TheScotty2Hotty has his class working on in-ring stamina this morning. pic.twitter.com/d5GnL2LQLd
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 18, 2018
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Link: https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1042075208281202689
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Originally Posted by WrestlingInc
Impact Wrestling officials have reportedly reached out to MLW World Champion Low Ki to come in for their upcoming shows in New York next month. Despite Impact talent appearing on MLW shows recently, there are some that feel that this was a move by design to hurt MLW. Low Ki declined the bookings out of loyalty to MLW. Impact had recently booked MLW's Jimmy Havoc earlier this month for a match in the UK where he was beaten by Sami Callihan.
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Tonight's season two premiere of WWE Mixed Match Challenge peaked at 52,400 viewers on Facebook Watch. It was down 61% from the season one premiere in January, which peaked at 135,600 viewers. Last season, viewership never reached the 100,000 mark for the live airing again until the finale, which peaked at 114,000 viewers.
This week's viewership hovered in the 35,000 - 50,000 range before peaking at 52,400 in the middle of the AJ Styles & Charlotte Flair vs. Jimmy Uso & Naomi match. Viewership dropped to 43,000 viewers for the finish. The Braun Strowman & Ember Moon vs. Kevin Owens & Natalya match that preceded it topped at 43,600 viewers.
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