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Dirtsheets sponsored by Christian Appreciation Thursday:
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Originally Posted by Observer
A.J. Styles is off the weekend WWE house shows due to an injury. He was holding his back on Raw and he's had back problems dating back months although it is not confirmed it was a back injury. Style was working the Carolinas run with shows on Friday night in Greenville, Saturday night in Raleigh and Sunday in Columbia. I expect he'll be at Raw in Greensboro since it's the go-home show for Extreme Rules.
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Originally Posted by 411Mania
This week’s episode of Lucha Underground on El Rey hit a low for the season. Wednesday’s episode brought in 96,000 viewers and a 0.02 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic, down 30% and 0.01 from last week’s 138,000 viewers and 0.03 demo rating. It is the first time the show fell under 100,000 viewers since the February 24th episode, the second of the season, did 99,000 viewers. The previous demographic rating low was a 0.03 that it landed on last week and on March 2nd and 16th.
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When factoring the replay's numbers, the decline isn't as harsh since it would be just around 3k less than last week. Replay did around 81k for viewers.
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According to PWInsider, another round of cuts is expected to be announced after the May 22nd Extreme Rules pay-per-view. WWE usually announces releases on Friday, which means they could announce the next set as soon as May 27th unless they decide to wait.
We've also been heard rumors of another surprising WWE release, a women's star and one who would be considered a top Superstar. It was noted that "stays of execution" are always possible for some talents who go through late negotiations but it sounds like officials already know who will be getting cut.
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One of the main reasons for the cuts happening now is because the WWE is preparing another big wave of signings soon. The ring announcer for Lucha Underground is rumored to be one of those the WWE wants a lot.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Someone from WWE sent this out as a guide for women looking to either get in or get into the planned women's tournament where outside talent will be used and it becomes something of a tryout:
*Stop gigging on indie shows.
*Get in your best shape possible
*Start working on promos
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Originally Posted by Observer
Current plans have Brock Lesnar staying off WWE TV until August, likely to build for a match at the August 21st SummerSlam pay-per-view from Brooklyn. WWE originally talked about having Lesnar face Bray Wyatt or Braun Strowman for his next match but that was before officials changed their mind on plans for Strowman's push. Strowman was originally planned for a big push and to win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32 but his push was halted after bad reactions to the RAW match with Dean Ambrose and bad reactions to reports of Strowman facing Lesnar or The Undertaker. No word yet on who Lesnar will be facing for his next feud.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks was injured in the first Young Bucks match last night in Toronto. He was scheduled in the team ROH vs. Bullet Club main event at last night's fourth hour of the tapings but wasn't able to wrestle. It is believed to be a broken rib, but that isn't official. He is most likely off Saturday's ROH show in New York.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Impact did 280,000 viewers on Tuesday night, which is the lowest number since they have only had one airing on Tuesdays.
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Originally Posted by Observer
The WWE Network has added more than 100 episodes of Smackdown from 2000 to 2002 billed as the rise of the McMahon-Helmsley era.
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Also among the shows added was the Eddie Guerrero RAW Tribute Show.
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Originally Posted by PWI
EVOLVE announced today that their 6/11 return to Orlando, Florida will be titled "The WWE Cruiserweight Classic Flashpoint" as something as a preview to the tournament. WWE has plugged this event already online, so it's being presented in conjunction with them. Announced as appearing thus far are Johnny Gargano, TJP with Stokely Hathaway, Drew Gulak and Lince Dorado. All are confirmed for the Cruiserweight Classic tournament. Drew Galloway vs. Ethan Page in an Anything Goes Match is also set for that show. EC3 will also be in action on that event.
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Originally Posted by PWI
The WWE Network is developing a new series titled "Behind the Curtain" that would take a documentary-style look at different stories from pro wrestling history. Some of the topics that have been discussed for the series are the plane crash Ric Flair was in, Bruiser Brody's murder in Puerto Rico in 1987, and Gorgeous George's career.
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Originally Posted by PWI
Internally, the belief is that Ryback will not be back and that he is done once his contract expires in late July. According to a source, there has been no communication between the two sides since Ryback went home.
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Originally Posted by PWI
Jim Ross has an excellent take on the Adam Rose situation that should be read at www.JrsBarBQ.com. In the blog entry, Ross notes the importance of pro wrestlers having a Plan B and wondered how much of the situation might be from stress of not knowing what will happen with Rose and his family given the WWE suspension situation, whether he could remain in the States (he's from South Africa) without that job, etc. It's a good read and brings to light a lot that hasn't been mentioned in the Rose discussion over the last 24 hours. |
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Originally Posted by Observer
Joe Belcastro is the new head writer for NXT working under Paul Levesque, and is also working with him on the Cruiserweight Classic and was also involved in the pilot of the NXT Kids show. He replaced Ryan Ward, who did a great job with the show. Ward is now exclusive to Raw and Smackdown. Belcastro, 35, did some writing for the Tampa Tribune and grew up as a wrestling fan. He approached WWE for a writing job after college in 2008 and was turned down. He wrote for the local newspaper and did movie reviews for online entertainment websites and a friend with a WWE connection got him another interview in 2013. He was hired, even though he had never written a script in his life. Evidently during his interview they liked how he discussed storylines and building layers to them.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Lucha Underground are taping through June, and the idea is to finish 100 episodes, which is a number that foreign distributors like to sell. One of the reasons there is a hold up on house shows is the feeling from the people running the company that Lucha Underground has to run in a venue that looks like the Temple, which rules out major arenas, or at least have a traveling that would look similar. At least that was the idea a few months ago. Right now there are no plans for live shows. It’s not a lock they would be a success, as NXT is hot by today’s standards and hot means doing 1,000 to 2,000 people at big shows and 150 to 450 at small shows.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Regarding Shane McMahon, the original plan was for him to be involved only through WrestleMania, but the reaction he got and the way tickets moved once his match was announced led to the idea of keeping him as a weekly television character and this post-Mania feud with Stephanie.
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Some other news includes:
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