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Originally Posted by PWI For those asking, we are told by numerous WWE sources that TJP was released by the company. This was not a case where he asked for a release and was granted one, similar to Tye Dillinger or Hideo Itami, who's WWE exits were also announced today.

Found it surprising that none of the 3 guys got the "future endeavors" line as part of WWE's announcements. Last guy who didn't get that was Alberto Del Rio due to WWE feeling he was a very bad influence for Paige.

Originally Posted by Observer Pop TV president Brad Schwartz spoke to Deadline about Impact Wrestling no longer being on the station: “Yes, we had a wrestling show every Thursday night, which by the way was one of our 10 highest-rated shows on the network. They wanted to keep going, obviously. It was two hours of original content every Thursday night, 52 weeks a year that would do 400 thousand-500 thousand viewers every Thursday night. We had to really start focusing on brand and expectation, and I think if you’re going to pitch yourself and tell audiences that you’re this place for premium content, Schitt’s Creek, Flack, Florida Girls, this type of stuff, then people need to know what to expect from you when they come to the channel.”

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling If you are going by live viewership through Showbuzz Daily, Impact topped 400,000 viewers once and it was for the Final Deletion episode in July 2016 and then did 399,000 viewers for an episode in March 2018. They never hit 500,000 viewers nor were they ever consistently hitting 400,000 viewers. From July 5th through October 18th last year, the show averaged 233,250 viewers and Pop moved them to 10 pm on Thursday nights. In the new timeslot, their live viewership fell to an average of 151,000 for the final 11 weeks before moving to Pursuit.

Originally Posted by PWI Noam Dar worked today's NXT UK tapings in Coventry, England and declared he was now with the brand full-time. We are told by WWE sources Dar will be moving back to Europe full-time and from that point on, he will be working primarily for NXT UK. Until Dar moves back overseas, he will continue to appear on 205 Live, where he just completed a feud with Tony Nese in a great No Disqualification match several weeks ago.

Originally Posted by PWI After last month's Homecoming PPV in Nashville Impact Wrestling will hold three additional PPVs in 2019, PWInsider.com has confirmed. After the 4/28 Rebellion PPV in Toronto, the current plan is for the company to hold Slammiversary 2019 on Sunday 7/7. Bound for Glory will take place on Sunday 10/13.

Originally Posted by PWI Former NWA and ECW World Champion Steve Corino has changed his social media bio to reflect that he is no longer a Coach for WWE NXT and is now a WWE Producer. He is producing for the main roster and we are told he made the move several weeks ago, although the social media bio was changed within the last few days. We are told Corino is now working on the booking and production for Raw and Smackdown live events. He replaced Jamie Noble on the team that works on the live events, which also includes Michael Hayes and Joey Maloney, among others, so that Noble had more time to focus on his other WWE responsibilities. Corino had been handling the production of live events for WWE NXT live events in Florida, so this is a similar role, just on a larger scale.

Originally Posted by PWI WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson has departed World Wrestling Entertainment ... Anderson had been behind the scenes as a Producer for the company, which has brought in a number of new Producers over the last month, seeking to bring a younger, fresher vibe to their in-ring content. The departure of Anderson has led to discussion within the company about whether some of the other "old guard" producers may also be on the way out.

Originally Posted by WrestlingInc As noted, WWE announced the releases of three Superstars today - TJP (more), Hideo Itami (more) and Tye Dillinger (more). Regarding speculation on the released talents possibly debuting for AEW at their Double Or Nothing event on May 25, all three would be able to appear if they are under WWE's standard 90 day non-compete clauses as those would end before AEW's first big event. The non-competes would end just a few days before Double Or Nothing.

Originally Posted by WrestlingInc Taz and The Honky Tonk Man are now rumored for the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame Class. Honky Tonk is apparently a lock for this year's class while Taz is not for sure, according to a new report by @Wrestlevotes. It looks like The Hart Foundation (Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Jimmy Hart, Bret Hart) will also still be inducted this year. There was some speculation on their induction as a group after WWE confirmed DX (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna, "Road Dogg" BG James, Billy Gunn, Sean "X-Pac" Waltman) as the headliners, but apparently they are inducting two groups this year.

Originally Posted by TPWW Frontpage via Triple A Matt Hardy casually noted on Twitter that his WWE contract expires in 11 days and that he’s “100% comfortable” working outside of WWE.