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-MLW is still in discussions with Discovery about yet another TV deal. Their Vice deal will not change anything about their deals with BeIN Sports, Fubo Sports Network, or DAZN. They're just adding more distribution. The show will initially air archive content until they can tape something fresh as they don't want to show the current empty arena fog machine garbage episodes to their brand new audience. The main question right now is whether or not the show will be removed from Youtube. So far none of MLW's TV partners have cared about Youtube, but Vice being such a relatively bigger network might have the clout to make them take them odwn.
-Ring of Honor has announced that beginning next Wednesday, they will resume airing fresh women's matches every week on Youtube. The Youtube matches will essentially serve as try-outs. The women who get the best response will be in the women's title tournament this summer, which will air on TV.
-Both AEW and MLW will resume touring events with fans this coming July. No announcement for when Impact and ROH will do so yet.
-This Friday on NJPW Strong, Brody King vs Tom Lawlor for the vacant Strong title:
-Impact producer Scott D'Amore has promised that the title vs title match this Sunday between Omega and Swann will not end in a draw, DQ, count out, or non-finish. There will be a definitive winner that walks away with all the belts. And Tony Khan has promised that Omega will not drop any of the outside titles he wins until after he drops the AEW title. So, basically, Impact is about to loan their world title out indefinitely and then let AEW completely bury it by having Omega eat pins elsewhere before he drops it back.
-AAA announced a PPV 11 days from now with no card. Rey de Reyes 2021. Unlikely Omega defends the Mega Championship. Maybe they can get Lio Rush and Laredo Kid in to resolve the idiotic mess they booked themselves into with the Cruiserweight title.
-Rush supposedly has a money backer and is starting a new promotion in Mexico soon. These sorts of things usually start off with big hype and then fizzle out, but we'll see. Alberto Del Rio and Chavo Guerrero's promotion didn't make it two years.
-Konnan claims that Tessa Blanchard has signed a contract with a "three letter" promotion. So that's WWE, AEW, ROH, MLW, DDT, or AAA. Konnan works for both MLW and AAA so if it's one of them it would make sense that he would have the scoop. Not sure AEW or ROH would be willing to face the backlash for signing her. WWE doesn't give a fuck about backlash, MLW signs problem talent all the time, and people in Mexico and Japan probably don't know or care about her issues.
-Ring of Honor has announced that beginning next Wednesday, they will resume airing fresh women's matches every week on Youtube. The Youtube matches will essentially serve as try-outs. The women who get the best response will be in the women's title tournament this summer, which will air on TV.
-Both AEW and MLW will resume touring events with fans this coming July. No announcement for when Impact and ROH will do so yet.
-This Friday on NJPW Strong, Brody King vs Tom Lawlor for the vacant Strong title:
-Impact producer Scott D'Amore has promised that the title vs title match this Sunday between Omega and Swann will not end in a draw, DQ, count out, or non-finish. There will be a definitive winner that walks away with all the belts. And Tony Khan has promised that Omega will not drop any of the outside titles he wins until after he drops the AEW title. So, basically, Impact is about to loan their world title out indefinitely and then let AEW completely bury it by having Omega eat pins elsewhere before he drops it back.
-AAA announced a PPV 11 days from now with no card. Rey de Reyes 2021. Unlikely Omega defends the Mega Championship. Maybe they can get Lio Rush and Laredo Kid in to resolve the idiotic mess they booked themselves into with the Cruiserweight title.
-Rush supposedly has a money backer and is starting a new promotion in Mexico soon. These sorts of things usually start off with big hype and then fizzle out, but we'll see. Alberto Del Rio and Chavo Guerrero's promotion didn't make it two years.
-Konnan claims that Tessa Blanchard has signed a contract with a "three letter" promotion. So that's WWE, AEW, ROH, MLW, DDT, or AAA. Konnan works for both MLW and AAA so if it's one of them it would make sense that he would have the scoop. Not sure AEW or ROH would be willing to face the backlash for signing her. WWE doesn't give a fuck about backlash, MLW signs problem talent all the time, and people in Mexico and Japan probably don't know or care about her issues.