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- WWE Network took a huge hit this week when subscriber numbers were not up to snuff, retention rates were lower than expected, and the launch in the United Kingdom was scuttled at the last minute thanks to suspected blockage from Sky Sports. Internet commentators responded to the news with smug taunts like they all had a masters in business administration from the Wharton School, while WWE's reply was offer the Network for free in November all while shoving even more annoying hash tags and catchphrases down people's throats. In an unrelated note, cyanide consumption among wrestling fans on Twitter has risen 600% in the last week.
- CM Punk is currently aggravated.
- Randy Orton is expected to miss Survivor Series in his hometown of St. Louis. He apparently double booked a charity supper at the local 4H Club, and his mother is still really ticked off at him the last time he blew the organization off.
- Daniel Bryan's career is in serious Jeopardy right now, and depending on where you live, in a half-hour, it'll either be in serious Wheel of Fortune, or it will go straight into the ABC prime-time schedule.
- Tonight, on TNA Impact, the same matches you'll see at PROGRESS Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and EVOLVE in six months after the company closes up shop, and probably better, too.
- Gabe Sapolsky is currently running a group trip to his EVOLVE China tour so he can find a way to blame poor crowd reactions on asshole Philadelphia wrestling fans.
- I asked SD Jones whether he thinks Lucha Underground can be a sustainable entity, but apparently he's been dead for six years.
- Jim Ross blogged on RAW from Monday, and as you'd expect, he still kissed WWE's ass like he needed a paycheck. Curiously enough, he found a way to devote an entire paragraph to Ring of Honor needing to slow down and use more psychology.
- Huge news from Global Force Wrestling, as it has officially announced that it will be broadcasting New Japan Pro Wrestling's WrestleKingdom 9 as its first branded pay-per-view event. The telecast will be available in both English and Japanese language commentary, and the main event will feature a main event featuring the timeless contest of Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada. The biggest stumbling block to this, however, is that now everyone has to consider Jeff Jarrett a positive influence on the wrestling community for bringing, hands down, the greatest wrestling promotion in the history of mankind to America. Several commentators are confused, and are expecting the telecast to show old WCW pay-per-views instead, because no one is ready for Jarrett to be behind something so gloriously perfect.
- For posterity, Todd Martin still owes me $5. I will not say why.
- Mike Tenay has garnered a second job writing about the Los Angeles Kings for the team's website. He currently is writing, asking people if that is indeed Mike Richards here at the Staples Center every time he comes out for a shift.
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- SMACKDOWN SPOILERS: If you watch this Friday, I hope you get a boil.
- BREAKING NEWS: CM Punk's mood has been upgraded from "aggravated" to "slightly perturbed."
- Rumors were swirling Monday as Vince McMahon made his return to WWE programming. Many speculated on what the thoughts of the mood were backstage about this being the springboard of McMahon possibly feuding with someone who is not named Vince McMahon going into WrestleMania. All signs point to the creative team either possibly having an idea or not, but my inside source says that it's all a big rib on Renee Young for not wearing shoes.
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- Shane Douglas' latest attempt at an Extreme Reunion was scuttled when he couldn't get out of the late shift on Black Friday at his South Philadelphia Target store.
- Last week's poll results are in. Looks like 51% of you think Cesaro is being punished because he spoke out against John Cena and Randy Orton, 22% think he's being punished for shaving his head but not his beard, 17% think he's being punished because Vince McMahon is a sadist, and 10% believe it's all a rib on Renee Young for not wearing shoes. This week's poll: