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Mark Andrews is officially a part of the WWE UK tournament. I would guess it means he is done with TNA. Progress also announced the return of Big Daddy Walter for the next show and that Axel Dieter Jr. is coming with him.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="MHero" data-cite="MHero" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41205" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>It's the same T-Bone. Dunno why he's now decided he wants a first name. ¬_¬</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> lol guess he wants to make sure they have something to take away after a couple of weeks</p>

<p>Further bit on the UK title is it apparently will not be a title for Raw or Smackdown but is intended to lead to a new UK based weekly network show.</p><p> </p><p> Would also hold off on adding Rhyno and Slater as a team at this point. They heavily teased a break up after they lost the titles and their rematch on Smackdown.</p><p> </p><p> Tyson T-Bone is in the database as T-Bone also unless this is a different T-Bone from the one that has worked with Progress.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Fleisch" data-cite="Fleisch" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41205" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thanks for this. I'll get most of it changed except... Sheamus is not a face, the team (last I heard) was a heel/face pairing. They are also not technically a unit still and an individual pairing. The Usos were going by the name the Samoan Soldiers in 2007/2008 so Wikipedia is wrong (I assume that's where you got the info). They actually debuted for World Xtreme Wrestling in 2007.<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Thanks I'll make the changes.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Sheamus seems to have turned face the past week really as the two of them have begun to accept each other as partners. Might be a bit to early to tell with that though.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Gungner" data-cite="Gungner" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41205" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Is Global Force Wrestling closed, or is there another reason you don't include them anymore? According to Wikipedia, they're still open...</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> It is open and I guess they just had a show today sometime? As Cody Rhodes worked the show and won their NEX*GEN title. They still have no TV though and no real presence anywhere. Their tag champs have also left and joined WWE's cruiserweight division.</p><p> </p><p> Looking at twitter it seems it was actually a WrestleCade event that the title was defended at so not really their own show being run. They don't seem to have run an actual show since early October in Canada.</p>

<p>Some WWN stuff this week</p><p> </p><p> Gabe Sapolsky has officially taken over as head booker of FIP.</p><p> </p><p> They also announced the creation of the WWN championship to go across all brands. Also the Style Battle tournament is being turned into it's own monthly tournament promotion though I wouldn't expect that to really be worth the hassle of adding as it's own thing.</p>

<p>Some Evolve notes after the weekend shows. Some spoilers included.</p><p> </p><p> - <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Timothy Thatcher is out of action with a serious concussion. Early reports stated it could be over a month before he's cleared. Stokely Hathaway should be added as a manager for Thatcher as well as they have been together for a few shows now.</span></p><p><span style="color:#FFFFFF;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#FFFFFF;"> Tony Nese is officially finished with Evolve as he was announced as signing a full time contract with WWE during the show.</span></p><p><span style="color:#FFFFFF;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#FFFFFF;"> Drew Gulak is no longer part of the Catch Point stable or tag team with Tracy Williams as he announced he was done with the group at Evolve 73.</span></p><p><span style="color:#FFFFFF;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#FFFFFF;"> Fred Yehi and Tracy Williams are the new Evolve tag team champions defeating Dustin and Chris Hero(replacing the injured Galloway), the Gatekeepers, and Drew Gulak and Tony Nese to win the titles.</span></p><p><span style="color:#FFFFFF;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#FFFFFF;"> Don't think he was ever added anyway but just in case he was Joey Styles has been fired from Evolve, Beyond, and Chikara for comments made during the Evolve show.</span></p>

TNA has been dropped by Challenge TV in the UK. No replacement for them on TV there yet. And the ownership situation there is still a mess but it sounds like Anthem the parent company of Fight Network might be taking control. Will still depend on the lawsuit with Billy Corgan and whether he continues after losing his attempt at an injunction.

WWE officially announced the arrival of Big Damo, Tommy End, and Mary Dobson to the performance center.

<p>Some WWE stuff from today</p><p> </p><p> Mickie James and Roderick Strong are both officially with NXT now. Mickie probably is on a PPA deal while Strong is fully signed.</p><p> </p><p> Big Damo is expected to report to the performance center next week.</p><p> </p><p> Hideo Itami is out again with a neck injury. Expected to be out for a few months.</p><p> </p><p> Paige is expected to be out for 6-7 months if she has neck surgery which her doctors advised her to while WWE doctors say she doesn't need it. Can't imagine she'll be there much longer at this point.</p>

<p>Couple WWE notes</p><p> </p><p> Luke Harper officially on Smackdown rejoining Bray Wyatt</p><p> Paige suspended 60 days for second wellness violation.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LazarN" data-cite="LazarN" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41205" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>A few things I noticed when I started game:<p> -Cedric Alexander and Rich Swann are still on NXT,they should be in WWE Raw Cruiserweight Division.</p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The WWE cruiserweights are expected to work both NXT and Raw though the cruiserweight division is just a Raw division. Both Cedric and Swann are officially announced as part of the Dusty Rhodes Classic which is a NXT tournament.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Fleisch" data-cite="Fleisch" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41205" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Neither do I so I went with what his gimmick works best with for now which was a heel. There won't be an update after Bound for Glory. This is because it's an October update so you'll play Bound For Glory yourself. Although I think it's later in the month in this data as I didn't go through the PPV year and set them to 2016 schedule.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The Hardys are actually faces again now. Or for now anyway with the current Decay feud that might end tonight. It's TNA though so if the company is still alive in a week they will probably be heels again soon.</p><p> </p><p> One thing I noticed the Cruiserweight title was not assigned a brand in the new data. </p><p> </p><p> And some news/opinions.</p><p> </p><p> Sara Lee was released from NXT and apparently announced she is pregnant with Blake from NXT.</p><p> </p><p> For Evolve I do think Matt Riddle and Ethan Page should get a bit of a boost to their popularity. Both are being heavily pushed close to the main event scene with Riddle being set up to be the top face for the company now with Gargano gone. And I would consider removing the MMA crossover tag from Riddle. He's reportedly been actively turning down fight offers to focus on his wrestling career and trying to get to WWE.</p><p> </p><p> PJ Black will be out for some time now also as he broke both of his ankles in a basejumping accident.</p>

<p>At this point might want to extend the EVOLVE/NXT working agreement to include WWE itself now too.</p><p> </p><p> Drew Gulak and Tony Nese both worked Raw for the cruiserweight division last night and are listed on the Raw roster page at wwe.com but will also be remaining with EVOLVE going forward. Here's the blurb from WWN's news post on it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41205" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WWN is very proud that WWN contracted wrestlers Drew Gulak and Tony Nese wrestled on WWE Raw last night in Cruiserweight Division matches. Both Gulak and Nese are now featured on the WWE.com Raw Roster section. This is another step in the building relationship between EVOLVE/WWN and WWE. We are very happy to say that Gulak and Nese will continue to wrestle in EVOLVE while they compete in the WWE Cruiserweight Division. Gulak is set to team with Tracy Williams to challenge EVOLVE Tag Team Champions DUSTIN & Drew Galloway at EVOLVE 70 on October 15th in Orlando, FL. The losing duo can never team again. Tony Nese returns to EVOLVE on November 12th in Queens, NY and November 13th in Joppa, MD.<p> </p></div></blockquote>

I'm still busy trying to catch up on some of the UK companies. Chikara is on my list now but have a few ahead of it.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="MHero" data-cite="MHero" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41205" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Isn't it Flex Rumblecrunch who is the other Gatekeeper?<p> </p><p> On the Blaster McMassive note, he's done with CHIKARA for the time being it seems.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Is it? I haven't seen the show yet and just saw it listed as Devastation Corp showing up as the gatekeepers. Guess I just assumed it was Smashmaster and McMassive.</p>

<p>Some Evolve notes.</p><p> </p><p> Joey Styles is officially with the promotion now in what seems to be an on-air authority figure role and part time commentator. Up to you obviously whether you want to bother adding him for that role now. He's also with Chikara doing commentary there at times.</p><p> </p><p> Blaster McMassive and Max Smashmaster are both in the promotion as the Gatekeepers working for Ethan Page.</p><p> </p><p> Jason Kincaid is working some of the upcoming shows and Jeff Cobb is also scheduled to begin working with them in the near future.</p>

EC3 is reportedly finished with EVOLVE due to TNA commitments for the time being. This is the second time that has been reported however so he'll probably show up again in two or three months.

Latest Raw cruiserweight division promo seems to indicate Metalik, Tozawa, and Gallagher are part of the division as well.

<p>Some stuff I've picked up on early in starting the game.</p><p> </p><p> EVOLVE</p><p> WWN Live broadcaster and broadcasting deal are missing.</p><p> Chris Hero missing from roster.</p><p> </p><p> PROGRESS</p><p> Pete Dunne and Trent Seven should be added to the roster and set as heel tag team British Strong Style.</p><p> Atlas title should really be set to Middleweight as the minimum. Setting it to lightweight allows guys like El Ligero, Jimmy Havoc, Morgan Webster and other wrestlers well under the limit to compete for it though they shouldn’t be eligible.</p><p> </p><p> WWE</p><p> Titles need to have brands adjusted as the following have no brand currently.</p><p> WWE World Title should be made exclusive to Smackdown.</p><p> WWE Womens Title exclusive to Raw.</p><p> WWE Tag Team Titles exclusive to Raw.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="NoLegsGaming" data-cite="NoLegsGaming" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41205" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Nikki Storm is now known as Nikki Cross, she even changed her Twitter stuff to Nikki Cross.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Doh yeah meant to type that when I posted</p>

<p>Some other reported news.</p><p> </p><p> Truth Martini is reportedly no longer with ROH.</p><p> </p><p> Dixie Carter is reportedly completely removed from TNA and Billy Corgan and Aroluxe are now fully in charge so it might make sense to put Billy as the owner of TNA and remove Dixie.</p><p> </p><p> Nikki Glencross/Storm is now known as Nikki Cross in NXT.</p>

And it turns out to be new Six Man Tag Team titles.

Just to be aware ROH announced that they are going to announce new championships(yes they used plural) tomorrow. I would expect one would be a title for the Women of Honor division.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Ping von Erich" data-cite="Ping von Erich" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41205" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I hope Dar, TJ, Alexander and the rest of the "bookmarked" CWC guys get to like... split their time between Raw and NXT? Especially Dar, who's what... 21? 22? I feel like he could do with a little of that "NXT rub" before becoming full time main roster.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> According to HHH during his Takeover conference call most if not all Raw cruiserweight competitors will also be working NXT and NXT live events and will be exclusive to WWE. No part time indy work for most of them.</p>