A Mixed Bag: Sept 12

NEWS (9/7/24–9/11/24)

· Cody Rhodes tops the 34th Annual PWI 500 List

10. Mistico, 9. GUNTHER, 8. Jon Moxley, 7. MJF, 6. Damian Priest, 5. Tetsuya Naito, 4. Seth Rollins, 3. Will Ospreay, 2. Swerve Strickland, 1. Cody Rhodes

· WWE filed to trademark “Saturday Night’s Main Event” - plans for a December airing are in the works; including rumor of Jesse Ventura being involved.

· AEW files to trademark “AEW: Shockwave”

· Kiana James Updates (from Monday)

· RAW switching to 2 hours from 10/7 - 12/30 (USA call, back to 3 on Netflix)

WWE Thoughts

- SD era on FOX is officially over (2019-2024)

- Main Event for SD debut on USA (Cody vs Solo / steel cage) - kicks off the show

- NXT ramping up for CW debut

- Bad Blood matches thus far

AEW Thoughts

- TK and the TV Deal; more announcements that it’s close than actually announcing a deal

- All Out Fall Out

- Still rushing some things; but more long-term storytelling