The 5 News Week: WWE Getting A Fresh New Start For The Network, Fans Understandably Frustrated Over The Booking For The Women's Division.

Hello, my fellow wrestling fans and welcome to the 5 news week. The post where I report 5 major or minor news of the week that I don't have time to do it separately. Without further ado, here are the 5 news week.

WWE Getting A Fresh New Start For The Network.

When the WWE Network launched 5 years ago (holy crap, 5 years?), it was a blessing and it's still is to this day. Fans have already said hello to WWE's little price friend of 9.99 dollars a month (that was surprisingly not corny) and ditched the routine of buying WWE PPVs for 40 to 50 dollars (unless you're a bar owner to which I say, I feel ya).

Now, WWE has announced a fresh interface for the network that has already launched as of writing this. Here's a statement from WWE about this quote:

"WWE Network has been updated this week with a sleeker design, simpler navigation and smarter search tools to help you enjoy all of WWE’s award-winning programming".

Gotta say the updated interface looks pretty good. It's easier to navigate and you can tell that they've been listening to the feedback based on how the search results have improved drastically.

On the Q2 earnings on Thursday, WWE or more specifically George Barrios, has made mention that a free tier of the network will be coming first then a premium tier second and hopes that both tiers will be released in the next 12 months.

Barrios did not tell whether the free tier will be running ads or how limited the ads will be? Either way, I will keep an eye on this.

A Possible New Name For WWE's New Tuesday Show On FS1?

We all know that a show about everything WWE will hit our television screens on FS1 this fall. Now, the company has filed a trademark last week called "After The Bell". There's no official wording as to whether it's for this particular show or not but there are speculations out there that it is.

Renee Young is rumoured to host that show which I talked about that back on the June 16th edition of The 5 News Week. I hope that it's not a standard recap show like an Afterburn or Experience and more of a Talking Smack like show (speaking of WWE experience, where the hell did Jack Korpela disappeared?)

Triple H Has Reportedly Met With Dragon Gate.

From The Wrestling Observer Newsletter and Uncle Dave, Triple H has met with executives from Dragon Gate and officials from Stardom and the reason is quite obvious. I'll explain it to all of you slow mofos.

WWE is looking to invest in the Japanese market just like any other business that wants to expand their product or service globally. The question is, will WWE create an "NXT Japan"? Yes? Maybe? No? Let me know in the comments.

Eric Bischoff Reportedly Invested A Lot Of Time With WWE Creative Team.

If you are a fan of mine then you'll know that I didn't post a Smackdown or an NXT review because my internet went down. What I can tell you about the blue brand is that Eric Bischoff was behind the scenes on the recent Smackdown Live show but there wasn't any change being put out there.

From PWInsider and Mike Johnson, Eric has spent a lot of time talking to the creative team and they (the PWInsider team) were told quote:

"All sides are taking their time to transition Bischoff in so that he can familiarize himself with the company and how it operates.''

Fans Understandably Frustrated Over The Booking For The Women's Division.

How did the complains came about? On the recent episode of Monday Night RAW, there was a Moment of Bliss segment that featured a brawl in the end between Becky Lynch and the number one contender in Natalya that lasted for a few minutes.

Fans took it to Twitter to air their frustrations and the hashtag "giveWWEwomenachance" was born. Now, with the help of pro wrestling fandom's information of how long the matches were, I've compared the women's matches all the way back to the last three weeks.

As you can tell, the numbers are really depressing. Will WWE listen this time? Anything is possible but I highly doubt that.

FUTURE ME!!: I accidentally typed in the wrong total RAW and Smackdown match times. The total number for Smackdown is 18:07 while RAW is 31:28. My bad y'all.

Check out Bell To Belles's article on that topic because it's a good read duh?

What do you think about the news I just reported and follow me on the tweets @omartheplayaguy. Anyways, stay safe smarks.

WWE Wrestlemania 26 | A Coherent Review.

I've teased a mystery review on my Facebook page (which you can click here to follow us) and that mystery has now been unveiled. It's Wrestlemania 26. This review was delayed and was supposed to be up last Monday but at least is now up. Also, The first draft of this review was 7 pages long so strap in. By far, the longest review on this very website. I thought it would be fitting to review a Wrestlemania from a decade back and how do I feel about it? It was a show that if you watched it, you're most likely going to have a good time. It was a mix of great things but terrible things at the same time as most shows. The 26th edition of Wrestlemania took place in the University of Phoenix Stadium in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona on March 28th, 2010. The commentators were Micheal Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker. Honestly, Striker was pretty good and a far better colour commentator than Lawler was on this show (even today, Lawler is still bleh on commen...

My Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays: Three Big Returns, A Great Inaugural Women's Championship Match.

If you have been a fan of this site since January, then you'll know that I've completely rebooted my review process and now, I'm doing that again. Don't worry, the format for my RAW, Smackdown and PPV reviews will still be the same but not on Wednesdays. So, here it is, My Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays. NXT The Highlights. Adam Cole vs Matt Riddle For The NXT Championship. A match that opened this episode of the yellow brand, the original bro and the leader of The Undisputed Era tore the house down. Whether it's Cole reversing the fireman's carry from Riddle into a backstabber, Cole hitting a Panama sunrise twice, a floating bro or the crowd chanting "Adam Cole, bro", it was a visual statement by NXT that the yellow brand is THE brand to watch. Unfortunately, Riddle felt short and ate the last shot but there was another highlight I wanna talk about….. Finn Balor Returns To N. X. T. It's not a typo my friends, Finn ...

The 5 News Week: An Interview With MLW's Myron Reed, Quick Thoughts On Smackdown.

A rare Saturday edition of 5 news week but if you're new here, I publish this weekly news article every Sunday and the format goes like this. I report on 5 major or minor news of the week that I don't have time to do it separately and I put them in one post. Yes, there was a lot of news that dropped in a single day but since I'm posting this on Saturday morning, the 4 news this week is before Friday. Without further ado, here are the 5 news week. An Interview With MLW's Myron Reed. via MLW Myron Reed has been in the pro wrestling scene since 2016 and picked up an impressive portfolio for himself. Reed worked with current stars like AJ Gray, NXT's Joaquin Wilde, Matt Cross aka Son Of Havoc, AEW's The Lucha Brothers, Best Friends, and a whole lot more. via MLW So, I asked Reed about his time in OVW and whether being a tag team wrestler was the goal or not? "Actually, I started in a small town called Central City (In Kentucky...

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