BREAKING NEWS: NBCUniversal/Charter Negotiations Could Affect WWE

According to Variety, NBC Universal are in a carriage-negotiation standoff with Charter that has a probability of seeing millions of customers lose access to channels owned by NBCU starting January 1st. The reason being is that Charter have rejected a package price for NBCU's channels that are similar to those paid by other cable and television distributors. It is due to that, that negotiations have come to a halt.

The results of this was a marketing campaign to pressure Charter's customers into calling them and ask to take a more flexible negotiation stance. If a deal does not come to fruition, there will be a total blackout of NBC Universal-related programming starting January 1st of 2017. The channels affected are as follows:Bravo, E!, Syfy, USA, MSNBC, CNBC, and Oxygen. 

When reached for comment by Variety, this is what NBC Universal had to say:

"NBCUniversal values its partnership with Charter Spectrum, our third largest distributor. Charter Spectrum has been unyielding in its demand for terms superior to those agreed to by the rest of the industry, including larger distributors. Given this position, we feel the responsibility to inform viewers that Charter Spectrum may drop NBCUniversal’s networks at the end of the year, including NBC, Telemundo, USA, Bravo and hit shows including the #1 show on TV—Sunday Night Football, WWE, the Golden Globes, This is Us and more." 

(SOURCE: http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/nbcuniversal-charter-1201949840/) 

Understandably, this is a huge story for pro wrestling as well, knowing that WWE is the leading promotion in all of the world and this blackout if it were to happen, could drastically cut down most of WWE's viewership for RAW and SmackDown Live, which both are on the USA Network. Seeing how ratings have been lately for World Wrestling Entertainment, they cannot afford a loss as big as 2 million viewers or even more, given that Charter is the third largest distributor and a large part of the United States has Time Warner Cable. 

We will keep you updated on this story as things continue to unfold....... 

Name Change For Smackdown's Championship??

Back when both the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship were combined into one major championship they were known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

The name was kept this way for months. People who held this title include, Sheamus, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Triple H, and Dean Ambrose. But, a few months ago the two brands separated once more. When this happened they changed the name again. The name stayed this way for almost 5 months!

Well, another name change has occurred. Current WWE Champion (the new name) AJ Styles, was the receiver of a new championship name! The name of WWE Championship has returned after being retired a few years back. Will the name change stay?

Eh, probably not.

This has been Edgin.. And until next time, Peace!

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WWE TLC 2016 Match Card And Predictions

Chairs Match.
Kalisto vs Baron Corbin.
Prediction: Baron Corbin.

No DQ Match.
Nikki Bella vs Carmella.
Prediction: Nikki Bella.

Tag Team match for the Tag Team Championships.
Heath Slater & Rhyno vs Randy Orton & Bray Wyatt.
Prediction: Heath Slater & Rhyno, Randy betrays Bray.

Tables Match for the Smackdown Women's Championship.
Becky Lynch vs Alexa Bliss.
Prediction: Becky Lynch.

Ladders Match for the Intercontinental Championship.
The Miz (W/Maryse) vs Dolph Ziggler.
Prediction: Dolph Ziggler.

TLC Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
AJ Styles vs Dean Ambrose.
Prediction: AJ Styles, James Ellsworth turns heel and helps Styles.

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The Survivors: 2016

Hello readers and welcome to a post Survivor Series article, and today I am talking about the Sole Survivors of the three Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches, all pitting Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown LIVE. Though RAW have gotten the better of these matches, with a 2-1 final result, Team SD LIVE did show toughness, and in every match, there was, a Sole Survivor. Or should I say Survivors, as not one match ended up with one person being victorious, instead a duo. Therefore, let's take a look at our true Sole Survivors for 2016.

Charlotte and Bayley: Team RAW

Charlotte, the current RAW's Women's Champion and Team Captain of the Women's Team for RAW, made a statement during and after the match. Though she didn't have as strong of a performance as others, Charlotte made clear what her intentions were, to show why she was Team Captain. She did that by eliminating  Natalya and Alexa Bliss, with two huge boots to the face, making a total of two eliminations for the champion.  However, her most lovable partner in the match made it to the end as well, as Bayley contributed also with one elimination, by eliminating the final member of Team SmackDown LIVE, the Team Captain, the SmackDown's Women's Champion, Becky Lynch, who fought hard but succumbed to a Bayley-To-Belly, the final pinfall of the match, giving Team RAW the win.

However, after the match, teammate time was over. Only a couple of seconds after the referee raised both Charlotte and Bayley's hands in victory, Charlotte brutally attacked her just then former partner. Charlotte hit Bayley square in the face with an elbow, then threw her into the barricade twice, and a big boot, completely incapacitating Bayley. It was a message sent by Charlotte, that she won't allow Bayley to take the title off her waist. This is a huge hint that there will be a match between the two at Roadblock, for the title, which I'm completely fine with. However, Charlotte wanted to show that she was the best on Team RAW, both during and after the match.

Sheamus and Cesaro: Team RAW

Though WWE's most dysfunctional team didn't get too much time in the spotlight, they did have the best performance in the match wrestling wise. The two men showed off both of their mat skills, and having a mini clinic with the Usos on Team SmackDown Live. As it came down to the final teams of the match, both teams left it all in the ring. The momentum shifted back and forth between both teams, but there was one factor that allowed Cesaro and Sheamus to become the Sole Survivors of the match. The factor was teamwork, something that before Survivor Series, Cesaro and Sheamus were not very strong at. However, they saved each other from defeat multiple times, and Sheamus was able to almost kick the head off of Jimmy Uso, forcing his brother to tap to Cesaro's Sharpshooter, giving Team RAW another win.

In fact, RAW Commissioner, Stephanie McMahon, and RAW General Manager, Mick Foley, were so impressed with the team's performance, they awarded them a RAW Tag Team Championship match against the New Day the next night on RAW. The match happened, and was a great match, as Cesaro and Sheamus were looking very ready to snap the New Day's Championship reign. However, thanks to shenanigans by Xavier Woods, The New Day won the bout, and left Sheamus and Cesaro with nothing in the ring. Though they didn't come out with the titles, the team had a strong perfomance at the Survivor Series event, and I have no doubt in my mind they will be back in the Championship picture.

Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton: Team SmackDown LIVE

This is the pair of men not many of us would expect to be the last ones standing on the side of SmackDown, but hey, the whole Survivor Series event was full of surprises. In the almost hour long match, both Orton and Wyatt had a strong performance. There was no way they couldn't, as there was a lot of time to fill. Both men ended up with at least one elimination, and were they entertaining. Orton had one elimination, as he RKO'd Chris Jericho, who was worrying about his list, and he got planted and was eliminated by Orton. Bray Wyatt, had two eliminations, but had the help of Orton on both of them. Orton hit a huge out of nowhere RKO on Seth Rollins, who was jumping off the top rope and looking to splash Wyatt but instead got RKO'd, and Wyatt pinned him to eliminate him. As the match came down to Wyatt and Orton against Roman Reigns, Reigns was about to hit Wyatt with the Spear, but Orton pushed Wyatt out of the way to take it for him. Wyatt then sealed RAW's fate with a Sister Abigail, and eliminated Reigns, giving Team SD LIVE the win.

Many people were looking for Randy Orton to turn on Bray Wyatt a lot of times in this match, and many opportunities were given for it to happen. However, Orton remained loyal, and stayed with Wyatt, which benefited Team SmackDown LIVE to the point of winning with confidence. However, come SD LIVE last night, Orton and Wyatt booked themselves in a match against Number One Contenders for the SD Tag Team Championship, American Alpha for next weeks SD LIVE. Though they have already moved on from Survivor Series, it'll go down as one of the wildest matches in the WWE, with winners no one would've expected.

Who do you think should've survived to the end?

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Randy Orton did a feel-good thing for Shane McMahon's family. When McMahon appeared to hurt very badly, Orton, in heel persona, walked over to ringside where his family was, and told them that he was alright when it seemed very serious. Some fans noticed this, and took to Twitter with it, and Orton responded:

I'm a father. I know what it's like to have your kids ringside when shit goes sideways... https://t.co/9rtaCp48sJ

— Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) November 21, 2016

It's very great to see this kind of stuff in the WWE. It shows that either Heel or Face, they all come together as some of the best good in the world, making audiences feel extremely safe.

Interview With JTG!

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm Bill Gesios the owner of RestHoldParty and I'm here with an exclusive interview with Jayson Paul aka JTG! Hey Jayson, How are you?

I'm Great, just enjoying life.

That's great,I'm trying to do the same thing.. So let's get into the questions, so.. I always wanted to know, what does JTG stands for and how did you came up with that Nickname?

I came up with JTG in my development school ( OVW) and it stood for "Just Too Good".

Great! I also really want to know, How did WWE find about you and when did you sign with World Wrestling Entertainment?

I signed with WWE in 2006 out of OVW development school. Vince saw a video of Shad and I and loved our chemistry on screen.

Oh wow! What was the reception from wrestlers backstage after it was announced you'd been released from WWE? Or do you not really know?

I don't really know. But I DO KNOW that they were not in shock hahaha.

I was home for over a year after they released me.

That's terrible. Is there any possibility you'll return to WWE anytime soon?

There could be, I have never reached out to them and I don't plan on doing it, hahaha.

Well, now after the WWE draft which brand are you supporting the most? RAW or SmackDown Live?

I really don't follow the product but I would love Smackdown to do well.

That's Nice! To be honest I would really love to see you returning to WWE and joining Smackdown Live, I would be so hyped! So I also really want to know, Who's your favourite Pro Wrestler of all time (Except from yourself) and why?

I loved Bret Hart growing up. He motivated me to pursue my dream. He knew how to tell a story in the ring and he was believable.

Bret Hart was really awesome! I got a few more questions if you mind, This one was actually asked by a fan, What Wrestling promotions are you enjoying watching at the moment?

I haven't been watching wrestling as of lately and when I do it's WWE . I watch the major PPVs and thats it. Wrestlemania, Summerslam, Royal Rumble.

Nice! We (the fans) really want to know what you've been doing as of lately, like where do you live? Where are you working? If you have a family?

I live between Boston and LA at the moment. I've been working at the Indy's, working on a App, auditioning, acting, and writing a play.

That's great man! I'm really happy for you! Do you have any plans for the near future?

Shooting for film called the ultimate spider-man. Its a independent Fan-film about Miles Morale's. I'm playing Venom.

Pretty cool! I got one last question. Is there anything you'd like to say to the new wrestlers out there?

READ MY TWO BOOKS! learn the in and outs of the business through the pages of my books. Politics, heat and how to play the game.

Hahaha, Awesome!! Thanks for your time Jayson, I really appreciate it! That was Jayson Paul, JTG everybody!

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SmackDown LIVE 900th Episode Preview

Tonight, The Blue Brand of the WWE will celebrate its hugest milestone ever: its 900th ever televised edition of SmackDown (now SD LIVE)! An achievement that will be rightly celebrated tonight, but also the go home show to this year's Survivor Series, an event that is hyped to its core. With matches on the card to determine who is the more superior brand in the WWE, Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar, and two interbrand championship matches, the event is going to be pretty much finalized after tonight's show. In turn, I've created a short preview for the  milestone of SmackDown, leading up to the event.

Let's take a preview of SmackDown's biggest episode to date, the big 9-0-0!

Big Show, Big Title Match

There seems to be no other way to kick off the 900th episode like this! An Intercontinental Championship match between Dolph Ziggler and The Miz, who have very nice history together, to say the least. These two have created such a great feud and entertaining matches with each other, its impossible to ignore the thought of something special happening in this match as well. However, it can't be all the well good as there is a limited amount of time, but it is sure to do well however it turns out, as these two men know each other so well. The role of Maryse will play a big time role in this match, as she has helped prevent title reigns from changing before, but now we all can assume she's there to help get the title back around the waist of her husband. Dolph is always a fighting champion, and this match looks to be nothing but gold for SmackDown 900.

The Return of The Phenom, The Bearer of News

News reports have been blowing all over Social Media as it has been reported multiple times that The Undertaker will not only make an appearance on the 900th Episode, but also bring news about his status at WrestleMania 33. This is an especially interesting case, as many thought it would've been to advertise a late Survivor Series appearance, but that is now out of the question, and brings many questions to the minds of the fans. Will it be his last match? Who will be the opponent? These are just some of the questions that many of the fans want answered for the highly hyped return of the Deadman. An altercation with his WrestleMania opponent, earlier in the year, Shane McMahon, has a chance of happening, as McMahon is the Commissioner of the show. However, it can't be doubted that a return of the Undertaker is a must-see.

The Cutting Edge: Can Team SmackDown Live Stay on the Same Page?

Within 5 days time, all 3 finalized Survivor Series teams of SmackDown LIVE will go into battle against Team RAW, but the teams haven't exactly been the most friendly towards each other. However, the main concern is the men's division team, who have just one night earlier, failed invading RAW and prove a statement to RAW on their turf. This will likely frustrate the team and Team Captain, AJ Styles, who will continue to find a way to be together mentally. With the television return of WWE Hall Of Famer Edge, and his signature talk show, the Cutting Edge, Edge will be hosting the entire mens team, including team mascot James Ellsworth, in a segment that is sure to explode. After all, The Cutting Edge doesn't usually end in peacefulness. Will the team find a way to co-exist through Sunday Night? The Cutting Edge will help us find out.

Excited for SmackDown 900? Tell me in the comments.

(Tweet from Triple H about SD 900)

From @TheRock & I in the main event of the 1st episode to this evening. #SDLive hits a huge television milestone...900 episodes. #SDL900

— Triple H (@TripleH) November 15, 2016

Huge Undertaker Wrestlemania 33 News

It has been reported that Undertaker will reveal his Wrestlemania 33 plans on November 15th's Smackdown 900.

The news comes soon after it was believed that the WWE had been prepared with the deadman's opponent for a while before the event.

Many fans believed that Taker would probably appear on Smackdown to try and set up a late survivor series appearance, but now it appears not.

It is much more likely that the former will be what the Undertaker's services are required for as he has recently been seen on crutches, and a match this soon could cause some bad damage to his health.

Watch WWE Smackdown Live 900 tonight to see what happens.

SmackDown LIVE to have 4 Man Announce Team

As announced by WWE earlier today, SmackDown LIVE is, starting next week, on SmackDown's 900th Episode, Tom Phillips will be joining fellow color commentators John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL), David Otunga and Mauro Ranallo, creating WWE's first ever official four man announce team to be commentating every Tuesday night. Phillips will be pulling double duty, as he will continue to commentate for NXT, and SmackDown LIVE each week, giving him a very busy travel schedule indeed.

The four man announce team from the start isn't exactly the most welcome idea. Four men talking about one thing at once might work for a round-table subject, but for fast paced, high action wrestling matches, it requires a lot of concentration on the match, a task that might not work out too well for four men at a table together. The reason for a four man team has not been made known public.

Though many people are not exactly on board with the idea, it might as well be an experiment for the WWE, to just try and see what kind of things will happen with four men at a desk. People I've seen all over Social Media have spoken their mind, with many saying to replace David Otunga with Phillips. Though it is a decision that could benefit SD LIVE, WWE will hold onto their horses and see what can happen with the four commentator mix.

An interesting experiment  by WWE for sure, and I'm eager to see how four men at one desk will turn out, whether good or bad. It has my full attention.

What are your thoughts on the 4 Man Team? Should it be considered to stay? Or go, and be gone forever?

(The WWE Performance Center did the Mannequin Challenge, and I thought I would share it with you. It's pretty good.)

You've never seen the #MannequinChallenge quite like THIS! @WWENXT @WWEPerformCtr pic.twitter.com/KXFGXkmPuK

— WWE (@WWE) November 9, 2016

WWE Hall Of Famer Announced for SmackDown LIVE's 900th Episode

Next Tuesday, SmackDown LIVE will be reaching a historic milestone for the brand, as the show will reach it's 900th Episode. Its a very long time from the first episode, on August 26th, 1999, all the way up to 2016. Though it's really not close to the amount of time Monday Night RAW has been producing episodes, it's still a good milestone to celebrate, one that will be celebrated heavily when it comes time for the episode, a week from today, on November 15th, 2016.

There are very big plans for this episode, and the announcement of the Undertaker returning for the episode has already been revealed, his first appearance on a WWE program since his WrestleMania win against SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon, inside Hell In A Cell. One can only think of the problems that could arise if the two face off again, but there is other news of another WWE Legend making a return to WWE television, he is the Rated-R Superstar, Edge!

The news was confirmed by SmackDown Commissioner, Shane McMahon, who sent out a Tweet earlier today:

The 900th episode of #SDLive just got a little EDGiEr. The Rated-R Superstar will be LIVE with a special edition of the #CuttingEdge! @WWE

— Shane McMahon (@shanemcmahon) November 8, 2016

This news is exciting, and Edge has to have plenty in stock for the big milestone. He'll be able to show us what he has in stock when the newest edition of The Cutting Edge comes around on the episode.

This episode is already creating some excitement, as two of the greatest in ring workers to ever step foot in a WWE ring have been announced for the show, It leads to some of us, as fans, does the WWE have something planned for the Undertaker and Edge in a segment together, or each get their own respective time? Whatever it might turn out to be, many of us know it will be highly entertaining. 

Check back here for updates on SmackDown LIVE's 900th Episode.