Daily Update: Smackdown ratings, Cormier-Jones, IGN rates WWE 2K16

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Ultimate Insider with Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Henry Cejudo and Luke Rockhold on Sunday at 5 p.m. Eastern on FS 1

One on One with Joanna Jedrzejczyk Monday night at 7:30 p.m. on FS 1. Fox sent out a screener of this yesterday and it’s very good. UFC is doing an excellent job trying to push her as a star.

A best of middleweights edition of UFC Unleashed featuring Chris Weidman, Luke Rockhold, Yoel Romero and Jacare Souza airs 9 p.m. Monday night on FS 1

UFC 187, with the Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson and Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort fights, will air on Tuesday at 8 p.m. on FS 1****

Dragon Gate Gate of Destiny at 3:30 a.m. late Saturday/early Sunday, one of the biggest company shows of the year from the Edion Arena in Osaka at http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv238824025

Super Shisa & Shachihoko Boy vs. Yosuke Santa Maria & U-T

Kzy & Big R Shimizu & Draztick Boy vs. Eita & Lindaman & Kaito Ishida

Cyber Kong & Mondai Ryu vs. Punch Tominaga & Takehiro Yamamaura

Dragon Kid & Flamita vs. Genki Horiguchi & Jimmy Kanda

Akira Tozawa vs. Kotoka vs.. Naoki Tanizaki for the Open the Brave Gate title

Cima & Don Fujii & Gamma vs. Jimmy Susumu & Jimmy K-Ness & Ryo Saito for the Open the Triangle Gate title

Yamato & Naruki Doi vs. Masato Yoshino & T-Hawk for the Open the Twin Gate title

Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki for the Open the Dream Gate title

Raw is Monday in Denver.  Nobody special is advertised, but as noted, Alberto Del Rio is scheduled for television both Monday and Tuesday for WWE.

Smackdown will be taped Tuesday in Colorado Springs.

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We look at the ramifications of this on WWE, AAA, how the deal was put together, how he positioned it to AAA, how AAA has taken a huge talent hit, when the deal was really put together, how Del Rio was scheduled to main event AAA’s next major show against what top U.S. star in a hair match, and his dates advertised in Mexico.  We look at other promotions that wanted him, Konnan talking about how the Myzteziz and Del Rio situation affects AAA, the Zeb Colter deal, how Lucha Underground and Del Rio fell apart as well as his huge money MMA offer just recently.

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SATURDAY NEWS UPDATE

WWE

UFC/MMA

  • Dave has a very good article here about how Daniel Cormier needs the title fight with Jon Jones just as much as Jon Jones needs the fight with him.
  • Jon Jones is calling Daniel Cormier names again.
  • Ronda Rousey appeared to hang up on a media conference call after being asked a question about boyfriend Travis Browne. No, not *that* question.
  • On Friday night’s FOX Broadcast of Game 3 of the MLB World Series, they showed celebrities in attendance. Kevin James and Chris Weidman were shown on screen and only James was identified with a graphic or by the announcers. Keep in mind that FOX is the UFC’s broadcast partner.
  • UFC Fight Pass has Pancrase 271 airing on Sunday morning starting at 1 am eastern. Main event is Saturo Kitaoka vs UFC vet Kazuki Tokudome for the vacant Lightweight Title. Other fighters on the show you may recognize are Luis Nogueira, Yuki Kondo and Maskatatsu Ueda.
  • Edson Barboza is in as Tony Ferguson’s opponent on Dec 11 at the TUF 22 Finale in Las Vegas. He replaces Khabib Nurmagomedov, who pulled out earlier this week due to injury.
  • Former UFC fighter Houston Alexander has been added to the Bellator 146 card on November 20th, facing Guilherme Viana in a Light Heavyweight Bout.
  • Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father/coach gave his thoughts on his son’s injury on Facebook. Bloody Elbow has a translation.

Other Wrestling

Timothy Thatcher vs. Johnny Gargano for the Evolve title

Drew Galloway vs. Caleb Konley

Drew Gulak vs. Matt Riddle

TJ Perkins vs. Anthony Nese

Andrew Everett vs. Tracy Williams

Ethan Page vs. Peter Kaasa

  • Victory Commonwealth Wrestling on 11/8 in Ajax, ONT at Yuk Yuk’s,
  • CHIKARA on 11/8 in Reading, PA at the Goodwill Beneficial Association.
  • Thatcher vs. Galloway for the title is the main event for Evolve on 11/7 in Orlando at the Barnett Park Gym.  That is one seriously great match.

Also:

Gargano vs. Gulak

Konley vs. Perkins

Williams vs. Riddle

Nese vs. Kaasa

Page vs. Lio Rush