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Originally Posted by Observer As noted, WWE creative has been working on a new main roster gimmick for NXT star Adrian Neville and the gimmick could be inspired by the legendary character character Mighty Mouse. There were suggestions within WWE this past week about putting a mask on Neville and making him a kids character based on Mighty Mouse. The gimmick is not set in stone but after The Ascension, Neville is scheduled to be the next NXT talent brought to the main roster as they are working on ideas for him.

Originally Posted by Observer Former WWE Superstar CM Punk is expected to make his debut in UFC's Octagon in late 2015. It was being speculated that Punk could debut on UFC's big event in July 2015 but the feeling is that it will be later in the year. On a related note, Punk will host a UFC 182 weigh-ins Q&A for Fight Club members on January 2nd at the Marquee Ballroom at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The Q&A begins at 2pm local time.

Originally Posted by Observer We noted before that Bellator MMA is in talks with the former Alberto "El Patron" Del Rio about coming in. It appears Del Rio will be making a return to the MMA world. There is said to be another promotion besides Bellator that is currently trying to sign him. Del Rio is expected to take the better money deal. Regarding the former WWE Champion's upcoming Ring of Honor run, he specifically asked to work a match with ACH because he thinks ACH is a really talented wrestler and he's from San Antonio. Del Rio also asked to work matches with Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly. ROH is looking at doing Del Rio vs. Jay Lethal for their March 1st pay-per-view

Originally Posted by Observer TNA's last episode with Spike TV aired last night. They will return to TV on January 7th with Impact Wrestling airing on Destination America. In what could be a sign of bad ticket sales for the first Destination America tapings in New York City, they are now offering a 50% discount on tickets for all three tapings.

Originally Posted by Observer AJ Lee is currently out of action with an injury. She had been working hurt so they could wrap up the feud with Divas Champion Nikki Bella. WWE officials were planning on doing a significant injury angle to write AJ off TV but that was nixed for an unknown reason. AJ being away is why Naomi and Natalya were moved into contendership for Nikki's title. Original plans had Naomi challenging Nikki but they may go with Natalya. The belief within WWE is that AJ will be back in 2015 some time.

As noted earlier, Taz's new podcast drops next month. You will be able to listen to the podcast on iTunes and Radio.com. I have also heard that Taz has signed with CBS Radio, so I'm assuming the podcast will be available on there as well. Taz's podcast drops on January 7th, and his first guest will be WWE Hall of Famer Adam "Edge" Copeland. Taz noted on Twitter that he will also discuss some behind the scenes details after he made his WWE debut at the 2000 Royal Rumble.

Originally Posted by Observer It's said that morale in WWE, which wasn't good before, has been noticeably different since Vince McMahon's live interview with Steve Austin. The feeling is that Vince "crapped on just about everyone in the locker room" except for Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt. There's also a feeling that Vince made it clear those were the only ones he sees that have top star potential. Triple H actually gave a speech to the WWE roster after morale got bad due to the interview. His speech was described as an attempt at damage control that backfired. As a general rule backstage, the talents in NXT love Triple H, but on the main roster, whatever he said in the speech lost him a lot of credibility, especially among those who have been with the company for some time.

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