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Tuesday UpdateWWEShotzi, Scarlett, and The Boogeyman will be on this Wednesday’s The Bump.WWE filed trademarks on 10/9 for the names Lola Vice, Dani Palmer, and Kale Dixon.NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov spoke to TVInsider about advice John Cena gave him when he visited the Performance Center earlier this month. “It wasn’t a long conversation,” he said. “What I really appreciated was him just randomly pulling me aside. This was something that doesn’t happen every day. He spoke about making moments and building a connection. That is what we were talking about. He gives you a whole different perspective, even when you may have the same opinion on things. When you have his approval, then you have the right mindset for this business, and you are on the right path.”Trish Stratus will return as a judge for season 3 of Canada’s Got Talent.Full matches added to WWE’s YouTube today include The Undertaker vs. Triple H from the October 28, 2008 edition of SmackDown, Finn Balor vs. Karl Anderson from the October 24, 2022 episode of Raw, and Bianca Belair vs. Bayley also from the October 24, 2022 edition of Raw.Also added to YouTube in full is yesterday’s Raw match between Jey Uso and Damian Priest.Rob Aurelio on X shared pictures inside WWE’s new headquarters.Producer Molly Holly spoke to WrestlingInc. When asked about the possibility of one more match, she said “I really don't believe that there's anything I could add to the business. I just feel so complete in my career. I don't feel that it's like, oh, if I just had this moment. I already had all the moments. I really want to save the TV time for the younger people to have their moments.”AEW & Other WrestlingBoth Kenny Omega and Cody Rhodes appear in the new Netflix animated series Captain Laserhawk.A limited edition FTR shirt is available for this week only.Jordynne Grace joked about the prospect of TNA bringing back their six-sided ring on X, writing “Do y’all want us to have long careers or a six sided ring?”Impact streamed their first-ever Impact show in the UK back in 2012 on YouTube.Forbes has an article on Will Ospreay and his upcoming free agency.Luke Hawx has married his fiance.According to PWInsider, former NXT and Impact star Kimber Lee will stand trial on 11/28 over charges of DUI, Resisting an Officer with Violence, and Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer.Bodyslam.net interviewed GHC Champion Jake Lee ahead of his title defense against Kenoh on October 28.