By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

Wrestling News & Notes

-- (WWE): WWE financial executive George Barrios went on CNBC TV this week hyping WWE Network on its one-year anniversary. Barrios predicted 3-4 million Network subscribers over the long haul, which would "transform" WWE's business. [ LINK: Full Report HERE ]

-- (NXT): NXT wrestler Solomon Crowe (formerly Sami Callihan) saved the day on Monday when he rescued a lady from an upside down car after she flipped over during a car accident. According to WWE, the accident occurred near WWE's Performance Center in Florida.

“I didn’t even think,” said Crowe. “When I saw it, I was wearing sandals, and I just took off in a full sprint toward the car. I knew especially if a car’s upside down like that, it can catch fire very easily, and whoever was in it, we wanted to get them out." [ LINK: Full Story HERE ]

-- (Punk): Marvel Comic's "Thor Annual" Issue #1 is out Wednesday featuring writing by C.M. Punk. "THOR! I wrote a comic book for @Marvel and it's out today! Buy it! READ MORE!" Punk tweeted Wednesday. [ LINK: Read Punk talking about the project HERE ]

-- (TNA): TNA re-signed their TV contract with Sony Six to continue delivering TNA programming in India through 2022. The long-term TV contract "also includes a commitment to the discovery and development of talent from the Indian subcontinent to join the TNA roster, following in the footsteps of Mahabali Shera - who last year became TNA’s first ever Indian-born superstar," reports Indian Television. [ LINK: Report HERE ]

-- (ROH): Ring of Honor sent out a formal announcement of Samoa Joe's return to ROH March 7, 13, 14, and 27 for "Supercard of Honor." ROH is teasing potential match-ups against ROH World champion Jay Briscoe, TV champion Jay Lethal, and fans's choice.

-- (GFW): Jeff Jarrett, representing Global Force Wrestling, is scheduled to appear at Wednesday night's OVW TV tapings at the Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky. "@RealJeffJarrett is gonna be in the Davis Arena for the FIRST time in OVW history!" tweeted OVW's Twitter handlers.

-- (Von Erichs): ESPN's version of the Von Erichs Family tragedy is set to air Friday at 5:00 p.m. as part of the "30 For 30" documentary series, reports the Dallas Observer. [ LINK: Report HERE ]

-- (Puder): Former WWE Tough Enough contestant Daniel Puder says he is planning a return to wrestling. Puder talked to "Title Match Wrestling" about his plans at Booker T's ROW show last weekend in Houston. [ Video URL: http://youtu.be/qN35atn1Py0 ]



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