Questions on Cena vs. Laurinaitis, Ryback, Titan Towers, Japan, and Benoit, latest on Steiner's Twitter rants, HBK interview and a Mysterio update

For my take on the 5/16 PWInsider.com questions:
1. With no foreknowledge of how the match actually went down, I'd guess typical authority figure vs. wrestler match with some kind of gimmickry involved. Having someone who hasn't wrestled regularly in over a decade (and as seen as a guy in a suit instead of a wrestler) compete on the same level as the top star wouldn't be wise.

2. I was fine with it since it was brief and continued the story of Ryback dominating unknowns. Ryback beating up (semi-)retired wrestlers wouldn't have had the same effect since the audience would likely feel sympathy for the Legends giving it one more go. The attention should have been all on the guy they're trying to make big, not the people appearing one-time only.

3. I know they've shown parts of it on TV before and former members of Creative talk about it. There are a lot of memorabilia and photos there, but at the end of the day it is a place to work.

4. No idea. I just focus on WWE and TNA and the occasional indie report.

After the break, I go into everything else from 5/16!

5. The topic has kind of been done to death. I understand that some fans still have strong memories of his amazing ringwork, but he did something truly heinous and that's going to be most people's impression of him. WWE doesn't want to be seen as profiting from such a major tragedy.

Scott Steiner has received letters from TNA lawyers over the extremely negative things he's tweeted about the company and key executives. He hasn't tweeted much since.

Shawn Michaels briefly discussed being retired in an interview promoting a new product. I like that he left in a position were people still want to see him compete instead of hanging on to the spotlight.

WWE heavily discounted Rey Mysterio's merchandise, which is considered newsworthy given his 60-day suspension. I still don't know that they'd fire someone that high on the totem pole unless he failed another Wellness test and they had to. He's one of the most performers in wrestling. They also discounted Evan Bourne's merchandise on his 2nd suspension, but he's still in the company as well.

That's all for the 5/16 news. More to come later tonight. Thanks for reading!