No more NXT on WWE.com, Questions on Steiner's Twitter, JR, Masters, Sting, and Joseph Park, Flair officially gone from TNA, 6/15 Smackdown rating, and a rumor-killer

WWE.com will no longer be showing NXT as of this writing. No word on a new home for the show in the U.S., though it continues to air internationally. Since it's not shown in the U.S. and this is a U.S.-centric blog, I will no longer be covering the show unless there's a demand for it.

For my take on the 6/18 PWInsider.com questions:
1. THEY SAY ALL MAN ARE CREATED AY-QUAL. BUT YOU LOOK AT HULK HOGAN AND ERIC BICH-OFF, AND YOU LOOK AT SCOTT STEINER AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT AIN'T TRUE. YOU SEE, STEINER COMES FROM A HIGHLY EDUCATED UNIVERSITY SO HE HAS TO DUMB HIS TWEETS DOWN FOR ALL THE WHITE TRASH, REDNECKS, AND FFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATT ASSES. BICH-OFF'S JUST SCARED THAT STEINER'LL DO HIM AN EGG. But seriously, it's some pretty personal and dirty stuff. I personally like that he's speaking his mind in such a colorful way when so few will. Impact's still not doing very well in the ratings. It still features Hogans and occasionally Garett Bischoff. So, to me, a lot of what he's saying still holds water.

2. Vince is a very strange guy. Few people, if any, understand what's going on in his mind at any given moment. I don't see JR quitting in that matter. He's got a pretty thick skin.

Everything else from 6/18 is after the break.

3. They told him it was for "restructuring" i.e. they were freshening up the roster and he was let go to make room for new talents. The fact that he had two Wellness strikes didn't work in his favor. I also ope TNA signs him, but there are other talents they haven't jumped on so I'm not holding my breath.

4. Nope. Whether one gets in the Hall of Fame is largely up to whether those in power want the person or people in. I don't think they'd let the fact that he's in the TNA Hall stop them.

5. It's been an interesting change of pace for Abyss. I think he's been pretty well-acted also. Abyss is a trooper and I hope TNA realizes that.

According to court documents in the WWE vs. TNA lawsuit, Ric Flair was officially released by TNA on 5/11. WWE claims that they have no interest in re-signing him.

The 6/15 Smackdown did a 1.78 rating.

Despite his plans to the contrary, there were no plans to use Kevin Nash on the 6/18 Raw.

Another news post is up next.