Query on WWE bringing back the ECW brand, and Questions on WWE and TNA in Cuba, Total Divas, Gail Kim, Abyss, and NXT in NYC

First up, a query:
1. There are no plans for WWE to bring back the ECW brand. They've got plenty of wrestling shows as it is! They easily could have made Main Event into an ECW show, or turn Superstars into that or something, but there's no interest. I think outside of a nostalgia pop here and there for an RVD, Tommy Dreamer, etc., I don't see WWE trying to revive the ECW name after shutting that brand down a few years ago.

I actually really liked the brand, even when it became "Tuesday Night Heat". It was like the Island of Misfit Toys in ways, where talents went when no one could utilize them well on Raw or Smackdown. The ECW writers made the most of the talents they did had, with good storylines for them and second chances for talents who needed one (Miz, Morrison, Mark Henry, Zack Ryder, and Matt Hardy to name a few). It was also a great place for new talents to get their starts, like Punk, Jack Swagger, and Sheamus. As much as I liked NXT: Redemption for making use of some talents like Tyson Kidd, Derrick Bateman, Johnny Curtis, and Maxine who weren't working on the main roster, the ECW brand probably did an even better job. They certainly had a bigger roster to work with.

Everything else from yesterday is after the break.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I think there's a pretty good chance WWE will go to Cuba in the future, which is pretty cool when you think about it. As for TNA, I think they'll be running a pretty tight ship in 2015. Unless there's a really good deal for them to go there and a big audience for them, I doubt they'll do it. Then again, they've made silly financial decisions for the publicity before, so who knows? They might be planning it right now!

2. Reality shows are real-ish at best. They're heavily edited and manipulated to have drama and tell certain stories.

3. I think a number of TNA talents will be in that kind of limbo as they see how stable of a work place the company will be going forward. Theoretically Gail can take bookings in other places without having to get approval from TNA. Other talents who are under contract to TNA are only able to work elsewhere if they get approval from Management.

Not much to add to 4. It will be interesting to see what happens when some contracts come up if TNA doesn't start having regular dates for talents to work. TNA could be just another indie as far as that goes.

5. I hope they'd chant NXT instead of ECW. I think NXT will be more likely to work close to Florida if/when they branch out.

More wrestling tomorrow.