Here's a live report from MITB. I don't remember hearing any "Please retire" chants for Show then, but it's a sentiment I can understand. He'd probably be more effective as a part-time guy saved for when they have a good angle for him. Otherwise, let some other people get some character development. I think having him elevate Ryback is a good use of him, for what that's worth.
Brock Lesnar is booked pretty for almost every Raw from now to Summerslam, and of course the Battleground PPV. I didn't expect him to work a match on a "B" PPV before Summerslam, but obviously they're going in a different direction than I figured.
Daniel Bryan talked about Dusty, his favorite WWE memory, and more. No real update on when he'll be back in the ring, sadly. Rollins vs. Bryan for the title would have really been something.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
NXT is set for another festival show in early October. It will be good for the talents to work in front of more audiences outside Florida.
ROH has announced the team of War Machine (Raymond Rowe and Hanson) will face the team of Cedric Alexander and Caprice Coleman at Friday's Best in the World PPV. I'm not all that excited for the show after my first two episodes of ROH. Some of the matches have heat and some really don't.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I think it would apply to anyone who did something that could really affect WWE's PG image. I do agree with X-Pac turning his life around since then. Obviously he's back in tight with WWE.
2. One idea at a time here. They need to really re-establish the Divas as a division to watch for the wrestling before devoting a whole show to it. I don't think establishing a faction of four Divas is the right way to go when they can all stand on their own, and having Flair talk for them would potentially put them in his shadow for casual fans. Plus, calling all four of them up at once would be short-sighted. Sasha, Becky, and Bayley, while good, could all still benefit from more time down in NXT. Rushing them when they're not at their full potential just because Charlotte's 100% ready is wasteful at best. NXT would really take a loss in that scenario, too, losing basically half their Divas' division. Unless you want to see Dana Brooke vs. Carmella for the NXT Women's Title at the next Takeover special, they should probably look at this as a marathon, not a sprint.
As for Paige, there's no need for her to be a Paul Heyman girl. She's already been Divas' Champion twice and been on quite a few PPVs. I think they need to give the idea of Paul managing someone other than Brock a rest for a while, because it runs the risk of watering the character down. Obviously he's an amazing talker, but it wouldn't be special if they try to have him manage every young lion people have pitched for him to work with. On that note, I'm ready to see Zeb Colter manage someone again.
3. I've mostly enjoyed his reign, although I agree he needs help too often. As long as it's not a stretch for him to be champion a second time because of how he's been booked during his first reign, I'm not really upset.
4. Only if the ratings are high enough to warrant that level of investment on DA's part. DA's currently paying for something ROH was going to be taping anyway. That comes much cheaper than original content. As for two hours of ROH and two hours of TNA competing with WWE, TNA wasn't in the league of Smackdown or Raw ratings-wise when they were on Spike. It's farfetched to believe either company will be real competition on a network with less than two-thirds the coverage USA has. If more homes pick up DA in the years to come, MAYBE ROH and TNA (if they're still on the channel) can be a threat. But not in 2015.
5. We'll definitely see new names moved up the card with those two out. The former Uhaa Nation should be coming in soon, and some other names we don't see much are going to get chances to make a splash.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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