Brock's MSG opponent, Raw audience, Interviews with Nash/Gail, Snuka fallout, Dusty Classic brackets, and Questions on Steph as a heel, TE as a popularity contest, WWE buying TNA's library, the Divas revolution, and Rollins vs. Sting

Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show has been officially added to WWE's Network special from MSG. I was really hoping for Lesnar vs. Bo (Bo could hype it up for a few weeks beforehand), but it will be more impressive to see Lesnar dominate BEEG.

Raw's audience Monday was 3.89 million. That's pretty impressive for a weekly three hour show when there's so much other wrestling content available, too.

Kevin Nash talked about GFW after appearing for the promotion. How long until he's hitting a jackknife there?

Everything else from yesterday is after the break.

There are questions of whether Jimmy Snuka is physically or mentally fit to stand trial. What's the positive outcome here? If he's seriously ailing, is it too cruel to put him in jail?


Update: Snuka has been pulled from the WWE website and suspended from his legends pending a decision on this case. This is the last thing they want to be associated with.

Gail Kim talked about the Knockouts, NXT's women's division, and more. I do think Taryn's more interesting as a heel, although she was one hell of a fighting babyface champion.

Here are the brackets for the Dusty Classic:
- Finn Balor/Samoa Joe vs. Lucha Dragons
- Enzo/Big Cass vs. Dawkins/Fulton
- Dawson/Wilder vs. Tucker Knight/Elias Samson
- Blake/Murphy vs. Vaudevillains
- Hype Bros vs. Louis/Alexander Wolfe
- Jordan/Gable vs. Neville/Crowe (aired on 9/2)
- Rhyno/Corbin vs. Ascension (aired on 9/2)
- Gargano/Ciampa vs. Breeze/Dempsey (airing 9/9)

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It would be great for someone like Rousey to give Stephanie her comeuppance. Someone needs to do it since the men can't. Charlotte? Becky? Sasha?

2. Wrestling isn't entirely a popularity contest. Wrestlers have to earn the respect of those in the back that they won't injure people in the ring and are dedicated to their craft, etc.. Popular wrestlers can find themselves buried if they don't earn their keep with "the boys" and Management. Being out of shape, arrogant, etc. can get someone their walking papers.

3. Hey, if TNA's out of business and there's not much of a bidding war, they get access to more content featuring guys like Jeff Hardy, the Dudleys, Sting, etc.. If they can get some current or former TNA fans to watch the Network, and some people who want to see more of the names I mentioned and more, I think it's a smart move.

4. I agree they've focused too much on the Bellas and sticking it to AJ, to the detriment of the angle. I wonder if they should have just have had Charlotte come up and take the title before facing Sasha at (for instance) Survivor Series. Becky could have followed in 2016 as another singles competitor. While it's great to have such solid wrestlers on the main roster, it hasn't worked out as well as it should work given the level of talent involved.

5. They're rolling the dice by having a top star of today face a legend. I definitely think that's a more special attraction than Rollins facing Reigns, Ambrose, or Kane at NOC. This is a B PPV that now has a lot more interest, and that's exactly what WWE was going for.

More wrestling tomorrow.