Interviews with Bryan/Sasha/Joe, Paige update, Takeover Down Under?, more matches for Impact, HoFer teaching at WWEPC?, WWEPC staff changes including new producers for main roster, Goldberg at Summerslam weekend, new Network content, more WWE events set including No Mercy, Dunn sells stock, power outages at Raw, guest stars WWE tried to get for Summerslam, Big E update, new Summerslam match, Summerslam guest, Joey Styles update, and Questions on WWE comedy, pushing Cesaro, jobber interviews, and Orton beating Brock

Daniel Bryan talked about becoming Smackdown GM and more:

- He's way too passive to be an actual member of  management or executive.

- I also wonder why Zayn's on the sidelines compared to the guy he beat to end their big feud.

- Apollo can hopefully make something of his impressive abilities. He could use more personality, though.

- I wouldn't mind some CWC names on Smackdown if for some reason they wouldn't fit in the actual division.

While Paige is still unable to compete, she's on the road filming material for "Total Divas." No word on when we'll see her wrestling again.

- Paige continues to train to get back into the ring. 

NXT might hold a broadcast from next year's Australia tour. If there's a big enough house for a Takeover special, that'd be a big event. A TV taping would certainly be great, too.

Sasha Banks discussed the women's revolution and more:

- I also wasn't crazy about the start to the angle. The segment was more about Stephanie throwing teams together for the sake of it than anything.

- I look forward to seeing who makes their mark in NXT next. The brand is constantly evolving. No one has time to get too stale.

Announced for this week's Impact Wrestling:
- Moose vs. Eddie Edwards
- Eli Drake vs. Mahabali Shera
-- TNA has quite the variety of styles and experience levels on display.

Shawn Michaels could be joining the WWEPC as a full-time coach. He recently led Terry Taylor's "finishing class" following Taylor's neck surgery. That would be absolutely amazing given HBK's credibility and experience. He has a lot to teach.

- Michaels would have to uproot his family from Texas to Florida for the role, which he might not want to do ahead of his children starting a new school year. That's certainly an important factor to consider. Shawn is not set to be at the PC this week.

- Terry Taylor is back teaching his class in the meantime. He remains with the company, and that isn't expected to change. 

Sara Amato (Sara Del Rey) and Adam Pearce are expected to soon join the main roster as producers as a result of the brand extension. This would mean new faces in their roles at the WWEPC. Scotty 2 Hotty and Stevie Richards recently worked as guest coaches, so those two names could be brought in as replacements. WWE has an incredible wealth of teachers and resources available. 

Goldberg will be in town for Summerslam weekend, as there will be a media event for WWE 2K17. This is leading to speciation of him appearing at Sunday's event to set up one last match/run. Him doing a few PPVs and a HoF nod for WM33 would be a nice cap to his career, and get some casual fans to check out current WWE/subscribe to the Network. It's worth looking into. 

Samoa Joe talked to promote Takeover. I'm very glad he can show the full extent of his abilities in WWE. He's been a great addition to NXT.

WWE Network added a collection based on the HHH/Shawn Michaels rivalry after fans voted for that option to be showcased. They definitely had some wars.

WWE has also added episodes of Up Up Down Down to the Network. So you can keep it tight outside of YouTube now. It's good when WWE lets talents do their thing without trying to take it over and make it their own.

WWE No Mercy will be held on October 9 in Sacramento, California. At some point, the number of hours of PPVs and TV shows is overkill. We'll see what the cards look like with Raw and Smackdown split; I expect more names will get a chance to show what they can do.

- WWE got press for No Mercy coming to Sacramento. It's a big milestone for that venue.

WWE has announced a Raw taping in Oakland, California on October 10, Canadian live events on October 14 (Edmonton) and 15 (Calgary), and another October 15 live event in Phoenix, Arizona.

Kevin Dunn sold 56,000 shares of WWE stock to pick up $1.15 million. I wouldn't read much into that beyond him wanting cash on hand. Presumably if he was transitioning out of his role, it would have been brought up at the recent conference call.

Local weather led to power outages at the site of Raw, but obviously the show ended up going live without a hitch. 

WWE tried to get The Muppets to appear at Summerslam, but there was a scheduling conflict that prevented that from taking place. That could have been pretty fun, but could have been an odd fit on a show with Brock Lesnar.

Big E will not be working Summerslam due to his kayfabe injury at the hands of The Club. That'd be the perfect time to switch the tag team titles. It's not like New Day won't still be over.

Daniel Bryan had another big interview, critically leaving out the part about suffering concussion-related seizures leading to his retirement. This, along with other pieces by less-mainstream journalists, is at least irresponsible in its portrayal of Bryan's retirement by leaving out critical information or outright spreading misinformation.

Sheamus vs. Cesaro in the first match of a Best-Of-Seven Series has been added to Summerslam. So far it's just a series for the sake of them having good matches, but hopefully it becomes a battle for title contention. Otherwise, what's the point?

Jon Stewart will be appearing at Summerslam again this year. Why would Stephanie and Foley let him be on the show given what he pulled last year? He got involved in a critically important match!

Joey Styles is now taking bookings after leaving WWE. I'm a little surprised he's not doing any interviews.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Obviously someone likes that kind of thing or they wouldn't have greenlit it! Rusev is generally pretty fun in his role. WWE isn't going to stop being sports entertainment or anything anytime soon. Expecting them to is very unrealistic.

2. My goodness! What's with people who think a push is going to happen in two weeks' time? We'll see what happens after this big series with Sheamus. It will definitely give us a lot of good action, which is what people always complain they want to see more of. After that, Cesaro could definitely be in title contention again.

3. I think they're great. Pretty much anything that makes a match more than random people doing MOVES is something I enjoy. Who are these people in the ring and what are they fighting for? That's what makes things entertaining.

4. I love the idea of David Otunga and Clarence Mason in a room with a talent and Vince, talking over details of the deals.

5. Building Orton's a good idea for the reasons mentioned. The Viper Bite's a good name, but Darren Young should keep the crossface chicken wing since he's working with Backlund. When Brock does lose, it REALLY needs to mean something.

More wrestling tomorrow.