Two title matches for Raw, Harper return update, Cesaro on his Clash dive, Dixie trying to sell TNA, TNA situation coming to a head, replacement on ASE8, new ASE8 matches, Kofi stitched up, Summer Rae update, TLC set, update on EVOLVE names working Raw, Sapolsky on WWE's indie shift, Raw audience, NXT return coming, and Questions on Ambrose's title reign ending, ZSJ's side, Corbin's promos, the future of MITB, and WWE's response to Brock's failure

WWE has booked two title matches for Raw: TJ Perkins vs. Brian Kendrick and Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks. I look forward to both. They also booked Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson, which I'm not looking forward to at all. Maybe Owens and Jericho destroy them? I'd watch that.

Luke Harper is expected to be drafted to Raw. That's interesting. We'll see what he can do there, and if he ends up getting any kind of reboot.

Cesaro posted this after his disastrous dive at Clash of Champions. DEAD. I wish he was that funny on TV.

Dixie Carter has been in contact with WWE in regard to selling her stake in TNA. While Billy Corgan and Aroluxe Marketing are still jockeying for position with their minority stakes in order to keep the company going through the upcoming PPV and TV tapings (and hopefully beyond), the option is there for WWE to buy TNA and close its doors. If that happens, they'll acquire the tape library and have the option to choose among the contracted roster to join Raw, Smackdown, and NXT.

- TNA talents are scheduled for TV tapings this week, but that's dependent on financing. It's entirely possible Dixie gives up more of her stake to Aroluxe and/or Corgan in lieu of money in order to keep things going. Either way, something will be coming to a head to a big degree in the next few days as we head into BFG.

KUSHIDA will be replacing Lio Rush at Friday's ROH PPV, teaming with Jay White and ACH against The Briscoes and Toru Yano in a tournament match for the Six Man Tag Team Championship. Rush was booked for a European tour before the PPV lineup was finalized, and will be unable to do the ROH date.

- Also added to ASE VIII:
-- Hangman Page vs. Kyle O'Reilly
-- ANX vs. War Machine vs. Dalton Castle/Colt Cabana vs. the Pretty Boy Killers to get a future shot at the ROH Tag Team Championship.
-- Silas Young vs. EVIL vs. Will Ferrara in an Internet-exclusive match.

--- They've got a pretty full lineup.

Kofi Kingston needed eight stitches after his bout on Raw.

Summer Rae is in China promoting WWE. That's a good use for her while she recovers.

TLC on December 4 will be a Smackdown PPV. That could be pretty fun.

WWE has not signed Drew Gulak, not Tony Nese. Both men will be booked for further appearances, but they remain part of EVOLVE. So, they get the best of both worlds. I'm just glad we get to see both of them on Raw. WWE is interested in using Gulak in the WWEPC given his work at WWNLive seminars. He'd be good as a guest coach. They'd be crazy to shelf him from the ring at only 29. He's really good.

Gabe Sapolsky discussed WWE embracing the indies:
- ROH isn't really the same as it was with Sapolsky in charge, but they've found success.

- Doing something different from what the main competitor is doing is key. Why do a smaller version of WWE when people already have a lot of WWE content to watch?

- It's good to see guys like Zack Sabre Jr. taking wrestling in a different direction from the stereotypical indie flips. There's nothing "sports-like" about obviously choreographed spots.

- The perfect storm metaphor is apt. A lot of things are coming together to influence WWE's change of direction.

- I wish Slater would have appeared at EVOLVE to continue his angle. Even if it was just a WWE.com segment between Slater and Gabe. It could have been pretty funny.

Raw drew 2.48 million against the first U.S. presidential debate's more than 80 million viewers. While the usual liars are doing their "record low ratings" shtick, they actually did worse for a Christmas Raw before the Attitude Era. Still, that's a really bad number. The three-hour era is really taking its toll on the audience.

Elias Samson is returning to action at the next NXT live event. I'm curious where he'll fit into things once he's back on TV.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I think the interview was more indicative of who Ambrose is when he's not in-character/cutting a promo. AJ was a hot act after beating Cena, so him winning the title was a good move regardless of the podcast.

2. Generally his style doesn't require him to be big. I think he'd be fine as a cruiserweight-level guy. If WWE wanted to use him higher than that, bulking up would certainly help in that regard. I don't get the feeling he'd care about being in WWE main events, though. He seems pretty chill.

3. Corbin can be hit-or-miss with his delivery at times. I'd rather see him work on that rather than going with the easy way out. Keep Heyman with Brock.

4. I don't think so. I think they'll make MITB a dual-branded PPV and either have two MITB matches or one match with people from both brands.

5. It was WWE's way of saying "well, he didn't take steroids with us! He hasn't been here in months." And part of Brock not being tested is him being a part-timer. Apparently people who only work one match every so often aren't tested, since the policy is designed for people who are on the road every week.

More wrestling promo.