World's Strongest PR guy, Harper update post-No Mercy, TNA name injured, WWE talent gets second suspension, TNA power structure update, Total Nonstop DELETION coming, more on Tyrus, Shelton taking outside bookings, new WWE trademark, Tribute 2016 set, interviewer switches brands, Heyman is next, and Questions on Joe steamrolling NXT names, why buy TNA, Dixie's talent meeting, why Cody is just Cody in TNA, and the state of Cien Almas

Mark Henry is set to do media appearances for WWE in Italy and the U.A.E. later this month. I expect he'll become an ambassador and/or producer full-time come 2017.

Luke Harper is officially part of the Smackdown brand, having been "just signed" before his appearance at No Mercy. It's going to be tough having the Wyatts be dominant there while AJ is still the champion as a top heel. They have something of a ceiling if they can't get Bray that title.

Gail Kim suffered a minor back injury during this weekend's TNA TV tapings, and did not compete Sunday night. Fortunately, there likely won't be another TV taping until late December or even January, so she has time to recover without missing too much TV time.

Paige has been suspended 60 days for her second violation of the Wellness policy. She's still scheduled to be part of "Total Divas." If it weren't for her appearing on that show and in the Surf's Up movie, as well as her injury, I wouldn't be shocked if they let her out of her contract.

- Paige buried WWE for the suspension, indicating she wasn't suspended for failing a test. So, the narrative is being pushed that WWE is more or less trying to boot her out in a way they can blame her for, i.e. "of course we had to release her. She was violating the policy left and right!"

- Paige's parents stated on social media Paige's suspension was related to getting a prescription for painkillers due to her neck injury. Presumably this wasn't correctly approved by WWE in the right time frame or something of the sort. A third Wellness violation would mean Paige would be released from her contract, which while freeing her up to work elsewhere would presumably mean WWE would not cover any neck surgery.

Billy Corgan now gives the final say on TNA's creative direction, overseeing John Gaburick and his team. So, we could see something of a new focus or style to the upcoming episodes of Impact Wrestling.

Dixie Carter was at some TV tapings this week, but not the final ones. From the sounds of things, the struggle for control of the company is continuing behind-the-scenes. Dixie remains majority stakeholder and an important executive, while Corgan oversees the day-to-day aspects of how things are run.

TNA has filmed all their material through the end of 2016, with the exception of an episode that will be entirely filmed at the Hardy compound and some other Hardy-related segments. This episode will air in December. There's a real danger of burning out the Hardys angle, as entertaining as it has been.

Tyrus missed a number of TNA tapings due to appearing at the New York Comic-Con for his FOX News gig. Him splitting his time between TNA and that job would explain why we primarily see him in vignettes these days.

TNA has plans to return to the Impact Zone in 2017, but that could all change depending on what happens behind-the-scenes in the months to come. I'd be surprised if they completely abandoned that venue, even under new leadership.

Shelton Benjamin is taking non-WWE bookings for autographs and the like. What that means for his WWE future is unknown. I would assume this is just a case of him being allowed to make some money outside the ring until he recovers, which is a good idea.

WWE has registered to trademark the name "He Hate Me," which was the moniker of an XFL player. A former XFL player invading WWE because of the league falling through is actually a pretty funny gimmick, but I think the time might have passed for that. This could just be for some XFL clothing, or they'll give that moniker to someone else.

Tribute to the Troops 2016 will be taped on December 13. Whether that will "take the place of" a Smackdown taping remains to be seen.

Charly Caruso has been moved to Raw after working on Smackdown recently. I guess she pulled a reverse Jack Swagger. Good signing by Stephanie and Foley.

Goldberg is headed to Raw next week to answer Paul Heyman. He's expected to face Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series. Whether he'll work additional matches remains to be seen; I suspect WWE will at least consider having him work the Rumble and/or WM33 if that match goes over well.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Without saying too much, there's nothing to worry about with Sanity. They're worth it being a surprise. I wouldn't assume the Ealys and Matha are DOA; they were probably specifically chosen because WWE wasn't ready for them to be regulars in NXT yet.

2. The owners of TNA will have some TV deals in place and a pretty solid roster with established presences. There's something to be said for all that.

3. The story was that Billy chose not to be part of the meeting. Take that for what you will. He's still president of the company and still has a stake, so he remains in the game. With TNA's TV wrapped up for at least two months, I would expect focus will now shift back to who gets control of the company.

4. I would expect it's not really worth WWE going after those smaller companies from a time and financial standpoint for using a WWE trademark. TNA theoretically has more for WWE to take if they violate WWE's trademark.

5. Let's see how he does as a heel first. I think they want him to be a bigger deal than another cruiserweight guy, so it might be good for him to not be pigeonholed in that role.

More wrestling tomorrow.