Joey addresses EVOLVE incident, more promotions drop Joey, WWE punishes Cara, Interview with Mickie, Nese on WWE deal, Flairs book coming soon, more cruisers offered contracts, new 205 Live logo, another NXT date, Survivor Series collection uploaded, Corino update, new WWE trademark, NXT female advertised for upcoming Raw live event, and Questions on my favorite wrestling memory, VKM firing Dunn, putting 205 Live after SD, the next wave of NXT women pushes, and Goldberg vs. Brock

Joey Styles released an open letter in response to his departure from EVOLVE. In short, he "gets" what he did was wrong and did everything he could to make sure it didn't offend anyone or negatively affect the company. I would like to applaud Joey for owning up to what he did.

- Gabe Sapolsky confirmed why Styles' remark got him in hot water.

- CHIKARA has also parted ways with Joey Styles, and followed up by instituted a zero-tolerance policy for misogynistic, racist, and/or homophobic speech. From the sounds of things, that would include fan behavior. I can definitely sympathize with Quackenbush's desire to rid wrestling culture of those elements. There's plenty of that to be found outside of wrestling, so he's trying to make the show an escape for those affected.

- Beyond Wrestling has also pulled Joey Styles from future events. I expect it will be a while before Styles is given a live mic at a wrestling show.

Sin Cara was not allowed to be on WWE's corporate charter flight following his incident in the UK with Chris Jericho. I hope this is the end of physical incidents involving the former Hunico.

Mickie James talked about returning to the ring for WWE and more:
- I'm very glad she's getting at least one last match for WWE. I'd be fine with her competing for one of the women's championships at WM33. The problem would be not overshadowing Smackdown if she ends up with the Raw title match.

- There are plenty of young and/or unsigned talents WWE can utilize, but that doesn't mean there shouldn't be a place for some talented veterans like Mickie.

- Charlotte vs. Mickie at the Rumble or WM33 would be good. WWE clearly wants to build Charlotte as the top female athlete they have.

- NXT has absolutely been a boon for WWE and for wrestling fans for what it's brought to the table.

Tony Nese posted about receiving a WWE contract. This is pretty big for him, and for a lot of other cruiserweights who have joined the roster lately.

A Ric Flair/Charlotte book is in the works. Wow, they're REALLY pushing her as something big. I agree she's very good, but is it too soon to put this big of a rocket on her?

The Bollywood Boyz have officially been offered WWE contracts as part of appearing on 205 Live and will be moving to Florida from Canada. The pair are currently the GFW Tag Team Champions, so the company will presumably declare new champions soon.

WWE has released a new logo for 205 Live. It's still quite ugly, but that's at least a step up from the previous design.

Triple H has announced a December 15 show for NXT in California. Next month will be busy for the brand!

WWE Network has added a "subscriber's choice" collection for favorite Survivor Series matches.

Steve Corino has been announced as calling NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 11 on January 4, so he'll at least be with ROH through then. WWE talked to him after his recent work as a guest coach, leading to speculation he'll end up joining the performance center on a more regular basis in 2017.

WWE has filed for a trademark for "Earn The Day" for clothing purposes. I'm guessing that would be for merchandise celebrating New Day breaking Demolition's WWE Tag Team Championship record.

Liv Morgan is advertised for Raw's December 28 live event in Brooklyn, New York. I'd be very surprised if WWE called her up with so little experience, so I expect this is just a cameo since she's from the area.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I've got to go with my first live event experience when I was nine years old. It didn't matter that we had to use binoculars to get a good view of what was going on in the ring and none of the wrestlers could possibly hear my chants. I was part of a fun experience and I didn't have to worry about anything other than whether Mankind would survive a cage match with Kane, Undertaker, and Stone Cold.

2. I don't know that they're best friends, but either way, I don't see him ever firing Dunn. For better or worse, Dunn has shaped the look and feel of WWE into the way Vince wants it to look and feel. He almost definitely has a job there as long as Vince does unless he wants to retire or something.

3. I don't expect the entire Smackdown audience to stay and watch the cruisers, but hopefully a good deal of them do.

4. I expect Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, and Ember Moon to be in line to face Asuka after Takeover. I agree Santana and Tessa would be good signings to NXT, as would Deonna Purrazzo.

5. As was said, this match is pretty much just a spectacle to draw in fans who aren't necessarily watching to see Rollins, Owens, etc. Hardcore fans have already made up their mind regarding the Network. WWE is trying to reach people who don't follow dirtsheets, watch NXT, etc. As for booking it, they can do the whole story of "this is Goldberg's last match. He's doing it for his family. It means the world to him" so he stands a chance. And there will be PLENTY of opportunities for the full-time names to headline shows given how many PPVs WWE will be producing in the brand split era. I don't see much to worry about here.

More wrestling tomorrow.