TND on DVD, upcoming ROH matches, Final Battle preshow match online, WWE signee says goodbye to indies, Interviews with Barrett/Rush, Sting working for the Cowboys?, Raw audience, Corgan/Lagana to ROH?, crazy new WWE figures, Female superstar to Arnold Classic, Smackdown preview, and Questions on Foley wrestling again, pushing Cesaro, not pushing The Ryback, what talents do when not booked, and getting a new ring name in WWE

Total Nonstop Deletion will be released on DVD in 2017, featuring some deleted scenes. I don't remember the last time TNA released a DVD, so maybe this means that end of the company is being sorted out under Anthem's ownership.

ROH has announced more matches for their January 14 TV taping:
- Jay Lethal vs. Jay Briscoe
- Bull James vs. Silas Young
- War Machine vs. BJ Whitmer/Punishment Martinez
-- Jay vs. Jay is a rematch from several PPV main events for the ROH World Title. Also, it looks like Whitmer will at least stick around for that taping. His contract was said to be up at the end of the year.

ROH released video of  Tempura Boyz vs. Cheeseburger/Will Ferrara, the dark match from before Final Battle.

Heidi Lovelace did a farewell speech for Alpha-1 Wrestling. She's headed to the WWE Performance Center soon.

The former Wade Barrett talked about WWE and more:
- I can't blame him for not putting his body on the line if he can get good work doing something less taxing.

- Not everyone can be pushed/get an angle they want to do. That's just the reality of the business. If people don't understand that ahead of making the main roster, their trainers have really failed.

- I do wish Nexus had gone further. Barrett had a lot of potential, but WWE didn't capitalize on it.

- King Barrett wasn't very exciting. BNB had its moments, and he obviously enjoyed the role.

- There are a lot of performers who don't get to do interesting work.

- It is good to get a break from doing the same thing for years.

- TNA or ROH or someone would be lucky to have him.

Sting was in an ad for the Dallas Cowboys. Pretty funny.

Raw's audience Monday was 2.94 million, so they got a jump from Roadblock.

Billy Corgan and Dave Lagana recently met with ROH management, so it's possible they end up joining the creative branch of the company. It will be interesting to see what would change should they come in. I wouldn't be surprised if some TNA names decided to join them if that comes to pass.

ROH has booked The Briscoes vs. The Young Bucks in a Two Out Of Three Falls match on February 4. That should be a barnburner.

Cody vs. Donovan Dijak is set for ROH's February 3. That's an interesting one.

Lio Rush talked to ESPN. Wow. Was no one else available?

- I'm a little surprised he has an amateur background.

- Lio is SMALL. But he's athletic; there's no denying that.

- Man. Having a kid and having to provide at 18 is rough.

- Umm yeah, the WWEPC isn't just for anyone in Orlando.

- Lio was definitely the "it" flippy guy for a while.

- Hahahahaha even ROH didn't want him? Damn.

- It makes sense they wanted him to "earn" a spot given how young he is. How much does he really want it?

- I admire his resolve.

WWE replayed Tribute to the Troops on Universal HD.

WWE "mutant" action figures are now available. Literally what the fuck. I like them for the sheer insanity of it.

Dana Brooke has been invited to compete in the 2017 Arnold Classic. She got her start in WWE due to a tryout at a previous Classic.

Set for next week's Smackdown:
- John Cena returns
- Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch for the Smackdown Women's Championship
- The Wyatt Family vs. The Usos vs. American Alpha vs. Heath Slater/Rhyno for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship
- AJ Styles vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin for the WWE Championship
-- They definitely want that to be a big episode of the show.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I've wondered this, too. I think it's still a stretch to think he'll get back in the ring anytime soon. I'm leaning toward thinking it would be a plunder match with few major bumps if he did compete again, but I wouldn't 100% rule anything out after his amazing weight loss.

2. I would think WWE sees him as a good hand, but not someone who can be a major player. He needs to show he has enough charisma to command a crowd outside of doing a bunch of uppercuts and the Swing. Grabbing the brass ring is about more than having a critically-approved match.

3. Injuries, and perhaps the feeling he was an unsafe worker. Also, when he was in the mix for the WWE Title against Punk, WWE was building toward Punk vs. Rock for the title with Rock ending the big title reign. So, it wouldn't work for Ryback to derail Punk there.

4. I assume they just hang out and play video games or something. They do generally work live events, though, so they're not entirely out of work if they're not working on TV.

5. Before Samoa Joe (and Sting) came in, the rule for about 10 years was EVERYONE got a new WWE name. They knew coming in they weren't going to be who they were on the indie scene. It's just a matter of them signing before the rule was changed.

More wrestling tomorrow.