Why Emmalina didn't happen, Divas' Champ returning?, Chavo bouts on NJPW service, assorted WWE press, Raw match set, Raw visitor, cruiser back in action, Impact stars booked for NOAH, title match set for ROH PPV, Raw audience, Smackdown names robbed, more ROH Supercard matches, big Brock-MMA update, and Questions on the WM33 title pictures, branded PPVs, why the Attitude Era ended, brands plugging each other, and Goldberg's booking

WWE dropped the Emmalina gimmick after feeling she didn't perform the character to their liking during rehearsals. WWE could use a similar Sable/The Kat kind of gimmick in the future for another performer. I think Summer Rae could pull something like that off, although I think they should focus more on the wrestling aspect of things given how much things have changed since those days.

Kelly Kelly will be signing at this year's AXXESS event. She was visiting backstage at Raw. It would make sense for her to cross over with a Total Divas/Total Bellas angle since she's on another E! show. That could be what this is all leading toward.

New Japan World has added some Chavo Guerrero Sr. bouts to the service, namely a pair of matches with Tatsunami Fujinami for the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship in 1980. WWE and NJPW had a working agreement at the time.

Bray Wyatt got hometown press for his WWE Championship win. That's pretty cool. It was a big night for him.

Big Show vs. Braun Strowman is set for Raw. That will be interesting, since they presumably want to keep both sides strong going into Mania season.

The former Sign Guy Dudley was visiting at Raw.

Tony Nese has returned from his bruised heel. I'm glad he didn't miss much time. He's really good.

New York Post covered Chyna's passing and the events leading to it. It's a shame her life spiraled out like that.

David Otunga talked about balancing WWE with acting. I like him wanting to pay his dues instead of just playing off his connections.

Baron Corbin got some local press for his first WWE PPV main event. I definitely think more are ahead.

James Storm, Eddie Edwards, and Moose are booked for NOAH's March 12 event in Japan. Anthem and Jeff Jarrett have hit the ground running in rebuilding Impact.

Lio Rush will challenge for the ROH TV Championship at their 15th anniversary show on March 10. That could be his last match for the promotion. I hope they don't put the title on him in an attempt to re-sign him only for him to bail. He's already booked for indie shows in April; I think he's pretty much made up his mind.

Raw drew 3.09 million viewers Monday night. That's a shame considering the show featured a great JeriKO segment and was headlined by a big Charlotte/Bayley match.

Heath Slater's rental car was broken into at Smackdown. He was sharing it with The Ascension. That's terrible. I hope nothing too valuable was lost.

Set for ROH Supercard of Honor XI:
- ROH Tag Team Championship: Young Bucks vs. The Hardys
- ROH World Championship: Adam Cole vs. Dalton Castle
- No disqualifications: Cody vs. Jay Lethal
- ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship: The Kingdom vs. Silas Young/Beer City Bruiser/a mystery partner.
-- Should be a really big show with all the guests they have set.

Brock Lesnar has officially retired from MMA. Should he "un-retire," he'd have to serve out the remaining five months of his scheduled suspension. So whatever chance there was of him doing another UFC bout is now even slimmer.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I'm fine with Bray (and Luke?) getting a WWE Title match at Wrestlemania. I'm fairly sure AJ will still be in an important role, and it's not like he's going to be working the Andre battle royal or anything. As for Owens, he'll also probably still have an important match with Jericho. I definitely think Goldberg vs. Lesnar pretty much sells itself without the title, but I see why WWE wants to have a really big spectacle to close the show.

2. Not anytime soon. Plans are for them to just do the Big Four shows as dual-branded. Fine by me.

3. Buying WCW was definitely the biggest factor. They no longer had to worry about beating the competition, so Vince went back with what he likes to do.

4. Fine by me, since both sides know it's good for both brands to get viewership for their big events. And maybe each side pays the other to put over their shows?

5. It's actually less lazy to have Goldberg challenge for the title when they could have just had Brock eliminate him. Plus, Jericho accepting the challenge on Owens' behalf added fuel to the JeriKO split. A lot of times Vince is on to something that makes sense if you let it play out.

More wrestling tomorrow.