Interviews with TK/Mauro, lots of WWE Network content, Slammiversary teases, Impact audience, Justin Roberts audiobook, Mad Dog biography coming soon, Corgan gets NWA trademarks, ROH dark match, and Questions on Batista back in WWE, Bryan's contract, a WWE off-season using developmental, changing the Chamber, and the MSP

TK O'Ryan talked before Best in the World:
- That was one of THE WORST injuries I've ever seen. I mean holy SHIT.

- The big spots that are commonplace now are dangerous and often do go unnoticed due to their frequency.

- Oh God that recovery sounds horrible.

WWE Network has added two MSG cards from the early 1980s to the Old School section. It won't be long before the '90s are considered old school!

Lashley has asked his Wrestlemania 23 cornerman Donald Trump to reprise his role at Slammiversary. That's really clever.

Impact Wrestling drew 342,000 viewers Thursday. The change in venue seems to have helped interest in the product; it's worth trying for another "on-the-road" taping in a few months amid the live events coming back.

Justin Roberts' autobiography is now out in audio format. He got some free press from the JBL-Mauro story, since he recounts some incidents with Bradshaw in his book.

WWE Hall of Famer Mad Dog Vachon is the subject of a biography due out in September. That should be a good read.

Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens will be on Ride Along this week after Raw. That could be AMAZING. I'm very glad Y2J is taking people under his wing like that.

WWE Network is celebrating John Cena's 15-year anniversary in the company later this week with programming focused on the 16-time world champion.

A Piper's Pit collection is coming to WWE Network last night. That's worth $9.99 in of itself!

Mauro Ranallo discussed staying in WWE for the NXT brand:
- This is really big press for WWE. Mauro has appeal outside of the wrestling world.

- I'm surprised AP commented on the rumors of Mauro's departure without acknowledging Mauro officially refuting the rumors. It's definitely a complicated situation with conflicting stories of what went down and how major it was.

Slammiversary will air in the UK on Spike Monday July 3. That's better than one of their biggest shows of the year not airing there at all.

Jeff Jarrett teased a really special guest for Slammiversary. That should be interesting. We'll see what he has cooked up. I wouldn't assume it's a big debuting wrestler or anything; it could just be a special appearance to hype Impact for the local crowd that's supported the company for so long.

Billy Corgan now officially has the rights to the NWA trademarks after a legal transfer. I'm glad that's all settled; I'm curious to see what the former Impact exec will do with the brand. I expect it will be something primarily utilizing the company's history, but I imagine a lot of options are on the table.

Before Best in the World, Flip Gordon, LSG, & Shaheem Ali beat Cheeseburger & The Tempura Boyz after Will Ferrara distracted Cheeseburger. This led to Cheeseburger challenging his former partner to a match. Ferrara responded by slapping Cheeseburger and heading backstage. So, they're officially feuding now after something of a shaky build on TV.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. To be fair Guardians was a pretty big gamble. People thought Scott Pilgrim vs. the World would be a hit, too. I'm sure WWE would love to use Batista again, but I don't think he wants to do anything with Creative again. I think he could have one last Mania run like Rock and Goldberg before him, but we're not there yet.

2. Well, it was a talent contract and he's still being used as a talent (as opposed to working commentary or backstage). He's still under contract for another year and change, and I expect him to get back in the ring once he's legally no longer part of WWE.

3. And why would Raw and Smackdown viewers tune in for an entire show of unknowns? Ratings would drop for the "training camp" months. That's the last thing WWE wants. I do want to see more names get time off when they need it, but it should be on a more nuanced basis.

4. It was also so big they often had to remove potential ground-level seats to make use of it. It was time to retire the old structure.

5. I wanted to see them back on WWE TV SO BAD for Shane's Mania feuds, or even the almost-feud with Brock. But for whatever reason that didn't happen.

More wrestling coming up.