LU name pulled from NJPW broadcast, Billy Gunn note, Cody-ROH angle continues, Omega working ROH, possible WWE return for former IC champion, update on Rush-NXT, WWEPC renames, complete list of MYC names, HHH welcomes Fish, Interview with Kenny King, GFW live event update, MYC guests, Angle secret fallout after Raw, Cena ad nominated for Emmy, NXT live event note, and Questions on ring announcers, starting a promotion, terrible World Title reigns, WWE doing MMA, and Joe's island dance

Ricochet was unable to appear on the U.S. broadcast of NJPW's G1 special due to his deal with LU. 

Billy Gunn owns the rights to that name, as WWE let the trademark expire and Gunn picked it up. So, he's able to perform under the name he's most famous for on other companies' broadcasts.

Cody is defending the ROH Championship on indie dates, with the angle he's doing it in defiance of ROH management. I hope they run with him as top heel, since he's a big deal outside the ROH bubble.

Kenny Omega will work ROH as NJPW's U.S. Champion later this year. He can absolutely be a top player outside of WWE. ROH should making the most of him in the States.

Shelton Benjamin returning to WWE has been the subject of conflicting reports this week, with some indicating he has signed a deal and some saying he hasn't. I could see him being Kurt Angle's surprise on Raw.

While Lio Rush is expected to join NXT after finishing indie appearances next month, there's been no word of him passing the necessary physical tests. So, it's not a sure thing just yet.

WWE developmental name Zhao Xia has been renamed Xia Li. Julia Ho is now known as Zeda. Both are in the MYC.

The complete list of MYC talents is:
- Candice LeRae
- Mia Yim, formerly GFW's Jade
- Tessa Blanchard
- Rachael Evers, a.k.a. Rachel Ellering
- Santana Garrett
- Renee Michelle
- Marti Belle, formerly of GFW
- Mercedes Martinez
- Kay Lee Ray
- Ayesha Raymond
- Rhea Ripley
- Sage Beckett, formerly Andrea/Mary Kate
- Kairi Sane, formerly Kairi Hojo
- Dakota Kai, formerly Evie
- Bianca BelAir, formerly Bianca Blair
- Vanessa Borne, formerly Danielle Kamela
- Abbey Laith, formerly Kimber Lee/Kimberly Frankele
- Jazzy Gabert
- Taynara Conti
- Piper Niven, a.k.a. Viper
- Kavita Devi
- Lacey Evans, formerly Macey Evans/Macey Estrella
- Sarah Logan, formerly Crazy Mary Dobson
- Toni Storm
- Reina Gonzalez, formerly Victoria Gonzales
- Zeda, formerly Julia Ho
- Xia Li, formerly Zhao Xia
- Shayna Baszler
- Nicole Savoy
- Princesa Sugehit
- Serena Deeb
- Miranda Salinas
 
-- WWE pulled a lot of talents from a lot of different backgrounds. I like that.

Triple H officially welcomed Bobby Fish to NXT. Fish and Aleister Black had an off-the-charts match on the most recent episode of NXT. We're seeing quite the influx of talent into WWE.

Kenny King talked about GFW vs. ROH and more. Here are highlights:
- As both sides said, Aries is someone who has big opinions of how high he should be pushed. He's not going to just hang around doing nothing on 205 Live when he knows he's capable of being something more.

- ROH is definitely all about letting wrestlers go out and do their thing. I hope GFW's pay issues are over, though, so more talented wrestlers will go work there, too.

- GFW's side of the story was that Hernandez assured them he was legally in the clear from his LU contract. They've been a lot more careful with that kind of situation since then.

GFW will be running its August live events under the Impact Wrestling name, in a sense like WWE running shows as Raw or Smackdown. GFW's goal is to have other brands in other markets

Visiting at Thursday's Mae Young Classic taping:
- Lei'D Tapa
- Deonna Purrazzo
- Barbi Hayden
- Beth Phoenix
- Shawn Michaels
- Mike Kanellis
- Maria Kanellis
- Ronda Rousey
- Charlotte Flair
- The Rock's wife, mother, and daughter

Kurt Angle will be interviewed on WWE Network after Raw, tying in to his big announcement. I really hope it's Shelton Benjamin, but I imagine it's going to somehow be related to Stephanie and HHH coming back to Raw. Everything always has to go back to them.

John Cena's American PSA has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy. That's really cool. It's definitely a well-done piece.

Bobby Roode had a post-match angle with Andrade Almas during an NXT event in British Columbia. Roode hit Almas with the Glorious DDT after their loss to Drew McIntyre & Roderick Strong, then draped himself with the Canadian flag to honor his home country. That's pretty cool, since he was going to get a big positive reaction there.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. No love for Tony Chimel or Jeremy Borash? I like both of them. There's not really any beating Finkel, though.

2. A lot of commitment, a lot of money, and a lot of people who know what they're doing with different areas of expertise, connections in the business, etc. You'd be better off starting out somewhere else that's already established and building up experience, knowledge, etc. there.

3. Let's see. There were times when Jeff Jarrett was NWA Champion that felt like they were never going to end, with the obvious complaint of him booking himself to be the top star. Rey Mysterio had a title reign that was just him getting his ass kicked week in and week out. JBL getting such a sudden push to that level and holding the title so long wasn't something I was crazy about. There have been some bad ones in the past couple of years, but we'll see if they reach that level in hindsight.

4. Part of me wants to see what "the XFC" would have been like, but Vince is clearly not a fan of MMA.

5. It was an honor to his family. He got down to business when he was in the ring, though.

More wrestling tomorrow.