More from WWE's Detroit farewell, Mattel signs new WWE deal, WWE working on more local merch, Interview with Carmella, press for Jinder's push, Y2J book tour set, Dijak sets final non-NXT dates, Shirai working more STARDOM shows, another WWE book in the works, another ROH/NJPW date set, Y2J in fan confrontation, MYC competitor to miss time, Raw dark match update, another Smackdown announced, and Questions on Jinder's booking, rebranding Kickoff, the Jordan/Angle storyline, Shelton-WWE, Corgan's NWA plans, and evaluating the GOAT

WWE released a video of John Cena's farewell to the Joe Louis Arena, as well as highlights of Brock Lesnar vs. Samoa Joe from that event.

Mattel and WWE have signed a new deal, extending their relationship through 2021. This is a key business agreement for WWE.

WWE has put out a trademark for "3:16" as they do merchandise for local markets featuring that tagline (Los Angeles 3:16, etc.). Doing special merchandise for venues they tour is a smart idea to try to get more people to make purchases on-site.

Carmella was interviewed in Canada. I'm glad she's getting a chance to be a big deal. The other wrestlers in the division can wrestle well enough to be important in other ways.

NPR covered Jinder Mahal's title reign in the context of foreign heels. There's definitely something to be said about uniting the crowd against someone who's very different from those in the crowd and their own background. It appeals to a lot of people.

Chris Jericho will be doing a book tour in late August and early September, so that could affect his live event schedule. Y2J has a lot of of flexibility with when and where he works.

Donovan Dijak has announced his final independent dates will be for PWG's Battle of Los Angeles. After September 3, he'll be heading to NXT. I'm excited to see what's next for him.

Io Shirai has been announced for a Japanese tour going through October 1. She's been long reported to be heading to WWE; this could be something of a "farewell tour" for her.

WWE will have a second Superstars Guide coming in March 2018.

ROH and NJPW will have a War of the Worlds tour date in Chicago on October 15, with Kenny Omega competing at the event.

Chris Jericho got into a heated argument with a fan after a concert in New York. No fan is owed an autograph, especially if they are being rude. That said, whomever that is with Jericho needed to step in and de-escalate things.

Kairi Sane suffered a concussion during the Mae Young Classic, and is dealing with neck pain. She is expected to miss about a month. So, it looks as though she'll be available to work the live September 12 show, but no guarantees.

John Cena will be one of the leads in a Transformers spinoff releasing in late 2018. That's a big role for him, and could be a big step from WWE to Hollywood. His next few years will be critical. I hope WWE realizes this.

There was no dark match after Raw, so it looks like that's been officially dropped from the already marathon Monday tapings.

Smackdown will be taped in Pittsburgh on December 28.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. That devious, evil Jinder needed three people to beat Randy Orton! I sure hope Nakamura or Cena can put him in his place! Given where Jinder was on the card before the Smackdown move, it's not really believable for him to beat the 13-time champion clean. So, his friends are helping him out. No problems on my end.

2. Well they still push it being on the Network (for $9.99 a month!). People take the Kickoff thing way too seriously. I can understand being upset if it's not part of the DVD, because then the people in it aren't getting royalties for it, but if anything wrestling on the Kickoff show means WWE thinks you'll be able to draw more people in to watch that show and potentially stick around for the main show.

3. Of course they think of months down the line. They want to elevate a young talent that wasn't going anywhere, which should be a big plus. American Alpha isn't "done" as far as never teaming again, but for now both members are singles stars. I expect this will somehow tie into a future HHH and Steph/Angle feud, because it's always just a matter of time before they return. Maybe Team HHH vs. Team Angle at Survivor Series? That could be cool. There have been conflicting reports of Shelton Benjamin's status, but apparently there has been contact with WWE about him returning. Whether that will tie in to Angle's situation is unknown. He could easily end up on Smackdown or NXT.

4. Corgan is playing a long game with the property. He's going to put together his vision and get everything in order before making any announcements. The last I saw, there was going to be a focus on highlighting the lineage of the company.

5 is a repeat. I tend to rate people higher for getting over in different generations and promotions, being able to work well with a lot of different situations and opponents, that kind of thing.

More wrestling tomorrow.