Bryan teases wrestling future, Impact name update, more on Jarrett's future, more on Anthem's plans for Impact, notes on Impact's November shows, Sexy-AAA update, more on Vince's angle with Owens, more on Horsewomen-WWE plans, WWE gets heat for Smackdown angle, MYC post-mortem, why Olympian missed MYC, Interviews with Braun/Nordholm/Koff/Cornette/Bellas, assorted WWE press, Flosports sues WWN, NXT live event note, and Questions on managers in WWE's future, an ECW revival, Cody at Starrcade, and wrestling autobiographies

Daniel Bryan teased facing the Bullet Club and other NJPW/CMLL names once he's able to get back in the ring. He's definitely determined to wrestle again once he's contractually free to do so. I believe he's got 11 months or so left on his WWE deal.

Impact Wrestling is definitively moving on from the GFW name, although they're doing so pretty quietly in the sense of not rolling out press releases or anything.

Jeff Jarrett may or may not return to Impact. It's currently up in the air. I assume it's dependent on how things stand as far as the personal issues that led to his leave of absence.

Anthem is looking to move Impact's base to Canada, with the hope that a change in venue will further give the company a fresh direction. It's worth trying out with the November tapings. I hope they can make something work out.

The site of Bound For Glory and the following tapings doesn't have dressing rooms, nor bleachers, so they've got a lot of work to do to make it a fitting venue for the shows. Again, I'm open to a new location if they can make it all work out.

Sexy Star has been pulled from AAA's October show in Japan, so it looks like she's done with the company in the wake of the Rosemary incident. It's (justifiably) going to be hard for her to get bookings going forward; she should further plan a future outside of wrestling.

Vince McMahon kept the blood angle secret from pretty much everyone beforehand. Production was told to focus on his face, but not why. The new direction is that a minimal amount of blood is OK for TV now. I hope the fans who say they want that kind of direction of WWE start tuning in more, etc. to support the move toward more "shoot" content, blood, profanity, and a LOT of indie/international signings.

Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte is a possibility before the possible tag match between WWE's horsewomen and MMA's group. WWE's going to try to get as much as they can out of the group, depending on what the MMA names are willing to commit to.

WWE is planning for Paige's return. She's currently being discussed as working Smackdown when she comes back. I hope she can make it as a wrestler going forward.

Shayna Baszler has likely signed with WWE, although there hasn't been official confirmation of that. That's not a big surprise. I could see her challenging the next NXT Women's Champion if they don't go ahead and move her to Raw or Smackdown. WWE's going to want to put her on a bigger stage sooner rather than later at 37 years old.

The Washington Post called out WWE for Smackdown's Jinder Mahal segment. That's not the kind of attention WWE wants in a mainstream outlet; the company is trying to rehabilitate its image from the content they did in the Attitude Era.

WWE is happy with how the Mae Young Classic turned out, including the release schedule being across three weeks instead of ten. So, I would imagine future tournaments will be handled the same way.

Hope Solo wasn't able to attend the MYC final due to Hurricane Irma. That's unfortunate.

Braun Strowman talked before No Mercy:
- I'm glad WWE found him!

- Show has helped Braun tremendously. I hope he's available to keep passing on tips to big men after his retirement.

- Braun can definitely move for a guy that big. I can't blame him for changing his workout to fit the wear and tear of the business.

- HAHAHAHAHAHA that burial of McGregor.

Erica Wiebe got press in Canada for working out with WWE. I'm excited for her potential future in the ring.

Ed Nordholm promoted Impact's Canadian shows. Wow. I hope 500 paying fans a night draws a profit. That's not a big audience at all for a company trying to be considered prominent. I mean, I get what they're trying to accomplish with an intimate feel, and they only had so many options for the venue, but that doesn't sound very impressive.

New Day was on TruTV's Adam Ruins Everything. It's a shame Francesca can't join those three on WWE's Mt. Rushmore.

Joe Koff discussed Bryan potentially returning to ROH and more:
- ROH can definitely end up in a lot of homes in the years ahead. Working with Sinclair has really helped them.

- I like that names can be successful in one place and move somewhere else to reach a new level or do something fresh. That's a sign of a healthy business.

- Bryan coming back would be HUGE for them.

- NJPW and CMLL are lifting ROH.

Cedric Alexander will be replacing Davey Richards at this weekend's EVOLVE events. EVOLVE 92 will feature Cedric vs. Zack Sabre, Jr., while EVOLVE 93 will have Cedric vs. Fred Yehi. These were initially planned as dark matches due to Cedric's WWE contract.

Jim Cornette further discussed leaving Impact. I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did, really.

- Cornette also discussed Heenan on his podcast.

The Bella Twins discussed potentially returning as a duo. I wouldn't mind them coming back as characters instead of wrestlers. Like, say, Nikki's in charge of the women's division on Raw and Brie's in charge on Smackdown. They're going to be part of the show pretty much no matter what, and I don't want it to be as champions.

Flosports has filed a lawsuit against WWN, with WWN preparing a countersuit. While it was initially announced the two sides had signed a five-year deal, it appears the deal is only for two years and would be ending in October 2018. WWN is the parent company of EVOLVE, VIP, Style Battle, and SHINE.

- WWN could end up as part of WWE Network's premium tier if they're able to get out of their commitments to Flosports.

- House of Hardcore's most recent shows were not part of Floslam. This was a Tommy Dreamer call, and it's believed he has another way to distribute his content in the works.

- Flosports' lawsuit alleges WWN misled Flosports in a way that led to the company paying inflated prices for WWN content.

-- Specifically, it alleges WWN grossly misrepresented the number of fans watching WWN broadcasts through initially claiming it had lost or deleted relevant information, then giving falsely inflated broadcast numbers.

-- Flosports is seeking more than a million of dollars in damages, as hundreds of thousands of dollars have been invested based on WWN's data.

-- The lawsuit is asking for WWN to produce all relevant agreements with Flosports within fifty days.

- A lot more on this in tomorrow's news post.

The Undisputed Era made their NXT live event debut in Massachusetts, wrestling SAnitY to a no contest as the match turned into a big brawl. I'm excited to see more between the two factions.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It doesn't look like we'll see anything like that anytime soon. WWE is focusing more on wrestlers than managers these days.

2. That's a natural role for him.

3. I expect the idea is for an ECW-style product rather than trying to focus on the remaining ECW veterans who can still go. It's possible a few ECW veterans would show up, but almost all of the roster would be people who weren't part of things more than 15 years ago, working in the style of what that promotion did in its heyday. It would be a really interesting experiment given how the previous reboot went, but if they don't tape it with Raw or Smackdown, it should be able to operate as independently as NXT does.

4. I'd love to see it! There's a big opportunity there to pay tribute to the Rhodes Family and give Dustin one last moment in the sun, but it could also just be a souped-up version of a Smackdown live event. We'll see what happens at the event comes closer.

5. Some workers are more hands-on than others. A lot of them let the writers do most of that work.

More wrestling tomorrow.