MYC schedule update, WWE Network honors Nitro, Flair book excerpt, 205 Live name stitched up, NXT injury update, assorted wrestling appearance notes, Sinclair helps out in Texas, Interviews with Sasha/bisexual wrestler/GLOW names, Primo-WWE update, reaction to JBL leaving, Jinder getting new theme song, WWE HoFer at talent evaluation, Impact to address Sexy Star/Rosemary, DiBiase trailer, Flair gives video update, and Questions on Cena vs. Reigns, Elias on Raw vs. NXT, Asuka losing to Alexa, and the Universal Title

Episodes five through eight of the Mae Young Classic will follow the same schedule as last week's episodes.

WWE Network will celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the debut of WCW Nitro on Friday. That show ended up changing wrestling as we know it.

The Charlotte Observer published excerpts from the new Flair book. I'm glad the father and daughter have such a good relationship after things were going the way they were going years back.

Jack Gallagher needed four stitches after his match with Brian Kendrick. That match was cut short due to the blood loss. It was great while it lasted.

Abbey Laith recently did a big run, which would seem to indicate she won't be missing time due to a foot injury.

Charlotte, N.C.'s minor league baseball team is holding its second Crockett Foundation Night with JJ Dillon, Magnum TA, Baby Doll, Jackie Crockett, The Rock 'n' Roll Express and Tommy Young. That's pretty cool.

Sinclair Broadcasting is doing a big fundraiser for the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. That's awesome.

Sasha Banks discussed negative interactions with fans. She was criticized for bring the only WWE talent to not sign autographs for fans outside the hotel during Summerslam weekend. I can't fault her for her stance. There are times when she's performing as Sasha, and times when she's Mercedes just trying to make it from town to town.

Primo is expected back in the ring in a few weeks. I'm interested to see what they try to do with him and Epico going forward.

Corey Graves and Tom Phillips reacted to JBL leaving commentary. I'm curious whom WWE will pick to replace him; I expect Vince will want a veteran of similar tenure on that announce team.

Rapper Lazarus is doing a theme song for Jinder Mahal in India. One of the perks of being the Modern Day Maharaja!!

Alundra Blayze will be part of a SHIMMER talent evaluation on September 15 in Norwich, England. That's a pretty cool opportunity, and hopefully it gets people on the WWE radar.

Mick Foley will be doing signings in the Northeast in October to promote his Christmas-themed book.

The St. Louis Cardinals will have an "Old School Wrestling" Night on September 12 with Road Warrior Animal, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, and Ricky Steamboat all appearing.

Gene Okerlund, The Honky Tonk Man, Butterbean, Nikolai Volkoff, and Terri Runnels will be part of a convention in October.

GFW talent and personnel will address the Sexy Star/Rosemary incident on this week's Impact. Vintage GFW! This is only giving further press to the unprofessional antics. What message does that send to the current GFW wrestlers working hard to earn TV time on their own to be pushed aside in favor of this? GFW currently has no plans to use Sexy Star, but there are plans for a GFW vs. AAA angle, so this plays into that. I mean, it's getting people talking about GFW and Impact, but I don't think this is the kind of publicity they want.

Ted DiBiase's upcoming documentary got a new trailer. I'm glad he's doing so well post-wrestling.

A New York town has a Captain Lou Albano mural, as every town should!

The Huffington Post covered a New Jersey wrestler coming out publicly as bisexual. I expect we'll see more LGBTQ+ wrestlers making public statements in the years to come as they feel comfortable doing so.

Two GLOW wrestlers gave wrestling tips. I can't say I expected GLOW to make a comeback in 2017. It's been a weird few years.

Ric Flair released a promo. He's still recovering, but obviously his spirits are back. Flair's a national treasure.

Alundra Blayze is doing interviews for the second round of the Mae Young Classic. People were wondering why we hadn't seen her as part of the endeavor yet.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. No Mercy has two very big matches on top, which could be WWE "hitting the panic button" to increase ratings and Network subscriptions. Certainly it would make more sense at Survivor Series or Wrestlemania, but I wonder if this is a response to Cena having so much else on his plate as well. Either way, Cena vs. Reigns is a big deal.

2. I KNEW Dave would bring up the "lines on Rock's hand" thing. Cena now and Rock then have a lot more freedom on the mic because they didn't/don't need WWE as much as WWE needed/needs them. Cena then and Roman now have to play it a lot more safe and do exactly what WWE asks them to, so it's not a surprise when the other side can beat the proverbial one-armed man in an ass-kicking contest. I don't know if Roman could match Cena on the mic the way Cena could have matched Rock during their feud, but hopefully that will come as he continues to get opportunities to be THE guy. He tried, but John clearly had him shook. Cena has always had improv skills. I haven't seen that out of Roman yet.

3. I think he fits promo-heavy "sports entertainment variety show" Raw more than he fits wrestling-heavy NXT. A lot of NXT names struggle because they have the opposite skillset. I think Elias has potential, at least at the IC Title level. Whether he can make it past that will depend on how the next few years go.

4. There's going to come a time when Asuka does the job, and it might be to Alexa (presumably not cleanly). It's going to be tough to book her first loss, but it's going to have to happen at some point. WWE obviously likes Alexa, so she's got a chance to be that person, but I'd like to think they'll let Asuka go on a tear before she does lose.

5. I definitely think it's because WWE superstars perform sports entertainment contests in front of the WWE Universe for championships (not belts). The title is defended on the award-winning WWE Network for $9.99 a month in addition to the longest-running weekly episodic show in television history, so I think it would have had that name regardless.

More wrestling tomorrow.