Floslam social media writer speaks out, Japanese name working WWNLive during Mania weekend, long-time WWE employee done, update on filming talents, another legend gets a podcast, new WWE trademarks, top WWE exec done, surprising WWE merch note, Konnan splits from Crash, 205 Live running its own shows, Y2J to miss Mania season, Raw name gets surgery, Race taking new students in 2018, musician at Raw, Owens drops social media account, WM3 venue finally destroyed, Interview with Gable, two NXT injuries, where cruisers have been, Smackdown running recent Raw venue, and Questions on Anthem dropping claims to Broken Universe, Russo's opinions, the Hype Bros feud, the BSK, and WWE's downside guarantee

Floslam social media writer Brent Brookhouse discussed the service shutting down, basically painting the company as incompetent. He found out about the WWNLive lawsuit and the platform being shut down via social media. What could have been a good service for wrestling fans was grossly mismanaged and will serve as a great example of what not to do.

Daisuke Sekimoto will work WWNLive's events during WM34 weekend. That's big for them.

Jim Johnston is no longer part of WWE after his contract expired. That's absolutely the end of an era for the company. He's composed a LOT of music for them. I hope CFO$ can completely pick up the slack, as he leaves behind a big legacy.

The Miz and Becky Lynch should be out another three weeks due to filming "The Marine 6." I assume Miz will go back to chasing the Intercontinental Championship.

Road Warrior Animal now has his own podcast. That's a pretty popular thing for retired wrestlers now.

WWE is trademarking the names Absolution and Riott Squad for the new female trios. I wouldn't be shocked to see them face off at Wrestlemania. It would make perfect sense.

WWE's senior vice president of communications has left the company after a little more than a year. That's not a great tenure for such a big position.

WWE is selling Wrestlemania 34 merchandise. WOW. It's concerning how much they're banking on that week to drive revenue.

Konnan has been let go as Crash's head booker. That could end up being significant given his connections to other promotions and talents. Crash talent could end up moving to Aro Lucha or elsewhere to join him.

205 Live will have its own live events from January 19 through January 21 in smaller venues in the Northeast as an experiment to potentially launch monthly live shows. The hope is for this to lead to merchandise for the brand and for it to produce additional revenue. That's a big move for WWE, but a good one for the talents who don't get nearly as much work as most of the rest of the roster.

- The first three shows will be on January 19 in Rhode Island, January 20 in Massachusetts, and January 21 in New York. Should these shows go well, another weekend of shows could be set for February.

Chris Jericho will miss Wrestlemania, as Fozzy has announced shows from March through early April. The final date of that tour will be Wrestlemania itself, so Jericho could end up returning in the week after that event.

R-Truth has undergone shoulder surgery. Truth has not competed for WWE since October 14, so it's good he'll be getting back on the road to recovery.

Harley Race's training academy has announced when classes run for 2017.

Machine Gun Kelly was at Monday's Raw before performing at Tribute to the Troops. Shane McMahon was also there, which is pretty funny in kayfabe.

Kevin Owens deleted his Instagram account, as did his wife, after hers was hacked. That's terrible.

The Pontiac Silverdome was finally brought down after a second implosion. Someone really screwed up for not using the right amount the first time.

Chad Gable talked to the UK Sun. Cool to see the talents helping each other improve. They've got the right idea about the things they need to pick up.

Aleister Black and No Way Jose were pulled from an NXT live event this weekend due to minor injuries. Hopefully neither man misses much time.

TJP and Gran Metalik have been absent from 205 Live due to creative not having any ideas for them. Instead of flying them in to not work, WWE has opted to keep them at home. I wouldn't blame those two for seeing if they can get good-paying work elsewhere if that keeps up.

Smackdown will run the same venue as this week's Raw on February 27. They go to the Staples Center quite a bit.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I don't blame them for making that decision! It's also partially an attempt to be seen in a better light by workers and fans alike as they continue to try to rebuild the company. 

2. Vince Russo won the title in fluke fashion and lost it shortly afterward. The "off script" stuff was a flawed attempt to get people to believe in something really happening. Regardless, his argument is that the offense looks so choreographed no one would be able to believe the match is a real competition. Jim Cornette says the same thing, but fans and journalists praise him despite him assaulting an employee and sending his former boss a long email describing how he would fantasizes about killing a former coworker.

3. They're trying to take two talents who aren't moving forward as a team and do something with them as singles stars. They're potentially spotlighting young talent who aren't usually featured, something fans constantly complain isn't being done often enough.

4. It was a backstage group in the late '90s to combat The Kliq's influence.

5. If they're that upset at being paid tens of thousands of dollars to not wrestle somewhere else for 90 days, they can negotiate to forgo that period and forfeit the pay. In most lines of employment, it's good to not have to worry about your next paycheck for 90 days while you plan your next steps.

More wrestling tomorrow.