WWE part-owner drops out, WWE seeking interns, Cena vs. Ford continues, special WWE 2K18 edition coming, HoFer at Raw, more World Class on the Network, Network profits up, update on WWE PPVs, former WWE Champion close to comeback, two top names coming back to AAA?, Elgin signs new NJPW deal, Interview with Riddle, more on Memphis Wrestling return, Rey's son training under former ROH Champion, James Storm update, MYC name coming out with book, LU taping plans, WOH tournament plans, more on Impact commentary plans, two Smackdown names sign multi-year deals, more on Gronk-WWE, WWE doing big show in Australia?, more on Rey-WWE, WWE HoF rumor, Impact sets more Twitch broadcasts, NWA title match released, Swann released, Stone Cold revisits Valentine's Day match, Xavier Woods faces break-in, WWE honors holiday, Redemption location set, WWE to air on New Zealand TV, Konnan update, Impact UK show changing times, NXT name helping shooting victims, Rousey advertised for top event, Lio's family grows, and Questions on WWE's abundant nicknames, Raw's top title vs. Smackdown's, Lashley continuing MMA in WWE, LU plans, and why new names are beating 205 Live vets

WWE's part-owner, hedge fund sponsor Eminence Capital, sold its nine percent share in WWE. I don't see that really changing anything for the company.

WWE is seeking a communications intern, a legal intern, an E-commerce intern, a WWE Studios intern, a live events marketing intern, a talent relations intern, and a live events associate producer.

John Cena filed a motion to dismiss Ford's lawsuit against him because the relevant "no-resale" clause of their deal wasn't in the final sales agreement. Cena will probably kick out at 2 and go on to beat Ford on the second Attitude Adjustment.

WWE 2K18 is getting a special Wrestlemania edition for Europe, the Middle East, and Australia on March 23. This edition will feature a lot of content that has been added to the base game as well as some exclusive content. That's pretty great! They should consider doing that for all markets in the future.

Diamond Dallas Page is booked for Monday's Raw. That's interesting. I'm curious what role he'll fulfill.

WWE Network is adding more World Class Championship Wrestling episodes as they track down content from private collectors in an effort to fill gaps in the library they acquired.

WWE Network is getting larger profit margins from subscribers due to fewer PPV events and original series. Having more events and content wasn't attracting new subscribers.

WWE is expected to make all pay-per-views as dual-branded events in an effort to increase interest in them. That could be pretty big, as it could mean fewer spots for lower- and mid-level names. It could also mean each show is longer. They're already marathon events!

Jeff Hardy is expected back in WWE soon. Or perhaps Brother Nero? I'm curious if Bray will get a partner against the Hardys at some point.

Alberto El Patron is looking to return to AAA, and L.A. Park is also expected back in the mix. August's Triplemania could be when we see both.

Michael Elgin has signed a two-year deal with NJPW. He's pretty great. I miss him in ROH.

Matt Riddle discussed potentially going to WWE at some point. That could be something of a culture clash.

Jerry Lawler's Memphis wrestling show will feature clips from previous decades with Lawler and others discussing the content. It's a huge deal locally.

Rey Mysterio's son Dominic is training with Jay Lethal. He could potentially have a big run ahead of him, but of course we're in the very early going.

James Storm debuted for ICW in Scotland recently. Still no word on him heading to WWE; he's regularly taking outside dates.

Mae Young Classic competitor Jazzy Gabert has written an autobiography. Hopefully she's able to make her way in WWE before too much longer.

Lucha Underground will begin taping on February 23 in a new location that holds more people. They're looking into having talents based in the city all five weeks so as to not have to pay for flights. A number of talents are coming into the tapings in order for their characters to be written off so they can go elsewhere. Others are hoping to be able to work other places in addition to LU.

The WOH tournament will likely have its second round across the 16th anniversary weekend and its semifinals and finals at Supercard of Honor. That sounds like a pretty good plan.

Mike Tenay was discussed as returning to Impact commentary, but he insists he's retired. I understand them moving with newer names as they try to build a new vision for the company.

Dolph Ziggler and Mojo Rawley have signed new multiple-year contracts. DEAR GOD WHY???? I'm OK with Rawley staying, but I was hoping Dolph was getting ready to wrap things up. He's pretty much settled in to doing the same thing over and over, but he's getting paid a lot for it, so I can't say I blame him.

WWE is interested in using NFL's Rob Gronkowski. His future with football is somewhat up in the air, so there's an option he heads to wrestling.

WWE is in talks for a big Australian event in October. WWE usually plans tours out quite a while in advance, so I don't expect we'll see this happen.

Rey Mysterio is expected to sign a part-time WWE deal, but it could be a while before it ends up happening. He's getting bookings in a lot of places.

Jeff Jarrett is being considered for the WWE Hall of Fame. That's BIG. I hope we see it.

Impact Wrestling will broadcast their April 7 Wrestlecon event live on Twitch. I'm glad to see things picking up for them on the live event end.

NWA released full video of Nick Aldis vs. James Ellsworth for the World Championship. I wouldn't mind seeing more of Ellsworth. Impact could make use of him.

Rich Swann has been released from WWE in a mutual agreement. That's a shame. I hope he can return a few years down the line and really get some momentum going. He also would be great in Impact or ROH.

Stone Cold did alternate commentary on his 1999 Valentine's Day match with Vince McMahon on his podcast. Those were the days.

Xavier Woods' car was broken into. That's a real shame.

WWE celebrated Chinese New Year. Good to see them honor international holidays.

Impact's Redemption pay-per-view will hail from Universal Studios. They never locked in a venue to hold it in Toronto as originally intended.

Raw and Smackdown will air in one-hour versions in New Zealand for the first time ever, in addition to highlight shows. All will air in English as well as the local language on both TV and on-demand from the TV station's website.

Konnan is undergoing hip surgery in a few weeks, then looking to return to the ring. We'll see if that means he'll wrestle for Impact.

Impact's March 4 show in Canada will be filmed for Twitch. They're doing a good job getting content for that.

Impact's UK timeslot is moving to 11 p.m. Interesting change.

Donovan Dijak has opened a charity for Florida shooting victims. That's great for him to do.

Ronda Rousey is featured in Summerslam ads. I expect they'll use her on bigger events like that, but I wouldn't rule out her working "B shows" too the way they use Brock.

Lio Rush welcomed his second child into the world. That's great!

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. More nicknames, more merchandise ideas! And more money in the wrestlers' pockets. So, by all means, bring on the nicknames.

2. Some of it's because Brock is the champion. He's a pretty big deal inside and outside of wrestling, so that brings some real prestige.

3. There's already talk of him heading to WWE after WM34, so he could easily just drop doing MMA if he and WWE come to the right terms. We'll see how things go in the weeks and months ahead.

4. We should know pretty soon.

5. Basically the talents who were already there were getting stale as they went through the same matches with each other. Having new names at the top is a way to get fan interest back on the brand. As was said, it's pretty much common practice when a company or brand gets new leadership and/or a "reboot."

More wrestling tomorrow.