Interview with Renee, WWE celebrates Hispanic heritage, Ziggler followup, former WWF ref ailing, Starrcade return set, WWE Latin American tryout, another Rock credit, AJ with TMNT, WWE concussion lawsuits dropped, SDL matches announced, WWE 2K19 soundtrack revealed, another Flair song, Saudi event announced, Impact Twitch show set, former Impact tag champion leaves, NC stars affected by flooding, Brock update, WWEPC guest trainer, and Questions on adding Asuka to Charlotte/Becky, how faces cash in MITB, WWE capturing ring sounds, post-Vince WWE, and asking Vince one question

Renee Young discussed becoming part of Raw's commentary team. She's been very versatile for WWE.

WWE stars celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month. That's great!

Dolph Ziggler "refused medical attention" after his Hell In A Cell fall. I'm glad they're selling that bump as serious.

Former WWF official Billy Caputo has been diagnosed with aggressive bone marrow lymphoma. PWInsider covered his amazing legacy. I hope for a strong recovery.

WWE Starrcade is set for November 24 in Ohio, with the following lineup:
- The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre, and Dolph Ziggler in a Cincinnati Street Fight
- AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe in a steel cage match
- Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair in a steel cage match
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev
- New Day vs. The Bar
- Elias in concert with Ric Flair
-- Basically it looks like they're going to turn Thanksgiving week events into Starrcade shows regardless of their location. If it gets more people in the door, it's fine with me.

WWE will hold a Chilean tryout in December, with recruits from around Latin America. That could be a big investment for them.

- The WWE Performance Center website is now available in Spanish and Portuguese, as a further expansion of their international recruitment.

The Rock is now executive producer of a stunt documentary. He's REALLY making moves in the entertainment business.

AJ Styles met with Leonardo and Donatello. I love ridiculous stuff like this. Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows should get some costumes if they want to make it back on TV.

WWE's concussion-related lawsuits have been officially dismissed in a big win for WWE.

- The court ruled many of the claims brought against WWE were time-barred, as none of the plaintiffs had worked for WWE since before 2011.

- For the wrongful death cases, those needed to be filed within one year of death. The only plaintiff who fit that circumstance was Jimmy Snuka, who was listed as "semi-retired" and "inactive" during his final WWE appearances and never alleged a head injury during the relevant time.

- The court further ruled WWE had no duty for plaintiffs' health or employment status after they left WWE.

- The lawsuits were dismissed with prejudice, so none of the plaintiffs can bring forth similar claims against WWE.

- The attorney who brought the case must pay WWE's legal fees, and inform every plaintiff and every wrestler who has used his services of the ruling.

-- So after many years and a lot of money wasted, WWE has finally prevailed. The ruling is hopefully a deterrent to the attorney and anyone else who would bring such unsubstantiated big-money lawsuits.

Announced for Smackdown Live:
- AJ Styles vs. Andrade "Cien" Almas. That should be a barnburner.
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev for the United States Championship. It's notable Shinsuke wasn't on HIAC at all.

WWE 2K19's soundtrack was revealed on UpUpDownDown. Another WWE-Wale connection. Make of that what you will, although UUDD is mostly Xavier's independent show rather than a WWE venture.

Ric Flair is the subject of another song. They certainly took a different direction from Ric Flair Drip!

WWE's Saudi Arabian show on November 2 has been confirmed as WWE Crown Jewel, which will air on WWE Network and international PPV. Announced for the event:
- Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship
- First-ever "WWE World Cup tournament"

Impact Wrestling will have a Twitch broadcast with Border City Wrestling on October 7. They're all over North America.

Andrew Everett has asked for and received his release from Impact Wrestling, electing to become a free agent: Tweet 1 Tweet 2 He was getting pretty sporadic work under his Impact deal, so I don't blame him for exploring other options.

The Hardys and Scott Dawson were victims of flooding from Hurricane/Tropical Storm Florence. I hope they're able to rebound soon.

Brock Lesnar was not at Raw.

Hurricane Helms is a guest trainer at the WWE Performance Center this week. I wouldn't be shocked to see him become a producer for WWE at some point.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I think the Charlotte/Becky feud works well as it is given their history, but they could Asuka down the line when they're ready to transition to something new. Becky vs. Asuka would be pretty fresh and interesting.

2. Traditional babyfaces want to win with honor and dignity rather than by beating an opponent at a disadvantage.

3. I think people take for granted just how developed WWE's production is. They go to great lengths to get what's happening in the ring across to fans inside and outside the arena.

4. Michelle Wilson and George Barrios are set to take over the corporate end of the company, while Triple H and Stephanie McMahon will run the tapings. We're already seeing part of their vision being implemented with how women are presented now and the talent Triple H recruited being presented prominently. As far as other changes, I think we'll see certain talent used more closely to how they were/would be presented in NXT rather than trying to fit them into the molds WWE has used for so long.

5. GODDAMN PAL! I'd ask how talents can grab the brass ring. It seems like we're getting a conflicting message when he wants talents to follow directions to the letter and not do things that aren't approved. As for Dave's question, Vince would rather make a lot of money doing his own vision than hypothetically make more money doing what someone else wants. HE'S VINCE MCMAHON, DAMNIT!

More wrestling tomorrow.