Wrestling comic con appearances, Interviews with Brie/Ambrose/Natalya, WM34 merch, Ryder anniversary, podcast note, Mickie up for awards, AAA name expected to stay, MLW name signs long-term deal, Impact name scouted by WWE+NJPW, Rock's daughter at WWEPC, Riddle begins training, NXT UK looking at top European name, more WWE managers coming, Lucha Bros plans, Raw+SDL international live events, Anthem-Jarrett lawsuit extended, Impact interviewer returns, more on Network collection, Aries signing, title match moved to Kickoff, Impact audience, WWE-Hyundai ad, top wrestling school getting TV, Ronda trademarks, and Questions on Brock+Heyman's WWE status, David Flair, Angle appearing again, Molly at Evolution, and NJPW not advertising much for California

Keystone Comic Con in Pennsylvania this weekend features AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, Jerry Lawler, Jim Cornette, and Tommy Dreamer in addition to House of Hardcore exhibition matches. HOH has been good at getting opportunities in a lot of places.

Brie Bella discussed returning to the ring. I don't expect the Bellas as full-time, long-term members of the roster, but they're important to the company and we will see them here and there.

WWE is selling limited edition WM34 plaques with a piece of the canvas. It's awfully late to still be making WM34 merchandise, but if it sells, it sells.

Zack Ryder celebrated fifteen years since he first trained to become a wrestler. It's amazing to think he's a tenured WWE veteran now.

Edge and Christian did a Q&A on their latest podcast.

Mickie James has been nominated for three Native American Music Awards.

El Hijo del Fantasma will be staying in AAA, rather than going to WWE. This means Impact will continue to be able to use him. That's definitely a plus for the X-Division.

Brian Pillman, Jr. has signed a multi-year deal with MLW. He could work NJPW during that time to train. He could really be a potential asset in the wrestling world.

WWE and NJPW are interested in Killer Kross. I don't blame them given his Impact tenure so far.

The Rock's older daughter is training at the WWE Performance Center. She would be WWE's first fourth-generation superstar. She's currently only 17, though, so let's not jump to conclusions.

Matt Riddle has begun training for WWE. It seems he's going to work with Kassius Ohno shortly. I look forward to that.

WALTER is being scouted for NXT UK, in a deal that would let him continue to work wXw in Germany. That could certainly be a big move for both parties.

WWE is considering further managers following the additions of Drake Maverick and Lio Rush, which could mean them scouting the indies for established managers.

Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix have committed to continuing to work with MLW in 2019, which should mean WWE is off the table for them for now. That's good news for AAA, LU, Impact, etc.

Smackdown Live will run Finland on May 10, 2019, the first show there in ten years. That's pretty cool.

Anthem has filed an extension in their lawsuit with Jeff Jarrett and GFE.

McKenzie Mitchell has returned to Impact Wrestling as part of the Mexico tapings. She's expected to also work Bound For Glory weekend. Alicia Atout is also part of the ongoing tapings, which is a little odd since the previous idea was to use her in Canada and McKenzie in the U.S. and Mexico to cut down on travel costs.

Dean Ambrose discussed a serious staph infection that prolonged his recovery. He had a really, really tough road back to the ring. I'm glad he's back and doing something he enjoys.

Curt Hawkins' WWE Network collection features memorable losses from across WWE's history on top of some of his own WWE TV losses. That's a good move. I doubt there's a lot of demand for a lot of Main Event matches.

Austin Aries has a book signing and conversation in Maryland on September 18. He's all over the place these days!

New Day vs. Rusev Day has been moved to Hell In A Cell's Kickoff show. That's a bit of a surprise given how much TV time the tournament got, but it makes sense to put that there instead of any other match on the card.

Impact Wrestling drew 258,000 viewers Thursday night. I'm curious if we'll see any big changes at BFG to try to increase their audience.

WWE will debut in Uruguay this December with a Raw live event. Interestingly, Matt Hardy is advertised despite his uncertain in-ring future. Either way, this is another step in WWE's international reach.

Natalya discussed talking to The Rock after her father's passing.

Alexa Bliss and Ember Moon appeared with Hyundai to promote childhood cancer research.

The Monster Factory is holding its first-ever TV taping. The school has produced stars for decades. I hope this elevates the school and those who are training there.

Ronda Rousey has trademarked "The Rowdy Ones" for wrestling and merchandise purposes. She's also trademarked "Rowdywear" for merchandise purposes. It's interesting she's able to do that independently of WWE, but it could have been part of the deal to sign her.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1.a. Brock keeps things pretty under wraps, wisely playing WWE and UFC against each other to get the best, most profitable opportunities.

1.b. That would seem to indicate Brock is still under a WWE deal and Heyman's working some other duties while Brock looks at his UFC future. There had been talk of having a new Paul Heyman client, but that seems to have died down.

2. I haven't seen his name in relation to wrestling in a long, long time. He seemingly retired in 2009.

3. I would be very surprised if he's not on Super Show-Down. That would be a huge missed opportunity. If he's not there, he'll almost definitely be at the next Saudi show in early November.

4. I think there's a good chance it happens, since she worked the Royal Rumble. She might not have a big match, but she could be on the show.

5. It's a way to avoid spoiling what happens at their Japanese shows. The California show is kind of like Super Show-Down compared to a more important show taking place in Japan beforehand. They do seem to have overestimated the demand for the event following so closely behind All In and the previous California shows. We'll see how that affects their U.S. plans going forward.

More wrestling tomorrow.