Ronda at World Series, podcast notes, new ROH dates, Taker Q&A tour, Vince misses tapings, more on Raw turns, Paige update, why Alexa missed Raw, SDL visitor, HoFers set for more shows, HoFer facing cancer, Mustafa's EVOLVE opponents, another NXT name working EVOLVE, Cody teases future, SDL audience, new Hidden Gems, Interview with Hogan, and Questions on Lashley-Lio, Teddy Hart's heat, who's a draw in 2018, Cena's WWE schedule, and Becky/Charlotte as Bryan/Roman

Ronda Rousey attended the World Series' first game.

Chris Jericho discussed his upcoming cruise on his latest podcast.

WALTER is on Stone Cold's latest podcast.

Edge is on Sean Mooney's latest podcast.

ROH announced shows for the following dates:
- TV taping in Pennsylvania December 15
- Honorclub events in Texas on January 24, January 25, and January 26

The Undertaker will do a Q&A tour in the UK from April 30 through May 2. There will undoubtedly be retirement questions.

Vince McMahon was not at either TV taping this week. This isn't a case of him passing control to others; he still relays instructions from Connecticut.

Dean Ambrose and Elias turning on Raw were plans that had been in place, but were moved forward due to the Roman Reigns situation.

Paige was at Smackdown Live, but not used. Shane McMahon will be essentially taking her place going forward as the on-screen authority figure.

Alexa Bliss was not at Raw due to a suspected injury. There is no word on whether she will still be wrestling at Evolution.

ROH's Cary Silkin was visiting at Smackdown Live.

Trish Stratus and Lita will be used for other major WWE events going forward, namely the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania.

Samu of the Wild Samoans revealed he's battling liver cancer. It's been an awful week for the Anoa'i family.

Mustafa Ali's EVOLVE opponents are JZ at EVOLVE 115 and Darby Allin at EVOLVE 116.

Kassius Ohno will compete at EVOLVE 117 and EVOLVE 118. He will be a guest trainer at the WWN tryout before EVOLVE 118.

Cody has hinted he's moving into a new role and is already done with Bullet Club. I get the feeling he's going to become a free agent and set up future All In-style events once his contract with ROH expires.

Smackdown Live drew 2.09 million viewers, back in line with what they were doing before Smackdown 1000. That's a drop of more than 450,000 from the milestone event.

WWE Network's latest Hidden Gems feature The Brothers of Destruction on Raw in April 2001 with Stone Cold and Triple H as well as in OVW in June 2001 with DDP and Batista.

Hulk Hogan talked about his WWE future and more. I don't know of him being booked for Crown Jewel or WrestleMania, but of course he'd love to! As for him holding talents back, at least now he's open about it.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Absolutely. I'd say he's already turned.

2. Essentially there've been incidents where he's done unapproved spots to get himself over, throwing others off-guard and messing up plans.

3. Kenny Omega, The Rock, Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho, The Young Bucks, and Ronda Rousey all come to mind. It's tough to measure someone like Triple H or Undertaker since they're almost exclusively on events that are already pretty major.

4. He'll still be around here and there when his Hollywood schedule allows. If he has a big gap that allows him to have a full program, they can certainly have him go for one of the brand titles.

5. I can definitely see Becky in the Bryan role, as far as someone who did everything the company asked her to do with flying colors and WWE not being willing to pull the trigger on her until the fans revolted. As for Charlotte as Roman, I don't think she's at that level yet. She's seen as having earned most of her accolades with hard work going back to the NXT days, where some fans didn't see that as the case with Roman. Now, if Charlotte gets more and more spotlight at the expense of others, she could definitely get the Roman treatment.

More wrestling tomorrow.