WWE celebrity retires from NFL, Bellas notes, HOH in video game, Impact contract corrections, Impact looking to lock in top team, Goldberg joining Shane on NCIS:LA, new Supercard matches, Harper on working live events, WM35 main event press, WWE auctions, AEW at C2E2, AEW at video game tournament, more on new WWE HQ, HoF induction, how Ronda learned of WM35 main event, Interview with Headbangers, LU talents released, and Questions on Corbin's WM35 role, VKM as a racist, Vince holding someone out of HoF, and making the Andre battle royal mean something

NFL's Rob Gronkowski has announced his retirement from football, fueling speculation he's now set for a wrestling career. I'm curious how well he would do.

The Bella Twins will debut a podcast Wednesday, following up on their retirement announcement.

Tommy Dreamer and House of Hardcore assets will be available in RetroMania Wrestling. the game has already announced the Road Warriors, Austin Idol, and Zack Sabre, Jr. That's an eclectic mix.

Impact contract corrections:
- Allie's deal expired in February, rather than at the end of 2018.
- Eli Drake's contract expires in late May, so he will be available at Rebellion and the following TV tapings.

Impact is looking to sign LAX to long-term deals as a key act in the company. They've definitely been featured heavily!

Goldberg will be on NCIS:Los Angeles this weekend, as will Shane McMahon as was previously announced. I don't think the two appearances were booked together.

G1 Supercard has added:
- PCO/Brody King vs. Guerrillas of Destiny vs. Briscoes vs. EVIL/SANADA for the ROH and IWGP Tag Team Cheampionship
- Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the RevPro British Heavyweight Championship
- Mayu Iwatani vs. Kelly Klein for the WOH Championship
- Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
- Jushin "Thunder" Liger has been announced for the 30-man Honor Rumble. I expect we'll see a lot of fun names there.

Luke Harper commented on competing at Raw's live events this weekend, referring to both men's past promotion.

WWE put out a press release for the WrestleMania 35 main event. That's a very significant achievement for the company.

WWE has launched auctions for Boys & Girls Clubs of America, including:
- Meeting Vince McMahon
- Meeting Triple H, going behind-the-scenes at the WWEPC, and going backstage at an NXT taping
- Lunch with Ric Flair and Charlotte Flair
- Meeting the Bellas
- Meeting Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart
- Meeting Ronda Rousey
- Meeting the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame Class
- Touring the WWE Warehouse with a WWE star and the current archivist
- Touring WWE headquarters
- Meeting Finn Balor
- Lunch with Becky Lynch
- Hosting WWE Now with Cathy Kelley
- Designing custom WWE Championship sideplates
- Lunch with Seth Rollins
- Lunch with Naomi and Carmella
- Shoot a match ringside with a WWE photographer
- Full set of championship titles signed by John Cena
- Meeting Michael Cole and calling a WWE match
- Meeting Jeff Hardy and facepaint
- Accompanying Bayley to a live event
- Getting custom WWE entrance music
- Being an honorary timekeeper at a WWE live event
- Pancake breakfast with New Day
- Live UpUpDownDown Twitch stream with Xavier Woods
- Creating a makeup shade with Paige
- Playing with Elias
- Donut tasting with Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose
- Dance break with R-Truth and Carmella during a Smackdown Live live event
- Tea party with Lacey Evans before a WWE live event
- Workout with Sheamus
- Gardening with Daniel Bryan
- Coffee with Alexa Bliss
- A signed, ring-worn AJ Styles shirt

AEW had a panel at C2E2, and then Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks were interviewed by SYFY.

AEW will be part of the CEO Fighting Game Championships. I expect that will be something of a teaser for Fight For The Fallen.

WWE's next headquarters building will be the former home of financial company UBS. It's a VERY large building with a lot of potential use for the space.

The Hart Foundation of Bret Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. Notably, Jimmy Hart is not included after initially being considered. He will still be featured WrestleMania weekend.

Ronda Rousey found out about headlining WrestleMania from Paul Heyman. I wonder how his client Brock Lesnar feels about being kicked out of that spot.

The Bella Twins will be at WrestleMania AXXESS for a VIP signing.

The Headbangers talked about potentially going into the WWE Hall of Fame and more. It's rare you hear a talent saying they shouldn't be honored more!

Lucha Underground has agreed to let the following names out of their contracts as part of a legal settlement:
- Joey Ryan (who's expected to sign with AEW as a result)
- El Hijo del Fantasma/King Cuerno
- Thunder Rosa/Kobra Moon
- Ivelisse Velez
-- This theoretically opens up the door for more talents to get out of their deals and head elsewhere. A fifth season of Lucha Underground continues to seem unlikely.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Honestly I think Cena should drop Corbin right before the match begins and tell the ref to ring the bell for Cena vs. Angle.

2. I think Kofi's going to challenge for and win the WWE Championship at WrestleMania, so I don't think that example works. I don't think Vince is deliberately holding down people of color as part of a discriminatory agenda. While certainly there hasn't been a black WWE Champion, there also hasn't been a British WWE Champion, for instance. He definitely went strong for Bobby Lashley once upon a time. It's a case-by-case basis.

3. Not that I know of.

4. WrestleMania has featured battle royal matches for years as a way to get everyone on the card. Before the past few years, they were dark matches with nothing at stake. WWE would argue putting Braun Strowman, Michael Che, and Colin Jost in the match is "interesting" rather than the match just existing. Of course, your mileage may vary on that one.

5. Angle's match is clearly not a top priority! But they would argue it pays off the storyline between the two from when they were both authority figures.

More wrestling tomorrow.