Orton teases wrestling NJPW star, Interviews with Kofi/Hornswoggle/Miz/Natalya/Alexa/Kabukis/AJ Styles/Davey Boy, Bayley signing (with a special guest?), announcers tease going for 24/7 title, Starrcast programming announced, All Out VIP raffle, TNT launches AEW social media accounts, Variety calls Vince out, All Out match official, Takeover match official, NXT star working ICW, Stone Cold convention appearance, more on RVD on Raw, WWE releases writers, WWE shifts producers, Raw Reunion runs into issues, Moxley set for Bloodsport, and Questions on Shane vs. Owens, Brock's backstage reputation, Austin passing the torch to Owens, AEW insurance, and Finn joining The OC

Randy Orton and Will Ospreay teased a future match on Twitter: Tweet 1 Tweet 2 Tweet 3 Tweet 4
Either that or Randy's bored and stirring up Internet drama. It sounds like Orton's contract runs through June 2020, though, so maybe this time next year he is looking at other options.

Kofi Kingston is on Lilian Garcia's latest podcast.

- Marvel uploaded a Kofi interview from San Diego Comic Con, as well.

Bayley is doing a signing before Smackdown Live. Sasha Banks teased attending.

Corey Graves and Taz teased going for the 24/7 Championship: Tweet 1 Tweet 2 I mean it wouldn't be out of place after Raw Reunion.

Hornswoggle discussed being Vince McMahon's son and more. He could also easily become 24/7 Champion!

Starrcast III has announced the following notable programming:
- Tony Schiavone hosting a Cody Q&A
- The Art of Wrestling with Colt Cabana live
- "Cock of the Talk" with Joey Ryan
- Mick Foley live
- C.M. Punk live

All Out is doing a raffle for VIP experiences through KultureCity. That's great!

TNT has launched AEW social media platforms on Twitter and Instagram, which is a little surprising since they don't have a show name yet. It does show the hype has begun, though.

Variety wrote a critical WWE piece before this week's conference call, examining key metrics declining. It's one thing when the wrestling media is criticizing WWE's direction. This is a much more notable warning signal.

The Miz discussed Baron Corbin and more. We'll see if Corbin can get things together like Miz has.

All Out has officially added the Lucha Bros vs. Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AAA Tag Team Championship. I'm curious what each team does on TNT since presumably that feud will wrap up in Chicago.

Takeover: Toronto has officially added the Street Profits vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish for the NXT Tag Team Championship.

Kushida will compete at ICW Shug's Hoose Party 6 on July 27, facing Jackie Polo. Jeff Jarrett was originally scheduled to be Polo's opponent. It's unknown why the change occurred.

Natalya and Alexa Bliss promoted Raw Reunion. There are no current plans for Evolution 2019, as WWE is looking to have a women's match in Saudi Arabia in the fall.

Stone Cold is booked for Silicon Valley Comic Con on August 17.

The Kabuki Warriors did a tag team chemistry test in Singapore. Kawaii!

AJ Styles discussed The Club now going by The O.C. and more.

Rob Van Dam merchandise was available at Raw, so obviously the two sides worked something out a good deal in advance (or had a lot of foam hands in stock).

- Impact approved RVD's appearance as a one-time deal. He is under contract there through Bound For Glory. Very interesting to see Impact let him appear, but I guess they figured it would boost them to have a top star appear on a much more visible broadcast.

WWE has released two longtime writers as part of a long-planned move to shake things up creatively:
- Stephen Guerrieri was in charge of Smackdown Live's Connecticut branch. He had been a lead writer since 2014, and part of creative since 2012.
- Steve Oppenheim was one of the lead writers since 2011, working on Raw, Smackdown Live, and Main Event.
-- Both releases were Vince McMahon decisions.

WWE producers are now being assigned specifically to Raw or Smackdown Live. Previously producers had been shifted around brands, which would at times mean some of those names were sent home from live event loops then asked to return for TV tapings. Now, each producer will stay on their brand's whole tour.

Raw Reunion had some segments changed due to talents from the past not being medically cleared to be physical. That's not really surprising given how long it's been since they've been active.

Davey Boy Smith, Jr. discussed leaving NJPW. I hope he's able to do more now that he's free from there.

Jon Moxley vs. Josh Barnett is set for GCW's Bloodsport II on September 14. That should be a lot of fun. This will air on iPPV and FITE.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It definitely looks like we're in for Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon at Summerslam. It's entirely possible they stretch the feud to Hell in a Cell, if not longer. I don't think Shane's going away anytime soon.

2. Brock definitely isn't there to hang out and make friends! He's basically only in WWE because the company will spend an awful lot of money for him to be there. Understandably, there's not a shortage of wrestlers who would rather get a share of the screen time and accolades Brock gets.

3. I have the feeling Austin might have been barred from doing anything physical by WWE doctors. I can't say I disagree with that. That could have been a fun moment, though.

4. It was insurance in case his career did end then. Obviously those big stadium show paydays changed his mind!

5.a. It sounds like a case of the top names and executives getting benefits, but not necessarily every single person who steps into an AEW ring has a contract with extensive insurance. AEW has said they'll cover in-ring injuries for everyone, though.

5.b. Those costs would eat into revenues, which obviously isn't an incentive to those pushing to make companies as profitable as possible!

6. It could happen if they want to turn Finn, but he dropped the title to take a break. Any plans will have to wait until he's back from that. And, honestly, Finn could say Bray's attack made him realize he needed to embrace his dark side and that could lead to him working with AJ, Karl, and Luke.

More wrestling tomorrow.