Interviews with Adam Cole+Trish/Bellas/Angle/Truth/Owens/Cesaro/authors, Sin Cata at charity show, Starz series casts Amell, more AEW tapings, more on NXT move, WWE names tease exit, top name booked for MSG, WWE Night at baseball game, Expo Lucha 3 set, former ECW Champion launching podcast, NJPW expansion covered, AEW signing gets press, Vince misses Raw, Graves update, Bellas show back in production, AEW special coming to TNT, Raw dark match, and Questions on Shane winning KOTR, Tunney and Johnston in the HoF, Ziggler's booking, Joe's status as a heel, and Big E turning on Kofi

Adam Cole and Trish Stratus are on Lilian Garcia's latest podcast.

Sin Cara appeared at an El Paso shooting benefit show. Glad to see him helping out.

The Bella Twins discussed their current projects.

Starz wrestling series "Heels" has cast Stephen Amell as the lead heel. C.M. Punk was considered for this role at some point.

AEW's October 23 episode will be held in Pennsylvania at the Petersen Events Center. The venue seats 12,500 for basketball. I don't believe it's ever held a wrestling show.

AEW's October 30 episode will be held in West Virginia at the Charleston Coliseum. The venue seats 13,000 for wrestling. WCW/nWo Souled Out 1999 drew more than 10,800, which seems to be the record. Those are some pretty big numbers, but, again, AEW has exceeded all expectations.

NXT was expected to be announced as moving to USA Network during Raw. No such announcement was made. More on this in tomorrow's news post.

- Apparently NXT talents were told the announcement was to be made Monday.

Lucha House Party members Kalisto and Gran Metalik indicated their WWE contracts expire in June 2020. Kalisto then deleted his Tweet. I assume this was a way of putting themselves on the radar of WWE and other potentially interested companies.

The Undertaker is booked for Madison Square Garden's Smackdown Live episode on September 10. WWE usually does something special for that venue.

MLB's Boston Red Sox will have a WWE Night on September 3. Ricochet will be there.

Kurt Angle discussed Brock Lesnar wanting to return to UFC. Funny to hear Angle mention football given Lesnar's brief NFL run.

R-Truth discussed his current prominence. He's got to be a future Hall of Famer with this level of longevity; bonding with Vince has really benefited his career.

Kevin Owens discussed Summerslam, Stone Cold, and more. Having time off can be beneficial in multiple ways. As for the Stone Cold comparisons, I'm glad he's tributing the legend.

Cesaro promoted King of the Ring's return. I had forgotten his "I speak five languages" character. Man some of his run has been brutal.

Expo Lucha 3 will be in the former ECW Arena on August 16 and August 17, 2020. The timing is to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Rey Mysterio, Psicosis, and Juventud Guerrera debuting in that venue.

Shane Douglas is launching a podcast on August 27, marking the 25th anniversary of him winning the NWA Championship.

Wrestling authors Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson were interviewed. Pretty interesting look at the business' history.

NJPW's U.S. expansion was profiled in Bloomberg. We're definitely seeing an increased level of interest in Japanese wrestling. Joshi wrestling has seen an uptick, too.

Chris Van Vliet joining AEW got press. I'm glad he's getting to a full-time job in the business.

Vince McMahon wasn't at Raw. Triple H and Paul Heyman ran the show.

Corey Graves is legitimately on vacation this week. Announcers need time away from the road, too!

"Total Bellas" has begun production for its next season.

TNT is airing a one-hour AEW special the night before All Out to introduce the promotion before it airs weekly. I'm curious what that will entail.

After Raw, Becky Lynch defended her Raw Women's Championship against Lacey Evans. I'm glad they're saving Sasha's return for a bigger stage.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I think it's more likely he'll cost Kevin Owens his spot in the tournament, but I certainly wouldn't rule out the Best in the World becoming King of the Ring.

2. I'd love to see Tunney and Johnston in particular inducted. It's all a matter of whether WWE wants to honor them. I'm under the impression Johnston isn't the type to want to do a big public speech, and obviously he's not in the company anymore, so there are some barriers there, but he's unquestionably deserving.

3. Ziggler's feud was all about the disrespectful heel getting avenged by the babyfaces, rather than him being a credible contender used to elevate someone to a bigger feud. Although Goldberg destroying Ziggler was done to re-establish Goldberg after the scary situation in Saudi Arabia. At any rate, WWE has tried numerous times to get Ziggler over as a top guy. He's better fit lower on the card.

4. The impression I'm getting is that Joe is a heel but not so nefarious as to run someone over. It looks like WWE is loosening things up as far as heels and faces go, letting some characters be a little more in the middle. Buddy Murphy falls in a similar category since Daniel Bryan is facing him now.

5. This has been pitched quite a bit. It should be meaningful if it happens, and done at the right time.

More wrestling tomorrow.