Brother Nero deleted, Interview with Y2J, more WWE comics coming, even more NJPW names at DBD weekend, Raw audience, new name for new WWE hire, NJPW running U.S.?, Dusty book update, Moose and Silas' ROH status, TNA planning BFG, WWE reaching out to former names, and Questions on keeping Reigns in the title picture, TNA on Shark Tank, replacing Smackdown with NXT, LOD 2016, and Halloween Havoc

Matt Hardy took over Jeff's social media pages following their Final Deletion match on Impact. I can only imagine where these two go from here. I don't know if Jeff still needs surgery after his motorcycle accident or what the plan is on that end, but I imagine TNA is going to want to continue using both Hardys in important roles going forward; neither man is expected to leave TNA in the near future. 

- The Director's Cut of The Final Deletion is now online. Glorious!

Chris Jericho discussed his current WWE run, future, and more:
- Who does Chris think he is saying wins and losses aren't what get people over? Doesn't he read the dirtsheets!? Seriously, though, he's dead on and way too many people just don't get this point.

- Jericho is advertised at least through Summerslam week. We'll see how things go after that.

- Babyface Jericho earlier this year was painful. It definitely had people appreciating his heel turn.

- Heels want to sell merch, too, so they want people entertained by what they do. Jericho is set enough financially to not have to worry about the extra income.

- Not protecting Reigns is the smart move given how he's already seen as the "corporate choice" of top guy.

- The talking point now is "the Wellness testing is legit, but it's not as stringent as other sports and WWE has a lot of leeway in how they enforce it." There are pretty much always going to be critics of WWE Corporate.

WWE has partnered with Boom! Studios to create WWE comic books. There's got to be potential for some interesting stories in that medium.

The following additional NJPW names have been added to Death Before Dishonor weekend:
- Tetsuya Naito
- The Guerrillas of Destiny
- Yujiro Takahashi
- EVIL

-- I can definitely see the non-ROH names taking over the spotlight again. To be fair, a number of them are more interesting/talented than a lot of the ROH regulars.

Raw's audience was 2.66 million for their Independence Day show. A big drop was expected; we'll see how they recover for non-holiday shows.

Charly Arnolt has been renamed Charly Caruso for WWE. I'm not really sure why non-wrestlers need kayfabe names, especially when they're known for their pre-WWE work.

NJPW plans to run an event in the U.S. independently of ROH (i.e. not a combined show). There's no official timetable for this, but that's a big step for them.

Cody Rhodes is going forward with the planned book focusing on his father. That should be a good read. 

There have been reports of Moose signing with TNA. Moose himself shot these down. While he might end up signing there in the near future, he's currently still taking dates with ROH.

Silas Young is also continuing to work ROH as the two sides work out a new contract. I think he's best suited to his role there; I don't see other places getting the most out of him. Part of me does want to see him as X-Division Champion, though.

TNA is planning on running Bound For Glory on September 11. They usually have the show in October, but this would play off the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks. I hope they can cook up something big for that show. There are only so many big matches left with the current roster.

WWE is interested in bringing back Curt Hawkins and Jimmy Wang Yang. That's interesting given some of Hawkins' post-WWE interviews. I think both men would be good additions to supplement the brand split roster, and there are likely more along those lines who could come back.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. WWE has put in a lot of time and a lot of effort to make Reigns a top guy. They're not going to throw all that away lightly. Punishing Roman too much could be cutting off their nose to spite their face, since he still has the potential to be a reliable top name. The Shield triple threat is a bigger potential draw than just another round of Dean vs. Seth.

2. I don't really see that ending well. Shark Tank is a TV show first and foremost. It's more about creating drama and entertainment than anything else. TNA would be at the mercy of the producers of the show as to how they're presented there. At any rate, pitching investing in a wrestling promotion to people who aren't very familiar with the business just sounds like trouble waiting to happen. 

3. NXT is doing well at the indie level, but having a live two-hour show each week leading to a PPV each month is a BIG leap. I think the better move is using NXT as a feeder system for the two existing brands. That way Raw and Smackdown can compete to draft the "free agents" once they're ready for that level. The Raw COO can counter Smackdown signing Finn Balor by signing Austin Aries and that kind of thing. NXT needs to keep some of their "name" talents to be saved to be called up later, get a little more seasoning, and/or draw houses at the indie level. Sacrificing that brand to start from scratch instead of reviving Smackdown would be really short-sighted.

4. It's WAY too soon to put any NXT talents as a new LOD. Let's see how Ellering's current charges do before looking to expand the group and potentially using that name. I'd rather see them use "New Legion" or something if they have to play off the old name; LOD is a pretty big deal and should be treated as such.

5. I'm all for WWE dropping some of their gimmick PPVs in favor of previous event names. Stipulation matches need to be protected a lot more, and used for important occasions instead of arbitrary calendar dates. The Rumble in January and MITB in summer are fine. HIAC, TLC, etc. need to be dropped. 

More wrestling tomorrow.