Goldberg-Brock notes, legends set for Impact, more big WWE town takeovers in the works, more CTE plaintiffs, possible Rumble plans, Ibushi-WWE update, more on Goldberg, Tyson pulled from Total Divas, Interview with Show, and Questions on putting old secondary shows on the Network, Goldberg as WWE Champion, Balor returning, Goldberg and Brock's short match, Taker-Shane 2 at WM33, and why people still watch ECW

Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar went off as planned. There wasn't any change to the booking due to Goldberg being injured. The idea was to present Goldberg as the spectacle he was in 1998. A quick match sets up a longer future match. If they went ahead and did a long-ish match at Survivor Series, they'd be selling essentially the same thing for the next battle.

- The plan is likely to have Goldberg and Brock in the Rumble and set up another match at WM33. Goldberg is said to be open to working as many dates as WWE is willing to pay him a big sum for. I don't think he's under a Brock kind of deal as much as a per-date situation. Either way, I hope they're spending their money on those two well because it looks like they're going to be two of the focal points for at least the next few months.

The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) will be appearing on Total Nonstop Deletion on December 15. They still work pretty regularly at 60 and 58. That show should really be something else.

It's highly expected WWE's Big Four PPV weekends will be preceded by Takeover events and followed by Raw and Smackdown TV tapings in the same market. So, cities would get four straight night of WWE events by hosting the Rumble, Summerslam, or Survivor Series, and five straight nights for hosting Wrestlemania (including the Hall of Fame ceremony).

Too Cold Scorpio, Johnny Jeter of the Spirit Squad, Chad Dick, and Sylvano Sousa have joined the group of wrestlers suing WWE for CTE-related reasons.

WWE is considering The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles for Royal Rumble, possibly leading to a WWE Championship match between Taker and Cena at WM33. That would be HUGE, but I don't think it needs the title. Maybe do AJ vs. Rumble winner Balor for the title and still do Taker vs. Cena? Using Taker, Brock, Goldberg, HHH, and Cena as five of the top six names at the show (Rollins presumably being number six) is something of a concern considering their schedules. That could easily be the last match for Taker and Goldberg, and Brock and HHH only work a few big PPVs, too. Who's going to be seen as at their level in the years to come if WWE keeps telling us the older part-time names are the most important people in the company?

Kota Ibushi is willing to work for WWE more, but does not want to sign an exclusive deal as he wants to continue working the Japanese scene. Hey, if he can make good money and have a good life working that route, that's great! I'd definitely like to see him more in WWE, though. I assume he'll end up on some Takeover specials or something in 2017. Ibushi specifically mentioned wanting to work with Nakamura before Shinsuke joins the main roster. That would work fine at the Takeover before either the Rumble or WM33.

WWE is working on a WWE 24 special on Goldberg's return. They need to ride that for pretty much all its worth, because he's only got so many more big money matches in him at 49.

Tyson Kidd will not be on future episodes of "Total Divas." I wouldn't be shocked if he pretty much waits out his contract. It certainly doesn't look like we'll see him in a WWE ring again.

Big Show discussed losing weight, WM33, and more. Glad to see he's in better shape. He's left quite the legacy. He's definitely left his mark on the business and deserves to be able to go out at WM33.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I can see them putting more old content up, but shows like Raw, Smackdown, and Thunder take precedent over those shows. They'll definitely do more on the original content end going forward. Ultimately, they'll make decisions based on what they think will get more subscribers. Something like Story Time or Table for 3 could have a bigger potential audience than, say, Velocity.

2. What they just said. I see very little chance he becomes champion, especially at WM33. That event could very well be his last match period. I don't see him doing anything more than a Brock/Sting/Taker schedule.

3. No real update on that end. I'd love to see him in the Rumble (especially if he wins), but it's a little early to have an idea of whether that will happen. It's possible he comes back in February and wins a title shot there if he doesn't return that night.

4. WWE did give fans a lot of action that night to hopefully make up for the short main event. I definitely see why people who paid a lot to attend the show are upset, though. Maybe WM33 will give us the longer match fans hoped for.

5. Taker vs. Cena is more likely. Unless Cena's on the shelf again come WM33, I think they're going to go with that match. It's possible it even becomes a title vs. career match; there's plenty of time to set something big up for what may or may not be Taker's last match.

6. Pretty much that. They're milking that nostalgia dollar as long as people will pay!

More wrestling tomorrow.