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What are the odds of WWE putting Zeus in the WWE Hall of Fame?
I could see it down the line. He's had quite a nice run as an actor in the years since he was Zeus, so if WWE ever gets to the point where they are on good terms with Hulk Hogan again, I could see it.
What was the best combination of The Four Horsemen ever? I think the era with Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko and Mongo is extremely underrated?
I could see why you might think that, but that grouping was never used as a cornerstone of WCW at the time. To me, the strongest combination ever was the grouping of Ric Flair, Barry Windham, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard. I don't believe there was ever a stronger group of working heels in the history of pro wrestling with perhaps the Dangerous Alliance in the early 1990s being the closest thing to that era of the Horsemen. Any combination could have great matches and they were seen as legitimately bad-ass. It was a great time for Crockett Promotions.
I've been watching a lot of the ECW documentaries and this is what I don't get - if these guys were owed so much money, why didn't they just walk out and be done with it. I don't understand how you don't get paid but still show up for the next shows. Can you break it down?
There are a few reasons. One was Paul Heyman. While he was a tremendous motivator to the point he intilled a lot of loyalty at the time, there was also a feeling that if ECW fell apart, he would end up in WWE, which was correct. So, the belief among some of the wrestlers at the time was that if they weren't loyal and things went to hell, Heyman could block them from getting a WWE job down the line. With the future of WCW looking bleak at the same time, guys saw WWE as the only other place to go. You also have to remember that the crew at the end of ECW were for the most part, pretty young and truly wanted to be part of ECW and were trying to suck up the bad times hoping things would get better. There was a sense of price and family amongst that locker room. That crew legitimately wanted to be there and they were legitimately going to work believing they were fighting to keep the company alive. Other than Rob Van Dam, none of them walked out over money issues. That was because of their love for ECW.
Shouldn't Zack Ryder (the new Brooklyn Brawler) be one of the Social Outcasts?
If he was a heel, sure, but he's not.
Is it me, or do I remember Erik Rowan repeatedly stating how he hates bullies? And now….?
That's one of those characterizations that you are supposed to forget now that WWE rebooted his character.
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