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CAN HHH OVERRULE VINCE MCMAHON, USING LEGENDS TO PUT OVER YOUNG TALENTS, COREY GRAVES AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2016-05-04 09:59:00

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Awesome coverage of Wrestlemania week as always and every week for that matter! Kudos to the entire team. Now that Wrestlemania has come and gone and vince has basically removed his finger from the pulse of the wwe universe and did what he wanted to do anyway with Roman Reigns, since Triple H is the COO, what could've been the possibility of him calling an audible during the match and giving the fans what they wanted? And what do you think would've been the repercussions if he had?

First off thanks for the kind words. We appreciate them. We that said, Triple H is on the COO in the storylines. In reality, his title is Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. Even if he were the COO, he would still be under Vince McMahon, who is the Chairman and CEO, so he couldn’t overrule him. Nor would he. H has too much respect for Vince to publicly undermine him like that.

I believe Corey Graves is currently, by far, the best color commentator in the business right now.  He's really come into his own and I love his new era approach when it comes to being a heel in that role.  He has real believability and never takes me out of the moment.  Thoughts?

I believe I was asked something similar before but I don’t mind answering again. Graves has been great in NXT. I really enjoy him and I think WWE has a keeper in him. I would love to see him go at it with JBL on Raw. Too often Byron Saxton allows JBL to eat him up. I don’t see Graves doing that.

MMA has numerous weight divisions. Each divisions championships are treated like its THE championship. Couldn't wrestling do the same?

Could they? Sure. But it would require a commitment from WWE to do it and it hasn’t been something that Vince McMahon has committed to in the past.

While I realize the brand equity in the Divas title, I love that the WWE went to a Woman's Championship.  But what I wish they would add is a Women's Tag Team title to help elevate more talent.  Do you think this will happen soon?

I don’t see it happening in the near future. At this point, I think it would be too soon. WWE needs to establish the change in the Women’s division and commit to it before bringing on Tag Titles. It would also help if they showed an extended commitment to the men’s Tag Team Division as well.

Wouldn't it be refreshing if a current talent beat the living hell out of a legend at Wrestlemania?  Imagine if Rock ate a Sister Abigail and was left laying or if Austin, Michaels and Foley were manhandled by the younger, healthier League of Nations?  While it wouldn't be a 'feel good moment', it would pay some dividends during the 364 days that aren't Wrestlemania.  Thoughts?

There are definitely two schools of thought. I get why WWE has the old guys kill the young ones. They know that a lot of fans watch one show a year, so they give them what they want. But the flip side is that when old guys make the young guys, who are working every week, look bad, the casual fan can safely turn off WWE until next year’s WrestleMania. I would love to see them, at least occasionally, use the goodwill that the veterans bring as a way to elevate younger talent. You can’t do it with some guys, like The Rock. Others, like Austin, can’t take bumps. And some older guys don’t want to take a beat down so there are a lot of issues in play.

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