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WAS UFC WRONG TO BAN THE REPORTER, BRINGING IN BALOR, THE TIMING OF THE DRAFT AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2016-06-08 10:00:00

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I just read about what happened to the reporter getting their credentials stripped by UFC for breaking the Brock Lesnar story and two questions come to mind; isn't it petty to punish a person for doing their job? Unless the reporter was given the information with an agreement to wait a specified amount of time before publishing then UFC should be mad at themselves for getting scooped. Secondly, have you guys ever been  blacklisted like that by a promoter for breaking a story? Can you say what it was? Pulling press credentials just seems counterproductive in an industry driven by viewership and live attendance.

What you need to understand here is that UFC does not have to issue press credentials to anyone. They are a courtesy that they extend to reporters, just as WWE extends a similar courtesy to us. I agree that Helwani was just doing his job and did nothing wrong. With that said, he was a guest of UFC at that event and they also have the right to pull that privilege if they choose to. Would I have done it? No, I wouldn’t have. But they were within their rights. I can’t recall ever getting blacklisted by anyone.

So now that Bullet Club WWE is solidified, for now at least, how would you bring Balor in? Do you "Club him in" so to speak, or keep him separate? Your thoughts on what should happen and what you think will happen.

I could definitely see a scenario where AJ Styles and The Club are beating down John Cena and Finn Balor comes out, seeming to make the save, only to join them in beating down Cena. Now, if they are going to keep Balor as a face, he could help Cena and set up an amazing feud between himself and AJ.

What is WWE's policy about tattoos?  Especially talent who gets them while under contract?  Is there less restrictions for the men then the women when it comes to them?

WWE expects talents to consult them before changing their appearance in any way. Given that WWE markets those looks, it makes sense.

Common sense question. Why not have the Draft after Summer Slam instead of the month before? I know they want SD ratings up by going live, but it would make more sense after the third biggest ppv of the year!

I don’t see why it makes more sense to do it after SummerSlam. I like the idea of doing it in July and hopefully then use the excitement that comes with the draft to build to matches AT SummerSlam.

What the hell were they thinking letting Stephanie McMahon speak to Charlotte like that?! In a 30 second segment, they just buried their own Women’s Champion and made her look weak. Baffling. I can’t ever imagine Vince saying that Stone Cold in 1999 and getting away with it. Although it makes no sense, as Stephanie is a heel (albeit oddly masquerading as a face), please please please tell me there’s a program with these two in the pipeline?

Unless they plan to have Charlotte beat Stephanie down, I don’t like it either. I totally agree that is makes Charlotte look weak. And to make matters worse, it was just a few weeks earlier that Stephanie herself was kicking Ric Flair to the curb. It was fine then, but not when Charlotte did it WHY? Lack of continuity really hurts their creative process at times.

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