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CONTINUITY IN WWE STORYLINES, WHY SOME TALENTS KEEP THEIR NAMES, BRINGING BACK OLDER TALENT AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2016-06-28 10:00:00

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Is there any chance of WWE bringing back to Mr. Anderson for brand split given how he departed the company?

I honestly don’t see much upside in it. He was not exactly a star for WWE, became a cool act in TNA and he is 40 years old. I don’t see much upside.

Since Austin Aries, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura, and A.J. Styles came in with their names.... Can we call them Prince Devitt and KENTA now?!

You can but WWE won’t. They have already been given names in NXT and marketed under them. Since they came in, WWE has changed their approach with established names. And other than Nakamura, the guys you mentioned had name value in the US while Balor and KENTA did not.

This Monday's RAW was dull and boring (being kind with words). Other than a good wrestling match between Cesaro and Sami, the only other quality segment was the contract signing between Cena and Styles. Good to see Cena put over Styles' work big time but how did he credit Shane McMahon for bringing Styles into WWE? Styles was debuted on 24th Jan at Royal Rumble 2016 and Shane McMahon did not return until about a month later on 22nd Feb RAW. Why does he get the credit to bring Styles in after "the powers that be" told Styles for years that he didn't belong in WWE?

The reason is the only one that matters in WWE, because Creative said so. They don’t always adhere to timelines up there in Stamford. They see the truth as being whatever they say it is, which is their option since they own the show. Personally, I like continuity and stories that make sense, but I don’t make the decisions.

We've seen with the Ascension how the fans completely reject the idea of ripping off a legendary team.   Considering how far down they are on the card now since debuting on RAW, would the absolute worst thing creative could do for Paul Ellering's new team involve associating the "Legion of Doom" name with them?

I didn’t see The Ascension as Road Warrior clones. They had make up on, but they weren’t dominating the way the LOD was. If NXT wants to create an LOD, they need to book them that way. I will wait and see what they do with the new guys but I am usually not a fan of redoing an old gimmick. I would rather see a company try and do a new one.

I'm not a regular WWE watcher, but saw Sting being injured when Seth Rollins did his "corner" power bomb spot. As the move looks really dangerous to my eyes, I was surprised to see him repeating it last  week (I told you I'm not a regular watcher!!). To me it is a move that should sit on the banned list, or at least be saved for the "Big Spot At A Special Occasion" type of move. I wonder on your opinions on this.

Some moves are supposed to look dangerous. And when they are done correctly, that is the idea. But sometimes mistakes happen. If the talent can show it’s a one time thing, then it shouldn’t be a huge deal. If he can’t, it should be banned.

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