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WWE DRUG TESTING IN 80S, WHY ROMAN IS IN THE BATTLEGROUND MAIN EVENT, SPIROS GRECO AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2016-07-09 09:56:00

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Was the WWF actually serious about drug testing in 1989 when Tully Blanchard tested positive, or was this one of McMahon's ways of screwing over Blanchard & WCW because he knew the Brainbusters were headed back to Atlanta?

At the time, WWE did test for certain drugs, including cocaine.  Blanchard had given notice and according to some, was trying to talk up WCW so others would leave as well.  The timing of the failure was certainly interesting to say the least and for the most part, ended Blanchard's career on a major scale as he lost his WCW deal and never worked full-time in pro wrestling again.

What are your thoughts on Andrade Cien Almas? His vignettes portrayed him as something of a concurring luchador.  But when he debuted, he seems more like he'd just come from a gig at Chip n Dales. He seems a good worker but doesn't seem to be clicking with the fans, myself included. Do you think he's doing something wrong to not get over or is it a matter of NXT not really defining him as a character?

He's very talented but obviously still a work in progress in NXT.  That's what NXT is there for.

Thanks for all the news and articles, always love listening to you guys debate over stuff on hotlines :D I have a quick question regarding Roman Reigns.

As Dave mentioned in QnA about Roman in main event, and I quote, "My take is this. First and foremost, Reigns should lose at Battleground. If he wins, the message is a horrible one. With that said, WWE did nothing wrong here, Reigns did. WWE has a business to run. They have internal plans in place to get them to one of their biggest shows of the year, SummerSlam." Isn't this still sound just wrong and sends wrong message because no matter which point of view you look at it, Roman screwed up and will still be in the main event of a PPV 2 days after his suspension ends. Where's the "Card is subject to change" condition? WWE can, they have and probably will change any match when an injury happens so why not stick to their guns and actually do the right thing by handing out the proper punishment for failing the wellness policy test?

At the end of the day, they want him in the Battleground PPV main event - that's why.

Any news on POP/TNA moving Impact when Smackdown goes live?

They will move to Thursdays at 8 PM on 7/21. 

I was watching a ECW show on the WWE Network and there was a guy named Spiros Greco - whatever happened to him?

Greco was trained by Dean Malenko and made a few appearances in ECW as a tryout of sorts.  For whatever reason, he didn't click and wasn't brought back.  He worked a lot in the Florida scene and also in Japan, I believe for Battlarts.  He trained WCW star Prince Iakeau.

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