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CENA TAPPING, FUTURE OF THE CRUISERWEIGHTS, BROKEN MATT AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2016-09-09 10:00:00

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Thinking about John Cena's "Never Give Up" mantra, has he ever tapped out of a submission or actually given up in a match? I could be wrong, but I seem to recall him in a submission match, but passing out instead.

The modern day version of Cena has never tapped since the "Never Give Up" mantra became a calling card of his on screen persona.  Cena did tap in the past to Kurt Angle.

I wanna say I love CWC.  It's fun, entertaining and just 1 hour of action and taking a break from storylines.   I feel like it replaced the train wreck called Tough Enough from last year.  However, I kinda hate that they're starting a cruiserweight division on the main roster.  It's just another title (probably same design as Universal, world heavyweight and womens with a colored strap). I would have preferred having an annual summer tournament for a trophy and the stand outs like 4 or 5 go on the main roster or NXT.  They can be like Finn Balor or Kalistro who are in that weight category but have won Universal or US title.  What are your thoughts on this?

I am fine with either version.  I can't be bummed out about the fact that Cruiser talents will be given the chance to appear on Raw before the biggest viewing audience possibly, legitimizing them as talents.   That said, I sincerely hope that WWE continues the tournament format once a year and uses it to develop and expose new talents.

On the topic of Matt Hardy and his incredible new gimmick... Over the years I thought his original "Mattitude" gimmick was actually getting him somewhere.  The guy can be really funny when he wants to be.  The entire "Matt Hardy will not die" part of his career had great work but I found not much reason to get behind him.  Here's the question: Do you think he would have his characters such as Broken Matt or the "Version 1" gimmick would have made him more of a player in WWE?

It may have made him more of a player but had his career trajectory not been what it was, we certainly never would have been bestowed with Broken Matt Hardy!

Any updates on Emma's recovery?

Nothing yet.  She is rehabbing her back.

Now that Joey Styles has been let go, who is in charge of WWE.com and whatever else he helped run?

The WWE.com team is pretty large, so I would assume his duties are being divided amongst the remainder of the team until a replacement is hired.

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