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WWE hasn't had a great pure comedy character since Santino left. When you look at Jack Gallagher's character and moveset, do you think he would fit that comedy role that Vince seems to like? Or would you keep him as a serious competitor in the cruiserweight division?
I would not do that. In my opinion, comedy characters should only be guys that can’t really go in the ring. Gallagher can work so I wouldn’t saddle him with that kind of gimmick.
While I know that painkillers are often over-prescribed, after Paige’s latest suspension, what is WWE’s Wellness Policy protocol regarding legal prescriptions and a doctor’s notes regarding their use as part of a treatment regimen? Does WWE employ its own doctor who makes judgment calls regarding the need (or lack thereof) for medicines? I would understand if a talent tested positive for multiple substances, or if a painkiller is detected at a level which is unhealthy or potentially life threatening. But suspending someone for taking a prescribed painkiller while not abusing it seems harsh. What are your thoughts?
WWE expects their talents to supply them with all prescriptions so that they know what their talents are taking. Their reasoning is sound. For one thing, they want to make sure that the talents are not taking too much of something like, say, hydrocodone. In addition to that, if someone is taking opiates it could have an affect on how they perform in the ring and the safety of who that person is working with. I am fine with them being thorough about what their performers are taking. Plus, everyone knows the process. It’s up to them to do their part.
In theory, what would happen if Billy Corgan, Aroluxe, The Fight Network (and anyone else who has been sunk money into TNA in exchange for some sort of ownership stake) asked for their money back, would that be the finish of the company? From all accounts they're drowning in debt so the last thing they could afford is to "refund" tens of thousands of dollars.
Unless there is something written into the deal where the money was put into the company, they can’t do that. When you buy into a business, you take on the risk that comes with debt and the business not doing well. If/when that happens you can’t ask for a do over.
Do you think the reason the WWE Title match opened No Mercy is so when there are dual brand PPV’s that they can open the show the same way instantly squash the reaction that they are saying Raw’s title is more important (when that main events the dual brand show) and that they do this even for SD PPVS?
I guess they could but if that is the plan, I think people will see right through it when both brands are on a PPV together.
Is there any hope of bringing back the hard cam for Smackdown shows? The floating camera comes across on some angles as a low budget hand held camera and takes away from what is usually WWE’s amazing production. I get that they want to make the shows look different, but different colours/sets surely do this? Seems silly that NXT talents are trained to look at the hard cam and then when they get called up to Smackdown it doesn’t even exist.
Never say never in WWE. Honestly, I like the look of Smackdown. It’s different and yes, people are trained one way, but they can learn. I like that the shows definitely have unique aspects to them.
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