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As you are well aware wrestling crowds can be rowdy. Watching the archives of RAW & Nitro the crowds are rabid, like on their feet for the lamest of midcard matches. I'm not endorsing anyone getting injured and it's probably for the best it's stopped. I guess I'm asking if you're surprised that the current WWE roster isn't being unfairly punished for bad booking by being pelted by beer cups and garbage. You know, how ever episode of Nitro ended. It's weird how docile the crowds are.
Nope, not surprised at all. It was a different time then and more people, if not believed, got caught up. And, it was guys coming and taking over WCW, so I understood their reactions. Today, there is a lot less investment than there was then. Plus, the business itself has admitted that it’s a work. It has changed the dynamic of the crowd base. Add in the booking and you get the current crowds. With that said, when the booking is good, they do invest. It’s up to WWE to deliver that to their fans.
I am writing to ask if you think that with TNA's perceived downfall due to the incompetence of one Dixie Carter & the fact that they have now lost their UK tv deal with Challenge, do you see Joe Koff & ROH making moves to try & take TNA's spot on challenge in the UK seeing as they already have clearance to show their weekly show in Portugal? Or is this Ring of Honor fan clutching at straws.
I think it would be a call I would be making if I am Joe Koff. It can’t hurt to see if there is interest.
I can't tell you how absolutely un-excited I am about Goldberg, and his match with Lesnar. But I wanted to know : What do you think will happen, and what do you think should happen with their match at SS?
I don’t see any way you have a guy that has been retired for over a decade beat one of your assets. But, Goldberg won’t come back to be squashed. So I see it being booked as a close match that Lesnar wins but Goldberg represents himself well.
I have never understood why the WWE has superstars lose big matches when competing in their hometown. Case in point, Sasha Banks loses in Boston at HIAC. Both Edge and Trish Stratus both lost in Toronto at different events. If the goal is to send the fans home happy, the WWE is certainly not accomplishing this. Why does this happen all the time?
I wish I could explain it to you but I can’t since I have never understood it either. I think it’s a ridiculous practice by WWE. I am not saying that the hometown person should always win, but they should at least get SOME wins.
You recently answered a question about jumping ship on TNA. I'd have left a long time ago myself. But for all those still employed, with the advent of Anthem coming on board, and supplementing TNA's income, and with Dixie pretty much out of power, do you see that as a positive, and something to look forward to, for the future, or is TNA still done, just not quite yet?
It depends. If Anthem is just giving a line of credit? No, I don’t. The company needed loans this year for a reason, it doesn’t make enough to cover its bills. They will be losing their second biggest TV deal come January so they will have even less coming in unless they can replace it. If it were me, unless Anthem bought the company I would look at their involvement as them becoming the top secured creditor so that they can get the Video Library if the company goes under. That might not be their intent, but after all I would have gone through win TNA I wouldn’t have any benefits of the doubt to give at this point.
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