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HOW MUTA NEVER ENDED UP IN WWE, WHY JACK TUNNEY WAS THE BEST EVER POWER AUTHORITY FIGURE AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2014-06-30 09:59:00

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Am I the only one sick of these lame gimmick PPV's WWE has subjected us to since 2009? Seems to me that ever since Over the Limit and Hell in a Cell and shows like them started showing up, the matches they're supposed to showcase just seem stale and less special. Take for instance MITB, the match use to be at Wrestlemania. The winner got a guaranteed shot at the title while also obtaining a memorable win at the biggest show. Now? There's two every year and not at Wrestlemania! It takes the spark away when every year they just add two more soon to be forgotten names to the list. Same for Hell in a Cell. It used to be a match to settle the best grudges and bad blood...now it's just another October pay-per-view. Your thoughts?

I definitely agree that since WWE took special events and made them full fledged PPVs they have hurt the concept. I mean, guys should just not have their first match in Hell In A Cell, but if the program starts at the time of that PPV, they do. I think the themed PPVs are a crutch that Vince uses rather than creating compelling storylines that make fans to want to see the show. If the stories are good, you don't need a gimmick to draw fans in.

Hi guys, this might not be the place for such a question but I've been searching the web for answers to no avail, and thought you might have an idea. I've noticed on WWE's Network that the World Class Championship Wrestling section has not added new shows since mid-May, and it's almost July. I know they aren't going to roll out all of their content at once, nor should they, but that seems like an especially long delay when they had been adding one or two new shows per week. Do you know if the hold up has anything to do with the network not initially performing as had been hoped?

I haven't heard anything official but I do know that WWE is focused on adding things that are getting clicked so if I had to guess, I would surmise that World Class isn't getting the viewers that other shows are.

Hey guys, How come content keeps disappearing from the WWE Network? Every time I log on, something else seems to be missing from the on demand library, on top of that where is the "Monday Night War" show that we were promised? I like the Network and it's a great price but it simply is not as advertised and we are stuck with a 6 month subscription, what gives?

The Monday Night War is supposed to start this fall. I don't see how it's not as advertised. They promised all of the old and new PPVs and they are there. WWE never said that every single show or video from all time would stay up on the Network. They are still in the process of finding their way with the Network so things come and go.

I thought I would have found the answer myself over the years, but after the TNA conference I really need to know how in the name of god Mutoh never ended up in WWF/E? He would have been Undertaker’s greatest opponent because as his international work shows, Muta’s theatrical is as good as, if not better than, anything WWF/E has produced. To me, it’s the third greatest missed opportunity in their history, (First – Hogan v Flair Wrestlemania. Second – Warrior/Sting v LOD).

Muta is like Sting in that he never chose to go there. WWE would have signed him for sure at a few junctures but he wanted to keep working in Japan and not go full time with WWE. Working with WCW allowed him to do that.

Who would you consider as the best GM/Commissioner of WWE? Please don't say Mike Adamle...the scramble match was a dumb gimmick. I think Bischoff and AJ Lee were incredible. Your thoughts?

I will go with Jack Tunney because he was on TV very, very rarely. I hate the GM concept. It's old and tired and has become a total crutch where storytelling is concerned.

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