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RATING THE MONDAY NIGHT WAR, USING NXT TALENT ON PPV PRE-SHOWS, ELIZABETH IN THE HALL OF FAME AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2015-01-21 09:59:00

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Would it be a good idea for the pre-show match on WWE PPVs to feature top NXT talent in matches? It could help get them exposure before their debuts, and for NXT fans it would be great seeing top NXT talent wrestling in such large crowds. But do you think it could work or help them?

I like the idea of giving the NXT talents more exposure. The problem I see is that I can't see Vince McMahon letting those guys go out and tear it up, or being given ample time to show what they can do. So if they are going to go out and rush through a match I don't know if it will help them. If they are given time, I love the idea.

I just finished watching the season (series?) finale of the Monday Night Wars and I must say what a huge disappointment the whole thing was. All of the episodes told the exact same story (WWE was industry leader, Ted Turner bought WCW, Ted Turner lured away WWE stars and formed "the rebellious NWO faction", WWE was forced to create new stars "in what became known as the attitude era", WWE won the war) and they presented rehashed info from other better presented documentaries (Foley, NWO, Goldberg, Original Monday Night Wars DVD, etc). I was hoping for a more chronological approach to the whole thing. How would you have like it seen presented?

My hope when they announced the series is that we would have gotten a chronological series where we got insight into what was going on behind the scenes during that time period. It would have still built up to WWE winning in the end and would have shown us true vulnerability. Instead, we got the series you mentioned. I am with you.

With wrestling's presence in the UK seeming to be stronger than ever, and many RoH stars showing up on the UK independent scene, why does RoH not try and get a UK TV deal so they can promote themselves as a viable alternative to the WWE in the European wrestling market as well as in America?

That isn't their priority right now. With that said, if a good offer came their way they would definitely listen. It takes two to tango.

Is there a chance that Elizabeth goes in this year, perhaps being announced last as a book end to Savage's induction? She was such an important piece to the Savage character, and a catalyst for nearly every major feud or program he worked in WWE. To induct one without the other just seems wrong.

I sure hope so. Her going in is a no-brainer to me. I could definitely see that happening.

The Ascension was recently promoted to the main show and has not received the best response from fans or even commentators while adjusting to a different variation of their gimmick. Who is really to blame for the poor transition from NXT? Should The Ascension have been able to keep their NXT gimmick since that's what they have become comfortable with? When does main show creative give up and send them back to NXT?

I think they should have kept their gimmick. Mother were comfortable with it and it wasn't a reach, as their new one is. To me, if an act has a good thing in NXT the company should let them do it in WWE as well.

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