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DID THE WYATTS BREAK UP TOO SOON, SCORPIO, WAS THE NXT TAKEOVER RIVAL FINISH CREATED TO HELP THE DOC'S CM PUNK LAWSUIT?

By Mike Johnson on 2015-02-21 10:00:44
I?m not much of a wrestling conspiracy theorist but do you think that CM Punk's allegations against Dr. Chris Amman and Dr. Amman's subsequent lawsuit against Punk and Colt Cabana had any bearing on the finish of the Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn match at NXT: Rival? I didn't even consider that a possibility until the first episode of NXT following Rival, when Dr. Amman's segment (which was also the first time I could recall him being onscreen as a character) seemed to be more about building up the credibility of his care than about addressing Zayn?s condition. Please note that I'm not saying that they switched the title just to give Dr. Amman some credibility, I'm just questioning the way it went down and the subsequent follow-up, as there are elements of it that feel like typical WWE? Anyone who isn't with us is against us?-style pettiness

You are absolutely being a conspiracy theorist here. How would a wrestling finish have any bearing in a court of law? Plus, the doctor appearing on TV would certainly make him more of a public persona, which doesn't exactly help his "privacy" claims.

Why doesn't Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois and Scottrade Center in St. Louis host a SmackDown taping very often as they tend to host just RAWs and pay-per-views? Thanks!

It's just a matter of how WWE routes the buildings for their live events.

Total Divas completely shows you current divas and some superstars lifes behind the curtain. John Cena dating Niki Bella and the other real life stuff happening, why does WWE not use this? I mean I know they are trying to tell a story and I get that maybe some superstars don't want to mix work with personal life but at the same time we see Cena haunted with his divorce and how it affects his relationship with Nikki, the issues with Tyson Kidd and Nattie and recently we saw the issues with Nattie's dad and Alicia Fox's past relationship with Wade Barrett. Wouldn't it make sense to make WWE as real life as possible especially with how fan base is changing?

No, because WWE is trying to sell the reality show as a behind the scenes look at "life" for the Divas. If they were making their own regular programming as a serious behind the scenes look at the business, there would be no reason for the reality show, which the company gets paid a pretty penny for and quite honestly, it would probably see their regular ratings drop. The casual audience wants to see guys fight, not see them talking about their girlfriends.

It's obvious WWE has no use for Luke Harper and Erick Rowan other than jobbing them out to the upper echelon. I thought it was a big mistake to break up the Wyatt Family all along and now it's even more obvious. Harper and Rowan are going nowhere but down the card, sadly. They need to reunite with Bray and chase the tag titles. Agree?

I've long felt the breakup of the trio were way premature. I'd agree, although at least with Harper, he's gotten to have an Intercontinental title run.

Favorite 2 Cold Scorpio match?

There's a bout against Chris Jericho at ECW's "The Doctor is In" that was tremendous. I also really liked his bouts against Sabu in ECW in 1994 and although I'd never go back and watch it now, his WCW Superbrawl 3 match against Chris Benoit was awesome at the time.

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