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Bryan, Itami, Zayn, and even CM Punk. Guys who got to WWE after working a high-impact style for many years in the indy and international circuit. As a result of these years of working this style, we have seen their bodies begin to break down by the time they got to WWE, thus derailing any push they may receive (especially in Bryan's case). Should WWE be wary of signing these indy veterans? Would they take previous wear and tear on the body into consideration when deciding to sign a guy like AJ Styles or Samoa Joe?
There is no reason to be wary signing those guys. They come in on very cheap deals, which WWE can get out of very easily. So they don’t have a huge investment. But what it points out, very clearly, is that WWE is 100 percent correct in cutting back on the high impact stuff that guys used to do. They made the right call in doing that.
Hi guys, love your website. There's no truer place to get my wrestling news, inside info, and opinions. I subscribed to the WWE Network on day 1, but I don't subscribe to cable. While I understand that Raw is a USA Network exclusive at the time of airing, it's available on other platforms after the original airing, such as Hulu. Do you think it would be smart for WWE to have a premium membership that allowed users to have a Raw replay on say, Tuesday? It doesn't make any sense (to me) that they give me every PPV, but not the required weekly stories that explain the matches I'm seeing. It seems they could make a lot more money from people like me, because they aren't getting those numbers during the live Raw. Any thoughts?
WWE wanted to do that on the network but NBC Universal said no. Given what they get paid for their TV rights, which is the top revenue producer in the company, WWE had to drop the replays that they wanted to air. So where it makes sense is in the bank account!
Do you think Michelle Beadle's recent comments are a bit hypocritical? Trading in her "fan card" over just a quick congrats to Mayweather, when she works for a network that celebrates, promotes, and employees more glorified criminals in various sports than probably any other company does.
Not even close. I think it’s brave actually for her to make those statements, knowing her employers won’t appreciate them. The easy thing to do is nothing. She took a stand about an issue that is important to her. Mike Johnson, Mike Epsenhard and I covered this issue in depth in the Elite section of the site. You should listen to the shows and think about your point of view. Also, you need to realize that there is a limited market for what she does. Sometimes wrestling fans don’t think about more that what is right in front of their face.
After The Rock left WWE as an active performer, the reason that I read for him not being in the WWE Hall of Fame was because Rock was not always available to appear because of his movie filming schedule. But now, Rock has appeared at every Wrestlemania starting in 2011, so what is the reason now that he is not in the WWE Hall of Fame?
Frankly, he is still young enough to wrestle and there is no rush to get him in. Everyone knows he is a first ballot, slam dunk Hall Of Famer. At this point, it’s just a matter of when both sides want to do it. If he wanted it next year, he would be the headliner.
Is there any chance that Teddy Long will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame? Between his time as a Referee and a Manager in both WCW and WWE, and his time as General Manager in WWE, as an on-air performer and member of the business, Teddy has put together a long and successful career.
A chance? Sure I could see it happening one day down the road.
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