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THE BEST JUDGE WWE COULD PUT ON TOUGH ENOUGH TO TAKE HOGAN’S PLACE, IT BEGINS AND ENDS WITH VINCE, HOW HULK HOGAN COME BACK TO WWE AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2015-07-27 09:59:00

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Why did WWE sour on former NXT champion Bo Dallas so quickly? They stopped his undefeated streak without any build up and even if you felt the guy wasn't getting over then you could have at least built it up more so that the person who beat him got a bit of a rub. I feel that the best use for Bo would have been to align him with his brother and use him as kind of a southern preacher type character trying to win people over to the fold. You could even have Bray (as the leader) chastise and punish Bo when he got out of hand with his goofiness which could lead to Bo gaining sympathy and eventually turning on his Brother and starting a feud with the Wyatt family. I know that that wouldn't have led to any HUGE PPVs buys or anything but it would have been something for him to do at least. What do you think?

When Vince McMahon loses interest in a talent, he loses interest all the way. I agree, it makes more sense to keep trying to make guys viable, but it’s just not how he does business right now.

With Hulk Hogan being fired from the WWE, do you see him ever working for them again in any capacity or have we seen the last of Hogan in WWE?  I personally can see the possibility of WWE playing a wait and see approach to see what Hogan does with the situation and would not be surprised if "off the record" he is getting some behind the scenes help to rebuild his image for a possible comeback with the company. And if we have seen the last of Hogan in WWE, what do you think and feel his options are as far as anything to do with the wrestling industry is, if anything?

I wrote on the site yesterday that I could see him coming back, after things leave the news cycle. But I think he needs to take steps as well, such as sensitivity training and coming out as an advocate against racism. If he talks frankly about why he was wrong and how he has changed, he will find what many others have: America is very forgiving.

Wouldn't it be great if Vince himself took Hogan's  place as a judge on Tough Enough? I know it is never going to happen, but I think it would be interesting to just maybe get a small glimpse of his views and opinions.

It would great actually. Who better to tell young talents what Vince is looking for more than Vince himself? And he has been at the shows on Tuesday too. I don’t see it happening, but if they wanted to get ratings up for the show, that is a great way to do it.

How does the WWE handle "ratings"? I'm assuming they know how many people are viewing live streams as well as their on demand library. Do they release these numbers the way that traditional networks do? Or just the number of subscribers? I ask because i'm curious about things like a season 2 of 'Legends House' or why the RAW post show stopped appearing on the network. It appears that the Undertaker-Lesner angle was developed specifically to bump the network's subscribers. How much do the say-to-day viewing habits actually influence the network's programming?

Since it started, they have declined to say how individual shows have performed. They do indeed know the numbers, they just don’t share them. They only share subscriber numbers, which they will do on Thursday.

I was thinking after Cena beat Owens again, and now looks like they are going back to the well again with Cena since he will face Rollins at Summerslam.  And I also think they can do better with Lesnar than work with Taker again.  Lesnar's style works so well with the young and current guys.  I’d rather Lesnar Rollins again at Summerslam.  I want to see more of it.   I mean Undertaker, Cena, maybe Triple H again down the line all in the main event picture.  I have no interest in this.  We have Owens, Cesaro, Sandow, Rusev, Ambrose, Barrett, Wyatt and the list goes on and on.  Will they ever not have all this talent stay stuck in the mid-card? Does WWE want a future?  It's hard to get excited about NXT when this is what it results in.

We start and finish with the same answer, it’s Vince McMahon. As long as he is at the helm, it will be what it is. HHH and Stephanie definitely want WWE to have a future. They just have to wait until they have control for it to happen.

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