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DANIEL BRYAN NOT BEING CLEARED, DEAN MALENKO AS A HALL OF FAMER AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2015-07-31 10:00:00
I was very surprised to see The Undertaker come back @ Battleground since for the past few years, he's only wrestled @ WrestleMania. How long ago was his return planned & when was the last time he wrestled @ SummerSlam?

The return was planned about a month or so back. The last time Undertaker wrestled at Summerslam was 2008 against Edge.

Daniel Bryan has said in a number of interviews he's been cleared by doctors so why isn't he back in the ring?

As it has been explained to me, WWE has been concerned about how often Bryan has gotten injured in such short periods of time and is extremely cautious about clearing him to return. We'll see how this develops but with Bryan having several years left on his deal and obviously wanting to return to wrestling, it may come to a head at some point if they don't clear him.

Will Dean Malenko become a future WWE Hall of Famer?

If he isn't, I'll be shocked. He's always been a great in-ring performer, was part of a major jump to WWE that changed the Monday Night War in a major way and has been a good hand backstage forever.

You say that there is a difference between Hogan’s comments and Vince’s vignette, however the political climate in this country demands that the use of the n-word is to be treated as an absolute. As such, hatred and humor become non-factors. That said, why the double standard?

It's not a double standard. It's fiction vs. reality. I don't think people lost their minds over Leonardo DiCaprio using the "N" word in Django Unchained, but if he was saying it in real life, people certainly would be within their rights to be angry and disgusted.

I read where former SHIMMER/WWE star Serena Deeb was retiring from wrestling. Then I seen her appearing on TNA recently. Did she change her mind? What's the story?

The TNA bout was filmed before she retired.

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