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WILL BROCK LOSE THE TITLE, HBK’S COMEBACK MATCH, THE HARDEST THING I EVER HAD TO COVER AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2018-07-15 10:00:00

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With all the questions about who HBK should wrestle of he comes back (definitely not Hulk Hogan as one Q&A suggested), there's been talk of him teaming with Daniel Bryan but Kane has filled that role, shouldn't he wrestle against Dolph Ziggler if he comes back?  It almost seems like they are already starting a build up to it. Comparisons have been made numerous times about the in-ring style and abilities, Ziggler has been wearing tights and boots almost identical to HBK, and now he's doing the super kick with the foot stomping and all. It doesn't seem like coincidence to me. 

Honestly, I just think they are trying to get Dolph over with the comparison.  HBK said that IF he comes back, we have to accept that he is in his 50s and is no longer The Showstopper.  I think that could mean he will be in a tag match if it happens.  If not, I think WWE would want to use someone further up the card if they were going to give a rub to a younger guy.  If he is going to be ready for one big match, Daniel Bryan seems much more likely to me than Ziggler.

As a journalist, I've written quite a few stories that have been emotionally taxing and rough to report on. In all your years as a wrestling journalist, what story or series of stories have been the toughest you've ever had to write?

The toughest thing I ever had to cover was the death of Owen Hart.  I had just started the practice of covering PPVs live, in real time, for 1Wrestling.com.  Basically, I was covering the PPV and the breaking news of his death in real time.  That was really rough.

With Martha Hart's recent statement regarding Bret Hart's comments regarding Owen, do you think the book is shut on trying to get Owen in the HOF? She seemed pretty steadfast in her hatred of WWE almost 20 years later.

Yes, I do.  She is adamant about it.  She blames WWE for his death.  After almost 20 years, that hasn’t changed for her.  It seems like she won’t ever change her mind.  

If you had to guess, does Vince do the right thing at extreme rules and have a Styles/Rusev main event or does he force yet another Roman Reigns main event on us?

If I had to guess I would say probably not.  The caveat is that if there will be a Title change, I think the WWE Title match will go on last.

Please tell me that Brock Lesnar will lose the Universal Title soon.  PLEASE?

I wish I could, I really do.  If it’s me, I have Braun Strowman go on Raw tomorrow and say, “Since Brock Lesnar says he won’t come here and defend his Title, I will force him to fight me.  I am cashing in my contract for SummerSlam!”  Then, I would have Braun beat him so that SOMEONE gets a rub from the guy before he goes back to UFC.  It’s clear that’s where Brock’s focus is now, and it’s not WWE.  I see no reason to keep the Title on him at this point.  But I could see Vince doing a "Brock won and is now taking the Title hostage to UFC" and booking it that way.  I see WWE getting nothing out of that, but Vince doesn’t always think the way that I do from a booking standpoint.

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