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CODY'S RETURN, TRIPLE H EYEING FORMER NXT TALENTS, HOW MANY SHOULD HE BRING BACK, WHAT TONY KHAN SHOULD DO AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2022-08-12 10:00:00

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Any chance of Cody Rhodes coming back soon?

I don't expect we'll see Cody wrestling before January or so.  That injury takes a long time to heal and I don't see WWE allowing him to push himself to come back prematurely, only to get hurt again.  I think Royal Rumble is a nice date for a return.

With Triple H bringing back so many former NXT talents he liked, what's your advice to Tony Khan regarding the former NXT talents he now uses?

Make sure you have the ones you want locked up signed and sealed, because the last thing you want is the perception that everyone who could be signed away, was.  You don't want to look like WCW when all the young talents - X-Pac, Chris Jericho, Big Show, etc - all started jumping ship.   I would think Khan is already acutely aware of this, though.

Any chance of a Lucha Underground revival?

I liked Lucha Underground, but I don't believe the El Rey Network is producing original content anymore, so unless someone wanted to foot the bill for the network, I don't see it.

If you could make two immediate changes to WWE and AEW, what would they be?

AEW: Move any blood that isn't hardway to PPVs only.  Make sure that when you are doing a big angle or moment, you take a second for the audience to take it in and digest it before running to the next segment, interview, match, etc.

WWE: Make live events more substantial so they aren't throwaway shows.  Cut down on the dizzying camera cuts and swaying during matches.

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