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I saw Chris Jericho said that fans sing his song Judas and because of that, now fans sing other wrestlers' theme songs, including Seth Rollins. What do you think of Jericho claiming this as part of his legacy? Do you think he really means this?
If Jericho wants to claim that as part of his legacy, good luck to him, but he was on the opening match of ECW One Night Stand in 2005 where the entire Hammerstein Ballroom sang "Enter Sandman" so loud that it drowned out the actual Metallica song on the PPV broadcast. Fans were singing along to pro wrestling themes a long time ago, but Jericho's job is to hype and promote himself, so it is what it is. I can't speak for what he believes. It's not out of bounds for a wrestler to say things to get himself and the promotion he works for attention, so that could very well what he was trying to do.
What are your thoughts on the latest CM Punk stuff with him calling out Dave Meltzer, Jon Moxley, etc. Is he the new Cody Rhodes in terms of being rejected by the company and the fans?
I think every time one of these things explode like a volcano on Twitter, the potential of a CM Punk return gets delayed and that's not good for AEW, because the promotion would be far better served, in my opinion, having Punk on television where he's drawing potential ratings, merchandise and PPV vs. getting people writing and retweeting things about him that do the promotion, Punk, or anyone else no good.
As far as Punk being rejected by AEW, if Tony Khan decides Punk is back, there is nothing anyone else can do (except quit their jobs, I guess) about it, because AEW should be, in my opinion, what Tony Khan wants it to be. It's his company, the same as WWE is Vince McMahon's.
As far as Punk being rejected by fans, if he walked out tomorrow, the entire place would lose their mind until/unless he heeled them. When did fans ever reject Punk like they did Cody? Never happened.
If Punk was rejected and left, well, we saw how Cody's return played out for him in WWE, which was pretty damn awesome. If I am AEW, I don't want that to happen again. I want that buzz and money and interest to be on my own product.
If you could suggest one wrestler to someone who wanted to be a good in-ring worker to study, who would you suggest?
Brad Armstrong.
Any chance of Tony Clifton showing up to accept Andy Kaufman's WWE Hall of Fame induction?
I think that's a little too "inside baseball" for the average fan, but the idea made me laugh.
I was reading something that claimed Bret Hart having creative control is why Vince McMahon had to screwjob him. Thoughts?
That's an absurd deduction. WWF's contract with Hart gave him the control and approval regarding how he was used in the last 30 days of his run. If WWF didn't put language in there that made championship wins and losses exempt from that control, that was not Hart's fault. Hart is said to have offered a number of alternatives to idea of losing to Shawn Michaels, but WWF turned them down. Again, that wasn't Hart's fault. It was whoever approved that in the contract, which of course the company ignored anyway.
What was the worst Wrestlemania you ever attended live?
I remember 11 being pretty boring live except for the main events. That one really sticks out to be, especially since it was coming off the previous year's excellent Wrestlemania X.
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