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WWE BRINGING LEGENDS TO PPV EVENTS, BROCK, THE DISAPPEARING NXT EPISODES, SHANE MCMAHON AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2024-10-19 10:00:00

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Anything to the stories Brock Lesnar is on his way back?

No.  Not at this time.  

I saw your report about some legends being brought in for Bad Blood.  I was wondering what this means, and if there's any work involved.  Does it just mean WWE covers flight and hotel, and let's the legends attend the event?  Or do they also get paid to attend the event.  Is there any expectations for them to do certain things (mingle with fans, offer advise to talents, etc)?

The legends are booked and paid to attend with their travel and hotel covered.  That weekend, many of them were used to be seen in the crowd to add some extra prestige to the event and behind the scenes, were involved in interviews for future content, including some documentary and "talking head" type of programming.  They aren't brought just to be there for the heck of it.

Is Shane McMahon going to A.E.Doub-ya[W]?

You never say never, but my feeling is that if he was coming in, they never would have leaked that photo out.

The quick camera motion where members of the Best Friends hug (and when Excaliber calls "You gotta give the people what they want") - is that a nod to them being members of the CHAOS faction?  Seems coincidental that the same thing happens when Okada signals for the Rainmaker.

I always took it as a nod to the camera shot for Okada's Rainmaker, yes.

What do you see as being the fate of all the old episodes of NXT that were on Peacock? Will they eventually end up on the CW app? Netflix? The WWE Vault Youtube channel? 

It all depends on what WWE and their licensee for older content wants to do with it.   No one has given me a clear answer when I've asked.  I am told they won't be on the CW App, so my guess is Netflix or a WWE-centric FAST channel on a PlutoTV or something similar.  Endeavor will do whatever makes them the most money.

With Monday Night RAW moving to two hours this Monday, do you think it might be possible for some episodes not to have a women's match on the show, or are they a thing of the past as the WWE wants to promote gender equality?

I think it's about what talents and stories drive the audience, nothing more.

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