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CENA AT THE RUMBLE, HENDRY AT MANIA, TAMINA AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2025-02-11 10:00:00

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Is Tamina still with the WWE?

Yes, she is still listed as being on the roster as of this writing.

Could you see Joe Hendry defend the TNA title at WrestleMania or at NXT Stand and Deliver with WWE and TNA working together?

I could see it in NXT much more than at WrestleMania.  Mania is the biggest show of the year and there will most probably be deserving WWE talents that don’t get on the show as it is. I don’t see them taking at least one other spot away.

In WWE presentation is just as important as anything when it comes to the wrestlers. At the Rumble it was never more apparent how bad the entrance music has been. Countless wrestlers got delayed reactions because their music is similar, generic and just awful. It's ridiculous. How aware of this problem are WWE and do they plan to fix this?  On a side note have been following the site since I discovered it around 2008 and never looked back. Love the work you do, the quality, and honesty. 

Thanks for the kind words. Honestly, I am the wrong one to ask. Entrance music isn’t a big deal to me. All it does is tell me who is coming out in most cases. So for me, it’s not a big deal.

Coming off of the Royal Rumble, I noticed that it seemed like John Cena worked in a very careful way and didn't take any major bumps. I wondered if that was deliberate because he is still actively shooting a movie? How does the insurance work when a star is both wrestling and actively filming? Does WWE indemnify the studio in those cases? Thanks for all the great work!

I think the reason was twofold, one he was finishing a movie and two there wasn’t a whole lot for him to do in The Rumble.  I don’t think he needed to take any big bumps since just him appearing is what really mattered to most fans.  I honestly don’t know what the stipulation was in this case concerning a possible injury but I would guess that it was worked out in advance.

I type this two hours before the Royal Rumble, and just read the latest not-going-to-happen Malaki/Aleister Black appearing in Indy… I trust PWInsider more than the dirt sheet clowns, but what if?  Let’s say we get shocked and he shows up, onscreen, tonight in the PLE… (and not via a thinly veiled series of vignettes). What are the legal ramifications and would Stamford Inc. even care that the Final Flop would have mental breakdown? Or, could they get away with an “Oops, sorry.” Don’t know the truth behind Flair/NWA-WWE/“Real” World Champion or Madusa/WWW-WCW… but I’m intrigued. Even though it ain’t happening.

I don’t see WWE doing anything that would be actionable. I don’t see them knowingly using someone who is under contract elsewhere without permission.

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