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THE FIRST ROYAL RUMBLE, STRAIGHT EDGE CM PUNK, YOUNG BUCKS AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2025-11-01 10:01:00

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Can you tell me the name of the female ringside photographer with the black hair that always appeared in a lot of NWA  Jim Crockett and WCW events in the late 80's into the 90's and is she still working today, if so, where?

I believe you are referring to Linda Roufa, who handled photography for a lot of the Japanese magazines in that time period.  Very nice person.  I do not believe she is working in the pro wrestling space.

Why was the first Royal Rumble on cable and not pay-per-view?

WWF at the time ran it on cable to hurt a Jim Crockett Promotions PPV that was airing the same night, no different than the company today putting broadcasts vs. AEW PPVs.  The more things change, the more they stay the same.  They put a free show on to keep people from potentially paying for the PPV.

Is CM Punk still straight edge?  It's never promoted as part of his character anymore.

Of course.  Just because they aren't using it as a promotional cornerstone for the persona on screen doesn't mean they can't go back to it when needed.

I see people crap on The Young Bucks and other love them.  Where do you stand?

I think they are great at what they do in the ring.  They took a small DIY act and took it to a global scale.  I think of them similar to Sabu in his prime.  There are times where things happen in the moment and they seem cool and fun but if you look at it in hindsight, sometimes the logic doesn't always hold up, but in the moment, especially live in the building, it's fun and the crowd reacts.  People can feel however they want but I've never seen Nick or Matt Jackson not work hard in the ring, ever.

If all these ratings have dropped under the new Nielsen system, what does that mean for TNA which didn't have their ratings in the top 150 already?

Likely exactly what you think.

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