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PWINSIDER Q&A: ENTER SANDMAN, LA RESISTANCE, THE FIRST CAGE MATCH AND MORE

Answered on 9/2

I see everyone asking about the "Enter Sandman" song for the Sandman and people saying he's not the same without it. my question is, this isn't the first time he's wrestled without entering to that theme, I never seen the shows back then, but how did the fans react back when he was in TNA when he came out to different music?

Honestly, it is the same reaction he gets now, as he used generic entrance music in TNA as well.  He gets a pop for his beer drinking entrance through the crowd, but it just isn't the same as having one of the most popular songs of all time blasting in the arena and pumping up the crowd while you do it. 

Recently WWE has really begun to strictly enforce their self imposed drug policy and wellness program. Kurt Angle, Joey Mercury, RVD, and Chris Masters have all been suspended because they have voliated the WWE's policy in some way. Lashley was out for an indefinite period of time because he failed a WWE physical. Do you think we may be starting to really see the wrestlers straighten up? I personally wouldn't mind seeing guys shrink down to size. Vince has always believed having a good body can get a guy over, Lex Luger/Chris Masters? Do you think we may have a new era of a clean WWE roster?

I think WWE has shown they are definitely serious about the wellness program, as evidenced by the fact that they changed the WWE Title storylines and pulled talent off the Great American Bash PPV at the last minute when they easily could have made excuses to keep the talent in the ring.  WWE deserves credit for not backing down from the program so far, and I hope they keep it up.  As for the physiques, it has been proven that you can have a great body without going over the top, so hopefully that trend will continue. 

Why doesn't WWE reform La Resistance? Rene Dupree, Sylvain and Rob Conway have had no success in singles and are nothing but jobbers. Bringing them back would certainly help the very weak tag team division.

Honestly, that isn't a bad idea. After a series of vignettes where he pushed Quebec as a tourist spot, Sylvan hasn't done anything of note on Smackdown.  Rob Conway's claim to fame on Raw is getting beat up by legends, and Rene Dupree has been staring at a mirror on ECW.  While Dupree may still have a chance, Sylvan and Conway would probably be a lot better off as a tag team again. 

With the rising popularity of the UFC, can you see Vince trying to hire some of the guys from the Ultimate Fighter seasons who weren't offered contracts?

Honestly, I don't see it happening.  For starters, most of the fighters on the show that make any kind of impact (even in losing) get brought back for a fight or two.  The fighters that succeed, obviously are sticking with UFC.  The fighters that don't make an impact and just lose and fade away aren't worth going after in the first place.  If Vince is going to go after anyone, his best bet would be to get an established UFC star with charisma, like when he had Ken Shamrock.

To your knowledge, when and where did the first cage match take place?

I always credited Fred Blassie for the first cage match, a chicken wire and wood cage that was called "Blassie's Cage" and used to end his legendary feud with The Sheik in Los Angeles in the late 60's. However, there apparently was a cage match (again, chicken wire was used) in 1937 in Georgia between Jack Bloomfield and Petro Rossi.  

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