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Answered on 12/6

I've seen all the negative feedback on the ECW PPV and I heard former WWF announcer Kevin Kelly say on an internet show, "Everyone says never again will I watch, but they keep watching." I'm sure you don't have an exact number on this, but do you keep receiving the same, "I'll never watch again." feedback from the same people over and over or does your feedback (to PPV's in particular) drop off significantly after such statements?

There are always fans that say they will "never watch again" after a poor show, but I think the majority do stick around.  It is more them venting their frustration, then realizing that they enjoy wrestling too much to allow them to give up on watching it because of a poor show.  Of course, there are some fans who do go away and don't come back, which is why ratings aren't as high as they used to be.

Do you think like I do that the WWE should consider reviving the Slammy awards? They usually do a look back on the year in December so why not instead replace that with the Slammies? Also it would be a fun way to get over a heel as was the case with the late great Owen Hart. Your thoughts?

Honestly, I think the Slammy awards are a little too cartoonish, and to be blunt, I could see WWE Creative spending months writing "witty" jokes for that show, which would do a poor rating, while ignoring the storylines on Raw, ECW and Smackdown. 

Any chance of Heyman ending up in TNA now that he's done with WWE. I would love that. Stick it to McMahon.

Anything is possible.  Obviously, Heyman's contractual status with WWE needs to be addressed, but once he is free and clear, it could happen.  But that doesn't mean it well.  After all, TNA is still settling into a new creative situation with Vince Russo, Dutch Mantell and Jeff Jarrett handling the shows.  But in the future, who knows. 

I just watched the spectacular legacy of the AWA and notice a PPV called SuperClash. Was this the AWA's Wrestlemania or Starrcade? How much did they have? Who was on the cards and what other promotions joined in with them in it?

The AWA had four SuperClash events.  Here's a quick rundown: 

The first SuperClash was on September 28, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois at Comiskey Park.  It wasn't a Pay-per-view, but some of the matches were released on home video.  This was during the "Pro Wrestling USA" experiment with the AWA and NWA teaming up to try and create competition for the expanding WWF.  World Class and the IWA were also involved in this event  Here are the results: 
- AWA America's Champion Sgt. Slaughter defeated Boris Zuhkov via DQ. 
- IWA Champion Mil Mascaras defeated Buddy Roberts.
- Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba, & Genichiro Tenryu defeated Harley Race, Bill & Scott Irwin when Baba pinned Bill.
- Sherri Martel defeated Candi Divine to win the AWA Women's Title.
- World Class Texas Champion Kerry Von Erich defeated Jimmy Garvin.
- AWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors defeated Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes via DQ.
- Midget Champion Little Tokyo defeated Little Mr. T.
- Jerry Blackwell defeated Kamala in a Bodyslam match.
- AWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Steve Regal defeated Brad Rheingans.
- Greg Gagne, Scott Hall, & Curt Hennig defeated Ray Stevens, Nick Bockwinkel, & Larry Zbyszko when Hall pinned Stevens.
- NWA World Six Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Khruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Crusher, Dick the Bruiser, Baron Von Raschke when Ivan pinned Raschke.
- NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Magnum T.A.
- AWA World Champion Rick Martel vs. Stan Hansen ended in a double countout.

The second SuperClash was on May 2, 1987 in San Francisco, California at the Cow Palace.  It wasn't a Pay-per-view, but some of the matches were shown on television. There was no inter-promotional involvement. Here are the results: 
- Adnan Al-Kassie defeated Buck Zumhoffe.
- DJ Peterson vs. Super Ninja ended in a draw.
- AWA Women's Champion Sherri Martel defeated Madusa Micelli.
- Curt Hennig defeated Nick Bockwinkel to win the AWA World Title.
- The Midnight Rockers & Ray Stevens defeated Buddy Wolfe, Doug Somers & Kevin Kelly when Stevens pinned Somers.
- Jerry Blackwell defeated Boris Zuhkov.
- Jimmy Snuka & NFL great Russ Francis defeated The Terrorist & The Mercenary when Francis pinned Terrorist.

The third SuperClash was on December 13, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois.  This was the Pay-per-view that saw AWA, World Class, GLOW and Continental working together.  Here are the results: 
- Hector, Chavo, & Mando Guerrero defeated Cactus Jack & Rock-n-Roll RPMs when Chavo pinned Lane.
- Eric Embry defeated Jeff Jarrett.
- Jimmy Valiant defeated Wayne Bloom.
- World Class Texas Champion Iceman King Parsons defeated Brickhouse Brown.
- Ricky Rice, Derrick Dukes & Wendi Richter defeated Paul Diamond, Pat Tanaka, & Madusa Micelli when Richter pinned Micelli.
- Greg Gagne defeated Ronnie Garvin via countout to win the AWA TV Title.
- The Syrian Terrorist won a Lingerie Battle Royale.
- Sgt Slaughter defeated Col. DeBeers in a Boot Camp match.
- World Class Tag Team Champions The Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox when Samu pinned Hayes.
- Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez in an Indian Strap match.
- AWA World Champion Jerry Lawler defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the World Class World Title when the referee stopped the match due to Von Erich's excessive bleeding.
- The Rock N' Roll Express vs. Jimmy Golden & Robert Fuller ended in a double countout.

The fourth and final SuperClash was on April 8, 1990 in St. Paul, Minnesota at the Civic Center.  Some of the matches were aired on television.  Here are the results: 
- Jake Milliman defeated Todd Becker.
- The Texas Hangmen defeated DJ Peterson & Brad Rheingans.
- Baron Von Raschke defeated Col. DeBeers via countout.
- Tully Blanchard defeated Tommy Jammer.
- Nord the Barbarian defeated Kokina Maximus.
- Larry Zbyszko defeated Masa Saito to win the AWA World Title.
- The Trooper & Paul Diamond defeated The Destruction Crew in a Steel Cage match.

Do the James Gang really have bad feelings towards DX off camera or is this just a Vince Russo "real" storyline?

In the TNA conference call with the media yesterday, BG James made it clear that he does not have ill feelings towards Shawn Michaels, and that his views on Triple H have changed since the shoot interview where he ripped into him.  I'm not sure where Kip James stands on Michaels, but he has made it very clear he doesn't care for Triple H. 

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