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PWINSIDER Q&A: VENTURA & ADONIS, BRET HART VS. VINCE MCMAHON, UNDERTAKER AT MANIA AND MORE

Answered on 1/12

I could not help but notice that on several old WWF coliseum videos, Jesse Ventura is called a former world tag team champion with Adrian Adonis. Now, I know they held the AWA belts but I cannot find a record of them winning the WWF titles. So, did Vince, Gorilla and everyone else count the AWA victories? It just seems so taboo for back then to talk about another promotion, especially when the promotion still existed.

Yes, they were actually referring to the AWA Tag Title reign, which was bizarre for WWE at the time, although you'll notice they never actually mention the AWA.  It is always "World Tag Team Champions" with no mentioning of the AWA.

How big do you think a Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon fight at WM would be? And do you think it would ever happen? And what kind of match do you think it would be?

Considering people are still talking about the Montreal Screwjob nearly a decade later, it would be pretty big.  And if it was held in Canada or Europe, would probably draw a ridiculously huge crowd.  As for what kind of match it would be, that really wouldn't matter, as long as they were involved.  As for it happening, forget about it.  Bret Hart is not going to wrestle a match again, and certainly not against Vince McMahon.  Bret has made it very clear that he has no interest in helping Vince McMahon make more money off the screwjob, and physically, he can't have a match anyway. 

Do you think it's always been WWE's intention to keep Undertaker undefeated at WM, or did it take a few years for them to realize 'Take had never lost so they decided to keep the streak going?

Nope, I definitely don't think that was the intention from the start.  No one could have realized the impact Undertaker would end up having on WWE during the early years of his run.  However, over time it became part of his character, and in the last several years has become a major part of the Undertaker aura. 

Ok, Shannon Moore is a joke on ECW. His look, his losses, nothing. Matt Hardy and Gregory Helms have had a long feud on Smackdown. Wouldn't it be a good idea for the WWE to repackage Moore and spice up the feud at the same time? Drop the punk gimmick for Moore, and have him look like he did before he left the WWE. Now a big question, something that might actually be interesting... who will Moore side with? His former 3 Count partner, Helms, or will he go back to being the #1 MF'er. He can come out during a few Hardy/Helms matches, and cost each of them one of the matches... leading to a 3 way at a PPV, and everyone wondering who's side Moore is on. Then at the PPV, he ends up screwing both of them and winning the title. Granted after how he's been 'pushed' on ECW, it might be stretch, but with a new look, back to the old Shannon Moore, it could be believable. It could also bring a little fire back to the cruiser division. What do you think?

Honestly, I just don't see WWE putting that much effort into Moore.  I do think he would be much better off in the Cruiserweight division on Smackdown .... and Smackdown would be better off having more challengers to Helms, rather than Helms wrestling in non-title matches all the time.  Bottom line, we can hope, but it probably won't happen. 

Where do you see the VKM angle going now that HHH is out for a while?  That certainly takes the steam out of the challenge angle.

I agree that it is weak to challenge an injured man, but then again, some would say it is weak to challenge the top stars in a bigger company to begin with.   Either way, Voodoo Kin Mafia can just direct their challenge towards Vince McMahon himself, and leave DX out of it. 

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