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PWINSIDER Q & A: JEFF HARDY'S PUSH, NEW ECW MENTOR, WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOME FANS, WHO'S THE BIGGEST STAR AND MORE

Where do you see Jeff Hardy’s push going now that Raw is top heavy, I hope he doesn’t become a fan favorite jobber. I really think Jeff can have an awesome feud with Orton or Cena. Also, the show flows much better with Vince not on TV I think they should concentrate more on wrestling with 2 minute vignette storylines rather than 45 min story lines and 2 mins of wrestling… people pay for the wrestling understanding the “soap opera” aspect and not vice versa.

I think since WWE has so much top talent on Raw now, after the draft, they need guys for them to wrestle and Hardy should have a prominent upper mid-card role.  After Monday night, it would make perfect sense for them to do a program with Orton, saying that Hardy cost him the title shot.  I just can't see them wasting what has been a valuable asset for them, especially at a time when the should be pushing all of the normally built guys that they can.  So, I will stay positive on this one and say he won't get buried.   

Who is or in each of their primes, was the bigger star? Austin, Rock or Hogan? When someone says wrestling to a casual fan, the answer is Hogan. I personally think him but who do you think made the biggest impact and became the biggest star?

Man, that is so tough.  Hogan definitely was a star the longest, and that counts for something.  Austin and Rock probably had a bigger consistent viewing audience since television wasn't the vehicle that is it now back in the 80s.  Rock drew the record rating for Raw.  But, I would say Hogan from a wrestling perspective.  To ask who is the biggest star, I would say the Rock since he has gone on to be the lead in several movies, even if they haven't been overly successful.

Who will (if any) take over as the 'mentor' of ECW? 

I would love to see Fit Finlay moved over to ECW and take over the veteran role that Chris Benoit was to have played.  Finlay has a proven track record of helping young talents improve and he would be the perfect guy for the spot.  I think it's important to use ECW as a training ground and he would be a great guy to come in and oversee the young talent.

You often say that long title runs increase the belt's credibility. How does it do that? Why does one wrestler never losing increase the credibility of the belt rather than turn it into a glorified piece of jewelry (if he doesn't lose it, surely it becomes irrelevant)? I can see it adding to the win when someone finally beats him, but why does a belt that becomes as much a fixture of a wrestler as, say for example HHH's water bottle, or Ted DiBiase's tearaway tuxedo, mean more? Wouldn't the Super Bowl somewhat lose it's meaning if the same team won it every year?

Here is how I see it.  The belt should be treated as something that is hard to get, something that not just anyone should be able to get on a lucky day.  I am not saying someone should hold it forever, but when a guy has it for a while, it puts off the aura that it really is a difficult task to win that sucker.  That makes it more important to me and makes it more of an event when it changes hands.  As for dynasties in sports, I like them.  When the Patriots win the Bowl, it shows they are great.  And, when a team beats them, it means more than if they beat a team who wasn't even in the playoffs last year.  Dynasties set a level of excellence for the others to shoot for.  It's like when Ric Flair used to say, "To be the man you have to beat the man".  To me, the title should be hard to get and not just anyone should wear it around their waist. 

When in the heck is WWE going to get a believable heavyweight champion? Cena is not "big" enough in weight and he is short compared to old champions ie: Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant" .

With all due respect, your email is exactly why some people in the business push guys with huge bodies over more talented smaller guys.  The fact of the matter is, in many fights, the smaller fighter beats the bigger guy.  Being huge only means one thing: You are big.  It doesn't mean you can automatically beat anyone you fight.  At a time when more and more damage is being caused by steroid use, pushing jacked up monsters is the absolute wrong thing for the business.

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