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PWINSIDER Q&A: SHANE MCMAHON DVD, BOOKER-SHARMELL, THREE HOUR RAWS AND MORE

Answered: 7/11

My question is about Queen Sharmell and King Booker. Didn't she dump Booker a few months back after he lost a match on Smackdown? Now they are together on RAW as if that whole incident never took place. Now they never followed up on that whole incident due to Booker being laid out by the Undertaker and off TV for a few months. Now I'm just wondering did she really leave him cause he lost the match or is this just another example of WWE creative not following through on a storyline?

Actually, the storyline did come to a conclusion on Smackdown.  Booker, in his anger and attempt to impress Sharmell (who was showing disappointment in him), was laid out by the Undertaker and Sharmell showed her true feelings for her husband, crying and worrying about him as he was carted off.  There was never going to be a breakup. 

I was hoping you could help fill in the gaps to 3 feuds I don't recall seeing an official end to. 1) The Undertaker vs. The Berzerker. It was either on Superstars or Wrestling Challenge that Berzerker tried to impale Undertaker with his sword around 1992, but I don't recall anything more happening after that. 2) Repo Man vs. British Bulldog.  Repo hung the Bulldog over the top rope with his tow-rope. What ever happened with that? And finally 3) The Legion of Doom vs. The Beverly Brothers.  The Beverly's would defeat jobbers and spraypaint "L.O.S." (Legion of Sissies) on their backs.  Aside from seeing a 6-man tag (with Paul Ellering and the Genius) at a house show, I don't remember them ever settling their war on TV.  Thanks for your help.

That's because there was no "official end" to them.  They were angles that were done on TV to set up house show programs, with the idea that fans would pay to go to their local arena to see the "end" of the storyline live and in person.  In all three cases, the majority of the house show matches involving the feuds you mentioned saw the babyface go over in the end. 

Instead of RAW going to 3 hours, wouldn't WWE first consider trying to get ECW up to 2 hours?

It isn't WWE that wants Raw to go to three hours, it is USA Network.  USA sees a three hour Raw as an easy way to bump up the overall ratings average for the network.  From what I understand, WWE is against the idea, feeling it would be overkill and hurt their PPV buys.  I think if given the option, WWE would probably choose to add another hour to ECW before lengthening Raw, but that would also mean expanding ECW's roster. 

Are there any plans on a Shane McMahon DVD? I mean, I think it would be one heck of a collection. I liked the Vince DVD, but lets be honest here, the matches were lacking. I think a Shane DVD would have the chance to be one of the greatest of all time (from a content standpoint). The guy is a TREMENDOUS athlete and he's had some classic matches with Vince, Kurt Angle and Kane just to name a few. Your thoughts PLEASE.

There are no plans for a DVD devoted exclusively to Shane McMahon.  I do agree that given the quality of his matches and the insane bumps he has taken, it would be a really fun compilation of matches to have on one set.  That said, I wouldn't expect it anytime soon. 

I just watched the Great American Bash (1988, I think) on WWE 24/7.  In it, they had a "Tower of Doom" match where there are 3 cages, each smaller then the next, stacked on top of each other.  2 teams battle it out by going up to the top to begin and escaping the third cage at the bottom.  This particular one had the Garvins and the Road Warriors as well as Sullivan and Mike Rotunda involved.  My question is three fold - 1.) Who came up with this idea?  2.)  What other PPV's had this type of match on the card because I would like to see if I can find DVD or VHS copies of it and 3.)  Do you think WWE would ever do this match in the future - I loved this concept and think it would be cool to have it as a main event for the top tier guys at Survivor Series.

I believe Kevin Sullivan actually came up with the idea, both in reality and in storyline.  I believe the concept was used on a few Great American Bash shows that summer, but to the best of my knowledge the only one available on tape is the one you saw, from the PPV event.  Interesting to note, World Class had a similar concept with three cages stacked up, and used it at Texas Stadium.  While you obviously enjoyed it, I know a lot of wrestlers did not, feeling that the top cage was too small to do anything but trade punches, and a lot of them didn't feel comfortable doing spots on the steel mesh floor of the second cage (except for Steve Williams, who seemed to enjoy slamming guys in the middle cage).  WCW brought back the concept, with some changes, as the Ready To Rumble cage for a match, but in general it seems most would rather not go with the stacked cage concept. I don't see WWE ever bringing it in, to be honest. 

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