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PWINSIDER Q&A: DIVAS, WWE & UFC, PACMAN'S PUSH, ONE MORE TITLE FOR FLAIR AND MORE

Answered: 2/27

I personally think that it is a waist of valuable television time with the whole Maria and Playboy thing. The great thing is that Santino gets to dazzle us again with his mic work. I feel sorry for Beth Phoenix whom is holding a title that is meaningless now. Do you think that it is wrong that the WWE focuses more on no talent “pretty” faces that will strip down for Playboy rather than the actually good wrestlers like Mickie and Melina? Do you foresee Vince and creative ever waking up and bringing back good women’s matches like the old days with Lita & Trish?

WWE will always focus more on the "pretty" faces simply because of the revenue they bring in.  WWE will make more money selling posters, videos and magazines of hot half-naked Divas than they will putting on 20 minute matches between Victoria and Beth Phoenix.  Would I like to see more emphasis but on the in-ring action?  Sure, but we're in the minority.  There's still good matches to be found amongst the WWE Women's division, you just have to look harder and wait longer for them. As long as the pretty faces bring in the cash, it will continue to be this way. 

Seeing Undertaker and Austin in the crowd at the latest UFC event, and hearing that WWE recently allowed UFC to advertise at one of their recent events, what do you think about the two companies putting together a 'limited working agreement'? I certainly don't mean UFC guys doing a full fledged wrestling match (and of course no WWE star should step into the octagon), but maybe UFC guys getting physically involved in an angle a bit (like Floyd Mayweather did at No Way Out), and WWE wrestlers appearing in the corner of their favorite UFC guy during a UFC PPV, and of course, each company showing promos for the others upcoming PPV's. (Brock Lesnar would be excluded from all of this obviously). 

I just don't see it happening.  You might see some advertising done, and certainly I could see some agreements for video footage (especially if Brock becomes successful in UFC) down the line, but I don't think Dana White or Vince McMahon will agree to any kind of talent exchange.  UFC is trying to establish itself as the new sport of choice for young males, while Vince McMahon should take note of what happened when New Japan put wrestlers in shoot fights and keep his talent out of the Octagon. 

OK, what what's the whole deal behind Adam Pacman Jones' huge debut push, including PINNING STING (???) then leaving TNA 2 or 3 months later? And what was the story with him supposedly not being able to wrestle or not be touched by anyone? Was that just part of some bizarre and lame storyline?

The deal was that it was a bad idea, and it just took those in power at TNA several months longer than the rest of the world to figure it out.  As for him not being touched, that was not a storyline, but a real restriction put on him by the NFL. 

I was watching Royal Rumble 93 with Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan on commentary and that got me thinking: how did Heenan transition from being a manager to being in the broadcast booth? What happened with the wrestlers he was managing (I think one or two of them were part of the event, but I wasn't following WWE back then).

As I recall, Heenan had already started doing commentary while still working as a manager.  He had let it be known that he wanted to get away from working ringside, in large part due to issues with his neck, and become solely an announcer.  Eventually, his turned his top charge, Curt Hennig, over to "Coach" John Tolos, and just stopped appearing with his other talent. He later was brought back to work with Ric Flair as his "advisor" on the road, but soon gave that job over to Hennig. By Rumble 93, he was done managing. 

With Ric Flair's in-ring career likely ending at Wrestlemania, and some people(Stone Cold for example), clamoring for The Nature Boy to go out on top, would you find a scenario where Flair wins the strap appealing? I think a situation where Vince sticks Flair in MITB with the idea being he must beat all other competitors or be forced to retire could lay the seeds for the greatest Wrestlemania moment ever. Flair could miraculously win MITB and then to end the show, after Orton steals a victory, Ric could cash in his title shot and tap Orton out to the figure four. The next night on Raw he could cut a promo saying he said he would never retire, but after consideration he decided to go out on top. This could vacate the title setting up a tournament style pay-per-view(King of the Ring?) where Jeff Hardy could beat Cena and HHH to win the belt and give automatic legitimacy to his initial title reign. Thoughts?

I think a scenario where Flair could have believably won the title for a final time would have been cool, but WWE obviously steered things away from that direction a long time ago with how they have booked Flair.  Your scenario with Flair in Money In The Bank is interesting, but I disagree with it, only because Flair's final "full" match being a multi-man gimmick match, followed by a short title win, isn't the way I want to see him go out. I prefer the idea of Flair having "one last great singles match" on his way out, and there is no one better on the current WWE roster for him to have it with than Shawn Michaels. 

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