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PWINSIDER Q&A: WCW WRESTLERS IN WWE, JOEY STYLES IN TNA, BRODY VS. HANSEN AND MORE

When WWE originally purchased WCW there were 24 wrestlers whose contracts were picked up with the purchase, while others like Booker T, Kanyon and Buff Bagwell were purchased individually. Who were the original "Magic 24" who came in this "Package deal"? And which ones are still there?

Here is a list of the 24 wrestlers that WWE took with the initial purchase of WCW.  I've bolded the wrestlers that are currently with WWE: 
Mike Awesome
Hugh Morrus (Bill DeMott)
Lance Storm
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Shawn Stasiak
Johnny the Bull
Shane Helms
Shannon Moore
Evan Karagias
Chuck Palumbo
Sean O'Haire
Mike Sanders
Mark Jindrak
Elix Skipper
Allen Funk (Kwee Wee)
Lash Leroux
The Wall
Kaz Hayashi
Jimmy Howard (Jamie Noble)
James Yun (Jimmy Yang)
Stacy Keibler
Reno
Sam Loman (Kid Romeo)
Jason Boils (EZ Money)

Interesting to note that out of the six who are still with WWE, four of them (Moore, Palumbo, Noble, Yang) were released at different points and then brought back.  Only Helms and Guerrero have had constant WWE employment since coming in from WCW.

When TNA first launched their company, did TNA Management ever try to hire Joey Styles when he was not working for WWE?. Cause having to hear Tenay & West every week is mind numbing.

Personally, I think Mike Tenay does a very good job as an announcer, even though TNA's new "crash TV" format seems to result in him having to yell for most of the show as every segment starts, peaks, and ends in three minutes.  I don't recall them ever approaching Joey Styles, as Tenay has been their guy since day one

Did Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen ever wrestle each other?

To the best of my knowledge, Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen, who were close friends outside the ring in addition to being frequent tag team partners, only faced off once, in a tag match. As part of the Real World Tag League tournament in All Japan Pro Wrestling, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy battled Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka on November 22, 1987.  The match ended in a double countout, with Brody and Hansen only having a brief physical exchange during the bout (which was by design).  All Japan was going to have a Brody vs. Hansen singles match, which would no doubt have drawn great money for the promotion, during the summer of 1988, but tragically, Brody was killed on July 16, 1988 in Puerto Rico, and the dream match never happened.

Do you think Vince McMahon will ever release a book on his life?

I honestly don't expect Vince McMahon to write an autobiography, but if he did, I'm sure it would be nothing by the truth .... at least, he would consider it to be nothing but the truth. You and I might see things differently.

When did Hacksaw Jim Duggan win the King Of The Ring?  I never see his name in the results, but I specifically remember him being the King for a time.

Duggan never won the King Of The Ring tournament. What Hacksaw did was defeat King Haku in Des Moines, Iowa to become the "King Of Wrestling" in the WWF, which was more or less an "unofficial title" at the time.  Duggan, who already came to the ring with a 2x4 and an American flag, would now come out with a crown, a cape, and a mini-crown on his 2x4, as well as the flag. He eventually lost the distinction to Randy Savage, and that was the last of the "King" gimmicks in WWF, until Jerry Lawler showed up.

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