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So I was wondering something, should the Rollins heel run, and the Reigns face run, go for a double turn at Summerslam? That would be pretty awesome to see Reigns finally snap from the fan harassment, which would in turn make Rollins look sympathetic, and he could channel his popularity into an even bigger run. What do you think?
At this point, I don’t think so. Had Rollins come back as a face, it would be one thing but he didn’t. Plus, Vince McMahon has shown that he sees Roman as a face and wants to keep him that way and frankly at this point I would too. After not turning him at WrestleMania, it makes sense to see if the “regular fans” will accept him and many already are. Reigns’ work in the ring has been very strong and I am seeing more fans fight back against the hipster fans that are late to the party in realizing that it’s time to stop booming the WWE champ. So no, I would keep both guys as they are for now.
With the brand split happening what would you like to see them do with the World Title? They made such a big deal two years ago to unify the titles. I like having just one world champ. He could work both brands, but makes it tough if his number one challenger is only on one.
I would like to see there be one World champion and have him go back and forth between the brands. The champ can be on both shows. When he loses the Title, he becomes a member of the roster that the man who beat him was one. That way, both shows would be deemed important from the start. I would also have the IC belt on one show and the US Title on the other. I would bring back importance to them and make them the focal point of their show.
With the well documented problems that TNA has had for years now including money issues, is WWE attempting to deliver the fatal blow to TNA by moving Smackdown to Tuesday nights? Especially since Smackdown will be airing live as opposed to TNA's shows that have been taped weeks or even months ahead of time and the results are available online. Some people will DVR one show or the other, but watching a live show has to be putting the squeeze on TNA.
This move has nothing to do with TNA. It’s something The USA Network wanted and it made business sense for WWE and they did it. TNA is a speck on on WWE’s radar, if that. I always laugh when people think WWE is out to get TNA. They don’t care a bit about them other than their library if TNA were to go under.
So far so good for No Way Jose, who is charismatic and has an incredibly catchy theme song which the fans can sing along to. His presentation reminds me of the early days of Adam Rose. He's a fun loving guy with a great entrance, but whose character and move set make it hard to take seriously as a serious competitor. Where do they go from here with Jose's character in order to avoid the pitfalls Rose had when he moved up to the main roster?
He may just stay the kind of character that he is. WWE likes those kinds of “fun” mid card acts. I am sure WWE has learned from Rose’s call up that they have to be cognizant of changing things about a gimmick if it doesn’t translate to the bigger roster.
I read your answer to the presentation of War Games on TV. Even though it was on PPV, can't Kevin Dunn look at the presentation of other War Games and learn from them on how to do it? Or at least ask someone like Arn Anderson, who has competed in one?
The word has always been that he doesn’t think there IS a good way to do it. Say what you want about him but the man is really good at what he does. If he doesn’t think it will work, then Vince McMahon will respect that. With two steel cages, it can be really hard to follow and convey to the viewer. And presenting their show to their viewers is their prime objective.
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