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You keep saying Samoa Joe broke the mold for wrestlers keeping their names, but didn’t CM Punk do it first 5 years earlier, or is this just an NXT thing? Keep up the great work guys.
CM Punk was signed to developmental well over a decade ago and wouldn't be party to a conversation about talents leaving the independents over the last several years - Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, Sami Zayn, etc. all had to change names. The most recent crop of signings since Samoa Joe have not. They wanted Joe to be Samoa Joe so he broke the mold in that regard.
I'm not very familiar with the USADA anti doping procedures. But how could Brock have passed most but failed one of his tests? Also, does WWEs seemingly hand-off approach in their issues statement make them look irresponsible? It seems by saying that Brock isn't "currently" performing for us makes their own policies seem weak. Or do you think they're just waiting for all the facts to come out before making a decision on how to handle lesnar?
WWE has already answered some of these questions for you. They have stated Brock is not subject to their Wellness Policy, which came off really embarassingly for the company in my opinion. While the Brock situation is still pending, I can't even begin to explain what set of circumstances allowed him to pass several tests and then fail the last batch. The entire thing comes off bad for all involved.
I don't really watch NXT, so I was hoping you could answer a couple questions. Even though I am not a fan of Big Cass and the Mouth, can you tell me what "certified G" means? And why do the spell soft "sawft"? Can Cass really say anything else? I know many times when someone comes from NXT, that WWE will change their character, but not always for the better. Is that what has happened here?
It's slang for being a proven badass. They spell it SAWFT because it's their catch phrase. They are playing their roles exactly as they were developed in NXT and do an awesome job in my opinion.
Just read the question about Lesnar/Lashley dream match scenario. But for the diehard fans wouldn’t Samoa Joe and Lesnar be the bigger AND better match?
In my opinion, sure. I've always wanted to see that match and if they ever did it, I'd probably hop on a plane to see it!
Did WWE know Brock was using drugs that would be picked up on Anti Doping tests? It's like he's back with WWE just over 30 days after the results of the test would have been back and this way they don't have to announce he's suspended from the company.
The timing of Summerslam has nothing to do with Brock failing any test. They announced his return at Summerslam the same day it was announced he was returning to fight at UFC.
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