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BATTLE OF THE WWE BRANDS, WILL JARRETT STEP IN IF TNA GOES UNDER, THE IMPORTANCE OF VETERANS AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2016-10-17 10:00:00

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I read where you guys argued that TNA might need to be taken out back and put down, where's Jeff Jarrett at in all of this? I know he's previously washed his hands and walked away from TNA, but TNA was his vision and creation, is there a chance that he is in the cat-bird seat waiting to reclaim his company? Could he repair the damage or should he take the remains and repackage it under GFW? I guess it would give him a potential TV spot to replace access to talent and other resources.

He is happily on the outside of the mess.  What would he reclaim?  The debts?  The lien?  To be a party to Billy Corgan’s lawsuit?  And for what assets?  If TNA has significant assets, they wouldn’t be in the position they are in.  If the brand could be monetized, the same holds true.  The best thing I could think where Jarrett is concerned is that he could go to Pop TV and the other TV partners if TNA fails and pitch a show for his Global Force wrestling,

Why is it that whenever Carmella has a match with Nicki Bella, she beats on NB all match long, then big bang boom NB hits a couple moves and wins?

Because, that is how they book it. I agree though, it would help Carmella if she could get a win or two over Nikki.  They don’t really need to worry about Nikki keeping her heat.  She’s already over.

I don't understand this push for Heath Slater. I see nothing beyond a lower-card talent in him, and he would be nowhere without Rhyno. Hey, let's have a match between Slater and Santino!

I do.  The fans have gotten behind him and he has been good in the role.  He has actually gotten over a bit in the process.  That is what the company is supposed to do with its talent.  So, we disagree.

Back in the day, when the brand split happened the first time, an argument could have been made that Smackdown slowly over time became a better product than Raw (at least in my opinion).  I have no idea if the ratings proved it or not, but I felt that way.  My question is, if Raw's ratings continue to be sluggish or just plain drop, would Vince do something to Smackdown to bring viewers back to Raw?  I felt that back in the day he kind of neutered Smackdown and basically tried to make it a 'B' show.  What do you think?

That pretty much did happen the last time.  Smackdown got too good, and Raw got built back up at its expense.  The problem now is that overall viewership has dropped of late.  If they gut Smackdown, it could not have the desired affect as it’s not like Smackdown is winning that battle right now.  They need to be patient and try to turn things around by rebuilding both brands.  They slipped over time and it will take time to build the audience back up.

Do you think James Ellsworth would have rehearsed taking the styles clash with AJ a few times before the show? I would have guessed that with it being such a dangerous move, they would have made sure he knew exactly how to take it. AJ literally saved his neck by noticing how his head was positioned and adapting the move. 

I am sure that they ran through it before hand.  In the heat of the action, things happen.  That is why it’s great to have a veteran in there to make sure things go as they should.  AJ is definitely that kind of guy.

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