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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OLDER WRESTLERS AND TODAY'S GENERATION, WWE ON NETFLIX, THE STORY OF KANE'S LIFE AND MORE

Hey guys, Love the site! Me and a buddy of mine were watching a recent WWE movie that was so bad it was funny. I won't call it by name but the acting in it was def. not "legendary." We started talking about potential movies and a story that came to our mind was the concept of the life of Kane. There was even a novel that WWE released some years back entitled "Journey into Darkness" that told the story and from what I remember it was pretty entertaining. I'm wondering, A. have you heard any word of them ever trying to turn that into a movie and B. why do you think they have not tried to do this story. It is by far one of the most interesting angles and stories in WWE history.

I don't recall hearing that the novel sold very well, so chances are that's why they decided not to go that route.

I was watching an old television taping from the late '80s on WWE Classics recently. Hulk Hogan was defending his World title, but I could have swore that what he brought to the ring was the Intercontinental Championship. Does this make any sense?

No, chances are you saw an earlier version of the WWF championship from earlier in Hogan's first title reign.

As a fan growing up during the Attitude era I can remember watching Shotgun Saturday Night and Sunday Night Heat. Both shows kept storylines running and SSN highlighted Brian Pillman's talents as a color commentator as well as the infamous Terry Funk/Steve Austin confrontation. And SNH featured many memorable moments during it's 98-99 season, including Halftime Heat, and enticed fans to purchase ppvs by starting action that made fans want to see what the repercussions would be. My question is why were these shows canceled and will we ever see them come back, either on tv or as a DVD set?

Shotgun Saturday Night was designed to be a live show every week and after a few weeks, it was obvious that the ratings didn't warrant the concept. Sunday Night Heat was canceled after the networks no longer wanted to pay for it. I wouldn't be shocked to see either used for DVD compilations one day.

I'm surprised by how many questions you have been answering that refer to Wrestling with Shadows. What does this tell you about the connection between WWE and Netflix. Have you heard anything about how successful the partnership has been and if we can expect more DVD streamed soon?

WWE has a deal with Netflix to stream several titles and to offer others for rental. Wrestling with Shadows is not a film owned by WWE, so that's a separate entity.

Watching DVD bios of different wrestlers I noticed something. The Ric Flairs, Shawn Michaels, Bret Harts, and such take their prematch routine very seriously. They are seen with closed eyes and really deep in thought moments before they go out. It is almost like they are meditating. When I watch behind the scenes of younger guys they are all jacked up and some even joking as they make their way to the gorilla position. Is this my imagination or do the older guys look like they would knock you the heck out if you talked to them when they are walking toward the ring (not from the ramp, but in the back), where as the young guys don't have that seriousness about them. What do you make of this?

The older names were brought up very old school and had the respect for the business beaten into them, often literally. The newer generation, while I wouldn't say they don't respect the business, often approach their bouts as more of a performance, while the older guard treated it mentally like they were going to war. It's a small nuance but a huge difference.

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