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BRUNO SAMMARTINO, ROYAL RUMBLE RULES, UNDERTAKER AND MORE

By Buck Woodward on 2011-03-05 10:00:00

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When will Bruno suck it up and allow the WWE induct him into the Hall of Fame? He isn't getting any younger and his era was 40 years ago. Lots of younger fans have no idea who he is and its a shame his legacy will go down the toilet on stubbornness.

I honestly don't know if Bruno will ever agree to go in, and he has every right not to go in if he doesn't want to.  I do think it would be nice for his fans to get the chance to see him honored in such a way, but Bruno wants nothing to do with WWE, and whether you agree with him or not, you have to respect his decision.

WWE announced that due to the punt by Randy Orton, Husky Harris is out injured. Is there a real explanation such as Husky needing time off or something? I know Michael Tarver was kicked out to nurse an injured groin. With a likely Nexus/Corre match at Mania, it evens the match now.

I believe it was just a WWE Creative decision to pare down the Nexus group, and give Husky more seasoning before bringing him back on television.

In your opinion or if you know the facts, why do you think they put the Diva's title on Eve Torres? Why not Beth Phoenix or a well deserving Gail Kim? Awesome Kong would of been the better choice for the fourth Diva, your thoughts? 

I would imagine it has to do with the fact that WWE likes to use Eve Torres in a public relations position, and with Wrestlemania coming up, they decided to put the title on her.  Obviously, she is very photogenic, and carries herself well when doing interviews with the mainstream media.  Obviously, there are several women (including the ones you mentioned) who are far superior workers they could have gone with. 

I thought entrants into the Royal Rumble could only be thrown over the top rope by other entrants. Yet Cena was eliminated by The Miz. When I was reading the recap and saw that, thought perhaps Cena would reenter at the end and toss Del Rio. Can you clarify the rules for the Rumble, and has anyone else been tossed by a non-entrant in the past? Thanks!

People have certainly been thrown out by non-entrants in the past, and WWE has flip-flopped on what the rule is regarding this several times.  For example, last year Shawn Michaels tossed out several people following his own elimination, yet none of those counted.  This year, Miz tosses Cena, and it counts.  There is no consistency at all to how WWE handles the situation.

Hi, was there ever a time when the Undertaker came close to losing the streak, like Vince said your going to lose tonight. And out of all his opponents was there ever a time you taught that the streak really could be broken, if so by who. Thanks.

I've never heard of it, although I imagine in the early days (before it actually became "The Streak") that it might have been discussed at some point for him to lose a match at Mania.  As for breaking the streak, the only times I really felt it was possible was with Triple H at Wrestlemania 17 (when Triple H was arguably at his peak) and Shawn Michaels these past two years (since he was a big enough star to be believable as the man to beat Undertaker).

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