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Do you see WWE ever pointing at TNA's policy of hiring pretty much everyone WWE releases as proof they are a second-rate company?
Nope. First of all, it would require WWE to acknowledge TNA's existence, something they try to avoid doing. Second, WWE doesn't need to point out that TNA is number two. I don't think anyone would argue that WWE is not the larger company, so there is no need to point it out.
How do you think Mistico will blend into the WWE? There seemed to be a fair effort to sign him, but the same thing could be said for Daniel Bryan.
It's hard to say. A lot of wrestlers have had big builds for their debut, then once they arrive, WWE does practically nothing with them. Ultimo Dragon is a classic example, and like Mistico/Sin Cara, he was a masked wrestler from outside North America. Daniel Bryan is a good example of someone who received great critical praise, seemed to be built up for a major push, but now is sort of stuck in the midcard. I think a major factor in Sin Cara's push will be WWE's growing presence in Mexico. WWE likes having stars that can draw in certain territories (Khali in India, for example) so that alone may keep Cara's push strong.
Drew McIntyre is in one of the strangest wrestler limbos I've seen. He's constantly teasing a face turn and is floundering between lower and mid-card status. Is this just a fizzling out of the whole "chosen one" storyline or did his wife Tiffany shove him into the WWE doghouse on her way out of the company?
It has been bizarre to follow McIntyre's career these past few months. He obviously spent some time in the doghouse after the incident with his wife during Summerslam weekend annoyed those in power in WWE. However, he seemed to have served his time and was back to getting a push with the Kelly Kelly storyline. That seemed to fizzle out when WWE instead began concentrating on other angles for the build to Wrestlemania. It sort of looked like they were giving him a role where he was trying to "earn a spot on Wrestlemania" with some of his matches on Smackdown, but he's lost all of them. Unless some sort of multi-man match gets put on the show, it doesn't look like he will be on the PPV this year, and the days of him being the "Chosen One" are pretty much forgotten.
What percentage of wrestling fans do you think have ever watched "Jersey Shore", and vice versa?
I would have no clue. I would guess that the younger WWE fans would not, since it isn't really a children's show. When it comes to older fans, I'm guessing maybe half watch it, and some just know the names because of their presence in mainstream media. The teenage and young adult audience would most likely be the biggest crossover, since MTV targets them. I would think that demographic would have the most wrestling fans who have at least seen an episode or two.
In your opinion do you think the 2-21-11 video revealing The Undertaker was a let down? Not really a great surprise at all.
Not at all. I think anyone who was let down probably was reading too much
into the various Sting rumors and other theories out there. If you take
away all those non-WWE theories, it was just some cool videos to set up the
return of the Undertaker. Personally, I was let down that Undertaker's
storylines with Kane and Corre have been practically ignored so they could
hotshot a Triple H vs. Undertaker angle for Wrestlemania, but that's only
because I'm a big fan of seeing storylines and feuds to their conclusion.
Obviously, Undertaker's physical status, and the desire by WWE to have a
"big" match on Wrestlemania resulted in the past being (at least
temporarily) shelved.
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