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MIKE'S FIRST TIME, WHY THERE WERE CHANGES IN THE WRESTLEMANIA BLU-RAY THIS YEAR, SUMMERSLAM IN LOS ANGELES AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2011-05-21 10:00:00
Why is it that SummerSlam is now going to be held in Los Angeles every year? Is this what WWE also plans to do with the new PPV Capitol Punishment by holding it in our nation's capital yearly?

Summerslam is held in Los Angeles so that WWE can spend a week networking with the Hollywood community and to brand the company's number two PPV in a different way. It's smart business. I haven't heard that Capitol Punishment will be permanently located in Washington, D.C.

What was the main event of the first wrestling show you ever attended?

December 29, 1986 in Madison Square Garden - Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala by DQ to retain the WWF championship. I still have very vivid, happy memories of being taken to MSG by my father that night.

Why is it that WWE didn't include complete episodes of Raw and Smackdown with this year's Wrestlemania blu-ray release, nor did they include matches from the Legends that were inducted into the Hall of Fame? I was really let down by the overall product this time around.

The Raw and Smackdown episodes were something that was done exclusively for Best Buy during the time period where they were the exclusive distributors of the Blu-Rays for the first 90 days. With WWE's strengthened relationships with K-Mart and Wal-Mart, the exclusive window (and the exclusives that came with it) are a thing of the past. I would agree that you didn't get as much for your dollar with this year's blu-ray release but hopefully that will change for the better.

How big was Andre The Giant, and how big is The Big Show "in real life"?

Andre was billed at 7'4" but was likely closer to 7". Big Show is billed at 7' and is about that height.

Why did TNA not start off Impact with the touching Jesse Neal segment? With the crap that makes it on this show that winds up on the cutting room floor!

It was never filmed with the idea of opening Impact with it. The company did it and decided to release it online.

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