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It seems that a lot of wrestlers really push towards superstardom after a "Best of" series of matches....that being said, are there any wrestlers that you'd like to see in a Best of 7 series? Of the current matchups that seem to be starting or repeating, which would most intrigue you - Kofi Kingston/Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger/Evan Bourne, or Miz/Riley? Who do you think would benefit most from something like this?
Sure, I would love to see guys that can work do a series like that. I think WWE cut the John Cena-CM Punk series short. A lot of guys could benefit if they are allowed to show what they can do in the ring. Unfortunately, in 2011 that is a big if.
Is it common for other wrestlers to ask to be 'taught' or 'tutored' by other wrestlers on certain aspects of their work? i.e. would wrestlers today go up to Rock or CM Punk and ask for advice or help on being better on the mic and with the crowd? Or something like a wrestler going up to Bryan Danielson and asking him to help work on some holds or maneuvers in the ring even if they're not in a program together.
Sure, there are definitely guys that ask for help and study the other wrestlers just as there are veterans who gladly help and mentor younger talents.
Of the female wrestlers--past and present, and from any/all promotions--which two of them would you say would be a worthy 10-15min match to see at a Wrestlemania? With the assumption of course that we're picking women at their prime.
I would go with Manami Toyota and Bull Nakano since it would give the face-heel match up. But Akira Hokuto vs. Toyota would probably be the better match. They were all awesome in their primes.
I have a question concerning something you guys mention when you talk about imported, like Sin Cara or Averno, or developmental talents learning the "WWE style." What do you mean exactly? I mean, I can see how WWE is different than something like Japanese or lucha libre style, but as far as comparing WWE to, say, Ring of Honor or a smaller indy promotion, what are the trademarks of a WWE style? More power moves? Slower paced? What?
One thing is getting used to the WWE ring but it's really about learning "the WWE way". They want guys that are spot machines to learn the WWE style of doing a match. They want guys that are really good workers to learn how to slow down. They don't want a guy like Daniel Bryan going out there in the mid-card and tearing down the house because they want to save that for the top guys. In a lot of ways, it's deprogramming what the talent already knows as much as it is teaching him.
Have Sting and/or The Ultimate Warrior ever said much of anything about where/how the other ended up since they tagged together in their early years?
They were The Blade Runners early in their career after being part of a group called Powerteam USA before that. They were California bodybuilders who were both green as grass early on but had a lot of charisma. They were never destined to be a long term tag team due to the fact that both had such impressive singles potential. Warrior went off to World Class from the UWF and became The Dingo Warrior before going on to WWE while Sting stayed and eventually became part of WCW after the company was purchased. For the most part, they haven't said much about each other. I remember that they tagged once in WCW back when Warrior did a short stint there in the late 90s but other than that I don't recall much interaction between them.
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