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PUSHING SHEAMUS, TEAM ACE VS. TEAM TEDDY, WILL SHAQ BE HERE NEXT WEEKEND, WHEN WAS HOGAN AT HIS BEST, AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2012-03-25 09:59:00
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What exactly is the thing, that Sheamus is so well liked? I know, he is Triple H's training partner, is doing well in the media circus and has a good work ethic. I love him but is that "all"?

He has a good worth ethic, he does well in the media and you love him.....and you wonder why he is so well liked?  Really?  I think you answered your own question!  I see all that you do in Sheamus plus a hard worker that is a fresh face at a time when the company sorely needs one.

First off I have been a member off and on for a few years and want to express my utmost appreciation for everything you do. There are so many dirt sheets out there that it makes knowing I can come here and get the real story feel almost like a privilege. I have been reading about Nigel McGuinness and his documentary on the end of his career. What happened that he had to retire. I don't recall seeing anything about him being injured.

Thanks for the kind words.  We have heard rumors for a while now about him having a health issue but I don't want to go any further than that out of respect.  I would think he would address is in the documentary but it has to be his decision to do so.

I don't understand this tag-team event. I thought that Team Long would be all SD superstars, and Team Laurinaitis would be Raw superstars. But now I see that what show you're on does not not matter to which team you are on.It looks like JL is creating a much better team than TL, so here is my question : if TL wins, JL goes back to his old job. But if JL wins, what happens to TL? (I hope they don't recycle THAT old storyline again!) So who do you think will win?

Well, there really is no brand extension any more, except when WWE needs for there to be one, like with the draft.  My hunch is that team Ace wins and Teddy then someone works his way back in.  Of course, they could go the other way but since Ace will get so little sympathy the payoff just isn't there for him to get back on TV or get power back.  

I think Mike Johnson said on the RAW Post Game Show that Shaq could be a member of Theodore Long's team at WrestleMania 28. Do you think that is a strong possibility of happening?

Well, he sure needs a big player given the team he has.  Honestly, if Shaq doesn't turn out to be his sixth guy that bout will be a mismatch.  If Shaq does turn out to be the final guy then Vince is doing it that way hoping to get a big, last minute bit of pub that he hopes will lead to buys.  We shall see if that works.  If Shaq doesn't appear, it probably means that the deal fell apart after he said he would be wrestling at Mania a few weeks back and WWE denied it.  If that is the case, it's nuts to me.

At the peak of his game, in your opinion was Hulk Hogan better as a face (80's/90's WWE) or as a heel (nWo) and which was he more popular as, in terms of ratings and revenue, thanks.

I would go with the 80s Hogan, at his peak.  He was fresh and drew.  As the heel, he was glomming on the heat of The Outsiders.  He was old news before that.  In adjusted dollars, his WWF run would win.  Ratings are impossible to compare since there the TV game changed so much in the decade.

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