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WWE NETWORK UPDATE, SPRINGSTEEN AT MANIA, TRADES IN WRESTLING, RATING MATCHES AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2012-07-02 09:59:00
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We see it now in professional sports that trades are very prevalent and can make or break teams. We also have seen players who get traded because they have become some sort of malcontent for players who maybe aren't as talented but total salaries equal the malcontent's. Could trades become commonplace in pro wrestling especially when we are discussing guaranteed contracts? Could a Randy Orton be traded for a bunch of TNA members or All-Japan, New Japan, AAA or whoever is willing to cut the check?

I don't see it happening, ever.  WWE has 90 day out clauses in their contracts so they can just cut people loose whenever they want to.  They don't need to make trades.

I think it's the definition of a long shot but indulge me. What are the odds of Bruce Springsteen performing at WrestleMania 29 in New Jersey?

I put them at 99 to 1 against.  I would love it but I see almost no chance of it happening.

If WWE did a premium only version of the network, how would that be different from the current on demand channel?

The difference is it would be a regular channel with daily programming as opposed to something that is updated monthly.  Honestly, I don't see it happening.  In fact, I am doubtful that the Network will ever happen.  I feel it would be a huge money loser and a lot of people in WWE share that opinion.  It would not shock me to see them scrap the project altogether and air their content on YouTube, where they actually get paid,

Hey I have a question about the use of tables in professional wrestling. How do (did) they modify the tables so they are more easy to break? Where do they purchase the tables from? I'm sitting at a folding table right now writing this email and wondering how difficult it would be to get powerbombed through it.

Generally, they buy cheap, particle board tables that don't have any metal reinforcement on them.  If a person hits in the middle it breaks very easily.

In looking over the list of matches awarded a five star rating by Dave Meltzer, doesn't it seem as though he's a little biased for AJPW and against WWE? I mean, not that it really matters and I certainly won't/can't argue with any of the matches that ARE on the list, but surely Steamboat/Savage WM3, Bret/Bulldog SS92, Bret/Owen WM10 and several others (personally, I myself would also include Mysterio/Guerrero HH97 and the ECW TV Title match with Jericho/Scorpio/Pitbull/Douglas, but that's just me) should probably be considered five star matches, no? Again, like I said, not important. Just something that was on my mind.

Rating matches is purely a subjective thing (despite what anyone may try to assert otherwise).  They are not a definitive statement on what a match is or isn't.  A person's preferences come into account when forming their opinion (which is all star ratings are).  So, what you may see as a 5 star match he doesn't.  It's that simple.  Personally, I prefer to describe matches rather than put ratings on them.

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