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WHY WWE WENT OVER OVERSEAS ON MAJOR AMERICAN HOLIDAYS, WAS THERE EVER A NXT REDEMPTION WINNER, SELLING INJURIES AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2012-07-06 09:55:05
I noticed on the July 4th "This Day in History" that a lot of the WWE's events over the years have been outside the U.S. Do you know if this is by design? Does WWE feel American fans won't attend live events on the 4th? That's counter to Crockett and World Class, who used to put on big events on the 4th.

It was indeed done by design, with the belief that the culture today in the United States wouldn't be one that led to people leaving their families to buy tickets to shows. Overseas, that isn't an issue. The difference now is that WWE, because of its size, isn't woven into the fabric of the towns and local communities the way that World Class and Jim Crockett Promotions were, because those companies were based there and running there weekly, so they were as much part of that world as the mailman was.

With Titus O'Neil and Darren Young moving to SmackDown!, does this make Derrick Bateman the official winner of NXT Redemption? Technically he's the last rookie contestant even though they aren't really competing anymore. Or is WWE going to go with no official winner and the whole concept of the show is gone?

The concept is gone. Bateman is actually the loser because he's the last man standing.

Why is anyone expecting HHH to pretend to have a broken arm in public, again? Didn't kayfabe end in 1993?

It did but if it did, why was WWE requiring Zack Ryder to walk around in a neck brace with crutches during the Kane storyline? It isn't about whether it's silly to sell the injuries but whether its silly for a guy who's in charge to blow it off while the company pushes others to sell.

I recently was at a USCW event in Jacksonville,FL where i met a former WWE Wrestler named "Boss Hog" Calhoun. He told us about his career and then changed the subject to Chris Benoit. He said that alot of wrestlers believe that Benoit and his family were killed by Kevin Sullivan. His main argument was that the way Benoit was found and that someone had to had hung him there and Sullivan had the motive. The question is that do you believe it is true at all and has any pro wrestlers made mention to this?

There is absolutely nothing to this theory. You were getting worked by a worker. By the way, Calhoun may have attended a WWE show, but he never wrestled for them.

Shannon Moore said that he's taking a break from wrestling, but TNA's website still has him listed as a member of the roster. Are they just slow in taking him down or is he still under contract? Thanks!

They just haven't taken him down yet. They fired Ric Flair and he's still there!

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