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WHY JEFF HARDY IS WILLOW, WHERE'S BISCHOFF?, POFFOS IN WWE HALL OF FAME AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2014-04-19 10:00:00
As a Jeff Hardy fan it makes no sense to me either why TNA has gone the Willow route recently, but could Jeff still have backstage and management issues going back to the infamous Victory Road 2011 title match ?

I am told that Hardy is doing the character as it was something he asked to do and it was just something he wanted to do creatively, similar to the facepaint. I think that it hurts his momentum a little with fans but when they “get” Hardy back, that will change immediately.

You mentioned on the 4/4/13 Q&A “I don’t see WWE honoring Sabu anytime soon as RVD is still an active member of the roster.” Do they have heat from the bust back when RVD was WWE champ?

Well, WWE hired the guy and then he forced them to fire him because of his behavior. At some point, I can see WWE putting him in, but not anytime soon and not ahead of a number of other ECW alumni.

WWE bringing in Lanny Poffo for Access. You think that means the Poffo family goes in for HoF next year as per Randy's wishes?

I’d like to think so. I think it’s time to put Randy in and Lanny was a solid hand for WWF during his day, especially during his run as the Genius. I don’t see why their father, Angelo Poffo, shouldn’t be honored, especially as a promoter. I think they should all go in.

Whatever happened to Garrett Bischoff?

He’s still listed on the TNA website, but he hasn’t appeared in months in any capacity in pro wrestling. I always felt he was in a bad position in that there were going to be people who dismissed him before he had a chance to develop as a wrestler because of who his father is. I thought he really took some nice bumps and worked hard once he was part of Aces & Eights, so we’ll see if he lands anywhere else. I hope he does. Erik Watts was dismissed by fans early in his career and later on, when he got much better, he never really had the chance to show it, so I hope the same thing doesn't happen to Bischoff.

are you familiar with the situation with DragonGate talent and what happened to make them unavailable for New Orleans? I don't want to pass judgment on them and/or Gabe because I don't know details, but this just seems like a really crappy situation that could have been avoided. Your thoughts??

It wasn’t an issue that was Gabe Sapolsky’s fault. The DG talents’ work visas were being renewed and for whatever reason, the process took far longer than usual. They actually missed the window to come to New Orleans by 24 hours because the visas weren’t processed in time. I am told everything has been resolved moving forward.

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