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IF PAUL HEYMAN HAD TAKEN OVER TNA, WHERE YOU WON’T SEE WWE TV SHOWS, BRAUN STROWMAN’S RISE AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2015-09-22 09:59:00

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Where did Braun Strowman come from? Do you think he get heat from other wrestlers that he didn't have to spend any time in NXT before he got called up to the main roster?

He did spend time in NXT. I believe he wrestled 7 or 8 matches there, having his first match last December. Keep in mind that there are a lot of wrestlers down there that have not appeared on NXT TV yet.

How do The Dudley Boyz get a title shot before the Prime Time Players?

WWE Creative books them to have it. Since Wrestling is not a legitimate sport, Creative can do anything that it wants with its matches.

How do you think TNA would be different today if Paul Heyman did become the booker back in 2010?  More viable or in the same position they are now?

The caveat here would be if Heyman came in under his terms and didn’t have to listen to what Dixie Carter wanted him him to. If that had happened, I have no doubt that TNA would be in a much better place than it is now. Much better. Heyman understands character development and having storylines that make sense. That alone would have made the product better during the Russo years. Plus, the Hogan years would have never happened.

Do you think the WWE would ever show their programing on syndicated networks, sorta like what they did in the 1980s?

Nope, I don’t. Back then, they largely paid to be on those stations. They did so as a way to get people to attend shows and by PPVs. Now, they make huge money in TV rights fees. They would never go back to the old model. If they lost their TV deal, I am very sure that they would move their shows to The WWE Network rather than use syndication.

I see everyone talking about how Nikki Bella hasn't defended her title a lot but I don’t think AJ defended it that much during her long title reign so are these people just hating for no reason?

Hating? No, they are telling the truth. Nikki hasn’t defended it that often. Add in the vibe that many people feel she only broke the record to wipe out AJ from the “record books” and she is John Cena’s girlfriend and well, with online fans that will cause some issues.

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