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What should main event HIAC? I am most interested in Reigns vs Wyatt, however Rollins and Kane is the title match and Brock vs Taker is the big and hyped cell match. In your opinion, what WILL main event, and what SHOULD main event?
The show has been sold around Taker and Brock, so I am sure WWE will headline with that. Me? I am old school. To me, the World Title match should always be the main event, but as WWE showed us when CM Punk was the champion, they don’t agree with me.
Do you realistically see Vince ever retiring? Or do you think it's a last breath kind of retirement for him?Â
I do not, at least by choice. The only way I see him stepping back is if he gets in really bad health, to the point he can’t do the job. Otherwise, at this point I see him staying in the role until he dies. That could change as he ages, but right now, he isn’t going anywhere.
I know you guys get a lot of questions (and rightly so) on WWE dropping the ball on Rusev, Cesaro & Sandow. But I’m interested to see your opinion if you think they dropped the ball on Fandango? I was at Wrestlemania 29 were he defeated Jericho, and the crowd were into him, even more so the next night. The following weeks there was a huge buzz around his theme with major EPL teams (my team included in the UK) being inundated to play his theme music. I’m not saying he could have been WWE champion, but surely ALOT more could have been done for him with the popularity and mainstream media that he had gathered within weeks of debuting? He just seemed to be pushed down to Superstars and be beaten as and when there was a need for a Sheamus/Miz to go over on a Smackdown.
It’s funny, in that case I think WWE actually made an effort to run with something, at least for a while, but it petered out. The big issue was that people were doing the chants and dances to have fun, not because they were behind the character so when the fad ran its course, Fandango stopped getting the reaction.
With the scrutiny of the WWE medical staff being brought into the light by CM Punk's comments, the numerous head injury lawsuits, and the discrepancy over Daniel Bryan being cleared to wrestle; wouldn't it be wise for WWE to start providing medical insurance for their talent? I realize it could be costly and set a precedent, but it would also provide a level of oversight that could insulate WWE from future lawsuits and scrutiny.
Well, at this point Punk’s claim is just that, a claim. Bryan can seek other opinions. And the lawsuits will have a really hard time proving WWE is liable for anything in my opinion. So no, I don’t think they should. If they do, they open the door to making the talents actual employees and that would cost the company a lot of money, which would also cost the talents a lot of money because WWE has a budget for what they pay talents. If they have to start offering benefits and paying their Social Security tax, there will be less money for the talents in the form of compensation. As it is now, if a talent is sharp, they can do very well as an independent contractor.
Ok, let's pretend that this is the other PWI...The NXT Title has been defended in Japan, and will probably be defended in the UK. This would mean that the NXT Title has now been elevated to a World Title. Given that the WWE Title is numero uno, who is 2-4 out of the TNA, NXT, and ROH World Titles. I would actually put it NXT, ROH, TNA. And still in the mindset of that magazine, which inter promotional fantasy booking scenario gets you excited more? NXT vs ROH, NXT vs EVOLVE, or NXT vs Lucha Undeground?
I agree with your order of the title ranking. NXT vs. ROH gets me the most excited.
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