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PUTTING DANIEL BRYAN BACK INTO PHYSICAL ACTION, HEATH SLATER, HOLY FOLEY AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2016-09-03 10:00:00

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So at Summerslam at the end of the Lesnar/Orton match, Shane McMahon came out to check on Orton, Brock blocked his path, got into his face, hit him with the F5... It got me thinking - do you think WWE will eventually put Daniel Bryan in peril in a similar situation, even if it just ends up being a tease? I wonder if WWE considers it completely off-limits, or if it's something they're keeping in their back pocket to eventually use when the time is right...

Internally, WWE considers any Daniel Bryan physical activity as part of their events off limits.

Now that guys are generally smaller in WWE these days.. Do you think WWE should have made the Cruiserweight Weight Limit more like 180ish instead of 205??

No, 205 is fine.

I remember reading in the site that Holy Foley is really a means to make a star out of Noelle Foley. Will the show only be focused around Mick and Noelle? What about the rest of the family, like Dewey and him working with WWE now?

The remainder of the family were focused upon for the first five episodes.  We will see what happens if and when the series moves forward.

My favorite program on WWE TV has been with Heath Slater right now. It has been a mix of seriousness, anger, comedy, and sympathy all in one. His promos have been excellent and he's making everyone look good with all his beatings. Do you think they are onto something and how do you feel about this program? And from his promo against Brock on Monday, do you think he can be a great face? I think he's already winning people over.

I think Heath Slater has been the best case scenario when it comes to talents who were being ignored before the split now being given the chance to have TV time, mic time and getting over.  I've enjoyed everything they have done thus far with Slater since the split.

I've been watching all the NJPW episodes on AXS this year. After most matches, several people come out and immediately apply a blue water bottle to the necks of the wrestlers. They also use them when cutting promos after the matches. While I'm sure it's something a lot of wrestlers do behind the scenes, I've never seen it done in the ring. Is there a specific reason they do this overtly or is it just something that's alway been done and is engrained in their wrestling culture?

It's done to get over the idea that the physicality is legitimate.

 

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