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DISAPPEARING DEAN, SHAWN'S FIRST RUMBLE WIN, HAWKINS AS STROWMAN'S WRESTLEMANIA PARTNER AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2018-03-30 10:00:00

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I know the Royal Rumble is long and gone but a question that has been in my mind for years about the one foot deal against the British Bulldog. Was the one foot planned or was it a botch on HBK's part? Davey boys music hit and everything. If you think about it, technically, if the one foot rule applies, a wrestler could always hop one foot and return back to the ring. Any thoughts?

It went as planned and was simply the first time WWE utilized that idea for the Rumble match. The Music was a move designed to swerve the audience.

Why was Dean Ambrose pulled from Axxess? I don’t understand “because he’s injured”. It’s not like he was going to be wrestling. If he can’t sign autographs, he could still pose for pictures. Just a bit odd to me, maybe i’m missing something.

Ambrose was seen in Birmingham earlier this week sporting his arm in a sling.  If WWE pulled him, it has to be so he doesn't have to take time off of his physical therapy regimen.

First of all, let me make my compliments for the great website and very interesting. I am an Italian fan and I follow you guys, almost daily so keep up the great work. My question was about Braun Strowman's partner. I have read of the chances of having Elias or even Rey Mysterio. But are there are any chances that the partner that will be chosen is Curt Hawkins? It will be the opportunity for Braun to demonstrate that he is the real monster among men, as well as the opportunity to break the negative "streak". Are there any chances that this might happen?  Cheers and thank you once again for the opportunity. 

Hawkins would be a great idea if they wanted to some comedic things with that match.  I mean, they could have him dragging a returning James Ellsworth to the ring for that effect as well.  I haven't heard that they have 100% locked in who it would be, but I am hopeful it's Samoa Joe because I think the four of them letting it go and having a kickass match would be so much fun, but that doesn't mean that would be how the segment would go.  

Was there ever a wrestler that made you think, why isn’t he the biggest wrestler on the planet?

There have been wrestlers that I've watched on the independents and realized their antics will keep them from being a huge national star, but since pro wrestling is so subjective, I don't think I've ever felt there was someone who should have been "the" guy only to see it not happen.

I was wondering if you knew why ROH's women's matches are always you tube exclusives ,dvd extras,or just pre show matches?Pretty much every promotion that has women wrestlers feature therm on the regular card>Even WWE when they had "divas" matches that lasted all of three minutes were part of the main show.Is it because the owners or booker(s) don't like women's wrestling or do they don't think the women can draw? also if they're not featuring women wrestlers as part of the main show,why bother having a partnership with the Stardom promotion as the women from that promotion that come over heee to work for RPH willl just getbused the same way

They only have 60 minutes a week of their TV, plus they have seen the YouTube videos be extremely successful so they have continued to push the matches via that forum.  I also think the company is taking a very slow walk before they run strategy.  That's just the way ROH works.  They take a very measure, slow approach.  

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