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What has been the general feedback you've received regarding the Honor Club? I checked it out the day it began broadcasting. I've been amazed at the sheer volume of live event streams they are offering. For that reason alone, I can't imagine ever canceling my subscription. What kind of feedback are you receiving on the Impact site? IMO, they just kind of threw it out there with minimal publicity and promotion. They seem to be paying a whole lot more attention to Twitch, or am I reading that wrong?
We've received nothing but positive feedback for the Honorclub once they worked out the initial bugs and issues. I love the service. I have never received one piece of feedback on the Global Network. Impact pays so much attention to Twitch because Twitch is paying them for their content and it's a revenue stream the company badly needed. So, they are going to do everything in their power to tout that and build the relationship. I don't blame Impact for that at all.
For weeks to gain heel heat and sympathy for Nia Jax, Alexa called her a bully. Fast forward a few weeks Nia acts like a bully toward Ronda Rousey. Is the creative team just lazy or stupid or a combination of the 2?
I don't think it's either. They told one story for Nia. Now, faced with Rousey, Nia has changed her attitude. It's not the smoothest transition, but WWE is trying to create an attraction in Nia vs. Ronda and want it ASAP, so they are shifting gears way too quickly. It's just the way they do stories and it's not going to change anytime soon.
You often talk about Howard Finkel as the best ring announcer of all time - but why?
Finkel, when WWE was using him as an announcer, was absolutely brilliant in the way he dramatically announced, especially when it came to announcing the "NEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW" champion and with the zest and power he brought in announcing main events and babyfaces. He had an incredible knack for it, as he was a lifelong fan. I will always say he was the best ring announcer of all time, but that's just my opinion.
If Finkel was the best, who was number two?
Stuff like that is all subjective. I always loved Tom Miller and Gary Michael Cappetta myself. There have been lots of great ring announcers, like Bob Artese, Bobby Cruise Stephen DeAngelis and Justin Roberts, all of whom had their own spin and take on announcing and added to the DNA of the show they worked.
I was watching PROGRESS Wrestling Super Strong Style 16 and couldn't help but notice that the WWE UK title Pete Dunne brought to the ring looked like a replica - complete with the "genuine WWE replica patch and sticker on the back. I know replicas have gotten better over the years. Does WWE have a policy of using replicas at house shows and/or 3rd party shows like this one that Dunne was on, while keeping the actual gold for TV and PPVs? I also recall a backstage skit or photo in the last year or two where, in the background, you could see all the titles lined up on a table near the Gorilla position. Just curious.
It's not uncommon for WWE to have replicas of the belts for talents to take on the road while the official, original belts are kept by WWE and used for televised appearances. It's WWE's way of preventing the belts get stolen or lost. My guess is that is what is happening here with Dunne.
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