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I heard you saying that you would love to see Imperium invade NXT and take on The Undisputed Era (and maybe another team) at War Games. I love the idea. Do you think it will happen?
I honestly don’t know but for those who don’t watch NXT UK, Imperium is really good. I think if done correctly, like Hall and Nash invading WCW, it could really work. Imperium would be the clear heels and the Era would be huge babyface. And, invasion angles usually work, plus it would give exposure to the UK brand on USA.
Does anyone know what happens to that superfan from the 80's and early 90's Ivan?
He’s a friend of Mike Johnson’s! He is doing well and living in the greater NY area.
With the idea of limited the exposure of the Fiend to help maintain and boost interest in the character, do you think that if the same approach was done with Bray Wyatt and Harper and Rowen upon their initial debut that they would have become more successful and become top stars?
I don’t think that approach was needed. I think if they just would have been pushed better they would have gotten over. I still remember the match with The Shield, where the fans were chanting it was awesome before the match even started. Then, John Cena beat all of them at once and that was that. Bad booking was the problem.
Was Lio Rush released after his Lashley stint?
No, he’s still with the company but kind of in limbo.
What's the 'official word' on what has happened to Snitsky, I mean Lars. I'm glad he's not around tbh as I can't stand his look or the character. Just wondered if the 'powers that be' have removed him 'quietly' for now until his past that was brought up blows over.
Like Lio, Sullivan is currently in limbo land due to injury. No official announcement has been made.
USA Network is picking up NXT and expanding it to 2 hrs. My question is why did they drop Smackdown in favor of NXT, and why did they pick up another WWE TV show to begin with especially since RAW or Smackdown don't draw or maintain over 2 million viewers each?
USA did not drop Smackdown. They were outbid by FOX for the rights to the show. They wanted to keep it. If NXT can draw, say, a million viewers, or even close to that, it will help USA in the race to be the top watched basic cable network, which is important to them. I am sure that their long standing relationship with WWE helped get NXT on the air as well. And Raw does indeed draw over 2 million viewers.
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