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STING IN AEW, SIGNING WITH NXT BUT NOT MOVING TO FLORIDA, PAUL BURCHILL, WHY DAVEY BOY MISSED UWN TITLE TOURNAMENT AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2020-11-05 10:00:00

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Could we see Sting in AEW?

Sure, as long as the two sides came to terms.  Sting is no longer contractually bound (to the best of our knowledge) to WWE.

Is there any word why Davey Boy Smith Jr. didn't work the UWN title tournament?

We are told that Smith informed the promotion he was being filmed by WWE for a WWE Network project and could not make the date.

I came across a WWE website article on forgotten ECW stars, which made me wonder who you think the most underrated and forgotten star of that promotion is?

The number one name is JT Smith. Smith was an incredible bumper and a great seller as a babyface. Then, when he turned heel, he took what should have been a pretty dopey gimmick of an African-American who believed he was Italian and made it a loveably heel bit for the undercard. I always felt that Smith's exit from the company in 1996 was very premature and it was a real shame that he never had the chance to make some real money in the business. To me, he was every bit as important to the fledgling days of the company as Sandman, Tod Gordon, etc.

In "this Day In History" 1987 you had the results of a Crockett Promotions show in Philly. The main event was "Nikita Koloff defeated NWA US Champion Lex Luger via disqualification in a steel cage match." How the hell can there be a dq in a Cage match? Just wondering.

I believe there was a run-in and Nikita was attacked. There was a lot of funky booking with DQs during that era.

What is Paul Burchill up to today?

I believe Burchill lives in the Lousville, Kentucky area and works as an EMT.

If WWE signs you for a NXT deal can you turn down the chance to move to Orlando?

If you are signing a NXT developmental deal and you don't report to Orlando, pretty soon you won't have that deal.

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