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WHO TRIED TO GET ANGLE BACK IN THE RING, TAPING IN ADVANCE, MCMAHON-WWE DOCUMENTARIES

By Mike Johnson on 2021-02-27 10:00:00

Do you ever think Kurt Angle will return to the ring?

When we interviewed him last year, he didn't rule the idea of special appearances out.  Impact Wrestling opened negotiations with him last year with the idea of Angle returning to wrestle Ken Shamrock but they didn't come to terms as we are told Angle opted out of the discussions.  So, it's possible we haven't seen the last of him in the ring but as a full-time performer, it's not happening.

How far in advance is everyone taping these days due to COVID?

WWE is live every week.  AEW, depending on the cycle is live with a few Dynamites pre-taped in advance, Impact is only live for their PPVs and tapes every few weeks, MLW and ROH are all taped a few weeks in advance.

Do you think Vince McMahon actually watches some of the documentaries on the Network?  There are a few, like the Liv Morgan one, that are pretty indicting towards the company's lack of long-term planning.  The Braun Strowman one pretty much says that not knowing what was happening with him led him to some pretty dark places.  Do you think Vince sees these and acknowledges mistakes?

My guess is that VInce is so busy and caught up in his world that he's never seen any of them in full.  It's possible he has been told about them.  I do know that when he's one on one with talents, he does acknowledge when he's made mistakes.

When does Adam Pearce wrestle for WWE?

If I am him, I am holding out for a Wrestlemania payday and I don't wrestle before that.

How close do you think AEW fans are to the old ECW fan base and if they are similar, how delusional do you think you were as an ECW fan?

No more delusional than a Yankees or Red Sox fan, I can assure you.  People love what they love.  I don't have a problem with them being proud of something they enjoy.  The only people who do are usually people who are jealous of that fandom.

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