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DID WWE TRY TO GET MOXLEY OR JERICHO BACK, DO THE ELITE OR PUNK RETURN FIRST, SURVIVOR SERIES AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2022-10-21 10:00:00

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Do you know if WWE tried to get Chris Jericho and/or Jon Moxley back?

In the case of Moxley, there was a period he wasn't under contract but he made it clear he was staying with AEW and internally, there was no fear he was leaving.  I don't believe he and WWE had any conversations.  In the case of Jericho, he was never NOT under an AEW deal.  He signed an extension of an existing deal, so he wouldn't have been able to negotiate elsewhere.

If you had to guess who's back first - The Elite or CM Punk, where are you betting your money?

The Elite, just based on the termination of Ace Steel.  I don't see that as a good sign Punk will be returning anytime soon.  In fact, I see it as a sign of the exact opposite, that Punk and AEW will be parting ways. 

Jim Cornette went off on Variety covering Chris Jericho's signing, saying it was a sign that the wrestling business is treated as being fake and not legitimate.  Thoughts?

Well Jim is entitled to his opinions.  I don't think Variety covering something makes it less legitimate as the idea is to get the spotlight on pro wrestling from an entity above and beyond pro wrestling with the idea of bringing new eyeballs over to the wrestling space.  It's no different from WWE having a WWE Hall of Fame announcement placed in a newspaper or ESPN.   But, that's my opinion.

Was Swoggle always going to be Vince McMahon's illegitimate son?

No, the original plan was it to be Ken Anderson.

Any word on if they are keeping the Raw vs. Smackdown theme for Survivor Series?

I don't believe that will be the primary storyline for the show as it has been in years past.

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