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A few weeks ago, there were reporters and people online bemoaning the end of WWE EVOLVE because WWE Main Event was moved to the same timeslot, yet nothing has happened. Thoughts?
Nothing was ever happening to WWE EVOLVE. I had some propose to me that EVOLVE was doomed because of the Main Event deal, but when I asked those in WWE, they pretty much dismissed it and said that Tubi is considered a VOD platform, so it didn't really matter. I think a lot of times, there are fans and even those claiming to be reporters who fill up what they believe to be gaps with their own opinions and decide those opinions must be fact, and then claim them as such - and then it gets recited and repeated when there's nothing to the actual original claim. If two people both think the same thing, that doesn't make their assumptions factual.
I've seen some push back on your report Bruce Prichard is going to retire after Wrestlemania by claiming he would be working from home, but doesn't that ignore that you literally wrote that in your report?
I don't know what the push back is, but not one person in WWE has come to me to say my report was incorrect. Prichard is planning to retire from his current duties and will work from his home as a consultant. That's what I broke, what I reported and I am standing by that report.
If Shawn Michaels will take over for Bruce Prichard, what happens to WWE NXT?
Obviously, they will prep someone to take over Michaels' role. They have lots of time to prepare and have a deep pool of producers and others who they can consider.
Do you think AJ Styles will replace Shawn Michaels?
I haven't heard that. There's been a general assumption among some I've spoken with that Styles will get more involved in scouting talents and the WWE ID program, but no one has told me that's officially happening, either.
Could WWE hire Dr. Tom Prichard to come to WWE NXT in Michaels' role?
I would suggest everyone should want Tom Prichard under their employ, but I have to think that if WWE and Dr. Tom wanted to be in business together again, they would be.
What can be done to help Ric Flair?
Nothing. He's an adult who has made his decision to live how he wishes to live. As I have talked about, I wish he would care about himself the way that his audience always cared about him, but he's 77 and I don't see him changing how he approaches life. That is his call.
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