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Thursday, February 10, 2011

WM28 announcements, Questions on the SES, Taker as a heel, British Bulldog in the Hall of Fame, and Divas' workrates, Smackdown dark match, new Against All Odds match, WCW reunion, Jericho interview

Today's news starts with a bang as we now know the location of WrestleMania 28. The event will be held in Miami, FL next year. That location beat out Los Angeles, New York, New Orleans, and Toronto. If the crowd is as solid as the crowd for WM24 in Orlando, that should be a good choice. LA's getting Summerslam every year, so I see why they got a pass. I'd like to see a return to Toronto at some point, but the New York crowd gets pretty fickle at times and it can take away from the show.

Update: The date has been announced as 4/1/2012.

Read on for my responses to today's PWInsider.com questions.
First up, no I don't see the New Nexus turning into a second version of the Straight Edge Society. I don't see why they'd go that route (at least as far as involving the lifestyle choice in the angle), as I don't think it would add anything to the group. Honestly I don't see the New Nexus lasting much longer anyway.

I'm pretty sure we won't see The Undertaker as a heel anymore. Since he doesn't have much time left in his career, and the fans are very behind him as a face, there's really no convincing reason to.

I don't really know if/when we'll see the British Bulldog in the Hall of Fame. WWE's picky in who they put in there and when, so it's kind of a crapshoot.

Yes, sometimes Divas matches can be less fluid than matches with Superstars. The Divas usually have less experience and are pushed to the main roster sooner than their male counterparts. They use them based on their look more than their workrate, sadly. It does seem like you have to grade their matches on a different scale knowing that they aren't at the level of the males most of the time. That being said, I've seen some bad male wrestlers pushed to the roster too soon based on their look as well. But it seems more common in the smaller roster that the Divas are in.

Percy Watson beat Chavo Guerrero in another pre-Smackdown dark match. Obviously they like him enough to be considering putting him on the main roster, but they either haven't found a place for him or think he still needs some more work. Or a combination of the two.

TNA has made another match for this Sunday's PPV. Two former (WWE) ECW Champions face off as Rob Van Dam goes against Matt Hardy. All the more reason they should have made Impact's main event RVD and Anderson vs. The Hardys.

Former WCW employees are having a private get-together before WrestleMania 27 to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the end of that company. The final episode of Nitro was on 3/26/01.

Chris Jericho stated in a recent interview that he will change his character if/when he makes a return to WWE. It's considered pretty likely that he'll have another run there sometime down the line.

That's all for tonight's news. More to come after tomorrow's Superstars and Impact.

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