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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Questions on a WWE Sting DVD, ROH surpassing TNA, Fuji Vice, breaking up the Hart Dynasty, and good things in wrestling, Jarrett talks TNA Creative, Foley, and his angle with Kurt, Raw rating, interview on Memphis Wrestling and more, more from Tough Enough's Luke, Lethal interview, WWE stars on promotional tour in Asia, Kidd joins Twitter, big offer for Hogan and Warrior, and the Impact Wrestling replay rating

PWInsider.com has new questions up. Here are my thoughts on them:
1. They've actually thought of doing it a couple of times, but put the idea on the shelf (for now) when Sting signed back with TNA. Once he retires, it seems somewhat likely they'll do something on it. It wouldn't surprise me if he was a part of it, as he's had numerous negotiations with the company in the past. But as long as he's with the competition, I don't think they'll go that route.

2. I actually didn't even think of the possibility of Sinclair trying to get it on a station that they don't own, but I suppose that's possible. As of now, though, we don't know when and where the show will air. There's almost no way they'll overtake them if they're only in select markets. A lot of this depends on how you define "surpassing" TNA. To me that would mean making more overall revenue. Even if you just count the US, TNA has all sorts of video games and action figures and DVDs in national chains, which ROH doesn't to my knowledge. If they start pulling in big ratings on their networks, then we'll see if they can make it to the next level. Until then, don't get your hopes up. As for ROH alumni going back, it wouldn't surprise me given the frustration some of those stars have had in TNA.

3. This is what wrestling used to be like before the Attitude Era. WCW had its fair share of crazy vignettes as well, perhaps most famously involving an evil umm... little person named Cheetum. It was a different time for sure!

After the break I look at the rest of the day's answers and news.
4. Absolutely. Talk about not having long-term planning. Things got started somewhat nicely with Tyson Kidd and his bodyguard Jackson Andrews, but they nixed the idea and sent Andrews back to FCW. He's since been released. Now Tyson and Smith are lucky to get on an online show, much less Raw or Smackdown where they were as a team. I thought the three of them worked together spectacularly.


5. I don't think there's as much "bad" in wrestling today as most seem to think. It seems to be more of a case of overanalyzing and accentuating the negative. Not to mention jumping to conclusions. "Why are they putting (Miz/R-Truth) in the title picture? He's awful". I think we'd be better served saving most of our criticism for things that are REALLY bad (Jeff Hardy and Sting at Victory Road for instance), and doing so AFTER looking at the bigger picture and giving things a chance. As for good things, generally when things are less complicated and the talent gets to go out and do what they do best, that's when the product shines. And right now there's a good deal of new talent and talent being used in different positions than we've seen in the past, which I'm liking.

Jeff Jarrett had a recent interview discussing a number of TNA topics. Interesting insight as always from him.

Monday's 3-hour Raw did a 3.1 rating, with a 3.3 in its normal timeslot. Same old, same old.

Here's a pretty interesting look at the famed Memphis territory of the Lawler/Jarrett days through the eyes of someone who worked there. Pretty interesting stuff. I don't think anyone would be surprised about Russo not understanding babyfaces and heels, and I agree that wrestling in general needs more (and better) personal feuds and meaningful title quests. That's what sells tickets.

Luke Robinson was the subject of another interview, this time with In Your Head Online. The guy has smarmy heel written all over him. If he continues to work hard and not get in any trouble, he could very well end up being the Miz to Andy's Daniel Puder.

Jay Lethal talked about his return to ROH, dream opponents, and more in a recent interview. I like Lethal. I don't really see him as a main eventer, but as young as he is, he can pretty much only go higher from here. Hopefully he ends up in FCW and a shot at the main roster at some point in his career.

John Morrison and Melina are currently on a 2-week promotional tour in Asia, so don't expect the former to return to the ring anytime soon.

Tyson Kidd has joined Twitter at the name @KiddWWE.

WrestleReunion has offered $100,000 to split between Hogan and Warrior if they do a joint appearance for them, including a face-to-face interview. Brilliant! Though of course I'd prefer the Piper's Pit scenario.

Tuesday's replay of Impact Wrestling did a 0.44 rating. I guess that's ok? If it makes TNA money, good for them.

That's all for Wednesday's news. More to come tomorrow. Thanks for reading!

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