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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Query on HHH's worst match, Waltman filming for Raw vs. Nitro show, TNA stars working AAA PPV, Questions on Cena/Piper, Z! TLIS on WWE Network, potential Mania matches, Hogan not being on TV, and Jake/Hall in the hall, update on Abdullah/Nicholson lawsuit, Impact Wrestling preview, Gillberg interview, Cena on Facebook trending list, more Khali promotion, Carter looks at 2012 for TNA, TTTT day rundown, and more from Piper

Today's query is on what Triple H's worst match was. I haven't seen his whole career, but the PPV matches with Scott Steiner are usually up there on people's lists (and I'd be hard-pressed to disagree). Some of that could have been related to how high of a stage they were on, though. I get the feeling that his match with Kevin Nash will stand a chance of climbing the list as well.

Sean Waltman's Raw visit was in order to film for WWE's upcoming Monday Night War show. He's certainly qualified to talk at length about working for both companies. It will feature current stars as well as those who were involved at the time.

AJ Styles, Gunner, and D'Angelo Dinero will work AAA's 12/16 PPV.

As for my take on the 12/7 PWInsider.com questions:
1. I don't think so. We'll see where things go from there, but I'd be shocked if they actually pulled the trigger on a heel turn any time soon. He's too over as a face.

2. I don't see it happening. It's Ryder's "thing" (not WWE's) and honestly at some point he'll probably move on from making the show if he gets over enough to where he feels that he doesn't need it. It'd be interesting, but I don't know if Ryder would be willing to turn it over to the company. As for it being on the network with hout WWE producing it, I'm also not sure that longer episodes would work out (and don't see them doing brief episodes like we get now).

After the break, I go into the rest of the day's news and questions. Next up, ranking potential Mania draws.

3. My initial thought was that Austin/Hogan would be the top draw (if given enough time to be promoted) given the long history of those two in the business. But would it be as big of a deal as they'd like in 2012? Probably not. The bloom's off the rose. Since Rock/Cena already has so much build involved, that's have to be what put it over the edge in my eyes. They make a very good point about Taker/Lesnar (though a large portion of the audience isn't familiar with their recent issues), and I think they're right about some MMA fans crossing over. Jericho/HBK honestly wouldn't be as big of a draw (though it likely be an amazing match) because they've faced off so much in the past and neither are at the "name value" level of some of the other stars.

4. I don't know, but I'm glad they're being listened to! I am pretty surprised that he hasn't been on TV much at all since the big BFG angle, so I wonder what's going on there. The show's been better and fresher with him gone, but his absence hasn't really been explained.

5. I think it will absolutely keep them from being put in the Hall (at least for the time being). They don't want the negative press associated with their histories.

Abdullah The Butcher and Carlos Colon commented on the big Hepatitis C lawsuit. That one should end up pretty interesting.

Here's the official preview for Impact Wrestling. I'm actually looking forward to the shows now, and that hasn't happened in a long, long time.

Gillberg was interviewed. One of my favorite gimmicks of all time. Stupidly entertaining.

John Cena made a list of top-trending athletes from Facebook. Cool.

The Great Khali once more promoted WWE '12 in India. Glad he's still on good terms with the company. He attracts a large fanbase.

Dixie Carter is predicting good things for TNA in 2012. I think things will go well for them, though not necessarily in the areas of ratings and PPV buys.

Here's a rundown of WWE's activities on the day of Tribute to the Troops.

Finally, here's more from Roddy Piper from his recent interview with The Score. Another good listen. The man really knows what he's talking about.

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

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