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Monday, May 28, 2012

Sin Cara returns to action, Aries update, Questions on Hogan/Cena, Tensai, TNA sacking ROH, moving a PPV to the UK, and Big Show, original plan for See No Evil, Interviews with Bryan/HHH/Bellas, and more on King Mo

Sin Cara returned on the 5/19 Raw live event, beating Hunico. I wish they'd feud again, since Hunico's pretty darned good and hasn't been doing much significant since the feud ended.

In a correction to a previous story, Austin Aries has only signed a one-year deal with TNA. That might be smart on his part given how hot and cold TNA is with its performers. If WWE's smart, they'll try to pick him up when that year's up.

For my take on the 5/20 PWInsider.com questions:
1. I agree that WWE puts too many eggs in the Cena basket when they have a very talented roster they could pull from. They try from time to time to put others at close to his level (Punk, Orton, and Sheamus currently) but ultimately Cena's the focus of the show when it's clear that at least a sizable part of the audience wants something new. That said, he's still selling T-shirts to kids so they'll keep him doing the same stuff until that changes.

2. Apparently they wanted another big "international" monster like they had with Umaga and (originally) Khali.

After the break, I go into everything else from 5/20.

3. If you mean back in its early years, ROH had a pretty big scandal on their hands (look up Rob Feinstein and you'll learn more than you probably ever wanted to) early in their existence and TNA pulled a lot of the talent that was working both.

4. They like Summerslam in L.A. for now, but they continually surprise me with crazy decisions so I guess anything's possible down the line.

5. Some people will do a lot to keep a job like that.

From the "what am I reading" department, here's an excerpt from an interview detailing an earlier version of the script for "See No Evil". That definitely sounds like a Vince idea.

Daniel Bryan was interviewed by the Soscia Network.

Triple H was interviewed by Criss Angel, in two parts.

The Bella Twins were also interviewed. Part of me wants to see them back some day, but I don't think I'll be heart-broken if I don't see them again.

King Mo is reportedly looking to Hulk Hogan and Sting for wrestling advice. Oh boy. We might also see some more MMA crossovers. I hope they're worth taking spots from some of the life-long wrestlers.

That's all for the 5/20 news. 5/21's will be after the 5/21 Raw, which will also be up tonight. Thanks for reading!

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