KB Answers Wrestling Questions

[Kodo Sawaki]

What does The Undertaker do at RAW anniversary?

Does he just announce Hall of Fame or we get another match at Mania?

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Also does Shane or DBry go heel?

 

[klunderbunker]

Hall of Fame yes, not a match.

Shane hopefully.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Hall of Fame yes, not a match.

Shane hopefully.

Bigger failure:

Their attempt to make Reigns a huge babyface, or attempting to turn DB heel against Shane McMahon?

That's rhetorical.

Your favorite GM character, excluding Mr. McMahon? I imagine the original, and quintessential character of a huge boom in the industry is likely at the top. Though, if not, I'd like your thoughts there.

 

[klunderbunker]

Well Bischoff was the evil boss before Vince was.

I'd take Teddy Long. He rarely overstepped his boundaries and that dance is always good for a laugh.

Or maybe Buzz Aldrin.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Totally missed Bischoff. Do you think they'll ever abandon the GM angle? It's practically the longest running angle ever.

 

[klunderbunker]

Nope. Not until there's some fresh blood on top. This is their thing and that's what we're stuck with.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

With that said, are you one of the people who think Vince "lost his touch"? How will it change if his deciples take over? People yearn for change, but Stephanie, Shane and HHH made their careers under his tutelage. There's a chance they could be open to change once he's gone I guess.

Side question: Vince is dying (hypothetical). Would you rather he sell the company to someone else (on the assumption WWE and it's professional wrestling still exists. It does have its niche.) Or would you prefer he give it to Steph/Shane/HHH?

 

[klunderbunker]

Nah. There might be some instances where he does some out there stuff but at the end of the day, he's one of the best minds ever. Every now and then things get bad but then they're right back to good again.

Steph/Shane/HHH.

 

[Rayne]

Totally missed Bischoff. Do you think they'll ever abandon the GM angle? It's practically the longest running angle ever.

You're going to see the GM angle in some way shape or form for probably ever. Nobody enjoys authority figures who are pricks, and most of us, at some point, have worked for a boss who was an absolute cunt. More importantly, a GM is a heel figure who can work heel with anyone on the roster, top to bottom. I can see a period where a writing staff says "we need to get away from authority figures for a while", but it's a reliable story. Ever since Steve gave Vince the first stunner, we've been locked onto this road.

 

[BestSportsEntertainer]

How important to Stone Cold's career was winning the KOTR tournament in 1996 and cutting the promo he did afterwards?

Does he still become a huge star if that night never happened?

 

[klunderbunker]

Eventually, but not to the same level. That was a perfect storm which you can't create on purpose and the win/promo were major parts of it.

 

[Vageena Hertz]

Why didn't AJ Styles have to go through NXT but the likes of Samoa Joe and Finn Balor did?

 

[klunderbunker]

AJ is a much bigger name and was the kind of surprise the Rumble needed. He's also older and WWE didn't want to waste him in NXT for a long time.

 

[Alex]

Does CM Punk have more in common with Ultimate Warrior or Bret Hart in regards to his leaving?

 

[klunderbunker]

Neither really but if you had to pick, Bret.

 

[SD619]

Will Bray be anything more than a jobber to the stars?

 

[klunderbunker]

You can never say never in wrestling but he needs some adjustments.

 

[SD619]

How do you see his feud with Hardy playing out? Does one of them join the other or does Bray get a disciple leading to Jeff's return?

 

[klunderbunker]

Probably the former, as Jeff won't be back for a few mnths.

 

[Khalifa]

What’s your opinion on Tony Schvione and Mike Tenay as commentators? Did you like them with Bobby Heenan in the lates 90s for WCW?

 

[klunderbunker]

Schiavone was a tale of two different commentators. If he didn't have Bischoff in his ear, he was great. With Bischoff in his ear, he was a bumbling moron who made me long for Michael Cole.

Tenay was excellent as an analyst, not so much as a play by play man/commentator.

They had their moments of greatness (like this one):

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But like everything else, WCW would bring down everything else around them and you could tell Heenan was phoning it in a lot of the time.

 

[Vageena Hertz]

How come there's no raw ppv this month? Wasn't there like 2 ppvs in a month a few months ago?

 

[klunderbunker]

They're cutting it down. Next year has something like fourteen shows or something like that.

 

[Sai the Uganda Guy]

Wouldn't 12 PPVs a year suffice? 4 for each brand, and the big 4 having both brands?

Granted I know that MitB is supposed to be dual branded next year. So that's what, 5 Raw, 4 SD, 5 both?

 

[klunderbunker]

It should, but that's not how WWE logic works.

I think that's it. It's close enough if nothing else.