KB Answers Wrestling Questions

[Alex]

Jarrett was #50. I don't need to go any further.

Not knowing that much about WCW I'm assuming that's a bad placement for him.

Also how would you define when a wrestler is past his prime. I say this because (as a most recent example) Bully Ray has done wonders over the past few years yet he's been wrestling since the 90s.

 

[klunderbunker]

Three time US Champion and four time World Champion and he's behind Dennis Rodman.

It's one of those things you can't really determine until their career is winding down.

 

[latino World order]

Haven't watched in some time, where did Punk and Del Rio go? Looking it up gave me little satisfaction, I want the dirt from your perspective.

 

[klunderbunker]

I'm not sure what you're asking.

 

[Alex]

Why doesn't Kenny King go for the X-Division title. It would make MVP's faction look more legitimate

 

[klunderbunker]

Because Destination X already happened this year so the title doesn't mean anything right now.

 

[Mustang Sally]

Was reading the Wikipedia bio for Bobby Heenan. In it, Heenan claims he left WWE to "spend more time with his family" (a statement that's become such a cliche with prominent people that one always wonders about the real cause of their moving on). He says he didn't join WCW until months after Gorilla Monsoon tossed him out of the arena.

But that's not the way I remember it. Didn't WCW take him away from WWE (presumably by offering more money).....in their continuing desire to put Vince McMahon out of business? I thought I remembered Heenan showing up on WCW programming almost immediately after leaving WWE.

How do you recall it?

 

[#MrScissorsKick]

Would you get rid of the Gimmick PPV's such as Elimination Chamber, HIAC?

 

[klunderbunker]

Was reading the Wikipedia bio for Bobby Heenan. In it, Heenan claims he left WWE to "spend more time with his family" (a statement that's become such a cliche with prominent people that one always wonders about the real cause of their moving on). He says he didn't join WCW until months after Gorilla Monsoon tossed him out of the arena.

But that's not the way I remember it. Didn't WCW take him away from WWE (presumably by offering more money).....in their continuing desire to put Vince McMahon out of business? I thought I remembered Heenan showing up on WCW programming almost immediately after leaving WWE.

How do you recall it?

I've always heard he left because Turner had health insurance and he had a very bad neck that needed surgery.

Would you get rid of the Gimmick PPV's such as Elimination Chamber, HIAC?

Definitely the Cell. You can still have Elimination Chamber but move it to later int he year.

 

[DarksideEric]

Lesnar's 5 best opponents.

Who would have been Flair, Sting, Hogan, Austin, Hart and Angle's best opponents that they never actually faced? Non-dream match (as in active wrestlers when those men on the list were active)

 

[klunderbunker]

In no order:

Cena
Punk
Angle
Benoit
Undertaker in the Cell

He tends to work better against regular sized guys.

Some of these will be stretches but there aren't a lot to pick from with these guys.

Hogan - Nikita Koloff. You give Vince a Russian with a better physique than Hogan and watch the magic happen. That was the planned main event for Wrestlemania II.

Austin - Shamrock. They had some matches on Raw but never a big time showdown.

Flair - Magnum TA. They had a match in the AWA but never on the really big stage.

Sting - Tully Blanchard. It just sounds awesome.

Hart - Ricky Steamboat. I think they fought once or twice but again never on a big stage.

Angle - Batista.

 

[Bockwinkel's Class]

Is it just me or did that main event tonight feel ponderous? And Jericho getting 90% of the ringtime? Does that match do anybody ANY good at all?

 

[klunderbunker]

Not really, much like the rest of the show.

 

[Bockwinkel's Class]

Not really, much like the rest of the show.

I hate to say it but I think TNA is putting on better shows right now (never thought I'd hear myself say that)

 

[klunderbunker]

They are for now. It's happened before but I have no confidence in them to sustain it.

 

[Alex]

I know he's getting exposure and that's good but why has Damien Sandow gone from intellectual saviour of the masses to imitation guy/Miz's stunt double??

 

[klunderbunker]

He was destined to be a comedy guy. This is better than what he was doing.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

Did you see much of Christian York and Joey Matthews as a tag-team in ECW? What were your thoughts on them?

I only saw a few matches on random DVDs, but they were really entertaining. I would have liked to have seen them in the 'E as a team (I know we got Matthews/Mercury as part on MNM).

 

[The Fabulous Rougeau's]

How did the landscape of WCW change when Hulk Hogan first arrived in WCW? Specifically the time between his arrival up to the formation of the NWO?

 

[Bockwinkel's Class]

They are for now. It's happened before but I have no confidence in them to sustain it.

Yeah, I don't either. I'm waiting for the turd in the punchbowl that I know is coming at some point.

 

[klunderbunker]

Did you see much of Christian York and Joey Matthews as a tag-team in ECW? What were your thoughts on them?

I only saw a few matches on random DVDs, but they were really entertaining. I would have liked to have seen them in the 'E as a team (I know we got Matthews/Mercury as part on MNM).

For a Hardy Boys knockoff, they were fine.

How did the landscape of WCW change when Hulk Hogan first arrived in WCW? Specifically the time between his arrival up to the formation of the NWO?

It changed everything. Stories were dropped, characters were altered and several months of booking were erased. The entire direction shifted.

 

[Alex]

So with the Bellas feuding what would you say were the best family feuds in wrestling (minus the Bret vs Owen feud because everyone says that one)

 

[klunderbunker]

Bret vs. Bulldog was good.

 

[Bockwinkel's Class]

Would Jim Cornette vs Vince Russo in a legit shoot fight be worth paying money to watch?

 

[klunderbunker]

I'd watch.