It would appear that AEW has done gone and booked themselves into a corner with the Revolution main event featuring MJF against “Hangman” Adam Page, bringing back the stipulation that Cody Rhodes made famous – if I don’t win the title, I will never challenge for it again. While that definitely adds intrigue to the match, it also does one of two things: 1) takes the title off Max way too early or 2) forces them into a stipulation that at some point they are truly going to regret, likely due to breaking it. I don’t think I can overstate just how against I am dethroning MJF at this time. The company feels hotter than it has in a long time and having so many babyfaces chasing the dastardly champion is a large part of that. Going back to Page makes things far less compelling. Hate on the Death Riders hijacking the belt for months on end, but it led to a great payoff…which, come to think of it, was also ended much too early. I keep that belt on Max until Ospreay returns and gives us the babyface champion we truly deserve (read: the one I want personally). Maybe Swerve costs Page the belt and we go back there. I dunno. If I was a betting man, I would put large sums of cash on Page winning it. Here’s hoping I’m wrong. You can head over to my Facebook for ongoing commentary on the event live if you’d like, so join the fun won’t you? Onto the mailbag!
CM K kicks us off with…”Is there any short-lived gimmick (WC or otherwise) you can think of that you feel could have worked had it only been given more time?”
Easy answer to that is always Waylon Mercy, though that had more to do with Dan Spivey’s injuries and him being unable to continue keep going physically. I also think that Sammy Guevara and Tay Melo’s absurd belt sex thing that lasted like a week had legs, but that may have just been my infatuation with Tay being a complete smokeshow at the time. Also, that period where Jake Hagar’s crazy wife was showing up and had more charisma than not only Jake but everyone in the Jericho Appreciation Society had way too short a shelf life.
Josh G wants to know…”Since TNA didn’t die, would you still be up for doing some sort of book on the promotion that beat the odds despite all their missteps?”
I saw Arya had also asked about another book, so I’ll double up on the answer to that here. TNA still being around after all these years is a testament to…something. I’m honestly not quite sure what, so if I can’t even finish a sentence about it I don’t think there’s much hope in me doing a book about it. As for other book topics, I always thought doing a ToyCrap book that featured the worst toys we had as kids would be fun, or better yet, ChristmasCrap which would be the silliest items to do with the best day of the year, could be fun. That said, nothing in the plans currently. I am thrilled however that Bryan (Alvarez, my Death of WCW co-author) is doing a Pro Wrestling for Dummies book. I’ve been a huge fan of Bryan’s writing since before we even met, so I’m always onboard with more from him!
Robert R goes the pigskin route with…”What are your Ttoughts on Daniel Jones returning to the Colts?”
I know folks feel he was grossly overpaid, but through the first half of the season the Colts weren’t just edging out wins, they were destroying teams with their offense. It was a rarity when they punted! Can that happen again with Jones returning from a torn achilles? And with Pittman now gone to the Steelers? Probably not. But he gave the Colts by far the best quarterback play we’d seen in forever so I understand rolling the dice and trying.
Simon JL continues NFL Talk with RD Reynolds by asking…”Would you rather have Maxx Crosby or Trey Hendriksen?”
Crosby. He reminds me of Frank Gore, who played with unbelievable passion even on bad teams. You want someone how has that drive, and I’m not sure Trey has the same desire even when the chips are down.
Rob N asks…”Hulk Hogan had his Protein Powder/Vitamin Pack, and The Four Horsemen had their vitamins. What other wrestler or faction would have benefited from selling their own “supplement(s)?””
Power Team USA was basically designed from the ground up with the idea of them being four roided out monsters, right?
Brian B is hungry apparently: “Longhorn steakhouse or outback?”
Longhorn and it’s not even close. Keep in mind I say that as someone who eats a steak once every ten years (yes, seriously) so if you’re asking based on that, I’m not the guy to ask. But I love the shrimp and other goodies at Longhorn. It’s my go to chain as far as steakhouses go. And I really miss Stuart Anderson’s Cattle Company!
Matthew J ponders…”What should Danhousan demand next?”
That Michael Cole be abolished from all WWE programming. Do that, and I might watch again.
Meagan N inquires…”Favorite mst3k episode”
That’s impossible to answer, I’d need like ten choices at least as it depends on the day. But since I am glancing at my wall and seeing an original movie poster (no joke!) from the 1959 Santa Claus from Mexico, I’ll go with that today. And yes, I realize it’s mid March and I still have it up. It’s the gift that keeps on giving!
Time to go! Revolution is almost on so again, join me if you’d like over here!