Hope you both are doing well. Thanks again for the Starrcade review, had a fun time discussing the event.
I was just curious about navigating relationships with media colleagues when they transition and work for wrestling/combat sports promotions or organizations. Did you guys find it difficult regarding communication or was it easier as they had a better understanding of what being part of the media entails when it came to doing your job?
The one that comes to mind is Court Bauer and John doing Bauer and Pollock (always enjoyed the king and the fish) and then Court restarting MLW.
Also John, for your DropBox issue moving files between computers, you could do network drive that you can access between all the computers on your network. You can just connect a USB hard drive to a port on your router and it should just set itself up and you can see it in File Explorer. Let me know if you need any help with it.
First up, can I just say how much I enjoyed Dad chat the other week, I could seriously relate and it was a fun listen. Congrats on the new born Wai.
My question is a Wrestling related one and bit of a two parter.
If Cody is cleared by Survivor Series could you see him being brought in as a surpise 5th entrant for War Games, given his link with the match type, or do you see them holding him off till the Rumble as the surprise entrant and winner? If the latter, how do you think that affects Roman and the titles if the WWE do manage to get The Rock for Mania?
How could Sting have been booked better in 1998? The year started with him recovering from both his personal issues and the bungling of the Starrcade 1997 finish, but even allowing for both of these, the speed at which he cooled off was surprising given how hot he’d been for all of the previous year. He had a lackluster rematch with Hogan, a short and unmemorable title run, and was in the Wolfpac for most of the back half of the year not doing much of note, including a let down of a match with Bret.
While, like Goldberg after the streak, some cooling down was likely inevitable, and given that it was taking place while this same streak was the focus of the world title picture, what could have been done differently, in your opinions?
This is a bit of a grim question, but what are your thoughts on a performer’s level of stardom being a deciding factor behind the type of tribute they are given when passing away as an active roster member? (for example, a full tribute episode VS just a graphic or opening moment of silence) I know that’s just kind of the way things are, but I’m curious to hear your thoughts
Out of the 90s New Japan Musketeers - Chono, Hashimoto and Muto - do you have a personal favourite? Any particular matches from those eras that you really like? It’s a bit confusing how Hashimoto isn’t adored in the West like in Japan.
A completely random question - so feel free to skip over quickly - but have you had any encounters with radio host Greg Brady? Is he well known in Torontonian sports jouranlism/presenter circles?
Reason I ask is he often appears on one of my favourite radio shows over here in the UK and is always very entertaining.
Which of the new crop of New Japan Young Lions looks to you guys as having the most potential? This does not include guys currently on their excursion.
Kevin Knight (LA Dojo)
Kosei Fujita (NJPW Dojo)
Oleg Boltin (NJPW Dojo)
Ruohei Oiwa (NJPW Dojo)
The DKC (LA Dojo)
Yuto Nakashima (NJPW Dojo)
What did you think of Ariel’s Tony Khan interview and his subsequent ‘rant’? Personally I thought Tony totally misread the room thinking he could do a standard promotional interview on Ariel’s platform and he was right to call him out after the fact. How would deal with such an interviewee?
Pleasure to meet you John at tailgate in Toronto. Wai wanted to say hi but you were always surrounded by fans. An F1 question, now you two are fans would you ever consider attending an F1 race weekend live? And what race would you attend?
If you didn’t know that Vince legit left wwe, would you really notice a difference in the wwe product? Yes, terms like wrestling and hospital are used, longer tv matches and we have seen some people come back but overall the product seems the same. We have a celebrity going for the world title, the Dexter Loomis stuff, Otis is now the tree trunk, Seth “freakin” Rollins, dick jokes, etc.
Ari from montreal
With the internet phenomenon Hasbulla recently signing with the UFC, do you see them ever having a “celebrity” division to have gimmick matches? What else could the reason be for them signing Hasbulla?
Tis the spooky season. What are your favorite scary movies? If you can’t do horror (I can’t all that often), what are your favorite Halloween-themed movies to put you in the seasonal mood?
First, let me say how much I enjoyed your review of the MSG show from ‘83. John managed to anticipate and answer about five months’ worth of Ask-A-Wai questions I’ve had about the WWF during this period, so thank you.
One remaining question I do have is, do you know why Vince Sr. rejoined the NWA in the 1970s? What were the benefits of doing this? I know there were some WWWF Champion vs NWA Champion matches during these years, so I guess that’s one benefit? But it’s hard to imagine the WWF ever presenting the NWA Champion as the world’s champion, superior to their own, as WCCW, CWF, or other NWA territories did.
