I think everyone who is a wrestling fan appreciates and admires how quick Kurt Angle and Brock Lesner’s ascendency to the top of the wrestling business was. Has Ronda Rousey already got to the top of that list? Don’t forget Angle and Lesner were both training and having matches for a year before they even made their TV debut. Rousey came straight in with what I still believe was the best match of the show at wrestlemania with minimal training at the performance center whilst also juggling her acting schedule at the same time.
Also with the impending call up of shayna not far off how do you book them together on the same show?
Do you guys feel that the Tanahashi and Omega storyline is relying on the 4th wall too much? What I mean is that I enjoy the idea of the whole “Philosophical differences” angle but on the other hand I find “Omega’s matches don’t matter except for the last 5 minutes” and “Tanahashi’s matches are boring” stuff kinda lame. With that being said, I am looking forward to the match but I can’t help but think that in WWE this idea would be mocked, what say you?
P.S Thank you for the hard work that you guys put in. I greatly enjoy it.
John, in a previous ASK-A-WAI you recommended Wondery’s Business Wars podcast. I was wondering if you listened to some of Wondery’s other podcasts? They’ve recently started a Legal Wars podcast all about some of America’s most famous court cases, in the same style as Business Wars, and the first subject is the Hogan V Gawker trial.
Could you explain Rey’s last run in the WWE? I wasn’t watching at the time, so don’t know much about it, but was under the impression that it ended in a lawsuit to get Rey out of his contract, so I’m curious as to how and way everyone is working together again.Thanks.
Will either of you or both be attending this years elf night? What is something that is sold in the US that’s not in Canada that you wish was? This ones from Alex alone: Which member of The Shield do you think is the most attractive?
Oh and wrestling wedding theme music: groom walks down the aisle to HHHs “Its Time To Play The Game”. Bride walks down the aisle to Mr McMahons “No Chance in Hell”
If this is too long (I know it is, Wai (understandably and, let’s be honest, rightfully) never finishes my questions), just go to the last paragraph.
Big ups to you guys for your professional and ethical candor and conduct in regards to the WWE/Saudi Arabia story. I don’t know if the show went ahead or not by the time you’ll be reading this (my cynical guess: it did!), but there are too few legitimate journalists in this weird pseudo-sport, so I’m happy to support two of the few too few. THE SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY LIKELY EXECUTED A FUCKING JOURNALIST – anyone who says that they can separate the WWE and Saudi Arabia is either being willfully ignorant, an unethical shill, or is a complete moron.
Anyway, if you’ll bear with me; I haven’t watched WWE programming for over a year, and as a wrestling fan, I’ve never been happier. This company has proven time and time again that ethics don’t matter, and on top of that, they can’t write a decent story to save their lives and are somehow failing upward; I’d personally be all about you guys dropping WWE reviews and just focusing on news related to them, but I know that makes no economic sense for you guys, so I’ll table that suggestion.
With all that said, my question is: are there any plans or is it possible to expand your podcasting coverage to more promotions or wrestling scenes for those of us who can’t stomach WWE? I always listen to the BWE crew to keep abreast on the major European promotions and to John and WH for Japan, and I love the New Japan reviews. I know you guys have too much on your plate as it is, so I wouldn’t expect you to watch more wrestling, but have you thought about bringing on anyone to do more regular coverage of the non-WWE televised North American promotions like Impact, ROH, and MLW? And have you considered covering the Mexican wrestling scene? I know access and the language barrier make that more difficult, but I follow Luchablog/thecubsfan to keep afloat on the big CMLL/AAA shows and lesser-known Mexican talent, and he or she is an essential resource for any non-Spanish speaking lucha fans. Maybe even a round-table with someone like that or who is knowledgeable about current lucha would be cool? Anyway, thanks, and sorry (again) about the length.
Have either of you drove stick-shift before? Do you guys prefer manual or automatic transmission? What were your dream cars growing up?
Please forgive this weird, random question but I’ve been wondering, in Canada, is there a distinction between the words “university” and “college”? Here in the States, the popular term is “college” even though a vast majority of higher education schools have the word “university” in their names.
What’s the drawing ceiling for a non-WWE wrestling show here in Toronto? And if you wanted to draw 10k or more to a non WWE wrestling show here, do you think All In 2 would have a better chance of doing it or a NJPW show that features several big title matches and managed to get Chris Jericho to wrestle on it?
Do you guys think the UFC has the capabilities to make a card that could sell out a 60,000(+) seat arena? If so, what 2-3 fights would be the main draws, and where would it be?
Finally got around to listening to your review of NJPW King of Pro Wrestling and it got me thinking… what is the best WWE triple threat? Your 5 contenders:
The Rock vs. Undertaker vs. Angle (Vengeance 2002)
HBK vs. Triple H vs. Benoit (WM20 or Backlash 2004)
Orton vs. Batitsa vs.Bryan (WM30)
Lesnar vs. Rollins vs. Cena (Royal Rumble 2015)
Great work on all your NJPW content this year guys.
How do you get sources within WWE or within other companies? Do you previously have a relationship with that person? Is there a person that directly deals with journalists? I guess maybe this question can be a discussion about getting and maintaining sources.
John, you’ve talked before about your trusty stopwatch used to time matches. What do you do during multi-segment matches? Does this mean you watch the full commercials to get the most accurate time? If so, you truly are the hero we all need!