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Fightful Select

How much longer do you see Backstage going before it's canceled?

anakinjmt

Do you think Judas could be as iconic or even more iconic as an entrance theme for Jericho over Break the Walls Down?

anakinjmt

What do you feel was a bigger Wrestlemania moment for Charlotte: winning the new Women's title at Wrestlemania 32 or beating Asuka's streak at 34? Winning the title seems bigger but beating Asuka seems more memorable

anakinjmt

What you think of Dijakovic and Damien Priest? Can they be main event level guys or do you think they are mid-carders?

JJ

With all the "sirloin beef sonsabitches" on nxt being able to do all these agile moves, would it be beneficial for someone like Dijakovic to be a throwback to the classic big man of never leaving his feet and just hittting power moves? I think it'd help him stand out from the rest of said sonsabitches.

Nate Cummings

Would this be an ideal time to film a mae young classic-esque or king of the ring type tournament? Have it take place over all the shows over the next few weeks? It would be easy to tape over a few days and gives all the matches stakes. You could give each person in the match a highlight package and make the audience care about them.

Nate Cummings

We all hear what a big deal a wrestler's first Wrestlemania is to them. What have you heard from people who are having their first in an empty arena? How are they handling it?

anakinjmt

How do you think WCW should have booked Bret Hart when he came over? We can all agree his run was lackluster at best and largely not talked about when discussing his body of work. What could WCW have done differently?

anakinjmt

What else do you want to see covered on The Dark Side of The Ring

Cody Stucky

Which performers are proving they are great performers and don’t need a crowd to entertain given the current circumstances in WWE and AEW?

JJ

What do you think of John Morrison’s return this far? Do you think he is a main event level talent?

JJ

I heard you say that you previously turned down a offer from another media outlet for more money but you stayed because jimmy said your team will be taken care of. I just wanted to say I respect you so much for that. Sorry this isn’t a question.

Passit2dj

I don’t think very many people expected bliss and cross to be friends this long. When do you think it will end? Who turns on who?

Passit2dj

What do you think about the Mania’s on ESPN experiment? Will it lead to more?

JJ

Do you think big 4 WWE PPV’s get sold to Amazon, ESPN etc?

JJ

NJPW was supposed to have their US tour but they obviously isn’t happening. How bad does this hurt NJPW since we heard tour wasn’t doing great numbers anyway?

JJ

Do you think Double or Nothing happens and if not what do you foresee alternative being?

JJ

Did TNT want the name of a title vs TV title?

JJ

Which Raw/Smackdown Star will end up in NXT this year?

JJ

Thoughts on Sonya Deville?

JJ

Did any other talent scheduled for Mania opt to not perform because of Coronavirus?

JJ

Think Cedric Alexander, Ali, Ricochet and Murphy will have a big post Mania bounce back?

JJ

Thoughts on Riddick Moss?

JJ

Thoughts on Deonna Purazzo? I think she is talented but awful booking so far

JJ

Do you think the “Takeover Card” that is happening now on TV will be just as good as it would have been?

JJ

Overall how is WWE morale? Are people agreeing show must go on or are most upset Vince decided to move forward with Mania?

JJ

Include favorite Mania beverage

JJ

Are the Uso’s upset about the Mania situation? Shaw Jonathan Fatu’s post on IG calling it “RonaMania”

JJ

Is there Heat in Roman Reigns for deciding to skip Mania for personal reasons last minute?

JJ

Which WWE Star benefits the most from this Rona phase of WWE?

JJ

Does WWE go on hiatus after the taped shows you think?

JJ

Which Superstar who is not on the Mania card this year will be a big part of it in 2021?

JJ

Which Superstar who was either a first timer or in a big spot for Mania this year will not get another chance for a big “Wrestlemania moment” in 2021?

JJ

Do you think leaving out the number 36 for Mania given the circumstances was purposeful?

JJ

Did Mania get spoiled for you or are you going in blind?

JJ

Are you looking forward to Mania? If so which match?

JJ

What’s your go to Mania day meal?

JJ

AEW announced two of its first round matches, doesn't it feel like they could have built Darby and Sammy G for the finals instead of making it a first round matchup?

Latest Wrestlenomics analysis is that in 2019, WWE house shows *lost* $4.7M and only brought in $3.1m in merch from those events. While $1.6m net loss is a relative pittance compared to overall revenue, have we officially reached a point where WWE should stop running house shows? They have 3 touring TV brands already and every event creates injury risk

Jonathan Ma

Do you think there should be a stipulation to the Shayna-Becky match like a Steel Cage match?

What matches would you like to see open and close each night of Wrestlemania?

What is one thing you would expect to change if HHH took over main roster booking?

Do you think main roster WWE having more televised title matches would help ratings?

Would like to see more ladder and TLC matches in WWE, NXT, and AEW?

Will there ever be a wing of the hof for nxt, there’s a lot of talent that were big in nxt and didnt quite reach hof level on the main roster

Shawn Murray

Do Braun Strowman’s weird comments on twitter give you a little insight into the office knowing something about him we don’t? In terms of reasoning for not making him the top guy.

Frankie Aguilera

If WWE is setting up Sasha vs Bayley for Summerslam in Boston, should it be heel vs heel or Sasha face vs Bayley heel? I'd prefer heel vs heel, only because Sasha is not a good face.. imo

Marc Forbes

What do you think of the name of the new AEW secondary title, TNT title?

Marc Forbes

Will Tampa get another shot at WM any time soon?

Marc Forbes

I know Owens gets a big pop for using the stunner as a finisher, but is there any other reasoning to why Owens no longer uses the pop-up powerbomb as his finisher?

Eric Esposito

Do you think the only way to get Lesnar or Goldberg to have a match with Riddle is if Vince himself wants to do it, or do you think even then they both would refuse?

anakinjmt

In addition to it being just plain boring, is WWE also making a mistake showing older during Raw and Smackdown due to constantly drawing attention to the difference between matches with fans vs matches without? I feel we could stomach the shows just a bit better if we weren't constantly reminded how much the audience can make or break a segment or match sometimes

anakinjmt

Do you think there is a match stipulation that over utilized in WWE? And is there a stipulation that is under utilized?

Which finishers that aren't currently protected in WWE, should be protected?

Are there any Wrestlemanias or Mania matches that are required viewing for people who are younger or newer to wrestling?

Are you going to check out the Resident Evil 3 Remake? I don't remember if you ever checked out the remake of 2 that came out last year

anakinjmt

Should WWE have put the tag titles on the Rockers after their initial win was retconned out due to the rope snapping?

anakinjmt

Scale of 1-10, how much already are you looking forward to Royal Rumble next year purely to see the WWE 24 about this year's Wrestlemania? I'm at a 9.5

anakinjmt

Is Denise the biggest heel in Fightful now that she said that Goldberg should beat Strowman?

How do you think WWE handles the next month and do you think they will hold their next PPV, which I think is Money in the Bank?

What's your take on matches not being shown on the Wrestlemania replays on ESPN? Lesnar vs Ambrose and I believe Jericho vs Styles were both cut from the 32 show. If it's teally because Jericho and Moxley are in AEW isn't that just stupid to cut matches that are 4 years old?

anakinjmt

Do you think WWE will include NXT in the next draft and should they?

Do you think Ciampa and Gargano staying in NXT could hurt their ability to push other talent because it's hard to keep them off TV?

Why do you think WWE has done so little matches during the performance center matches?

In multiple videos and podcasts you have said that 2003-2008 was a rough time for WWE in the ring. Can you elaborate on that?

Do you think episodes about Chyna and Sunny on Dark Side of the Ring would be interesting? Could you see those being covered ever?

Reid Greenspan

I didn't realize Nancy Benoit had such a prolific wrestling career as a manager until I watched the Benoit documentary this past weekend. There was some debate in the show whether she should be a hall of famer or not. Do you think she should be?

Eric Esposito

Do you think Jeff Hardy will resign with WWE when his contract expires or will he sign with AEW?

anakinjmt

What's your interest in JR's new book? Would you do a review of the book? I'd love to hear one

anakinjmt

Jim Ross said in an interview with the New York Post that Austin/Rock didn't go last at Wrestlemania 19 because they weren't sure he was going to be in the match until late Saturday night. Do you think they should have changed it before the show started when they knew Austin would make it, or should they have kept Angle/Lesnar closing the show?

anakinjmt

Between Rose/Deville and Banks/Bayley pick two who turn face and the two who remain heel.

YOUNG BIBBY

Does Austin Theory give you early John Cena vibes?

YOUNG BIBBY

Are you a Liv Morgan fan? Also, did they drop the current storyline she was in or is she in quarantine?

YOUNG BIBBY

Do you think MITB gets postponed or canceled?

YOUNG BIBBY

Who does Mandy Rose side with? Otis or Ziggler? Do you think Mandy and Sonya split up?

YOUNG BIBBY

does WWE have any plans to tape anymore RAW'S/NXT'S/SD'S after their current tape premieres

Cal

On the latest AEW Unrestricted podcast, Matt Jackson said one of the more surprising aspects of the experience was the “power of tv” to get someone over. Now, with we have seen that just putting someone on a Raw or Smackdown does not guarantee “over”-ness Are you surprised at how, relatively quickly, and not even using everyone every week, AEW has gotten relative unknowns like MJF or Darby to such a high level of recognition and reaction? Now that we are in a sort of time out period, can you step back and quantify what lessons we’ve learnd about introducing new talent on tv and getting them to a certain level?

Jonathan Ma

For that new title for AEW I see a lot of people saying Shawn spears /Darby/ PAC or Sammy should win. But I think it would be cool to see PENTAGON or Fenix have it, what do you think ?

Manuel Rosales

When do you think Toni Storm and Bianca Belair get called-up?

YOUNG BIBBY

Do you think WWE should replace the 24/7 championship for the European championship?

YOUNG BIBBY

Do you think WWE will add a secondary singles woman’s title?

YOUNG BIBBY

Do you think guys like Kendrick, Nese, and Daivari get called up to the main roster?

YOUNG BIBBY

Have you played Smackdown vs Raw 2007? If so, did you like it?

YOUNG BIBBY

Do you think the NBA cancels this season? If they do, when do you see next season starting?

YOUNG BIBBY

Could we see WWE hold future 2-day wrestlemanias held in different cities

Swissroll Chris

Do you see any males or females, that are currently in AEW and who are former WWE superstars, return to WWE?

YOUNG BIBBY

Which matches do you think should main event night one and two? For me, it’s Orton/Edge and Drew/Brock.

YOUNG BIBBY

Sean, do you have any documentaries or books you recommended (wrestling-wise) to look into during this quarantine? I want to learn more about wrestling history/the business of things before the last 12 years since I started watching. Loved the HHH/HBK Retro Review you and Warren did btw, would love to see more!

Who decides who gets featured in WWE advertising? Does Vince dictate who he wants or does the marketing team make the choice?

Jeffrey Elliott

Why do you think guys like Evan Bourne and Yoshi Tatsu failed in WWE?

YOUNG BIBBY

What 8 would you have in the TNT tourney, and who would you have winning it?

Jake Schwall

I know you are into Ozark, as am I. I finished season 3 episode 6. How do you like the season so far? I think it is great.

Reid Greenspan

Do you think wrestler like (using for example) Jericho , Finn Balor, Kenny omega, Eddie Guerrero or Rey Mysterio that were cruiser-weights or jr heavyweights should be on those all time lists? Because they did transcend those divisions to have greater successful in the “heavyweight” division?

Manuel Rosales

If Ryback were to return to wrestling, where you like him to show up? AEW or WWE?

YOUNG BIBBY

Name a mid-carder who you thought had potential to become a main-event player.

YOUNG BIBBY

If they weren’t in AEW, do you think Britt Baker and Penelope Ford would have been good fits in WWE?

YOUNG BIBBY

Who do you think is going to win the TNT tv title ?

Manuel Rosales

If the WWE loses a fair amount of money because of the quarantine, do you think they'll start trimming the roster to save money?

Jim McShea

Does the lack of the “wrestlemania bump” in the ratings this year say we are now in an era where ratings and fandom are constant all year? Or maybe absent is the word. I thought around 2015 we had entered an era of new mainstream acceptance but that seems to not be the case anymore.

Frankie Aguilera

I’m a bit burned out on documentaries, what matches, PPVs or anything in ring can you recommend watching on the network?

Frankie Aguilera

Has NWA been worth the watch still the last couple of months? I stopped after into the fire but I’ve been thinking about doing some binging with the lack of wrestling.

Frankie Aguilera

Is Dana Warrior still working behind the scenes? On a related note, what would you suggest WWE do to shore up their women’s divisions. The storytelling is the weakest it’s been in years.

Frankie Aguilera

Are you a fan of Marcus Mariota? Do you think he is a draft bust?

YOUNG BIBBY

Besides Wade Barrett, two members of the nexus that I thought had potential were Curtis Axel and Justin Gabriel, why do you think they didn’t succeed in WWE?

YOUNG BIBBY

Do you think AEW and WWE should go on hiatus?

YOUNG BIBBY

Would you be in favor of WWE taking a two month hiatus after WM? How would you creatively bring the shows back?

Frankie Aguilera

My man, I don’t think these hypothetical questions are much better than the “your favorite” questions lol.

Frankie Aguilera

I couldn’t disagree more with your take on Jake. He’s cutting his promos is basically the same style he did 30 years ago, it may just not be your cup of tea

Frankie Aguilera

Should WWE develop a traveling WWE Hall of Fame exhibit or exhibits? It seems like it would be a great attraction that they could feature at WWE Access or any of their PPVs.

Jim McShea

AJ Styles has had 3 different face/heel turns in 4 years with WWE. Do you feel that this hurts his character at all?

Frankie Aguilera

Is the AEW tag team division TOO stacked? And would the lack of character development get worse with the revival?

Frankie Aguilera

Is Tamina super well liked backstage? I find it hard to believe she’s been on the payroll this long with such limited talent.

Frankie Aguilera

Who are 2 people you’d send from Impact to NXT, NXT to NJPW, NJPW to AEW, and AEW to main roster WWE?

Frankie Aguilera

What are some of the best changes in finishing move for a performer? The overdrive to RKO for example.

Frankie Aguilera

Random question cat owner to cat owner: I just adopted 2 kittens, what are some disciplinary tips you have on raising cats.

Frankie Aguilera

Who are some wrestlers that were way more over than fans tend to remember today? Santino comes to mind for me, his pops were always gigantic.

Frankie Aguilera

Did you ever watched the late-99 Russo era Nitros? Nonsensical turns aside, I actually really enjoy this period of Nitro lol.

Frankie Aguilera

Do you have any active WWE roster members tell you that they are weekly viewers of dynamite?

Frankie Aguilera

What seems to have clicked for “3 star Cody”? His matches since Double or Nothing last year have been of the highest quality I can ask for in pro wrestling.

Frankie Aguilera

How do you feel about rotating commenters weekly as AEW does it? What about the hourly changes TNA and WCW used to make?

Frankie Aguilera

Do you know what affect a prolonged Coronavirus shutdown will have on current contract lengths? With Braun stating that he is not currently getting paid because shows are cancelled does that maybe suggest that WWE have frozen contracts? Is this likely to cause legal/financial challenges to mid-sized organisations like ROH who have talent like Dragon Lee and Flip Gordon who are in their last 6-9 months of contracts?

Which professional wrestling stable in WWE was the best out of these? MNM, DX, The Shield, or The Wyatt Family.

YOUNG BIBBY

Overall who’s better between Angle & Brock in: Mic Skills, In Ring, Charisma, and wrestling career?

YOUNG BIBBY

Any idea when the colons will come back to WWE? They are still under contract.

YOUNG BIBBY

VoW (joe lanza most loudly) characterized the dichotomy like this: Broken Matt is great at getting Matt over, much credit. But it did not create any sustained success in TNA/Impact and it doesnt look like its gonna get AEW the promotion more over. Does that make sense? I sort of get it, do you agree?

Jonathan Ma

Sorry if i have not kept up with the AEW post shows. I know you are cool with Matt but also will remain objective: How the hell is this version of Matt Hardy supposs to fit in the “sports” oriented to of AEW? Wasnt the face off with Jericho completely disjointed? Was the recent “turn” on social media against the “teleportation magic” deal (calling it a drone trick attack) a response by Tony Khan to this very issue?

Jonathan Ma

Do you think Goldberg is more likely to retain at Wrestlemania now that he's facing Braun? Or with him being such a part timer do you think Braun will actually win?

anakinjmt

I was too young to remember Jake the Snake but when he debut’d in AEW, i consistently heard how he was a great promo. About 3 weeks in, havent his promos been wildly meandering at best, inconsistent and distracting at worst? I mean Archer’s gimmick was best sold thru that pretape asskicking segment and his “Murder hawk everyone dies” persona is real simple. Calling Brandi “cleopatra” adds nothing to me. Where did his promo rep come from and do you think he is adding to Archer’s act thru his mic work?

Jonathan Ma

Did you ever get into watching shoot videos, any ones that stand out to you? I loved the timeline one they did with Bruno.

e d

The Luke Harper and Matt Harper interviews, plus Ryno’s comments all show that WWE is pretty open about the fact that theyre paying wrestlers even for whom they have no plans, “just to have them”: 1) if an investor/investment firm/shareholder rep saw those comments, wouldnt that...look like shit? The reported numbers are six to seven figure commitments that serve literally no purpose other than to deny the market talent... 2) which leads me to my next point: isnt this kind of making a strong case for anyone that might, i dunno, call WWE an anticompetitive monopoly? Or, alternatively...hurt WWE’s “independent contractor” deal? Maybe this is a Thurston/Jimmy topic they can tackle too

Jonathan Ma

Have you read any wrestling biographies? Do you have a favorite?

e d

How come Scarlett Bordeaux hasn’t been used?

YOUNG BIBBY

If you had to be in isolation with any three pro wrestlers past or present, what three would you pick and why?

YOUNG BIBBY

What helps you guys more when listening to shows/recaps: Youtube or Spotify? I usually can't listen live and was curious if one is preferred

Jake Schwall

You mentioned last week you thought Royal Blood would be a good band to do Raw’s theme song. Did you have a specific song in mind? I think “Lights Out” or “Come on Over” would be great ones

Kristopher Bordine

Any word from anyone in WWE on how they felt about the Benoit doc? I expect non-WWE produced docs to be hit pieces as much as I expect WWE produced ones to be fluff jobs, but I thought those episodes of Dark Side were pretty fair

Kristopher Bordine

What is more likely to happen A.) Jeremy Lambert stops listening to Taylor Swift B.) Joe Hulbert stops using that fake English accent or C.) Jimmy Van starts wearing shoes valued over $100 B is a joke

Rob Wilkins

If you were in charge of the sports book for MGM what would you give the odds of Daniel Bryan re-signing with WWE.

Rob Wilkins

Have you had a chance yet to watch the WWE Untold about Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman in WCW?

anakinjmt

Name A Wrestler Who Was Screwed Out Of Becoming A World Champion.

YOUNG BIBBY

Why do you think Fire n Desire haven’t become tag champs? Out of all female tag teams, they are my favorite.

YOUNG BIBBY

Where did Taker vs AJ get filmed?

If you were running WWE, and you weren't able to be in the PC yet after Wrestlemania was done, what would you do for Raw and Smackdown?

anakinjmt

Who do you think are the faces of AEW and WWE? For me, it’s Brock Lesnar and Chris Jericho.

YOUNG BIBBY

Do you think John Morrison, Dolph Ziggler, or Robert Roode should be the next IC champion? I think any of those three guys would make for a good champion.

YOUNG BIBBY

I just realized that the finishing move for Moose is the "No jackhammer needed spear". Any beef between Moose and Goldberg?

Reid Greenspan

Do you think it would be acceptable for David Benoit to wrestle as Chris Benoit Jr?

YOUNG BIBBY

Excluding not recording Wrestlemania matches when they could have How do you think the WWE has dealt with the Coronavirus

Rob Wilkins

Have you listened to Talk is Jericho with Hardy and Lee? Thoughts on them?

Jake Schwall

How did you end up for working for Bill Apter?

Rob Wilkins

Do you AJ Styles getting another title run soon?

Rob Wilkins

I think the build up to Randy vs Edge has been great. What r the odds that match main events night 1 of Wrestlemania?

Ryan Smith

I know you don’t have too much spare time but what have you been doing to pass time during the Coronavirus outbreak

Rob Wilkins

If WWE were to continue doing 2-day Wrestlemania in the future, would they continue doing it in giant stadiums or scale back to a smaller venue?

Donnie K

What are the possibilities of us seeing WWE starting over with stories once they start going live again

Rob Wilkins