SRS Q&A

Aww I was just about to ask another question.

Ellen C

I may have not answered this, I think co-branded papes are the best idea. It can provide crossover one night stories and they'll make sense

Fightful Select

Hey Aidan, this is incredibly dumb, and I'm excited to go off on it,

Fightful Select

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Fightful Select

I’ll call a spade a spade, Alex was essentially terminated by you or Jimmy. You got Denise, sure. Jeff is good, but he has his own venture, surely Alex should be on the Smackdown post show. Be honest with us SRS..

Aidan O'Connell

would you have done anything different with the draft from a Superstar stand point (i.e. Seth to Smackdown, Daniel Bryan to Raw) or are you happy with the way the rosters ended up?

I’m now three nights into the Super Jr Tag league and gotten to see even more of TJP. This guy is amazing, like h had a new motor and fresh coat of point. Have you caught any of his post WWE work? Its stunning (but really shouldnt be anymore) how much of a difference it makes to not be forced to cut scripted promps or wrestle a formulaic, slowed down style makes. He’s moving like he’s in fast forward, selling, jumping eveywhere. Can we suggest a Sour Graps episode for Alex? Have him watch some of TJP in NJPW and he will surely have some things to say about how wwe held this guy down ever since the CWC. I think he has the talent (in ring) to headline big cards in all the top promotions, would you put him that high?

Jonathan Ma

Is Leva Bates the worst wrestler to get multiple singles matches for a top promotion? She was THAT DAMN BAD in the AEW dark match against Nyla. Just...no athletism or smooth technique at all.

Jonathan Ma

What finishers are in for a name change and what would you name them? My choice is Billie Kay's finisher being called "every kick begins with k"

Charles Harkins

is Renee Young still employed by WWE even though Fox is behind the Fox Pre-Show

Rob Wilkins

Thank you for the info! I had no idea. I used to view WrestlingInc but now only exclusively check out fightful for my wrestling news. I just see people posting on the patreon about Brad Shepard and i've seen stuff about Wrestling Votes on twitter so just wanted some more info.

Brad Shepard?? You don’t know?? From OYDKWS (Oh you didn’t know Wrestling Show) with Jon Fisher. He’s a former Marine with PTSD, had insiders, but blown apart by Matt Koon on an episode of Total Engagement where he fed false information from a blank account and Brad relayed it. He’s not as credible as SRS, not one bit. False stories frankie

Aidan O'Connell

Who is Brad Shepard and why do so many people talk about him in regards to wrestling news? He seems virtually hated. Can you catch me up to speed on this?

Last question, do you enjoy the edited photos I use for promoting the After Shows?

Rob Wilkins

Finn Balor recently stated he does not do cardio in an interview with GQ. I am curious if that is common theme for professional wrestlers. Obviously, it is working for him

Rob Wilkins

If Edge comes back do you think Christian comes back for at least one more tag match?

Rob Wilkins

If you are Vince or someone higher up in the WWE do you allow any of your talent to appear at Impact's "TNA Anniversary" show? It would maybe help the process of using more footage from some of their stars past.

Rob Wilkins

How do you think my Timberwolves will do this year?

Rob Wilkins

Sean, What is your process when deciding what interviews to release right away and the ones you save for a different time.

Rob Wilkins

How long do you think Becky can be the face of WWE?

Eric Esposito

What non-wrestling shows are you watching right now? Also have you seen GLOW and if so what are your thoughts?

anakinjmt

SRS are you going to see the new Terminator movie? I'm a big fan of the franchise and critics online have been way more positive about this one than the last one

anakinjmt

Do you think WWE will ever host Wrestlemania in Canada again?

anakinjmt

RVD in court a few years back testified he couldn't get medically cleared to work in WWE. Has his health improved or is Impact just not as strict?

anakinjmt

Who do you see right now as winning the Royal Rumble matches? Seems like a wide open field for both

anakinjmt

In many ways, isnt NJPW america a tacit admission their growth in the west has stagnated? Hell, a pessimistic but honest view may be that this is too little, too late. Two or three years ago, they were filling 2000-2500 seat venues, a year ago they hit 6k in san francisco, earlier this year they hit MSG(but tix were sold well on advance). Now theyre back to planning on touring in 2000seat or fewer venues - MASSIVE fall from MSG. Theyre not ROH bc their east coast tour sold well but the Super J cup ran some truly rinky buildings. Now they are trying to in an american market with no just WWE, but AEW, Impact on AXS, MLW, the corpse of ROH...it seems like a window was missed The NJPW powerpoint said this was a three phase plan, so it appears this was in the cards. If so, how the hell did they let Kenny, Cody and the Bucks go? If they had brought THOSE guys to MSG, they would have had some real momentum to so this, now the more i think about it...they really need some power moves to pull this off. Do u think this is two years too late?

Jonathan Ma

Do you still get info over who acts as agent/producer for matches on WWE shows? I was wondering if there was any matches in particular that Abyss had a direct hand in on NXT.

Graham Williams

Bill Apter off the dial sometime with his podcast, about 18 months. Will he return?!

Aidan O'Connell

Alicia Fox. How is her health? Where is she?

Aidan O'Connell

Who is one person you would love to work with? Whether it be as an opponent, tag team, commentary, or co-host a podcast with.

Kevin Stemple

Do you listen, know or ever met the Solomonster/ Jason Solomon?? Top Podcaster after you..

Aidan O'Connell

Shorty G. I can imagine people who are smaller in height snd wrestling fans and young leading to some bullying. I’m 6Foot 2. But fuck WWE here right??

Aidan O'Connell

Vince Mc Mahon VS HulkHogan. Slim chance??

Aidan O'Connell

You have made Blue Tube in Ad Form milder on Mondays.. Is this for Denise SRS??

Aidan O'Connell

Is Sting in WWE tainted. Is his whole career as a result of WWE tainted??

Aidan O'Connell

Views on Beth Phoenix on the Pre Shows SRS??

Aidan O'Connell

Easier than you think. I talk to King Corbin!!

Aidan O'Connell

Have blue chew erected (pun not intended) a statue of you in their offices yet for sevices to their company, and if not why not! 😂 surely they couldn't have struck gold more if they tried as people now look forward to your segues into their ads?!!!

Ben Williams

Are you surprised at how shallow the womens division seems in aew and how little screen time they receive in comparison to the men, especially as they speak of equality so much?

Ben Williams

If you were starting a promotion nowadays, what would be your niche and who would you like as your face of the company who's not signed to a major promotion?

Do you think aew dark risks overexposing a lot of talent?

Ben Williams

Any idea what Shark Boy has been up to?

anakinjmt

How did you manage to build contacts in all the various wrestling companies? Surely it's not as easy as just sliding into the DMs of people's Twitter accounts

anakinjmt

Where can I find the podcasts you did where you discussed your previous jobs at other websites?

Ben Williams

If you weren't doing this what do you think you'd be doing instead?

anakinjmt

Is your wife a fan of pro wrestling? If not does she find out difficult that you have to work 3 nights a week instead of being able to spend time with her?

anakinjmt

Will mike kenellis resigning then requesting his release so soon after be something that will make other talent wary of resigning?

Ben Williams

What is your average weekly work schedule? What time will you often start and finish?!

Ben Williams

How often do you think the primary motive for wrestling should be retribution as opposed to financial incentives? Aew do a great job pushing the increased prize for winners but is it necessary or even detrimental to mention that during times when you're trying to push animosity as the driving factor to fight?

Ben Williams

How do you think backstage are feeling about smackdowns ratings , especially going from 3.8 million to 2.4 in the space of 2 week? Concerned or not?

Ben Williams

I asked that!

Aidan O'Connell

SRS, I meant to say to you, I was very shocked when you appeared on Sunday Nights Main Event -Jason Agnew. I am a listener. Tell us all!

Aidan O'Connell

Do you think the way Rollins has acted on social media has hurt how he's seen by the company?

How will NJPW America (a US office) affect their business in US? This far i see their issues have been: too much SoCal early on, late card announcements, poor logistics (ring, venue, etc), insufficient advertising before events, and this one you can speak to, not enough media relationship. I can see the office helping with marketing, it appears they’ll run different areas, but the office cant fix card announcements. maybe they cam facilitate interviews with Fightful and such and get attention for the brand before tours For example: Karl Fredericks won the Young Lions Cup coming from the LA dojo. He will be on every US tour. Why werent there a dozen articles and interviews with western outlets hyping this guy up as the next hot prospect? Takes minimal effort but creates a reason to go to see their shows. I hope a US office can fix this but they need folks with that vision

Jonathan Ma

How do you feel about going back to single branded ppvs now with the draft happening and the brands being separated? Or maybe just doing single branded network specials and then doing the "big 5" as full on big shows? They may lack star power but itd give them the chance to elevate the midcard stars.

Nate Cummings

I don't see anyone else asking this question, so I'll bite: What does NXT need to do to be more competitive with AEW in the ratings? Or is that a lost cause already?

Sean T. Collins

I got back into wrestling last year through WWE, but now that I'm also watching the new shows from AEW and NWA, I now find WWE's scripted promos really tough to take. Compared to unscripted promos they sound so stiff and lacking in conviction. Do you think the Wednesday Night War atmosphere of competition will drive WWE to loosen up with the scripted promos?

Sean T. Collins

Thoughts on Buddy Murphy as a Talent?

Braden

In your opinion, what is missing from AEW’s women’s division?

What are your favorite meals to eat? How are your cooking skills?

ItsWildBoy

If Smackdown's ratings dont measure up to Fox's standards, can it be cancelled like a TV sitcom?

ItsWildBoy

What are your thoughts on Matthew Stafford? Will he ever bring us a Superbowl?

ItsWildBoy

Did we ever find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

ItsWildBoy

Today (Sunday) Karl Anderson liked your tweet about the Bengals. How do you react when wrestlers like or retweet something you post? Do you do a Jordan fist pump? Smile? Or are you just used to it?

ItsWildBoy

Are Santana and Ortiz going to be the second AEW tag team Champions?

Christian Otero

Is Damien Priest a future North American or NXT champion? And do you see him a with a role similar to Baron Corbin in the future?

Christian Otero

Do you see Ivelisse signing with the wwe by January?

Christian Otero

What's the current status of the Colons with WWE and WWC and what's the status of the ascension?

Christian Otero

what would be the benefits and negatives toward AEW working out an agreement with either ROH and Impact and which would be more likely to happen

Do you think AEW needs to spend more TV time on promos? It seems like Jericho is the only one who gets to talk.

Fahad Ahsan

Any idea why no Evolution PPV or Mae Young Classic this year?

anakinjmt

Any update on Kacy Catanzaro? She's been removed from both the Performance Center's website and the NXT Roster page on WWE.com

anakinjmt

Is there a family connection between Conrad Thompson and Ric Flair? I feel I heard there was one but not sure what.

anakinjmt

Since it looks like John Cena won't be the one, who do you see as being able to beat Ric Flair's title record? Could Charlotte do it? If so who on the male side could?

anakinjmt

Any thoughts on what the main event of WrestleMania might be?

anakinjmt

What are your top 3 favorite wrestling video games?

anakinjmt

What does NXT UK need to do to be thought of on the level of NXT?

anakinjmt

What do you think Becky's next program will be, on RAW? Are they going to keep Charlotte face or turn her heel?

What has been your favorite period of the WWE product since 2012? Do you think WWE is too polished?

Do you think the current excitement over AEW is more of a “new, shiny” toy for wrestling fans that will eventually fade away? Is it for real and does the products attention have longevity?

In your opinion, how can WWE better balance the nostalgia and manufactured ratings of bringing back legends/outside personalities with their current stars getting actual views? It’s important to remember the past, but to a limit.

Finally Ric Flair made a big deal about coming back to life and repeatedly went on the record re giving up booze. What gave? We all know he’s drinking !

Aidan O'Connell

Do you foresee Bruce Prichard gaining that little more authority having a positive or negative effect on the WWE product or is it difficult to have any impact on the product when Vince still has final say and can demand total show rewrites depending on which way the wind is blowing?

Graham Williams

Take a bet Punk isn’t on Backstage with Renee in 3 weeks??

Aidan O'Connell

If there was no WWE network, do you think the NXT Vs AEW ratings would be a lot closer?

Graham Williams

Goldberg coming back to RAW??

Aidan O'Connell

Would you in your wildest dreams see Bischoff go to AEW or Impact??

Aidan O'Connell

I understand Heyman is incredibly high on Buddy Murphy. How high can this dude go??

Aidan O'Connell

Can the Fiend character fully recover from this Seth Rollins feud? With the HIAC loss and the upcoming probable loss at Crown Jewel, I’m kind of losing hope and interest in the character.

Sydney Wilson

I hear Cesaro is doing the job for Mansoor at Sands Of Time.. Do the WWE have anything for Cesaro now or forever?!

Aidan O'Connell

Do we have Jake Atlas in the WWE in the New Year? How good is this guy?

Aidan O'Connell

Liv Morgan is drafted.. I understand creative have nothing for her. Why draft her and when’s she coming back?!

Aidan O'Connell

Do you know Matt Koon? I have heard the worst things imaginable, but I credit the guy, 7 shows a week, it’s not FIghtful, but he’s doing good work?

Aidan O'Connell

I was going to ask similar question to this.

Ellen C

Why was the Miz drafted in Round 5?? Crazy!

Aidan O'Connell

Lol I miss Alex

Ellen C

If you could book the champions for Impact, who would you choose as your world, x division, tag and KOs champs? I'd go for Moose, Ace Romero to run through the Xdivision like Joe back in the day, keep The North as tag champs and of course Tessa as KOs champ.

Graham Williams

Mickie James is being tested for commentary. Have you caught her? She is bad, very bad!

Aidan O'Connell

Are the viewership numbers available for the streaming services? How many people are watching the WWE replays on Hulu, and how many views does NXT have on the Network? Same for AEW on Fite, NJPW World, and Impact Plus.

Donald Gold

On a recent podcast SRS mentioned that fightful select could be moving off patron. Would it be available on an app or will it be on the fightful website only? Personally I prefer viewing apps instead of webpages. On the previous Q&A I enquired about Aubrey edwards being in WWE, on AEW dark episode 2 there was an interview segment with Cody when she actually talked about WWE, I hope she has a long successful career.

Ellen C

Do you think a Bayley/Sasha feud is coming? And, if you had the chance, how would you book it?

Sydney Wilson

Where's Alex?! I miss Alex!! (Just kidding)

Graham Williams