Q&A Questions

Who do you think would be a good feud for Bayley after Charlotte?

Sydney Wilson

Sean, I asked before in a Q/A if Rusev would have a win before the NBA Fightful Draft show. I would like to revise my question. Do you think we will SEE Rusev on TV before the Fightful NBA Draft show

Rob Wilkins

Do you think AEW will be able to appeal to younger audiences in addition to their existing hardcore fanbase or would that risk alienating them given the negativity surrounding 'PG era'? I know PG doesn't necessarily mean childish but that's the vibe I get when people discuss it in general terms.

Graham Williams

Is it strange that when people talk about WM 22, the first match that comes to my mind is Mickie vs Trish because it far exceeded the hype? Was Beth around at that time, and if so was her and Trish destined for a future program?

Charles Harkins

Could Io Shirai vs Candice Lerae main event NXT Takeover: Toronto with the right build?

Charles Harkins

How much wrestling do you watch each week?

I just realized that we’re likely to see the IWGP US title being carried to the ring at Fyter Fest in a match against Joey Janela. How’s that gotta make ROH feel?

Jonathan Ma

What’s going on with Sasha Banks?

Do you ever see Seth and/or Roman leaving WWE to go to AEW? If they did do you think a Shield reunion would happen there? As it stands now do you think we will ever get a Shield reunion?

Dont mean to give away free ideas...but do you guys think a walking dead style show about vampires werewolves witches and warlocks dealing with zombies..would that be entertaining...because all mentioned above survive off eating other animals...vampires need blood werewolves need flesh witches and warlocks need to feed kids candy and eat them after they're fatten up...

What's more believable...Vince McMahon wanted to make an inappropriate cancer comment or that aew and wwe are working together...not trolling just curious...I find both very far fetched

5). More ospreay raving: isnt it time we dub this guy the new AJ styles? His resume is unparallelled: He works everywhere, from europe to usa to japan to australia. He’s done deathmatches with havoc to build progress, pushed the spotfest boundaries with ricochet, character work with Scurll, built the aussie scene with robbie eagles, worked heavyweight and junior styles. Cant we get past his twitter nonsense and the long outdated criticism of his selling and slap the BITW label on him?

Jonathan Ma

4) coming out of the BOSJ, i have to make Ospreay the WOTY. Seven matches in, seven 4+ star matches. He’s gonna face Shingo (prolly) in the final and kill it, he had bangers with Ibushi and Lance Archer and jeff Cobb. He’ll be in the G1 and crank out MOTY matches regularly, which will jack his resume up even more than in years past

Jonathan Ma

3) caught any BOSJ yet? Its been...probably the best booked and worked tournament ever, surpassing easily last year’s g1. Both blocks have been entertaining, everyone has a story, and there are multiple MOTY contenders with few, few duds. The style has been mixed too - grapplefest, slugfest, spotfest, comedy. The three Korakuens from day were epic 7-9

Jonathan Ma

2) have you gotten any feedback from those in WWE from this interview? Its hard for me to see why anyone would stay - no one, NO ONE, should be resigning of extensing unless they are totally giving up their soul and cashing in. Which is fine.

Jonathan Ma

1) lots to talk about from the Mox interview on TIJ, but is there any take other than that Vince is every bit the problem we’ve all thought he is? Fanatically controlling while utterly out of touch. I actually cant hate any WWE wrestler for their work anymore, since its obvious they are forced to conform to this senile old man’s vision of them and what he thinks the audience likes

Jonathan Ma

Whats one change in your opinion do you think WWE makes or has to make in the short term to change the current perceptions?

What do you think is more important for AEW's success if they are to stay or really get into the competitive conversation? Is it putting the spotlight on the established stars to start, have them work with each other and eventually have them mix in and introduce the more unestablished star potential talent or do you think it's getting the established to put over and introduce potential stars right away, putting their feet into the fire and seeing what they are made of?

What are five names are almost locks to be in the Mae Young Classic?

Charles Harkins

What adjustment notes do you think TNT will give in their viewing of Double or Nothing production wise and given the experiences of the past how hands on do you think the network might actually be ?

Have you been told or heard that the scrums and backstage press conferences afterward will be a part of every event that AEW does sans the TV show obviously or was this a one time deal to seal in the excitement?

I’ll chance my arm with a last Q- I’m the dude downloading 45 podcasts a week (Aidan - Ireland) and a mark for Simon Miller,. I was disappointed you said you listen to Conrad only but you’re busy!! Question, any opinions on these podcasts/podcasters I listen to as I’d be pretty guided by you Matt Koon - Total Engagement Took over Robbie E s Show on Court Baeur s network. Early Days CWTBG (Ryback) His interviews are excellent. When he’s cutting the sh1t with JD from Iron Attitude Belts is a little shaky! The Dirty Sheets-Billi Bhatti, trying to sell 125$Betting packages. I know you described him in 1 word before, but final thoughts.. Has contacts “On Raw and SD at the very top” Swears by this. I call BULLSH1T SRS, but you’re the expert, not me! Aidan - Ireland

Aidan O'Connell

One more question: Am I hallucinating or was the wild card rule not even mentioned on this week's Raw? It was all over Smackdown so I'm second-guessing myself, but if you'd asked me on Tuesday morning I'd have said they just dropped the whole concept and it was now pretty much a free-for-all.

Sean T. Collins

For the past couple of weeks Becky Lynch has been booked like a literal midcarder. Has the company cooled on her, and if so, why? Related: A couple of weeks ago there was only one women's segment per show. Has the company cooled on the women's division in general, and again, if so, why?

Sean T. Collins

Do you think it's a smart move for HHH not to do a press conference this week given the climate? I do.

Charles Harkins

Is there any chance that a fairly moderate percentage of women wrestlers still see WWE as a more desired location than AEW despite it's momentum?

Charles Harkins

Something tell me Vince didn't want Braun or Drew to get over while Roman was out because it would make people forget him upon his return. As there a tiny hint of truth to this?

Charles Harkins

Is it crazy that my only problem with HHH's past booking stems mainly for the refusal to put over Jeff Hardy on multiple occasions?

Charles Harkins

Is there a possibility the NXT locker room took Cody's shot at HHH more personally than he did, fueling them to make Takeover XXV the best ever? I believe that's the case.

Charles Harkins

Am I wrong for thinking Double or Nothing was more so a challenge for NXT to step it's game up and that NXT Takeover XXV will the most important one ever?

Charles Harkins

SRS Q2 for this week (From Aidan in Ireland!) SRS Recommend any WWE Audiobooks or WWE Hardbacks. I recommend AJ Mendez Book -“Crazy is my Superpower” and “Wrestling Babylon” - Irvin Muchnick. Can you recommend WWE Books re the Attitude Era and for any any that touch anything covered in the episodes of “Beyond the Ring” Thanks SRS. Aidan,

Aidan O'Connell

Any chance Jimmy will ever send you over to the UK to cover any events? I'll buy you a can of monster 😁

Graham Williams

Do you foresee being the elite style videos being a key part of the AEW TV show or do you think it will resemble more of a 'regular' wrestling show? What crowd numbers do you think they will be able to pull with more frequent shows as opposed to how they've done with larger PPVs spread further apart?

Graham Williams

SRS Thanks for answering my two questions last week, but you only gave my name once! Credit where credit is due!!!! Genuine question, I work in Mental Health, hypothetical situation, a wrestler approaches HHH says he has been diagnosed with depression and prescribed a basic anti depressant, 6 month timeline per their Dr to recovery. Will they be allowed wrestle? Off the payroll? How are the media told if it’s a big star. Thanks SRS. Aidan

Aidan O'Connell

We know you’re going with the Raptors in the final but how many games do you have the NBA finals going to? Do you think that the NBA should have a playoff MVP as opposed to a finals MVP?

Firefly funhouse has been amazing so far. Any word on when Bray will re-debut? Who should he feud with and how would you book his first feud back?

Do you think anything at WWE Sands of Time will have any significance this time around? The last two events were pretty much just huge house shows that had no implications going forward on programming.

What wrestling personality would you like to have an uncensored tell all book about?

How would you run the brand split? Additionally, would you keep each brand from mentioning the others entirely?

If you could eliminate any titles in WWE, what would they be?

Raw wasn’t great. But do you think people comparing an AEW PPV to a Raw is fair? As bad as raw can get I really enjoy most of their PPV’s. Shouldn’t Raw be compared to AEW when they run their weekly show on TNT?

Edgar M.

How would you respond to a friend that says Hangman page is already getting forced and doesn't think he is that great? Of course he did not actually see the show and just read what happened. He has not seen anything in the past from him that makes him think that he should be at the top.

Reid Greenspan