Q&A QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

If you had to give a prediction for how WWE will book The Brock/Reigns match at SummerSlam what do you actually see happening realistically especially with WWE trolling fans with the unreleased part of the interview with Paul Heyman or he said that Roman can't beat Brock unless.......

Lonny Barker

15) Non Spoiler G1 question: in the past couple weeks, Tama Tonga has been suspended on twitter for lashing out at critics. A couple nights ago, he went into the stands and grabbed a heckler (not a plant) in the crowd, prompting Harold Meij to issue a statement that there would be discipline and revised social media and conduct rules. From accounts, NJPW does not script promos, instead Gedo sorta just tells them the angle and them the wrestlers gotta go with it. Is this a bizarro situation where strict WWE scripting would have come in handy? tama isnt just “being a heel” like Samoa Joe, switchblade, or ciampa ...he’s literally being a bad guy to the point no one wants to see him. His stuff is totally skippable

Jonathan Ma

I need to expand on this actually. Sorry if this has been covered on one of the MMA pods but the Riddle comments reminded me of why i stopped watching UFC - too many shows, saturated cards, not enough compelling stars. While ufc’s shine gas dimmed, could WWE be in an exaggerated version of UFC’s peak before plateau and decline? Raw, smackdown, so many PPV’s and network stuff. Oversaturation is actually hurting viewer interest and that tv money aint all guaranteed it can go away quickly as weve seen

Jonathan Ma

14) Amidst "wrestler of the year" and "top ten wrestlers" and "hall of fame" discussions, . . . how do we evaluate AJ Styles? Based on overall resume and peak-in-ring performance, his talent cannot be denied. Yet in just 2018, his output has been . . . what? some questionable Nakamura matches and interrupted matches against DB and Almas? He's got Samoa Joe coming up, but we're in August and does he have a 4 star match? Could we really end 2018 and legitimately be able to say he is not one of the ten best wrestlers this individual year? That sorta blows my mind, but then, wwe . . .

Jonathan Ma

13) (Again, skip if you wanna dodge G1 spoilers) Hangman Page! In about a year and a half, he's gone from basically just a guy in ROH to beating Minoru fuckin' Suzuki CLEAN in the Osaka, probably 2nd biggest market in Japan, and getting the crowd to chant for him. How powerful is BTE, man?

Jonathan Ma

12) Are you surprised that WWE is allowing Brit Baker and Madison Rayne to wrestle both in the MYC and then (in less than a month!) at All-In? I am watching "All-Us", Ep 4, and Cody (smartly) is talking directly about the crossover opportunity to highlight the rise of women's wrestling today. Is this HHH at work, or is WWE simply cutting Cody a break due to his history?

Jonathan Ma

11) Will Fightful have a presence at All-in or Long Beach "Strong Style Unleashed"?

Jonathan Ma

10) If Melissa liked Slammiversary, how about sending her to a freakin' Progress show in London? Jim Smallman usually calls out first-timers on camera, and we know she cuts a good Fightful promo

Jonathan Ma

9) Speaking of which, has Jimmy finally cleared you to talk about the thing that you can't talk about?

Jonathan Ma

8) Someone (Lanza, i think) observed that Matt Riddle canceled some bookings leading up to his *cough* next step *cough*; yet WWE has for other people encouraged them to finish their bookings before their *cough* next step *cough*. Is this accurate, and is there an explanation if true?

Jonathan Ma

7) Would it shock you to learn that NJPW did an "On the Road" documentary about Jay White as a dojo trainee in 2016 and in the first episode he "accidentally" clocked the camera guy and fucked up the mic ?

Jonathan Ma

6) Rich Kraetch did a Voice of Wrestling Patreon Q&A and some dope asked him if he'd do a collab of some sort with Fightful. He put you over and said he's down. What would you like to do with the VoW fellas? Maybe an intense debate about Braun Strowman's entertainment value?

Jonathan Ma

5) Tomohiro Ishii is somehow gonna have four star matches against the entire B block (except Tama) with two MOTY contenders in there. He's had quality stuff against ZSJ, Keith Lee, and Suzuki in RevPro, a NJ Cup war with Elgin, and an upcoming title match in Oct/Nov against Kenny. Is that enough for Wrestler of the Year?

Jonathan Ma

4) How did Kenny Omega not scream, "WHERE IS YOUR JIU JITSU NOW, PLAYBOY?" in his match against ZSJ?

Jonathan Ma

3) Please ignore the following G1 questions if you haven't watched and/or don't plan to watch . . . What "shoot" name would you call that ZSJ submission on Juice? It was an insane combination of trapping both arms, with a leg and a knee twisted into some sick preztel? I was thinking like . . . a double omoplata inverted knee slicer (from hell?)

Jonathan Ma

2) Any word on how Mae Young Classic 2018 will be streamed? Evolution is not till October, and there's only 4 rounds of action (32-16-8-4) before the Final at that PPV. Seems like that's about 4 weeks of 1 hour shows, so are we really going to have to wait about 1.5 - 2 months to see a show taped, basically, tomorrow?

Jonathan Ma

`1) I haven't watched Raw in about two months and only caught 1-2 Smackdown's in that period . . . and I don't feel like i've missed anything (other than you and Alex) Doesn't that sorta say everything about WWE? It feels like WWE's "main roster" would be infinitely better with HHH, 30 fewer wrestlers, and only 2 hour shows. I know you have to cover it for work, but if you didn't . . . . wouldn't you just punt it and catch stufffon twitter and youtube?

Jonathan Ma

How much longer will the Bar be a team?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Can New Day really co-exist if Big E went on a singles run, or would WWE just break them up?

John M. Baez, Sr.

If the Rock is able to wrestle @ WM35, who will it be, Triple H, Elias or someone else?

John M. Baez, Sr.

If Brock actually does lose the title, will he ever be a Champion again, especially if he actually does win the UFC title?

John M. Baez, Sr.

If you were a betting man, would you put any money on Punk being @ ALL IN, just as an appearance, not wrestling wise?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Will all of the MMA Horsewomen be @ Evolution?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Will Matt Riddle have a long sustained stay @ Nxt or will he be called up within a year's time?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Which is more likely, Sasha & Bayley vs. Becky & Flair or Sasha vs. Bayley & Becky vs. Flair @ Evolution?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Will Rusev ever be a WWE World Champion?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Do you think that R-Truth will be a WWE HOF'er?

John M. Baez, Sr.

How far do you see Almas going on the Main roster?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Yes. -Mel

Fightful Select

Should I change my name legally to Jason to respect Melissas wishes. Ive got my kids calling me Jason but the wife just isnt on board. If i do it legally surely Mrs has to abide by it.....cos its the LAW 🤨 #RealLifeIssues

Simon Willis

If Omega, Bucks and Cody were WWE bound in January time what would you do with them to maximise their potential? Would you keep them all together? It almost feels like a waste not to have the Bucks do at least one takeover but if they come in for huge money Vinny Mac will want them on main roster. Book it SRS!

Simon Willis

Do you think that January is the perfect time for the Elite to go to WWE when their contracts are up? With that Fox money coming WWE can essentially pay them whatever they want. In your opinion or anything you have heard, do you think they will?

Simon Willis

Ambrose to align with McIntyre and Dolph like i predicted in previous q and a. Am i right?

Simon Willis

Will the IC title be a hot potato btwn Seth & Dolph & then Seth & Drew or a throw in of Dean &/or Jason Jordan as well?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Do you think that WWE will let AJ & Joe do their thing all out @ SummerSlam or will they just hold them back a little bit time wise for Roman & Brock?

John M. Baez, Sr.

If Kiera Hogan signs with the WWE tomorrow, what happens when it comes to Becky Lynch & Ember Moon?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Is it all about the money when it comes down to Kenny & the Young Bucks WWE wise or is it also about Creative too, NXT they're stars, but as for the Main Roster, IDK, major trust issues there.

John M. Baez, Sr.

Who will get gold first, Drew or Lashley?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Will Jinder ever get another title run?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Which will happen first, another Hardy Compound Match or another House of Horrors Match?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Which will happen first, another Shield or another Wyatt family reunion?

John M. Baez, Sr.

If Braun wins @ SummerSlam, which is more likely, A SummerSlam cash in, a night after Raw cash in or a sometime in 2019 cash in & would it be the same option wise if KO wins his match against Braun @ SummerSlam?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Will it be Demon Balor vs. Corbin @ SummerSlam?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Which Title does Elias win first IC, Universal or why the hell not, Grammy?

John M. Baez, Sr.

Have you heard anything else about Nia Jax's injury?

Lonny Barker

Does Dean Ambrose come back before or after SummerSlam?

Lonny Barker

Who are your top three picks that you see Paul Heyman managing next, realistically

Lonny Barker

Convince me this is not best for all parties.... Its the Summerslam after RAW and a worthless tag match is going on and all of a sudden Paul Heyman comes out and interrupts... Both Tag Teams are confused and watch as Paul sells Brocks loss as his own and him not know what he is going to do... and then he announces that he traded in his broken down Beast for two new ones and AOP comes out and destroys whoever is in the ring and have a monster run with Heyman at the helm... Winning for all as Heyman is best at mouth piecing for beasts and those beasts need a mouth piece... Lets book it!

Most likely to get another run with their brand's top title: Jinder, Ambrose, or Wyatt?

Andy Quigley