WWE News: Mick Foley weighs in on Daniel Bryan heel turn

Chris Graham

Mick Foley thinks highly of Daniel Bryan. And he thinks what’s best for business for WWE right now is that Bryan help put Bray Wyatt over. “Personally, I see the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in Daniel Bryan’s future. But in the meantime, he has a chance to do something almost as important and prestigious; he…

The lure of the gold: Pro athletes covet WWE title belt

Chris Graham

The sight of LaSean McCoy being interviewed after Philadelphia’s win over Dallas on Sunday Night Football with a replica of the WWE World Heavyweight Title belt on his shoulder got LeBron James thinking. King James, not long after, tweeted that he wanted his own WWE belt, not a replica, but “the real ones.” To which…

More on AJ Styles: A work going over the heads of fans?

Chris Graham

The on-again, off-again negotiations between AJ Styles and TNA, the reports that Styles is booked solid with appearances at Ring of Honor and on the indy circuit, it’s all a work, right? Give ‘em credit for doing what WWE should have done with CM Punk two years ago when creative tried to make Punk the…

Ken Plum: Legislative resolutions

Ken Plum

The legislature does not have a tradition of passing a resolution at the beginning of each year stating as individuals often attempt to do with their “new year resolutions” what will be done that year. Debate on such a resolution would take up the entirety of the session, and if ever agreed upon may likely be forgotten as realities of the year and the session set in.

Should TNA go back to monthly pay-per-views? No way

Chris Graham

tna famously cut back on its pay-per-view schedule a year ago, going from a monthly pay-per-view to four pay TV shows per year. So now we’re 12 months and counting into the new schedule. And the early returns? Well, tna is still in trouble financially, so from the cost-cutting perspective, the move hasn’t helped, or…

Who wins the AJ Styles-TNA standoff? Surely not AJ

Chris Graham

AJ Styles is standing his ground in the on-again, off-again negotiations with tna. The former tna World Heavyweight Champion is a free agent and working this weekend with Ring of Honor, and booking independent gigs outside of ROH. Is this the best move for Styles? As a promoter who has booked indy cards big and…