Tossing Salt Presents:
Wrestling Q&A
May 31, 2017

I just finished watching the movie, “Dr. Strange” on Netflix. Damn good movie and this version is even better than the bootleg copy I had previously watched. Not having shadows of heads pop up in the picture every few minutes does make a movie just that much better. And now, it’s time to give the eyes a break before I head back over to Netflix to finish up Season 1 of “Once Upon A Time”. It’s not quite “Buffy”, “Arrow”, “Iron Fist” or “Legends of Tomorrow” worthy, but I’m still liking this show. I probably should be going to bed soon. That doesn’t mean I will, but just that I probably should.

So what we got here is a little thing I do sometimes called “Wrestling Q&A”. Questions about professional wrestling, the “King of Sports” that I’ve found over the past couple of days on Facebook, either at the JCP group or at the KOK (Kult of Kayfabe). I find the questions there and I answer them here. Quite simple actually. Well, I like it anyhow. So let’s get on with it, shall we?

Anthony Alston asks, “If you were a young up and coming wrestler and you could choose anybody as your mentor dead or alive who would it be?”

A great question to be sure. I’d probably be talking to and trying to pick the minds of every single wrestler / manager / personality I could find and learn all I can, but for the actual person to train me, help me develop my style and character and teach me the right way to do things, based on his success with his “Funking Dojo”, my pick would be former NWA World Champion Dory Funk Jr.

Castor Parker asks, “Who is the most interesting member of The Shield right now?”

Truthfully, I am not really a big fan of the SHIELD, either as a unit or as individuals. They’re just not my cup of Pepsi, if you will. Ambrose seems to have lost all momentum since his run as the WWE Champion last year and seems, to me anyhow, to just be going through the motions. Roman has great matches and the potential is there to take off and be a fantastic heel, but it just hasn’t taken off yet and it all seems forced. Seth’s voice annoys me and, currently as a “face”, he’s just kind of ‘eh. I much preferred the heel Seth who had J&J Security with him and was a total ass. Of the three right now, I guess I’ll go with Roman as the most interesting just because he annoys me the least.

Stephen Thi asks, “Since the Superstar Shakeup, it seems like the writers also had a bit of a shakeup… Creative-wise, is Smackdown still better than Raw?”

Neither creative team seems to be batting a thousand right now and it’s more hit & miss than anything consistent. But that being said, and I think a lot of this has to do with Smackdown only being a two hour show while RAW runs for three hours each week, Smackdown seems to hit for the bleachers and get it right more than RAW does on a consistent basis.

Scotty James Savile asks, “What was Booker T.’s best singles feud in WCW? Was it Chris Benoit (included the Best of 7 series to determine the #1 contender for the Television Title), Jeff Jarrett or Scott Steiner? Although it never really got going, I really enjoyed the friendly rivalry between him and Rick Martel over the Television Title. It’s a shame Martel got injured.”

You forgot about the heated rivalry for the name “T” with brother Stevie Ray and the former Ahmed Johnson. I don’t blame you though because that entire run really stank pretty badly. Of the three rivalries you mentioned, I think the best one was probably the one with Scott Steiner. Those two put on some good matches and it was always for either the U.S. or WCW title so that made it stand out even more.

Angel Montes asks, “The best NWA World Heavyweight Champion ever?”

It’s a hard call because there have been so many great wrestlers to hold that ten pounds of gold and travel the world as the NWA World Champion. We’re talking about men like Lou Thesz. Jack Brisco, Terry Funk, Dory Funk, Ric Flair, Harley Race, Giant Baba, Tommy Rich, Kerry Von Erich and many others. I think that overall, Ric Flair was the greatest World Champion of all time. But when it comes to just the NWA strap and the men who held that title, I’m going to have to make a different call and give that honor to Harley Race.

Brandon Rhea says, “I’d love to see another female get a push similar to Chyna. Someone that could wrestle the guys and you genuinely not be sure who would win. Who do you think could pull that off with legitimacy though?”

It’s a tough call since Chyna was kind of an unique and special person in our business and truly one of a kind. Of the current batch of stars though, maybe Awesome Kong could be used in that manner. Asuka, currently one of the best performers in NXT of either gender, could probably take on and beat most smaller guys and make it believable. I think that she, Asuka, would be my pick.

Mauri Ramirez Wilman asks, “The best normal tag team match you’ve seen?”

Clash of Champions 4, in a tag team main event featuring The Midnight Express (Eaton & Lane) w/ Jim Cornette in their corner versus The Horsemen (Ric Flair and Barry Windham) w/ James J. Dillon. No stipulations needed. Just four great wrestlers and two top of the line managers doing what they do best, putting on a fantastic must-see match.

Greg DeMarco wants to know, “Is a heel turn the right move for Big Cass?”

I’d love to see Cass turn heel and just unleash his inner monster. He’s got the size and just needs that extra push to be a top singles star. Turning heel could do the trick and be exactly what he needs.

Al Snow asks, “What does everybody want?”

Right now, a good massage from a hot and sexy guy, some Bud Light and maybe some Chinese food. That’d be great.

And with that, I think it’s time to bring this to a close. Netflix is calling. And I’m not kidding about that massage if there are any hot & sexy guys in the neighborhood who want to come over. Just saying.

Have a great night and I’ll catch you on the flip side. Thanks for reading.

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