Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Diamond Dallas Page, CJ Perry, Karrion Kross & More
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Doug Maynard

It’s the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A and it’s a cold Friday morning. Let’s roll.

Is DDP in the WWE Hall of Fame? Does he belong there?

Diamond Dallas Page was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017 with long-time friend Eric Bischoff doing the inducting. And yes, he belongs there.

CJ Perry, fka Lana, is back in the hospital with another MRSA infection in her finger. Yet AEW let her participate as the manager for Andrade at Worlds End, despite only being released from the hospital and having surgery for an infection just days before. Thoughts?

MRSA is highly contagious and how Perry was allowed backstage at an AEW event, much less allowed to participate in a match where she grabbed and had physical contact with a wrestler, Andrade, is beyond me. It should never have happened and if by some chance, anyone in the AEW locker room had contact with Perry or ended up contracting a MRSA infection, AEW could have a lawsuit on their hands. Just bad judgment all around from both AEW and CJ Perry, who should have remained at home until given the all-clear by doctors.

Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits’ new faction name is The Pride. Thoughts?

Insert a Gay Joke Here. Now we know how the Profits made their money and “profits” on the streets. What’s next? All-pink suits and rainbow fireworks? Lashley was already associated with a good name for a faction with The Hurt Business. And now, Pride? I just don’t get it. Okay, I just remembered that a pack of Lions is called a Pride. Thank goodness for The Lion King, right? So that makes more sense, but I still think sticking with The Hurt Business would have been a better move. This reminds me too much of when The Nexus became The Corre. Remember how well that got over? Yeah, me too. And this is the same thing.

Is it time for Triple H to just give up on Karrion Kross?

I hate to say yes, but after so many attempts, I think the opportunities for Kross are winding down. If this alignment with The AOP and Paul Ellering doesn’t work, I believe that Kross’s days may well be numbered. I’d hate to see anyone lose their job, but if it’s not working, it’s not working, and thus far, Karrion Kross isn’t working.

So, Jacob Fatu is now with Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling promotion. How long do you think it will be before he’s called up to WWE to be part of The Bloodline?

Having Fatu with Booker is a way for WWE to keep tabs on him, probably pay him a little money on the side, and allow him to wrestle and train under an experienced veteran without being so obvious and showing their hand regarding a new addition to the Bloodline when WWE is ready to take that next step. I predict he’ll be in WWE, as part of the Bloodline, not long after Wrestlemania.

A Netflix series about Vince McMahon is on and has allegedly been taping episodes for a few months now according to Meltzer. Do you plan on watching if/when it airs?

I’ll believe it when I see it, but if it does happen, I’ll be the first in line to watch it. Hell to the yeah.

Otis & Crusher Blackwell versus The Colossal Kongs. Who wins?

The Colossal Kongs, Awesome and King/Krusher, were a tag team in the USWA and then WCW, who were managed by Harley Race for a very short run. Two big dudes who weren’t all that much. Having Harley as their manager helped a little bit, but it was obvious that he wasn’t quite enthralled by the partnership. Unlike the Kongs, Blackwell could actually move quite well for a man of his size and could go in that ring. And Otis? He does the Caterpillar. Blackwell and Otis would win.

I wonder if Triple H will give Jinder Mahal a 2-week title reign just for The LOLs and to piss Tony Khan off. They can always have Rollins win it back at The Rumble.

The match happened and unfortunately, Seth retained his title and Jinder was hindered. I would have loved to see Jinder walk away with the gold, but alas, he just has to settle for having a good and fun match main- eventing RAW. Too bad because it would have been great.

Sting & Lex Luger versus The Young Bucks. Who wins?

Sting and Luger. It wouldn’t even be close.

R-Truth in Judgement Day is the new Sami Zayn in the Bloodline. Yes or no?

The basic premise is the same, but the swerves, the small things, are different and there is a huge difference between Sami Zayn and R-Truth. Both are great at what they do and are very important parts of the WWE Universe, but comparing their storylines is like comparing the TV shows Roseanne and Married With Children. Both shows were about families, amazing, captivating, fun to watch, and beyond their time, but they’re not the same. Neither are R-Truth and Judgment Day and Sami Zayn with the Bloodline.

And there you go. My thanks for reading. Comments, thoughts, and any questions are welcome and appreciated. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe. And with that, let’s wrap things up. Take care and be well, my friends. Watch out for foreign objects and I’ll see you at the matches.

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