10 WWE Questions You Most Want Answered (Sept 22)
'If Vince does buy TNA, what would you like to see happen?'
We find ourselves in the midst of brand-exclusive PPV season, and things seem to be going alright so far. SmackDown knocked it out of the park with Backlash, delivering a damn good show despite a paper-thin card. Perhaps sparsely-populated events are the way to go, allowing each match time to develop and tell a more complete story.
Raw's Clash of Champions is this weekend, and many will be eager to see how well it does in comparison. You get the sense those working on SmackDown are particularly eager to get one over on their Monday night cousins.
Sunday night's card has all the potential to be a great show, perhaps demonstrating the perks of having a bigger roster - but as we learned two weeks ago, PPVs don't always pan out as expected.
On television, SmackDown appears to be blowing Raw out of the water, delivering a far more consistent, action-based product built around good storytelling and impressive individual performances. Raw is far less consistent, despite (or perhaps due to) having a longer runtime.
Our questions this week tackle a mixture of these subjects. We'll look back at Backlash, look ahead to Clash of Champions and discuss the futures of Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt and the SmackDown Tag Team Championships
Thanks once again to all that submitted a question. If you missed out, be sure to stay glued to our official Twitter account (@WhatCultureWWE) next week!
10. If Vince Does Buy TNA, What Do You Want To See Happen?
This question relates to the reports that Vince McMahon is interested in buying TNA.
Although WWE don't have the best history with invasion angles (such as the eponymous Invasion, and all but the beginning of the Nexus storyline), I think their most exciting choice would be to engineer a TNA-themed reprise. Have the biggest current stars in the company (Drew Galloway, EC3, Moose, etc.) come over and run riot, recruiting stars such as Samoa Joe and Bobby Roode to help their cause.
The biggest turncoat would obviously be AJ Styles, and while this may seem a repeat of the mistakes WWE made at the turn of the century - namely sending Austin and Angle over to WCW's side without any real logic - it would at least be grounded in reason.
As for the titles, I'm not sure I'd like to see TNA's championships remain active, as there are already a lot of belts on Raw and SmackDown as it is.