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CM Punk & Daniel Bryan As Long-Term Champions, The Risk With The WWE Network, Knockouts vs. Divas, Ric Flair’s Induction

The following is today's edition of Ask WNW. Ask WNW is the most popular feature on the website where Richard Gray answers four questions daily, Monday through Friday. To submit your question for the next installment of Ask WNW, click here. [...]

February 3, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 13

Feeding Dolph Ziggler To Orton On Raw, Goldust vs. Cody Rhodes, Chris Jericho A Heel, Brodus Clay’s Gimmick

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February 2, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 32

The Great Khali’s Return, Talent Working Injured, WWE Copying Zack Ryder, Kane’s Program With John Cena

The following is today's edition of Ask WNW. Ask WNW is the most popular feature on the website where Richard Gray answers four questions daily, Monday through Friday. To submit your question for the next installment of Ask WNW, click here. [...]

February 1, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 56

The Undertaker’s Return, Confidence In Daniel Bryan, Kofi Kingston Being Elevated, All Is Well With Kharma

The following is today's edition of Ask WNW. Ask WNW is the most popular feature on the website where Richard Gray answers four questions daily, Monday through Friday. To submit your question for the next installment of Ask WNW, click here. [...]

January 31, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 61

30-Man Royal Rumble Match, Mark Henry’s Spot In WWE, Paid Time Off In WWE?, Cowboys Stadium Hosting Wrestlemania

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January 30, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 28

How The 30-Man Rumble Is Booked, Input From Commentators, WWE Stages, Wellness Tests

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January 27, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 7

Will Batista Return To WWE?, Daniel Bryan’s Chracter Transition, Wrestling Today vs. 10 Years Ago, How Evan Bourne Failed Another Wellness Test

The following is today's edition of Ask WNW. Ask WNW is the most popular feature on the website where Richard Gray answers four questions daily, Monday through Friday. To submit your question for the next installment of Ask WNW, click here. [...]

January 26, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 24

The Gimmick Of John Laurinaitis, Heat On The Miz?, Has Raw Supershow Failed?, Hornswoggle

The following is today's edition of Ask WNW. Ask WNW is the most popular feature on the website where Richard Gray answers four questions daily, Monday through Friday. To submit your question for the next installment of Ask WNW, click here. [...]

January 25, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 36

How TNA Workers Get Paid By WWE, Undertaker Wrestlemania Ready?, Forgotten Raw GM Angle, Main Eventers & WWE Wellness Policy

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January 24, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 19

Physical WWE Hall Of Fame, Undertaker At Royal Rumble?, Why We Oppose PIPA & SOPA, Financial Backing Of ROH & TNA

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January 23, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 19

Favorite Weapons In Pro Wrestling, WWE Changing PPV Schedule, The Rock Working After Wrestlemania?, Beth Phoenix Update

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January 20, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 60

R-Truth’s Transition, Scott Steiner In TNA, WWE Stars Forced To Remain In-Character?, Zack Ryder’s Title Loss

Is R-Truth a face or a heel? R-Truth is in another transition from heel back to babyface. How about his “I don’t even know if that’s PG!” line on Monday’s Raw Supershow? The character of R-Truth interests me because of how split WWE officials are regarding it. Vince McMahon sees Truth as a heel while [...]

January 19, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 24

Rey Mysterio At Royal Rumble, Evan Bourne’s Career De-Railed, Randy Orton Return Update, Luke Gallows

Could you see Rey Mysterio returning to WWE at Royal Rumble later this month? Rey Mysterio has been pretty consistent that his goal is to return for Wrestlemania XXVIII in April. Obviously a return at Royal Rumble would mean he is ahead of his rehab schedule and would be kept a surprise. I’ve heard very [...]

January 18, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 24

Jack Swagger’s Push, Short WWE Divas Matches, Andy Leavine, WWE Monitoring Signs

Do you see Jack Swagger ever getting back to the main event? I’m happy to see they’re pushing him again after a run when he was jobbing to people like Santino Marella. I was told that Jack Swagger was humbled after his reign as World Heavyweight Champion due to problems with his behavior backstage/ego. The [...]

January 17, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 31

Scenarios For WWE Tag Team Title Change, Wrestlemania In The UK, Cold In New Jersey, WWE Purchasing Other Promotions

Do you think it was a good idea for Air Boom to drop the WWE Tag Team Championship at at yesterday’s Raw house show in Oakland, California? From time-to-time WWE will do a title change at a live event to keep the illusion that “anything can happen.” While rare, it does happen as we saw [...]

January 16, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 19

Stables In The WWE Hall Of Fame, Lack Of Pure Wrestling, The Truth Behind The WWE Hall Of Fame, Who Makes The Wrestlemania Decision

What do you think of inducting stables into the WWE Hall of Fame? I’m against it and while I feel the Four Horseman are deserving, they are all equally worthy of being inducted individually. How can Ric Flair be inducted twice? I am all for the induction of the Four Horsemen into the WWE Hall [...]

January 13, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 27

Randy Savage & The WWE Hall Of Fame, The Four Horsemen, The Other Side Of Vince McMahon, Booking Of Mark Henry

I know WWE usually only inducts one headliner into the Hall of Fame per year and this is year Edge is that headliner, however, what about Randy Savage? Don’t you think he should be inducted given his tragic passing last year? Randy Savage getting inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame is a complicated issue [...]

January 12, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 30

Chris Jericho’s Return Gimmick, John Cena’s Value Preventing Character Progression, Mysterio’s Return Date, Edge/WWE HoF

Obviously the Chris Jericho storyline is still developing…But is there going to be a woman involved somehow? Should we stop reading into anything else that was in the cryptic videos, especially with the girl that was in them? I haven’t heard of a female being involved in Chris Jericho’s return gimmick in WWE. As far [...]

January 11, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 22

Brodus Clay’s Funky Gimmick, Four Horseman Inducted With Ric Flair In TNA, WWE Network Panic, Rumble Match Winner

Brodus Clay – you know, the man from Planet-funk, the Funk-a-sorus. What are your thoughts on his debut gimmick? Believe it or not, this is the most popular question of the day. Some people loved it, some people hated it but everyone wants to know the skinny on Brodus Clay’s debut gimmick on Raw Supershow. [...]

January 10, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 46

ROH’s Wrestlemania Shows, Upcoming Workers & The Streak, Sin Cara Update, The Return Of ECW?

Why does Ring of Honor run shows in the same city at the same time as Wrestlemania? Is this something WWE allows? Wrestlemania weekend brings tens of thousands of wrestling fans in from around the world – just take a look at the economic impact that has politicians lobbying for their city to get WWE’s [...]

January 9, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 32

Why Kofi Hasn’t Been Elevated, Royal Rumble Match Back To Its Roots, A Wrestlemania Opponent For Undertaker, WWE NXT & WWE Superstars

Why do you think Kofi Kingston cannot seem to get a main event push? Kofi Kingston was close a couple years ago to getting elevated and Randy Orton felt he wasn’t ready (and from what I heard, vocalized his opinion to company officials). Since then, Kofi has had respectable runs including his current run as [...]

January 6, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 45

Shaq At Wrestlemania, Triple H’s Future On WWE TV, Lashley Or Chyna?, WWE’s Next Big Star

What’s the latest on Shaquille O’Neal at Wrestlemania? If Shaq were to wrestle would it make more sense for him to fight Mark Henry and not Big Show? Henry is already a heel. Plus, Big Show has already fought two non-wrestlers at Wrestlemania. I have not heard any more about Shaquille O’Neal working Wrestlemania XXVIII [...]

January 5, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 50

Brock Lesnar-WWE Return Rumors, Surprises In The 30-Man Rumble Match, Daniel Bryan Weak?, RVD Back To WWE

If Brock Lesnar would return to WWE before his medical suspension is lifted, would he still be bound by it? Medical suspensions are issued to protect the fighter; however, I’m unsure if it would prevent Brock Lesnar from competing in WWE ring. In order for Lesnar to return to WWE, he has to want to [...]

January 4, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 12

Chris Jericho’s Silent Return, Where’s Brodus Clay?, Dolph Ziggler Outdated, Booking Of Daniel Bryan

What are your thoughts on the return of Chris Jericho on last night’s Raw Supershow? Chris Jericho’s return to WWE under the cryptic videos on last night’s Raw Supershow was hardly a surprise. He was heavily rumored to be behind the videos and while there was talk about using The Undertaker as a backup plan, [...]

January 3, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 27

Teddy Long’s Role In WWE, Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker?, Kharma’s Return, A Fake Kane?

What is Teddy Long’s backstage role within WWE? Teddy Long doesn’t have an official backstage role in WWE as he is limited to being the on-screen General Manager of Smackdown. However, Long is a veteran in the wrestling business and is a former referee. He’s a great source of information and someone that can provide [...]

January 2, 2012 Richard Gray Ask WNW 31

Hulk Hogan’s Relationship With Vince McMahon, Lashley Returning To WWE?, WWE Network Overseas, Mick Foley’s Current Role

What is Hulk Hogan’s relationship with Vince McMahon like? Is there a chance Hogan could ever end up back in WWE? Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon have a very unique relationship to say the least. Both have huge egos, however, the success they’ve endured can be traced back to one another. I personally believe there [...]

December 30, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 10

Randy Orton Injury A Cover-Up?, Michael Cole’s Announce Work, Raw’s Viewership, Titles Defended At House Shows

Is Randy Orton legitimately injured or did he fail another WWE Wellness Test? Randy Orton is suffering from a legitimate back injury. I’m still unclear if it’s something that happened on Tuesday night or if he realized it was going to be something that he could no longer work through so the stuff done Tuesday [...]

December 29, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 43

Independent Contractor Status In WWE, Randy Orton’s Injury, The Cryptic Videos, Jeff Hardy

Are WWE wrestlers classified as WWE employees or independent contractors? WWE wrestlers signed under performer’s contracts are classified as independent contractors, not company employees. Due to the independent contractor status, there is no set pay structure or union that offers benefits. The classification has been argued and even fought in court; however, the bottom line [...]

December 28, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 30

Christian’s Return, The Future Of The World Heavyweight Championship, Skip Sheffield, Booker T vs. Cody Rhodes

When is Christian due back on WWE television? Christian is expected to return from the high ankle sprain he suffered next year as he’s included on the booking sheets for 2012 house shows. With that being said, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him back at any time. A couple weeks in, what’s the mindset [...]

December 27, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 18

Music Composers In Mainstream Wrestling, Who Pays WWE Travel Expenses?, Is A Worker Paid If They Aren’t Used?, John Cena vs. Kane

While both WWE and TNA have their own respective in-house musicians/composers (Jim Johnston and Dale Oliver), ROH borrows songs to use them as entrance themes. Can they really afford to pay the corresponding royalties? Wouldn’t it be cheaper to have their own music composer? Ring of Honor often times gets music from independent bands where [...]

December 26, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 15

Smackdown Workers Paid More Than Raw Workers?, FCW On WWE Network, WWE NXT’s Future, CM Punk Limited?

Do Smackdown superstars get more money than Raw superstars when they appear on both shows? Every time a WWE superstar works a show they are paid a show bonus of $500 that is added to their pay. The more shows someone works, the more money they make. Am I the only one that thinks it [...]

December 23, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 11

Contacting WWE, Wellness Suspensions & Pay, Thoughts On “Cena Sucks” Shirts, WWE Title At Wrestlemania

Is there an avenue for the fans to suggest things or give legitimate feedback to the writers of the WWE? In case you haven’t noticed, Vince McMahon is in love with Twitter right now. Tweet opinions to @WWE or interact with the company on Facebook. WWE listens to their fan base and run a very [...]

December 22, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 24

Rain At Wrestlemania, Shane McMahon’s WWE Departure, Brodus Clay MIA, How Long Will Daniel Bryan’s Reign Last?

Am I the only person to realize that Wrestlemania XXVIII next year is outside this year? I can understand continuing to wrestle if it is a light rain but what happens if a thunderstorm pops up? I can assure you that you are not the only one that realizes Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, [...]

December 21, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 29

Big Show Turning Heel?, Batista’s Comments & Cryptic Videos, Skip Sheffield’s Return, Cena Made About T-Shirts?

Is Big Show ready for a heel turn? Big Show’s backstage interview on last night’s Raw Supershow resulted in several readers asking me if I thought he would be turning heel. While I haven’t heard, I expect more to come out of Big Show losing the World Heavyweight Championship to Daniel Bryan “cashing in.” One [...]

December 20, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 35

How I Think Cena Off TLC Went Down Backstage, Daniel Bryan’s Title Reign, FCW Wrestlers, Sheamus vs. Swagger

Did WWE hold John Cena off WWE TLC to see what the buyrate would be without him? That’s an interesting thought and could be a possibility; however, I don’t see expectations being that high for the WWE TLC buyrate. WWE is in the process of revamping their pay-per-view model so there isn’t a whole lot [...]

December 19, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 22

Kane A Babyface Or Heel?, No Confidence In Del Rio As Champion, The Rock On WWE TV, Babyface Miz

Is Kane scheduled to work as a heel or babyface? Given the fact WWE has started a Kane vs. John Cena program it appears Kane is the heel (despite what I consider a mixed reaction on Monday). The original plan was for Kane to return next month in a program with Mark Henry although Henry [...]

December 16, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 29

Kane & Glenn Jacobs, Sting In The WWE Hall Of Fame?, John Cena’s Role At WWE TLC, Undertaker vs. Triple H

Is it true that when Kane first debuted, it wasn’t really Glenn Jacobs? There have been fake Kane gimmicks used in WWE which has caused a lot of people to create conspiracy theories about the original Kane gimmick. Kane is portrayed by Glenn Jacobs, who had other gimmicks in WWE including a fake Diesel gimmick. [...]

December 15, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 30

The Hang-Up On Goldberg To WWE, Wrestlemania XXVIII Main Event, What WWE Gains With A Masked Kane, Disturbing Trend With The Raw Rating

What do you think is keeping Goldberg from signing with WWE for at least one last match at Wrestlemania? Goldberg would gladly come to WWE and work a final match at Wrestlemania. The problem is he wants a lot of money for just that – one match. From what I’ve been told, Vince McMahon would [...]

December 14, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 27

A Connection Between Recent Cryptic Videos & One Used In 2000 For Undertaker, Ending The Streak, More Money For Going Over?, Heel Against Cena

Am I the only one that notices a relationship between the current cryptic videos and the 2000 Judgment Day trailers that brought The Undertaker back under the biker gimmick? I will admit I had not given this any thought; however, I want to include both videos to give everyone an idea of what you’re talking [...]

December 13, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 34

90-Day Non-Compete Clauses, TNA’s Project In India, Booking The Royal Rumble Match, Tony Chimel

If a superstar is injured when they are released from WWE, does it count on their 90-day non-compete clause? Yes, a 90-day non-compete clause is an agreement added to many WWE contracts to prevent a worker from leaving WWE and showing up the next week in TNA (or another mainstream promotion). It doesn’t matter if [...]

December 12, 2011 Richard Gray Ask WNW 7