JR's Mailbag #3

Hello, and welcome to another edition of JR's Mailbag! This is a bi-weekly feature here on EWA.com where yours truly will be doing his damnedest to answer all the burning questions from the EWA Universe! And as for the topics of discussion, that's entirely up to you! Whether factual or opinion-based, no subject is off-limits, so if you've got anything you want to know for future installments, just remember that there are two ways to go about submitting your questions. You can either get in touch via the EWA's official Twitter account or you can send a direct message to me right here on EWA.com.

With all that out of the way, let's see what's in today's mailbag:


I believe it was Albert Einstein who once said that, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Far be it for me to question the mental capacity of "The Snowman" (or any member of the bWo for that matter), but the past 11 years has shown us that Al doesn't necessarily learn from his mistakes. And while I would certainly love to see him and his associates get back into the thick of the action once again, I fear that the 2017 King of the Ring simply can't help himself.

Since initially losing their jobs at Super Brawl XVII, the Blue World Order have won them back and lost them again on four separate occasions by my count, a testament both to their ability to screw things up and put them right again, if only temporarily. And while Val Venis is certainly a lot more easy going as GM than Cody Rhodes, Hulk Hogan or Zeb Colter, never underestimate how badly Al Snow can tick a General Manager off. Honestly, if the bWo haven't done or said something to earn a whole bunch of brand new pink slips by the end of Sin City Survival, I'd be amazed.

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Great question, Guy! I suppose in a situation like this, it depends on the tastes of the potential viewer.

Obviously, you can't go wrong with a Super Brawl, as our annual December showcase of the immortals has always delivered the goods. It's hard to pick just one as the standout Super Brawl everyone needs to see, but some personal favorites are Super Brawl XVII from last year, Super Brawl XIII, Super Brawl X (which saw a War Games style Super Brawl Match), and Super Brawl VI, which really featured an all-star cast and saw the competitors rise to a whole new level.

For those of a hardcore disposition, and who love a bit of Halloween fun, Return of the Living Damned 2013 was an incredible night where we saw plenty of hard-hitting action, including a Princess of Darkness Match, a Casket Match, a Monster's Ball, and a regular match between Steve Corino and Kevin Steen that got restarted as both a No Countout, and then No DQ Match as it went on. And that's not forgetting the wild way the show concluded as well, featuring some dastardly deeds from our current guest GM.

A personal favorite of mine would have to by Cyber Sunday 2014, where the EWA Universe was able to vote on aspects of virtually every match on the card, from match stipulations to special guest referees to which two members of Miz-Zig-Swag would challenge for the Tag Titles to whether or not William Regal would still have a job after the event! That's a concept I'd love to see the EWA utilize again somewhere down the road.

To be perfectly honest though, you can pretty much watch any show at random from the EWA archives and find plenty to showcase just what makes the E-Wrestling Alliance the number one brand in sports entertainment.

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As far as I'm aware, despite featuring both the World and National Champions, no titles are actually on the line in this one. Even with no danger of losing their gold however, I would suggest that both Brock Lesnar and Chris Sabin are the ones with most to lose here, perhaps Brock more so than anyone else. After all, while Chris Sabin being eliminated from the match would arguably derail some of the momentum he's been building over the past few months, "The Beast" has been damn near unstoppable this whole entire year. No one has come close to pinning or submitting Lesnar in 2018, yet there is the potential here that Lesnar could wind up in a three-on-one situation against Jack Swagger, Trevor Mann and Matt Morgan, three ruthless superstars who will do whatever it takes to bring that successful run to an end. One could argue that a loss wouldn't damage Brock's aura too significantly, but you have to know that it would surely stick in the craw of the longest reigning World Champion in EWA history.

That said though, it's worth pointing out that both Sabin and Shamrock are coming into this battle with some lingering health issues as well, after having had their respective ankle and knee viciously targetted in the last month. As such, there is the potential of losing more than just face here, with the prospect of even more damage being done which could potentially put them on the shelf and perhaps even cause them to miss out on this year's Super Brawl, something no one wants to see happen.

So who's got the most to gain then? Well, by default, I'd say Jack Swagger, Trevor Mann and Matt Morgan. Not only do they have the opportunity to finish the job Swagger started on Sabin and Mann started on Shamrock, but you've got to believe that whoever can eliminate Chris Sabin or Brock Lesnar in a match like this would automatically find themselves back in title contention as well. Indeed, a match like this is about way more than just bragging rights, with a massive opportunity for whoever can survive their way to victory!

And for our final question, some EWA superstars have been in touch:


Good Lord. John, my opinion is that some folks have way too much time on their hands.

And for the record, Earl Hebner has never been near my ass.

Thanks for all the questions, folks! If you've got anything you want to ask me, feel free to send them into JR's Mailbag either here or here and I'll do my best to provide an answer in two weeks time.

BOOMER SOONER!