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LESNAR BACK ON WWE ROSTER?, WHERE'S SAMOA JOE, WWE LIBRARIES AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2024-10-05 10:01:00

Is it true Brock Lesnar was returned to the WWE website roster?

No.  He was never removed from the website.

Where did Samoa Joe disappear to?  I hate the AEW booking where he just disapppeared.

He didn't just disappear.  He was "injured" by Chris Jericho to be written out of the storylines.  Joe is out of action because he's filming season two of the Peacock series Twisted Metal.  

Do we know where WWE will place Jim Crockett Promotions, ECW, AWA, World Class, etc. when their current deal with Peacock expires?

The deal isn't up for grabs until early 2026, so it's impossible to know.  I don't know that the archives will be as much of a priority once the current WWE Network goes away.  The reality is the older content doesn't drive revenue for the company at the level the new content does, so I can see the material going back into the vault if someone doesn't want to licensee it from the company.  I think a really good potential use would be to put that material on a free, ad supported (FAST) streaming channel on a PlutoTV type provider, but that's just me.

I remember an old VHS tape series being advertised late night on cable. It featured the Rock N' Roll Express piledriving someone through a table. Any idea?

It was the "Wrestling Gold" series, which has been turned into a DVD box set you can find at this link.

WWE has an event called "The Big Event" in their PPV section on Peacock but I don't remember this PPV ever airing. What's the deal?

It actually wasn't a PPV but was filmed and released under Coliseum Home Video release. 

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