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From: Robert Prus
With all of the title unification, creation and general talk, I was wondering who makes the WWE titles? Who designs them? Also, where do the retired belts go? Also, how much might one of the championship belts go for in your opinion?

As far as I know the WWE keep all of their old belts. They probably have them on display at their corporate offices, and I think from memory there are a couple at 'The World' in New York City. Before the brand extension, the first time a wrestler became the WWF champion they got to keep a copy of the belt with their name engraved on it. I don't know if the WWE still do that, or if it was done with the old WCW World Title as well. I think the two belts that you see the two champions carrying on Raw and Smackdown are the same two belts with a change in the engraved "plate" to reflect the name of the current champion. If you look closely at the World Heavyweight title, the plate on the front currently reads "TRIPLE H". Worth mentioning is Stone Cold Steve Austin's 'Smokin' Skull' belt, which was a pretty cool looking belt that I believe Steve Austin owns and probably has above his mantelpiece. As for who designs the belts, I'm not sure of the name of the guy. I saw a documentary a while back and at one stage, the same guy made all of the belts. How much an actual championship belt would go for depends on which title it is, who had held it and who was interested in buying it. For example, the World Title that Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant fought over would be worth a lot more than the old Hardcore Title. At a guess, a major title could go for anything from $25,000 to $50,000, depending on the buyer.

From: Omar Taliani
Hey whoever wants to answer this one go ahead...will stone cold ever be back? It would be great for him to come back...and then the WWE can bring back the ROCK and have the rock turn heel and make stone cold an all out baby face...just one more time this would definitely pull up the ratings although it is a 1999-2000 story line it would work right now especially with all the crap WWE is writing right now? Why the hell don't the WWE put together an on going storyline that would take a good couple of months to get through...that would definitely keep the fans interest up...and keep the ratings going up...a storyline like Triple H meets Kevin Nash with Kevin Nash wanting to avenge his best friends injury (Micheal Hickenbottom) and make it a prolonged thing...and then Triple H could introduce the 4 horsemen which would consist of Triple H

Never say never. Steve Austin certainly has enough money to retire for the rest of his life, but his career prospects are pretty dim. He can't act, and other wrestling promotions can't pay him anywhere near as much as he'd be asking for. In any case, I don't believe the WWE have officially released Austin. For all I know, they're probably still paying him his downside guarantee, which is likely to be huge. Think back to a year ago, could you imagine the WWE without Austin? No, and neither could the WWE. He was a sure thing, right up to the part where he packed his bags and split. But if I had to make a call right now, I say that he'll be back and sooner rather than later. As for your storyline idea, I'm not sure even a man like Triple H could carry off being all Four Horseman by himself.

From: Kim Rounds
If I wanted to email the WWE a comment about October 21st RAW what is their address? And what's tnn's? I ask this because after what I saw on RAW has not only offended me as a fan but insulted me as well. Thank you.

Is it just me, or does everyone get some kind of perverse satisfaction out of hearing that people were offended by something? To paraphrase a famous quote - if you've got something to say, say it hard and say it hot, so good for you Kim. You can reach the WWE through their website at wwefan@wwe.com or via their postal address of WWE 1266 East Main Street, Stamford CT 06902 or you can even call them on 203 352 1000. I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for a response though.

From: Hypno
My Names Hypno And Hey Dudes, Great Site As You Should Know Yourselves! Anyway I'm A Big Fan Of The WWE And A Little While Back Of WCW(R.I.P) However My Question Is How Many Members Of The N.W.O Were There And Who Were And Which Ones Went Where In The WolfPac/NWO Black & White Angle? I've Asked Loads Of People But I Get Different Answers From Everyone. Thanks In Advance.

Sigh. I should have put this question into Rajah's folder or "persuaded" MTR that answering it would bring him rich rewards. The reason why you get different answers from everyone you ask is because the nWo has a very complicated history that spans five years, at least two countries, three different wrestling promotions and over 50 individuals. I freely admit that I know nothing about the wrestling industry in Japan so I've left out any references to nWo Japan, lest it become obvious that I have no idea what I'm talking about. I'll do my best to list the members of the various incarnations of the nWo, but I won't guarantee accuracy.

The nWo began with three members: Kevin Nash, Scott Hall ('The Outsiders') and Hollywood Hulk Hogan. The following people, in no particular order, were all members of the nWo (black and white) at some stage from 1996 to 2001: Ted Debiase, Eric Bischoff, Big Bubba Rogers, Buff Bagwell, Sting, Vincent, The Giant, Syxx (X-Pac), Rick Rude (who famously appeared on a WWF PPV on Sunday as a member of DX and then turned up the very next day on Nitro as a member of the nWo), Konnan, Scott Norton, Randy Savage, Miss Elizabeth, Dennis Rodman (yes, this was as bad as it sounds), Jeff Jarrett, Curt Hennig, Scott Steiner, Brian Adams, Ron Harris, Don Harris, Dusty Rhodes, Bret Hart, Louie Spicolli (now deceased), The Disciple, Horace Hogan (Hulk Hogan's nephew) and Stevie Ray.

When Kevin Nash spat the dummy and created the nWo "Wolfpac" (red and black), the following people were all involved at some point: Kevin Nash, Sting (cool red and black facepaint), Lex Luger, Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, Konnan, Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Buff Bagwell, Scott Steiner, Disco Inferno and Eric Bischoff.

Then of course, there was the most recent WWE nWo reformation which saw Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, The Big Show, Ric Flair, X-Pac and Booker T pull on the black and white shirts for about five minutes.

From: Rhiannon Eccles
It appears to me that the WWE has made Smackdown and Raw 2 different shows. With a main champion, (HHH on Raw and Brock Lesnar on Smackdown!),tag team champions,(Jericho and Christian on Raw and Benoit and Angle on Smackdown!) on both shows, I was wondering if Smackdown! was going to introduce a Women's title. With talent such as Dawn-Marie, Torrie Wilson and Nidia (OK, maybe not so much the last 2) I think that with time these women will improve and will need something to compete for, also I think that the new female talent will be brought to Smackdown!, thus creating the need for a Smackdown! Women's Title, Just a thought what do you think?

The chances of the WWE creating another Women's Title are slim to none, and slim just left town. The WWE has enough trouble trying to make the one existing Women's Title a success without introducing another one. The bottom line of this particular question is that the Women's Title has never been worth all that much. While men grunt and groan and fight to death over the major titles, the women don't convey the same sort of seriousness over the crummy Women's Title. The reason for this is that more emphasis is put on how the women in the WWE look, as opposed to how they can wrestle. Who wants to see them wrestle? Not me. Who wants to watch them wander around in tiny outfits and tease every male in the vicinity? Not me. However, every hot blooded male viewer foams at the mouth over the prospect. Men.you're all so simple. Basically, the Women's Title isn't worth much and has very little significance in terms of the role of women in the WWE, so creating another one is very unlikely.

From: Brian Wodele
Hi, I'm a big fan of the site. I missed a few years of wrestling, and think I've done a pretty good job catching up. One thing I've never been able to get a story on, is what happened with "The Clique" at Madison Square Garden? If you could give me a run down, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, keep up the good work.

This question has definitely been answered in previous mailbags, Brian. However, I'm feeling generous so I'll give a very brief run down of the MSG Incident for those sitting in the cheap seats. In the early 90's Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Triple H used to hang out together on the road and there were certain people who believed (rightly or wrongly) that they pretty much ran the WWF in a de facto-Vince McMahon sort of way. Scott Hall and Kevin Nash were seduced by Ted Turner's millions and announced to Vince that they were leaving. Vince was not happy. The last match for both Nash and Hall was at Madison Square Garden. Nash (heel) wrestled Michaels (face) and Hall (face) wrestled Triple H (heel). At the end of both of their matches the four men gathered in the ring and hugged and "celebrated". Vince considered this to be a huge breaking of "kayfabe" because heels and faces were acting like they were friends and destroying carefully crafted story lines and characters in front of a huge house crown at MSG. The WWF couldn't punish Nash and Hall because they were leaving and obviously punishing Michaels was out the question because he was the champ, so they demoted Triple H to boring feuds with losers. Rumor has it that Triple H was supposed to win King of the Ring that year (1995), but his projected win went to a man you might have heard of - Stone Cold Steve Austin. Triple H talks about this incident (also referred to as the "MSG Incident" and the "Curtin Call") on the tape "Triple H and Chyna", where they also show brief footage of the match. When you look back on it, the MSG incident doesn't seem that earth shattering, but you have to understand that in 1995 the WWF product was very different to what it is today.

Now let us never speak of this again.

From: Daniel
I don't really have a question. I just wanted to make a formal apology to all the fans out there, who have had to suffer through Christopher Nowinski matches and interviews of late. Earlier this year, my brother and I went to the Raw in Albany, NY. In the first dark match they had, I young guy came out and at first we did not recognize who he was. Then they announced him as "Chris Harvard". The Albany crowd, including myself booed him unmercifully. He probably got the most heat of the night. I now regret my decision to boo Mr. Nowinski on that fateful night. Maybe if I had kept my mouth shut, WWE big wigs would not of thought he was such a great heat getter, and wouldn't of signed him up. I just hope Raw never comes back to Albany, we can't be trusted.

Don't beat yourself up, Daniel. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who are willing to do it for you. Actually, I don't hate Christopher Nowinski. The Harvard gimmick is pretty lame, but he's not a bad wrestler. He's just very young and very green. Give him a few years.

From: P+D Lucas
Rajah, love the site. i was wondering, in regards to the hurricane, who is he, and has he been in wrestling before? Also, what ever happened to x-pac...it seems that he just vanished off the wwe scene. Thanks for the info

The Hurricane has been around for a while. He wrestled in the independents as "The Show" before becoming a member of WCW's first (and last) boy band "3 Count" where he was known as "Sugar Shane Helms". Becoming the "Hurricane" certainly gave his career a shot in the arm and he's currently experiencing the most successful run of his career so far. As for our friend X-Pac, he's always been something of a loose unit. He fell out with the WWE over their butchering of the nWo angle and the direction of his storylines in general. They reached some sort of amicable agreement and he disappeared off to NWA/TWA where he wrestles under the name of Syxx-Pac. I doubt we'll see him back in the WWE any time soon, but who can say?

From: Brad
My names Brad I visit your site whenever I get the chance to, which is about 2 or 3 times a day. I would love to be part of your Rajah team. Well anyways I have one question for you and I would like your opinion on something but first the question. Where is the fake Undertaker a.k.a Chainz now? And I was wondering if bringing back the old Undertaker Deadman gimmick would do be a good idea. Me personally I would just love if they brought him back. Thanks.

Brian Lee (Chainz) still wrestles the independent circuit, but I haven't heard anything about him for a while. I think that sooner or later, they will bring back the Undertaker "Deadman" gimmick. However, you have to understand that the Undertaker played that gimmick for 10 long years. It was amazingly successful, but fairly limiting. Ten years pretty much exhausts all the possibilities of a gimmick and then some. Plus, there are those that think that the Undertaker is much happier with his "Bad Ass" character as it's more like his real personality, which is a pretty silly thing to say when you think about it. After all, what could be further from anyone's "real" personality than a walking dead man who hangs out in cemeteries, once worshipped an urn, spent some time in the company of the dubious character of Paul Bearer, had an unhealthy obsession with coffins, left his brother to burn to death in a fire and once tried to crucify Stephanie McMahon?

From: David
In the last year or two, there have been an influx of wrestlers deaths, which have come pre-maturely. For example, British Bulldog and Yokozuna. Is this because of wrestling or what?

A lot of wrestlers die prematurely. It does seem to be the nature of the business, and not necessarily just in the past few years. The British Bulldog died of a heart attack in his mid 40's. He was a confessed steroid abuser, and one of the side effects of steroids (as well as shrinking the size of the male genitalia) is an increase in the chances of stroke, heart attack and even different forms of cancer. The British Bulldog had also been through drug rehab for an addiction to pain killers which wouldn't have helped his heart any. As for Yokozuna, he was living on borrowed time. Reports had him weighing in at a massive 700 pounds and the human body simply isn't built to carry around that much weight. Whether or not wrestling killed these men in an interesting question. Would the British Bulldog have taken steroids if they weren't made so freely available in the industry? Maybe not. Is everyone responsible for their own decisions? Absolutely.

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