Select Answers: WWE Celebs, Will Vince Return?, WWE media access (Patreon)

Welcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.

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Should the WWE be more selective with celebrities who want to wrestle, and who do you expect to be next? There’s a stark difference between Bad Bunny (who actually looked like he belonged there) and Jelly Roll (who was way too telegraphed and not believable).

I don't find anything offensive about what Jelly Roll did, and I actually think it served an important purpose. He got publicity, did well enough in the ring, and the most important element is that the pro wrestlers kicked his ass. Your pro wrestlers should be able to beat up celebrities.

Do I need to be worried about Vince being welcomed back in WWE?

Perhaps I'm being too optimistic here, but I don't think he's coming back. He almost certainly -- with 98 percent certainty -- won't be booking the show again. I do think he's eventually referenced or shown in some regard, and when he passes there will be similar tributes. WWE has been much better off without him.

Is there a possibility that along with the press conferences, WWE might do a way with any media availability for a while, at least with creators? I feel with any one on one interviews or a press junket, they can still be asked about Brock Lesnar.

I think that they want more "fan" creators. They want people asking wrestlers to rank other wrestlers, and they want on mainstream podcasts, and the like. WWE always goes through cycles where they shy away from or even shun traditional wrestling media. These days, whether it's wrestling media or just some random person, it's easy to go viral. They got to a point at one stage where if you didn't have call letters in your outlet, you probably weren't getting interviews, and those weren't of much substance. I feel there needs to be a nice balance, but no creators should depend on any company for access. Ultimately, they don't owe anyone anything.