Select Answers: Andre Chase, Sleeper Spot, Chamber (Patreon)

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hi Sean, is Andre Chase just kinda doomed to be in NXT forever? feels like he's been there for years and we've seen so many people come in behind him and get called up and he's just toiling away there, seemingly never once rumored for the main roster. do they just see him as a perpetual player-coach type or what?

Myself, I've never heard of any plans or pushes for him to get called up. The gimmick is definitely an NXT gimmick. I know his experience is valued in NXT. If there have been pushes for a call up, I just haven't personally heard about them.

When a match has a sleeper/choke finish, sometimes the referee just examines the person going out and calls for the bell, and sometimes they do the “see if the arm drops three times” deal. What determines that? Is it a creative choice in the design of the match? I’ve seen the same referees do it both ways, so it’s not as simple as some refs doing it one way and other refs doing it the other way.

It's almost always a creative decision. There are sometimes it's called in the ring, for sure. But it's usually a creative decision, and explained by the individual referee's discretion as to what method they prefer to use. That isn't legit, though. They're usually told which to do.

Do the Chamber matches have rehearsals like the Rumbles? What's the process for the wrestlers learning the match?

Yes, there's a rehearsal process, but it's not as intricate and as time consuming as a Royal Rumble with all the moving parts, but they do get practiced. I'm not sure if they're done inside the Chamber every time, but rehearsals do happen.