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Welcome to Select Answers, a 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.

When aggregating these posts please refer to it as "Fightful Select Answers Q&A" and tag Fightful, noting that it was in the Q&A format to avoid confusion.

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Does creative just not “rate” Giulia and Jordynne Grace? Do they not “get” them as wrestlers? Does their NXT match still have anything to do with their status?

Here's the reality of the situation. If Triple H wanted either of them on the show, they'd be on the show. If TKO wanted either of them on the show, they'd be on the show. Giulia is making the most money she's ever made to be in WWE, while Jordynne Grace effectively took a pay cut by eliminating outside ventures to join WWE. Either way, they've both been miserably booked. I know Shawn Michaels wasn't happy with their NXT match, but I don't know if that carried over to the main roster.

hey Sean, what's your honest take on this whole Avery Styles story? I can kinda understand Arik Cannon being frustrated but I don't think this is something we ever hear about if Avery had just been a young indie guy that didn't have a famous dad, is Cannon just trying to get his own name out there or what?

I told a story on The Hump about a friend who had their first match in November. I've seen them work 15 hour days, do ring crew, drive talent, set up chairs, get people coffee, help finish gear, and even babysit backstage. That has led to them getting TNA tryout matches, impromptu matches, extra spots on TV, spots in PPV entrances, spots on MLW TV as extras, managerial and referee spots.

Avery Styles will never get those opportunities because of doing ring crew. He will get them because of his name, regardless of if anyone likes it or not. He was booked in GCW because of his name, he is getting attention because of his name. He works hard, he's in great shape, he's very talented, but he does get these opportunities early because of that name. Like Cody said, he also had to sacrifice not having a father around as much as others.

Arik Cannon does not need to get his name out there. He's widely respected among those in the industry

Do you know if Rey Mysterios daughter is signed 2 WWE

Yes, she is signed and listed on some internal rosters. I have no clue what they plan on actually doing with her.

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SugarBearJonez

i don't know shit about shit, but i think we have all worked with people who were where they were not because of what they've done but who they know. i know how i would feel busting my hump to get shot while someone else doesn't have to. and i know how i would feel getting an opprtunity other people are working harder for. but again that's just me.

Megan Loves Professional Wrestling

I dunno about this Styles sht, I'm not on social media. I just know that whenever I have nepotism happen to me I work twice as hard to prove that I deserve to be there, not just because of my name or who I know. While, others are simply willing to coast on their name because they feel they're entitled to it. IMO: You can't appreciate the job others do unless you've done that job yourself, or have a degree of compassion or empathy for others. Based on what Ive tangentially heard, it all sounds like Styles jr. Is coasting. Sure, he puts in the ring time to be a good performer, but he also gets more of it because of his name. It's hard to respect someone who thinks they deserve all the good things without the hard work that would normally come along with it. Also, lot of parents aren't around for their kids' upbringing because of their job, but that shouldn't give the kid a pass to coast on a name. But, I also have an unusually high sense of justice and equality in all things.