There has been talk about doing
squash matches on TV. Dave Meltzer
reports that the idea is that the squash
matches would be a better way to get
new talent over. It’s something that
has been talked about but, as you
know by now, ideas change daily.
Squash matches were a staple of WWE
programming in the 80s and 90s. In
fact, most WWE programs featured
squash matches. The syndicated
shows, WWE Superstars & Wrestling
Challenge, rarely featured matches
between top stars because the idea
was that you wanted to hold off the
big matches for pay-per-views or the
occasional Saturday Night’s Main Event
special on NBC.
NXT has been doing squash matches.
Patrick Clark was used in the jobber
role on this week’s NXT. He lost to
Austin Aries. It makes sense because
they are building Aries for a match
with No Way Jose. Clark is losing
matches now but they can always
begin his push once they have a
storyline ready for him.
If they push forward with the squash
matches on the main roster, then they
would likely use some returning
veterans. Dave Meltzer wrote several
weeks ago that WWE wanted to bring
back some former stars so that they
could help get over some of the new
talent. They’ve done this before. In
2002, WWE signed Goldust and “Mr.
Perfect” Curt Hennig so that they
could help get the younger talent
over. Hennig lost most of his matches
on WWE TV during that period.
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