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When Stephanie comes back where do you see her fitting in the women's division?
It seems like it would be near the top. Once someone is at the top of the card, they stay there for a little while, get cycled out and return. There's definitely more fresh faces worked in to the women. It doesn't seem like they've had a great concept of what to do with the division, so they'll probably just run her and Liv Morgan back a few times since Liv put her "on the shelf" at WrestleMania.
When his 90-day no compete is up, is Santos Escobar expected to be healthy, and where do you see him ending up? Thanks.
I could be wrong, but I think he will still need some time to heal up. Previously, wrestlers had been able to use the WWE Performance Center after their release if they sustained an injury working for the company, at least til they heal up. However it was intimated to me a while back that wasn't the case. I think he is still a bit away, but we will check on that.
Is there a possibility of base contract structure being changed with TKO attempting to restructure existing contracts for current talent? Do you think the current roster is worried everyone is going to be lowballed except for the main event talent?
Yes. There's a huge possibility of such. I can't remember if I already ran the story or if I still need to, but I would expect agents to personally push for changes. This affects them too and renders a lot of the work they put in pointless. So I would expect guaranteed money, no cuts, or front loaded deals to become the norm. I think many would have been happy to continue the method as usual if not for the constant releases. Now they have to push for change.