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PWTorch reader Derek S. asks: Hulk Hogan says he wants to wrestle again. Sting, on J.R.'s podcast, says he wants one more match. Is it more likely we get Sting vs. Hogan at WM 31 as opposed to Sting vs. Undertaker? Both matches would be face vs. face a la WM 6. Would one draw bigger money than the other?

PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell answers: I think the match would feel too "WCW" for WWE to want to promote it at a WrestleMania. Plus, I'd personally rather not see the match, as it would flash back to their disappointing Starrcade '97 match, with nearly 20 more years of Father Time to factor in. I don't think Hogan should wrestle again, nor do I think Sting should. But, if Sting wants to have one final match on a big WWE stage, it has to be against a WWE Legacy star. Otherwise, repeating Sting vs. Hogan is better off being viewed in the WWE Network tape library archives or played on the WWE video game.

PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill answers: Hulk Hogan will never wrestle again. After what happened with Jerry Lawler's last WWE match, WWE will never sign off on putting Hogan in another match, no matter how much Hulk wants to wrestle. There is, however, a chance Undertaker will wrestle again. As for which match is the bigger draw, Hogan and Sting once drew the biggest buyrate in WCW history. But as we saw in TNA, sequels never draw as well as the original. Sting and Undertaker would be the bigger special attraction, but I don't know that Sting is a draw any more.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers: Sting vs. Hogan could be a debacle. Hogan is 61 years old and his body is really badly beat up and damaged. Sting is in mid-50s. WWE is not going to put those two in the ring one-on-one. I suspect if Hogan wrestle again - and I wouldn't rule it out completely - would be in a tag match where he did very limited wrestling. Sting vs. Undertaker is a bigger draw, but Hogan making a comeback in a tag match at WrestleMania, with the right partner and opponents, wouldn't be far behind.

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PWTorch reader Jeff from Michigan asks: If Sting came to WWE back in 2001-2002, could he have had a nice run with the company, maybe even headlining WrestleMania?

PWTorch columnist Greg Parks answers: Headlining Mania may be a reach, but he would've had a nice run, in addition to giving some much-needed credibility to the Invasion were he around that early in 2001.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers: I think he probably would have headlined a WrestleMania or two. Vince McMahon would have loved Sting in his early 40s and Sting would have gotten better working in the WWE environment. Probably there would have been a Sting vs. Taker match at WrestleMania by now.

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PWTorch reader Sheldon from Toronto asks: During my youth in the mid-'80s, Brutus the Barber Beefcake seemed to have a big role in the mid-card scene in the WWF. However, he is rarely acknowledged on TV these days and never makes appearances. Did he have a falling out with the company? Will we ever see him in the HOF? Or perhaps I am over-rating his significance?

PWTorch columnist Greg Parks answers: I don't think Brutus would turn down a WWE payday were he asked to come in. I kinda think WWE has missed the boat at times not bringing him in whenever they do a head shaving angle. I talked to him last year at a Legends of Wrestling event at Marlins Stadium and, while complimentary of Vince McMahon as a creative force, seemed a bit negative overall on WWE and the business as far as taking care of the older wrestlers.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers: You probably are overrating Brutus's place in WWE history. He's not a Hall of Famer. He was good friends with Hulk Hogan, but a mediocre in-ring performer. I think Vince McMahon sees him as one of many, many, many mid-carders who visited the top of the card now and again who doesn't really land on his radar as someone worthy of reaching out to and bringing back for appearances. Now that I've said that, though, it's very possible with Hogan back in the fold that he'll push for Brutus to come in for some special appearances at a Fan Fest or something along those lines.

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PWTorch reader Aaron P. asks: If the long term plan is for Brock Lesnar to beat John Cena at Summerslam and pass the torch to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, where does that leave the Seth Rollins cash in?

PWTorch columnist Greg Parks answers: Good question, as you'd have to assume the plan would be for Reigns as long-term champion after Mania. Rollins could always lose the cash-in against Lesnar at some point, or even against Reigns next year. In fact, a Rollins cash-in against Reigns, announced ahead of time (despite going against everything Rollins stands for) and built for PPV, could be pretty good.

PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell answers: That's one of the main logistical issues I have with Lesnar as champion - Rollins can't cash in on a champion who isn't around. This would require Plan B - Heyman receives the title from Lesnar and the title is granted/awarded to someone else. Now, the assumption is Lesnar's surrogate would be a heel, so it wouldn't make sense for Rollins to try to cash in said champion. The alternative could be Rollins being convinced to put his briefcase on the line against Dean Ambrose, Ambrose wins the case, and then Rollins flips things on Ambrose by preventing him from winning a cash-in match. That would take care of the briefcase, a MITB cash-in, and create a clearer path for Roman Reigns.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers: I just see Rollins being told on air by Triple H not to cash in the briefcase and they will pick their spot if needed. And then WWE doesn't do anything much with it until after Reigns (or someone else) beats Lesnar at WrestleMania 31. Then Rollins could use his final stretch with the MITB before it expires to pick his spots right after the big event.

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