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He says that the issue with today’s product is he’s not sure if NXT has any heels who are on the level that Arn and Tully were back then. In addition, he’s not sure that NXT has any babyfaces who can garner the sympathy that Dusty Rhodes did during the original match. Taz says that Rhodes was one of the best ever at talking people into the buildings and making people care about him.

Due to both of these points, Taz warns fans that the upcoming War Games match is going to be quite different than the original. He mentions that the business has changed quite a bit since the original War Games match, and the performers have changed as well. It’s safe to say that today’s talents are better athletes and take better card of themselves, but the talents back in the day were so over with the audience that they could do anything and the audience would lose their minds.

Taz also points out that some of the NXT talents competing in the upcoming War Games match on Friday night are somewhat young. The Authors of Pain are both in their early-mid 20’s, but he’s a big fan of both of those guys. They have tremendous size and their youth just gives them more years to develop into future Superstars. Taz thinks these two guys will be millionaires someday if they stay focused and hungry.

He goes on to say that there’s a big difference now versus back in the 80’s and 90’s in terms of social media and how they guys/girls can market themselves. He thinks it’s vital in today’s social environment that professional wrestlers interact with fans in a respectful fashion online, because those fans are the people that pay your bills.