Select Answers: WWE Studios, Anna Jay, SANTA

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Is WWE ever gonna make a non-documentary movie again?

There aren't plans for that. They have pretty much been out of that business for years. Occasionally they'll do a reality show, food show or the like. I don't think WWE will do a real, theatrical release movie like The Marine, The Condemned, See No Evil or The Call for a long time. With their Netflix deal, there's certainly the possibility that something gets produced that utilizes IP or talent. They had credits for "Rumble" too, but weren't too involved in that. For years, those were very expensive ventures and did not yield great results for the most part.

There were some exceptions -- The Call did exceptionally well and made a lot of money. It had David Otunga in a really small role, but was a solid movie. See No Evil did pretty well with Kane as a lead. By far the most successful was Oculus, which made about nine times its production budget back. There were absolutely no wrestlers featured in it, but a reference to Triple H was made.

It’s safe to say that Anna Jay’s had her deal extended for six months like Danhausen even though his deal was supposed to be up in July

No. That didn't happen. I can tell you what happened. Following word getting around internally that she wanted to be in Blood and Guts, it was noted that her contract was up "pretty soon." The people that I spoke to thought that the contract would be up at the end of 2025, but that was clarified to me to not be the case. Her deal is up in the Spring of 2026, and always was going to be. The Danhausen situation is weird and dumb, but it isn't the same.

Happy holidays Fightful Crew! Any favourite memories of wrestling angles where someone dressed as Santa Claus?

Well, my favorite wrestling Santa moment ever is him getting hit by a car by Alberto Del RIo. I thought everyone played their roles perfectly, outside of WWE doing that RIGHT AFTER his babyface turn. The dude who played Santa took an absolutely gnarly bump off the car, and Del Rio's reaction was hilarious. Ricardo Rodriguez did a great job there, too.

Xanta Klaus sucked, but I loved Balls Mahoney, so I wish he would have got his foot in the door some other way. Stone Cold being disguised as Santa for Tribute to the Troops was a pretty solid one too.