Select Answers: Rock OSCAR? Fanatics reimbursement, WWE gear, catering, Joe Hendry

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If the rock wins an oscar, how likely do you think he uses it as a weapon against cody or roman if he comes back for another match?

I haven't heard of anything regarding the Rock being planned for any upcoming wrestling stuff. It would be hard to believe he wouldn't integrate an Oscar win into something like that. I'm sure he'd be very proud and use it for heat reasons. If they did, it would certainly be a gimmicked Oscar like Kurt Angle's

What does the catering area of a wrestling show really look like? Do a lot of wrestlers just hang out there?

Well, it depends on the company and venue. Generally there's a line of food, and you just select what you want, buffet style. Then there's generally tables set up like any cafeteria. Most people go through there during the day, but the "hanging out in catering" is something that got picked up for people who didn't know what else wrestlers would be doing if they weren't used.

If WWE owns all rights to characters on their shows why do wrestlers still need to buy their own gear? Also when Fanatics takes gear for memorabilia do the wrestlers get compensated?

Nothing is forcing the talent from putting anything distinctive as far as trademarks on their gear. They're allowed to use that gear after their WWE run as long as it doesn't have those trademarks.

So I asked a number of talent about the Fanatics element. One said they'd never been reimbursed for such. Another said they were reimbursed up to $1500....so I think someone is probably going to be unhappy when they read this!

Hi Sean, I’ve noticed Joe Hendry has been working the NXT Coconut Loop shows, in addition to appearing on NXT weekly now. Is he still under his TNA contract, or did he quietly already sign with WWE?

He's still under TNA contract. I don't know the details behind his NXT agreement, but he's been a favorite of Shawn Michaels' for quite some time. He is effectively being paid by both companies, I'm just not sure if he specifically has an NXT contract.