Select Answers: Roman Reigns, TNA deals, AEW/NFL, CM Punk

Welcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers. 

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If you had to pick an AEW roster member to be in the NFL who would it be and what position would they play? 

Well, that's an easy one for me. Mason Madden of MxM. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round, played at North Carolina, and looked very promising before a microfracture injury to his knee. Even after that he'd signed with the Jaguars, and was briefly on the Patriots practice squad. He absolutely would have ended up seeing NFL playing time had he stayed. The Patriots only cut him because they immediately needed an offensive tackle because of depth issues and he was recovering from a bone bruise. When he got cut, he didn't even bother with another team, and immediately announced he was going to be a wrestler.

Hello! I’m curious to know if there’s any credible information about Jordynne Grace and Joe Hendry potentially signing with WWE. If so, is there any indication as to whether they would debut on the main roster or join NXT first?

Joe Hendry has at least a year left on his contract, and is still actively figured into a world title program in TNA. I've not heard of him being featured on WWE TV imminently. Jordynne Grace's deal is up much sooner. I'd be surprised if an offer isn't made from WWE, but haven't heard one has yet.

Hi Sean. Why WWE is going so fast with Roman Reigns storylines? Is it something about his health status?

He's healthy and he's fine. They have him in for some big shows and a number of double tapings. It was time to accelerate his story after being out of action for a few months.

Hey Sean, any news on when CM Punk’s return date is? Also, thank you so much on all the work you do to get us all the news. Very greatly appreciated. 

He wasn't expected to be on WWE TV until after Crown Jewel, as he was never slated for that show. He was tentatively planned for the Survivor Series build. I can't imagine we see him back until November 11 at the earliest, unless he pops up on Smackdown.