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How come the Stone Cold podcast show on WWE network has become somewhat soft? After Vince, HHH and to a degree Stephanie were interviewed, it seems like no matter who he has on, there are no honest questions asked with honest answers. It seemed like the HBK and Flair episodes were a book review. Same goes for JBL's show. Also, any talk of bringing Jericho's podcast to yhe network?
At the end of the day, it’s a few things. One, most of the talent doesn’t have the ability to speak overly freely. If they are critical of the company or, say, talk about drug use, that won’t go over well. WWE has a direction they want the product to go in. Two, it’s a WWE produced show, not one that is unbiased.
I have a question regarding younger talent. What do you think it would take for Vince McMahon to actually start using the younger talent brought up from NXT the correct way and elevate them as opposed to constantly burying them. Also, why do you think it is that he's not elevating them in the first place?
The answer is the same here. He doesn’t push them because he doesn’t see enough in them to believe in them.
You recently stated that "unless something major happens" WWE and especially Vince McMahon wouldn't do anything to change. What would the criteria for "something major" be?
The main thing would be USA Network telling the company that unless they change things up and get their numbers up, they will not be negotiating a new TV deal when the current one expires. Another would be is there was a massive drop in subscribers for the WWE Network. Those two things would be the impetus to make Vince change how he does things.
Is it me, or was the Rock not up to his usual standards on Raw? I thought his segment kinda sucked. You?
It’s you. I loved it. I could have watched three hours of it.
I just saw online that former wrestler Kevin Thorn believes he should be getting royalties from the WWE Network, do you believe wrestlers will be given WWE Network royalties in the future?
Considering that, last I heard, the current talents aren’t getting much, if any, PPV bonuses, no I don’t think WWE will be offering up Network royalties. It will take someone to sue them over the issue, like Jessie Ventura did, in order to get a payout. At that point, WWE could show the exact number of times someone watched Kevin Thorn footage, for example, and it would probably not be that significant of a number.
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