2. Bret Hart Talks About Y2AJ, Mr. McMahon Character In 2016, Blames WWE Wrtiers For Ruining Roman Reigns
During a recent edition of the Sharpshooter Show, WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hitman” Hart discussed a lot of topics regarding WWE, Mr. McMahon character in 2016, Y2AJ & more. Below are the highlights:
“Mr. McMahon” Character in 2016:
At times Vince is in that difficult position of being so hated that they love him. He’s a character that always gets a pop when he comes out and they love seeing him be a bad guy. I think that it’s kind of a different time in the business where you go out there and try to make people believe that you’re a really evil, wicked kind of guy and it gets harder all the time. It’s hard. Vince seems to pull it off.
Chemistry of Y2AJ:
It’s a good startup for AJ. I am glad AJ is there. I think he was one of the most over guys in the Royal Rumble. I thought he had one of the best reactions of anything. It must have been a little bit embarrassing that a guy from TNA got the biggest reaction for three quarters of the Royal Rumble before they eliminated him. He got the best reaction. He’s always been a great wrestler. I’ve always been a fan of AJ Styles. I just hope they let him make it rather than try to rework his style or create too much formula like Roman Reigns. I think sometimes these writers they don’t have a clue about what they’re doing.
Whoever tried to make Roman Reigns should stay away from AJ Styles and not try to make him. He can do it on his own. He’s a great worker, he’s a great wrestler. Jericho’s an old veteran and the fact that they’re sort of working a storyline kind of helping each other and things are missing… I think it has great potential. Jericho is the perfect sort of guy to help open the door for AJ. I hope that it works out for both of them.
WWE Producing Edgy Content Till WrestleMania 32:
Whatever works. Vince has always got a pretty good idea of what he wants. It’s not like they do it everyday. If Vince is stepping that up a bit there’s probably a call for it or reason for it. At the same time, using “The F Word” or doing this or doing that doesn’t necessarily, to me, correlate to selling tickets or putting asses on the benches. Prior to the storyline with Shane coming out they really seemed to be floundering going in to WrestleMania. I was not that interested.
I thought the Royal Rumble was a disaster. I thought it was one of the worst. Royal Rumbles should be the easiest and best PPVs. Next to WrestleMania they should be the best ones. They are so easy to tell stories in with all the guys coming out. It’s a really easy model to have a great PPV. I’d say the last three or four that I’ve watched have just been horrible. I would say that’s the writers. Absolutely. This year was no better. It was just awful. I was disappointed but I think RAW the last few weeks has done a good job trying to rekindle my interest.
