4. “Authority Figure Angles Are Stale” – Vince Russo
During a recent edition of Nuclear Heat, former WWF writer Vince Russo said that Authority figure angles in Wrestling have become stable. Below is what he said:
“It’s worn out. Nothing against Triple H and Stephanie personally, but they come out week after week after week after week, and you can dictate word-for-word what they’re going to say. They cut the same promo. This past week, Stephanie McMahon came out and said for the millionth time it’s her ring. We’ve heard that for five years, it’s her ring. We know it’s your ring. We get it. The Authority is so played out.
Find a way to end it. Figure a new way to go about your business. It’s stale. The first person to be put in that role was Vince McMahon. When Vince came out and did his stuff with Stone Cold Steve Austin, it was never going to get any better than that. That was the best that an authority figure was going to be. There have been some good ones. Eric Bischoff was a good one. I’m told Vickie Guerrero was very good, but Vince McMahon set the bar, no one was going to be better than him.”
3. “I Don’t Ever Want to Leave WWE” – John Cena
John Cena was recently interviewed by The New York Times, and was asked about his future with WWE. Below is what Cena said:
“I have a very good mutual understanding with my boss that I don’t ever want to leave; I really like it in the ring. I try to pick opportunities that don’t take me away from WWE for too long. I try to do opportunities that can really help expand our audience and bring new eyes to our product.”
