Bruce Prichard has revealed that WWE discussed the idea of bringing in New Jack for the storyline where John Cena was stabbed.
The storyline took place in 2004 and saw Cena being written off television so he could film The Marine.
Cena was “stabbed” by Carlito’s bodyguard in a feud that saw Carlito beating The Champ for the United States Title.
On the latest edition of his “Something To Wrestle With” podcast, Prichard spoke about the storyline.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On WWE talking about bringing New Jack in: “There was definitely talks to New Jack. I don’t think anybody wanted to touch him because of his reputation and unpredictability. But, yes, it may have been during this time that he was actually discussed, but never to the point of, ‘Alright, who is gonna go pitch that one to Vince?’ The reputation preceded itself.”
On Paul Heyman being hesitant about it: “Paul was like, ‘Okay, you may get your controversy, but it may not be the kind of controversy you really want to have.’”
On Cena losing the title to Carlito: “[Cena was] starting to get that Teflon coating… This was an opportunity to make a new talent, Carlito, by beating arguably one of the biggest guys in the company.”
