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Sonjay Dutt Comments On Scripted vs. Improv Promos, Difference In AEW & WWE Production

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On June 30, 2021, Sonjay Dutt signed with AEW as a producer. It wasn’t until April 6, 2022 that Dutt made his debut on AEW television to signal his new on-screen role as a manager.

On a recent edition of The Sessions with Renee Paquette podcast, Dutt weighed in on the significance of improvised promos as well as the importance of scripted dialogues in AEW. He said,

“It would depend on who the person is. At AEW, and I’ve told Tony this a lot of times, there’s a lot of people on our roster that don’t need that extra time to formulate what they’re gonna say. They can just kind of go. They know exactly what they want to say when the camera turns red. There’s other people who need extra time to prepare, to know what they’re talking about. It just depends on who that person is.”

Dutt noted that the majority of talents in WWE’s developmental system do not have the opportunity to learn the art of delivering unscripted promos. He said,

“My duration as a talent, 18-19 years, I was never handed anything. This is what you need to get across, great. That is how I trained myself as a professional wrestler cutting promos. A lot of people who go through the WWE system don’t really get that luxury. I remember the first day I went up to you and said, hey! How does it feel to have no script? Fuck, it feels great!”

Dutt also discussed the groundwork for unscripted promos and the importance of trusting talents with their mic skills. The Playa From The Himalayas isn’t a fan of talents confining themselves to scripted dialogues or the creative putting every single word in their mouths. He said,

“To me it’s like, if we’re all working here. You have a certain talent that has brought you here. So if I don’t have trust in you as a talent to be able to do your job… as long as I am empowering you with the information you need to know, I should one hundred percent believe you can pull off whatever it is I’m telling you. You just need that information. Here’s the information that we need, now you guys all know what to do. Y’all are so talented when it comes to talent production, everybody is here for a reason. Let those people go out and showcase their talents and why they are here, rather than micromanaging every single word and movement.”

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