On a recent episode of his Writing with Russo podcast, former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Vince Russo highlighted the issue with RAW’s 30th Anniversary show, branded as RAW XXX.
He stated how a special episode should ideally not just pop a number, but build a regular audience for the future.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
Vince Russo compares WWE to legitimate sport: “There’s a lot of pressure; we don’t wanna lay an egg, but the reality of it is, this is a real game (Football), and you could play like crap. If you’re gonna play crap, you’re gonna lay an egg. How do you lay an egg if you’re the WWE? You’re writing the show! You’re writing this show! This isn’t like, oh, this can go either way.”
Vince Russo on RAW XXX being “just another show”: “No, you’re writing the show; you’re preparing the show. 1000 percent, we’re not gonna lay an egg, we’re gonna knock it out of the ballpark, but I mean, Chris, please correct me if I’m wrong. Every time we see one of these, it seems like just another show.”
Vince Russo on WWE’s approach to RAW XXX: “You know what I don’t understand. This really bothers me. I would have never ever ever done that when I was writing. They are looking at a special show completely different from how I look at a special show like this. They are looking at popping a number. Bro, what difference does it make if you pop a number that night and get back right where you were the following week? I don’t understand that logic.”
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