Ross asks Thompson how much time he spends preparing for Tony Schiavone’s “What Happened When?” podcast. Thompson informs that he’ll turn on the WWE Network and watch whatever PPV they’re covering on that week’s show. While he’s watching that PPV he takes notes and also checks Wrestling Observer and PWTorch articles from that time. By the time the PPV ends his prep is basically done.
Ross asks Thompson if he grew up as a Ric Flair guy. Thompson says that he grew up as a Hulkamaniac because WWE was the main promotion that he and his friends followed. As the years passed he became a fan of the Four Horseman, and he believes that Arn Anderson was a critical part of that faction. Ross agrees, comparing Anderson’s role in the Four Horsemen to a ship’s rudder.
Ross says he doesn’t want to be a guy that complains about WWE’s product, but there are certainly some things that he’d change about the product. Thompson agrees entirely, noting that while he might not like all the things that WWE does, there might be another portion of the audience that loves it. He points out that he wasn’t a fan of Naomi’s glowing belt, but his daughter thought it was the coolest thing in the world.
