Stephanie McMahon has been involved in WWE her entire life and understands the business well. In the past, she said that WWE plans storylines a year in advance. However, a former WWE writer believes Stephanie McMahon is a liar after making such a claim.
While speaking on The Brand, criticized WWE’s creative direction, calling out Stephanie McMahon’s past claim that the company books its storylines a year in advance. He questioned whether this was true, arguing that if WWE had planned its storylines so far ahead, then major changes needed to be made.
Vince Russo went as far as to suggest that either Stephanie McMahon was lying about long-term booking or the company had planned a year of disappointing storytelling.
“I’ll never forget a couple of years ago Stephanie McMahon actually made the statement that the WWE books things one year in advance. And, bro, I had to laugh out loud because if we are seeing booking that has been planned for the last year then everybody should be fired. So, let’s just call Stephanie McMahon a liar when it comes to that because either we call her a liar and say that is absolutely positively not true or they have booked a year of absolute s***.”
Russo also criticized Cody Rhodes’ Undisputed WWE Championship reign since WrestleMania 40, saying it has been poorly handled. He argued that if WWE really planned his title defenses a year ahead, it showed bad decision-making.
In his opinion, Cody Rhodes’ run as the Undisputed WWE Champion has been disappointing and if this was the result of long-term booking, then those in charge should not keep their jobs.
“So Stephanie, are you going to tell me that this s***** year of booking for Cody Rhodes as the champion, this was all planned out a year ago? A year ago, you planned we are going to give Cody a s***** year of title defenses? Because that’s what it’s been. So, if what you’re saying is true, then people really need to be fired. If this past year the Cody Rhodes title defenses were planned a year in advance, none of those people have any business whatsoever working in the wrestling business because it’s been horrible. It’s been a horrible run for Cody Rhodes.”
This comes after Stephanie McMahon claimed in an interview with Sports Business Journal that WWE tries to plan storylines a year ahead, saying, “We try to have a basic plan a year out. But, inevitably things happen and storylines change.” Regardless, Vince Russo wanted to make his feelings clear about Stephanie McMahon and it’s unlikely that many fans will agree with what he had to say.
Do you believe WWE really plans storylines a year in advance, or is Vince Russo right to call out Stephanie McMahon? Share your thoughts in the comments below!