Gilbertti comments on Conor McGregor’s recent actions that resulted in his arrest. He says that if Dana White would have banned McGregor from UFC, Vince McMahon should have McGregor on a private jet to New Orleans as soon as he posted bail.
Lane mentions that UFC competitor, Miesha Tate spoke out this week, suspecting that Ronda Rousey hated WWE mentioning her UFC losses in this build to WrestleMania. Gilbertti agrees, mentioning that Rousey has handled losses terribly in the past. Russo is not betting on a lengthy, successful WWE career from Rousey, suspecting that “this thing is going to go south quick”.
Gilbertti thinks WWE is saving Asuka and her undefeated streak for Rousey, and if that’s the case he predicts fans will turn on her quickly. He notes that if Rousey is impressive in the ring that’ll buy her some time and respect from the fans, and that’s the only real chance she has.
Russo mentions that some reports surfaced this week that suggested that Undertaker might not wrestle at WrestleMania this year after all. Gilbertti wouldn’t be surprised by this because he can’t make sense out of why WWE wouldn’t promote the match ahead of time. He points out that there’s been a number of lacklustre builds for WrestleMania ever since WWE switched from the PPV model to the Network model. At just $9.99 a month, he points out that WWE is just giving fans what they pay for.
That sums up today’s episode of Vince Russo’s The Brand. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya tomorrow for another recap!
