With the news that Jeff Jarrett will be entering WWE’s Hall of Fame, Russo informs that several people have reached out to him for his opinion on the fact that Chyna still hasn’t been inducted. Russo says that Chyna doesn’t need that validation from WWE; implying that everyone knows how credible she was as a talent and how influential she was in the business.
One other omission from the Hall of Fame that still baffles him is Sable. He’d love to know what WWE’s heat with Sable is, because he thinks she definitely should be in the Hall of Fame. In addition, she’s married to Brock Lesnar, who obviously has a good rapport with WWE. This is a strange omission in his opinion.
Lane mentions that Triple H is reportedly putting his team together behind the scenes in order to transition into a more powerful position in WWE. Russo says he still can’t see Vince McMahon stepping away from WWE, unless McMahon get’s so entrenched in the XFL that it becomes his new WWE.
Lane also mentions that Stephanie McMahon spoke out recently, comparing WWE’s business model to Disney’s. Gilbertti points out that WWE is closer to a “G” rating product than “PG” at this point, and no adults want to watch Disney movies unless it’s with their kids. Maybe this new approach is why nobody’s watching the shows anymore.
Russo also takes offence to Stephanie implying that women were presented poorly on WWE’s programming in years past. He points out that women like Sable, Chyna and Jackie were all presented as powerful, independent women when he wrote for WWE.
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 later this week for another recap!
