Lane mentions that a fan tweeted Meltzer last week, saying that in 26 years The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, and Okada will be held in similar regard as Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat. Meltzer responded by saying that Okada is in a different league right now. Russo thinks that’s simply ridiculous and he can’t believe that anyone in their right mind can think that way.
Meltzer went on to speak about Pete Dunne, questioning why Dunne’s not a full-time performer. He believes that WWE needs to use him more because he’s over with the WWE Universe. Russo says they don’t use Dunne full-time because he’s about 5’2” and the only competitor who he can believably compete against is El Torito.
Russo says he was sorry to hear about the passing of Tom Zenk this past week, and he was blown away when Meltzer claimed to have helped Brian Pillman lay out his 1992 match with Zenk. Russo thinks that claim is a pile of garbage and he adds that it’s easy for Meltzer to lie about this because both guys are dead and are unable to defend themselves.
Wade Keller of Pro Wrestling Torch said this past week that WWE’s viewership wouldn’t drop so significantly if there were longer, more competitive matches. Russo says the matches are often long and competitive now, and they have to be because WWE doesn’t have any creative people writing the shows. If Keller was correct about this point of view, RAW’s ratings would be increasing right now.
