He thinks a lot of his disappointment in today’s product comes about as a result of him enjoying wrestling so much when he was growing up, and he has so many great memories from watching enjoyable wrestling content. Today’s product simply doesn’t entertain him in the same way and he thinks that’s why he’s so critical of the product. He admits that he needs to find a way to set aside those feelings and try to enjoy the product for what it is because there’s nothing he can do to change the product at this point.
His last resolution this year is to avoid getting into disputes on social media. He felt like he fell into this trap too many times in 2017, and he knows now that it’s senseless to argue with people who hide behind their keyboards half way around the world.
Russo points out that some people can spend their entire lives reaching for the top of the mountain in their careers, and he thinks that’s a flawed concept. He points out that you can’t stay on top forever, and when he finally reached the pinnacle in WWE there were plenty of people trying to knock him back down and take his spot. He realized that after accomplishing what he set out to do, there simply wasn’t anything at the top of the mountain.
