Russo was not happy with Stephanie McMahon giving a shout-out to Chyna on-air during the Rumble. He says that Stephanie McMahon should be embarrassed to even speak Chyna’s name on air. He’d be fine with it if Michael Cole or someone else said something, but not Stephanie. He knows that Stephanie wouldn’t even take a call from Chyna when she was still alive, so mentioning her on-air to appease fans was embarrasing in his opinion.
He also thought it was stupid that Stephanie would play dumb to Rousey’s arrival in WWE since she runs the company. Cole flat-out asked Stephanie if she knew Rousey was going to be there, and Stephanie said no. From a creative perspective, Russo thinks this was stupid and insulting to fans’ intelligence.
Russo says that Stephanie McMahon is an egomaniac in real life, and that has nothing to do with her on-air character. In his opinion, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte should have been on commentary for the Women’s Rumble match, not Stephanie. The two Champions certainly would have done a better job, but Stephanie simply had to involve herself in this groundbreaking moment.
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!
