Russo thinks part of the problem is the CEO’s son, Shane McMahon coming back into the company at nearly 50-years old, leaping off of cages and taking incredible risks. A 20-year old kid who watches that must think that they need to take similar risks in order to succeed in WWE.
Vito points out that Shane punched years learning the wrestling business, and he earned the right to take those risks. There’s a reason he still hasn’t been hurt taking those risks; that’s because he knows how execute these dangerous moves safely. Vito considers Shane to be one of the top 10 wrestlers of all time because he was a fantastic worker while only working part-time. You can only imagine what Shane would have been able to do if he worked a full-time schedule.
Russo admits that Shane certainly punched his time learning the business in his younger years, but he still fears that Shane is not going to stop taking these huge risks until he gets severely hurt. Russo adds that a 50-year old body reacts to this stuff far differently than a 30-year old body does.
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!
