Lane points out that Smackdown’s ratings have dropped 8 weeks in a row and for that reason he understands why WWE brought Cena to Smackdown this week in an attempt to stop the bleeding. However, he doesn’t understand why WWE wouldn’t promote Cena vs. Styles on RAW the night before, in an attempt to bring viewers to RAW over to Smackdown.
All of the guys were completely shocked that WWE booked the spot where Ziggler jumped over the rail and kicked Kevin Owens in the back of the head. Richards points out that a talent can literally die from a spot like that if it goes wrong.
Russo hated that WWE made The New Day and The Usos leave the ring when The Bludgeon Brothers appeared, effectively making those five guys look like “pussies”. He wonders why one of those guys wouldn’t stand up for themselves during production meetings. Hamin agrees, pointing out that the promo segment was a high point of the show, and then they did something stupid like that.
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!
