He adds that the childish tone of the show makes it nearly impossible for anyone other than a child to enjoy. The only thing that held his attention at all during this three-hour show was the Strowman/Elias angle,and there were multiple segments on the show meant absolutely nothing.
Russo points out that WWE is clearly unable to learn from their mistakes. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn have been the top stars on Smackdown Live for several weeks now, and during this time Smackdown’s ratings have continued to nose dive. He has no issue with WWE trying new things, but after seeing that something isn’t working they should be quicker to learn from their mistakes and move on to something different.
Gilbertti is particularly critical of the backstage segment on RAW between Apollo Crews and Titus O’Neil. He thought this was a very poor segment with terrible dialogue, adding that whoever wrote this segment should be fired. Russo doesn’t understand how RAW’s Producers could have watched that segment and given it their approval to air live on RAW.
Lane points out that WWE plans to switch back to dual branded PPVs after WrestleMania, and this doesn’t come as a surprise to Gilbertti or Russo. Gilbertti mentions that Smackdown’s PPV numbers were probably poor, forcing WWE officials to bring the two brands back together for monthly PPVs. Russo is angered at the thought of 5-hour PPVs, adding that there’s no way he’ll be watching those shows if they’re indeed 5 hours long.
