X-Pac asks Thompson about the recent controversy surrounding Vince Russo’s involvement with Starrcast. X-Pac notes that he likes Russo and considers him to be a good man. Thompson informs that he asked Russo to be involved with the event and he didn’t run that information by anybody because Starrcast is his event and he didn’t feel the need to tell anyone else.
He likes Russo and they’ve had real life conversations together, but the online backlash to Russo’s announcement was so divisive that he was forced to make a business decision and had to cut ties with Russo. Nonetheless, he hopes to work with Russo at some point in the future.
X-Pac asks Thompson about the debut of “Something Else to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard” on the WWE Network. Thompson notes that WWE ran a fan survey many months ago asking fans what type of content they’d enjoy to see on the Network, and podcasts had great results. Thompson was hesitant initially because he thought WWE would try to change the show and he didn’t want to do that to his fans.
When WWE did the RAW25 poll, asking fans to choose which returning Superstar they’re most excited to see, Brother Love scored higher than The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin, and that caught the company’s attention. They began negotiations again and were able to agree on terms.
