X-Pac 1, 2, 360 Recap w/ Kevin Sullivan – DX Returns, Survivor Series Booking, Why Promos Shouldn’t Be Scripted, More!

X-Pac welcomes Kevin Sullivan to the show.
Sullivan talks about the importance of booking heat in wrestling. He notes that the Hulk Hogan/Rock match from WrestleMania 18 was special because fans didn’t want to see Hogan lose at that point in his career, even though he was the heel. If Hogan would have turned babyface the next night on RAW with The Rock, WWE could have booked both of them to be attacked by Kevin Nash and Scott Hall and then they would have had a massively hot angle.
X-Pac credits Hogan for doing him a huge favour around that time. When Hogan finally turned babyface X-Pac was the heel who hit Hogan over the head with a chair to get a lot of heat and create sympathy for Hogan. Hogan bled for X-Pac that night, and X-Pac thanks him for that favour.

X-Pac thinks it’s hard to get real heat like that nowadays. Sullivan points out that social media has all but killed the business’ mystique. He points out that Brock Lesnar is one performer who doesn’t really blur the lines on social media, and he still has a mystique about him because of this. X-Pac adds that Tommaso Ciampa is another performer who sticks to his character on social media.
Sullivan comments on the recent stunt pulled by Austin Aries. He points out that people need to stop over-analyzing everything, and should just enjoy the business. As for the recent Crown Jewel criticism, He points out that WWE is a publicly traded company and they owe it to their shareholders to make money.