Bully Ray isnt feeling WWEs current vibe, and he made that crystal clear during the May 27 episode of the Busted Open Podcast. The Hall of Famer tore into WWEs overly clean production style, saying the show has lost its edge and unpredictability.
He kicked things off by laying into the products overproduced feel, saying its just too perfect for its own good.
He followed that up by explaining his preference for some grit and rawness mixed in.
Dave LaGreca jumped in and questioned whether WWE is now too corporate, especially after merging under the TKO banner.
He pushed the discussion further by asking if that corporate feel was hurting the product.
Bully then pointed to WWEs increased focus on celebrity appearances instead of celebrating actual wrestling legends.
He said hed rather see names like Tony Atlas featured in the crowd.
Dave reminded him that WWE did spotlight some legends during Saturday Nights Main Event. Bully asked for names, and Dave responded.
Bully admitted he missed that detail.
The conversation then shifted to the quality of promos. Dave felt some were slipping back into scripted, safe territory.
He tied that into why the Jey Uso promo didnt fully land.
Bully wrapped it up by saying that WWE is still riding the momentum from WrestleMania seasonbut that may not last forever.
WWE may still be drawing crowds, but Bully Rays warning is clearif things stay too polished and too corporate, the company might lose what made it feel electric in the first place.
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