Vince Russo isnt holding back when it comes to his thoughts on WWEs promo systemand hes putting the blame squarely on Triple H and Stephanie McMahon for what he calls a creativity-killing environment.
While speaking on Sportskeeda Wrestling, Russo broke down exactly why WWE promos feel unnatural to him and why fans arent buying into them like they used to. According to him, scripted promos are ruining the authenticity that made wrestling feel real in the past.
He started by pointing out the robotic nature of backstage segments in WWE today.
Russo said the solution is simpleditch the scripts and let wrestlers react like actual people in a real situation.
He went on to describe how things worked during his time in WWE, comparing the current format to the past:
And if youre wondering who he blames for the current scripted promo culture, Russo made that very clear.
Russos take isnt just a critiqueits a call to shake things up and bring back realism in promos. With fans increasingly tuning out overly produced segments, its worth asking if his old-school approach could actually fix what feels broken.
What do you think about Vince Russos take on WWEs scripted promos? Is he right that realism is goneor do todays promos still hold up? Sound off in the comments and let us know how youd fix WWEs promo problem.
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