Steve Austin Shoots On WWE’s “Reality Era’ and Current Product.
Stone Cold Steve Austin is arguably the most popular WWE wrestler of all-time. When he speaks, we generally listen as he seems to have great knowledge of the professional wrestling business. In a recent episode of his podcast: The Steve Austin Show he had Vince Russo on and they spoke about the current WWE product. Steve Austin shoots on the WWE’s ‘Reality Era’ and suggests some changes that he would make.
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Here were some of the highlights:
Steve critiques the WWE’s ‘Reality Era’, saying that the company should push the envelope and maximize their potential:
“They call it the reality era, but it’s anything but reality. And on the other note, going into unknown territory or uncharted waters, back in the day, man, whether you’re a fan or not of some of the storylines or angles we were shooting, they were edgy as hell and we weren’t afraid to push into those uncharted waters or territories. And if you’re afraid to do that, if you’re afraid to try to grow, if you’re afraid to take a chance as a company, whether you’re publicly traded or not, then you’re failing to live up to your potential as a company! I mean, because that’s what the entertainment business is. If wrestling falls under the entertainment umbrella, people need to push the envelope” (The Steve Austin Show, H/T WrestlingInc).
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Austin continues, saying guys should push the envelope:
“Everything’s so slick now. I would just present it as more of a competitive endeavor. Make it seem like a shoot. I mean, we know the [professional wrestling] business is a work, but present it as a shoot. I mean, have Seth Rollins Curb Stomp somebody. Fine him $15,000. Hey, maybe the money’s not going to change hands, but it’s the fact that you have a set of rules, guidelines, presentation. You can have all the high production values that you want. Yeah, that’s great, but just present it in a competitive atmosphere, so that your storylines reflect that reality.”” (The Steve Austin Show, H/T WrestlingInc).
You can listen to the full podcast here.
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Let us know what you think of his comments below!. I personally agree that the WWE should be a bit edgier and push the boundaries a bit more.
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I would love for Seth to hit a curb stomp on somebody & then *kayfabe* get fined for it. That would be awesome.
Stone Cold made valid points.
steve makes some valid points, but he never addresses the fact that its a publically traded company and vince now answers to them. its really no longer about what’s best for business, but what keeps stockholders and TV execs happy.