On the latest episode of My World, Jeff Jarrett dug into Triple H’s SummerSlam post-show comments about talent earning their spots, the LA Knight situation, and how it squares with what WWE presents on the Netflix docuseries Unreal. You can check out his comments below:
On the disconnect between Unreal and Triple H’s post-show comments:
“The flip side of that is, and you touched on it well, on Unreal. That to me, because it is a, it’s not a dirt sheet. It’s not an A and E kind of behind the scenes or whatever it may be, it’s produced and created and presented as Netflix shoulder programming. And when you see and eavesdrop and soundbite in, and they do the edit the way they want to do the edit, at the end of the day, there’s no kind of gray area. Creative is driving the ship completely, and talent does as they’re told. That’s where you get into this unique set of circumstances that the Unreal product that comes out and his post-show comments come back; they don’t align.”
On WWE telling the audience it controls every detail, then telling LA Knight to go get over:
“He who writes the check writes the rules. That doesn’t just go for the investor; that goes for the paying audience. And so, when you dial in that you’re telling the paying audience, I tell Cody how to wipe his butt. So, LA Knight over here, hey man, go get over. I’m not going to tell you how to wipe your butt. It doesn’t jive.”
On whether Unreal is worth it for WWE:
“That’s where I would love to know what Netflix pays WWE for Unreal. Like, let’s drill down. Let’s look at this ROI and say, are we creating brand confusion? Are we losing consumer confidence? Is this worth the squeeze? I don’t know, because it feels like casualty after casualty. And I’m not saying it’s nothing they can’t overcome, but we’re not the only ones talking about it. It feels like they’re talking about that more than anything.”
On Triple H using Busted Open to knock veteran podcasters:
“You’re at the center of this and you’re punching down to podcasters and knocking them. This is a head scratcher. What I’m saying is the fundamental discussion of the essence of our business. And yes, things do evolve, but the positioning of talent. We’re going to protect this guy and not push this guy. But then in the post-show, you’re going to make those kind of comments.”
On why he thinks LA Knight comes out ahead:
“The best way to get over in WWE is to be made a fool of on Unreal, because at some point the tide will turn and it’s going to be undeniable. I don’t think we’ve heard the last of LA Knight. There will be a groundswell that it’ll be undeniable, in my opinion. I may be wrong, Conrad, but it’s coming.”
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