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Indi Hartwell has explained that there is one major difference in how she was presented during her WWE run compared to her TNA run. The wrestler discussed the contrasting ways the two promotions portrayed her character.
Former WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn stated that Vince McMahon broke a promise regarding how "Total Divas" would impact the women's division and its storylines.
WWE's Je'Von Evans, who is 22 years old, has commented on his wrestling style which he describes as "crazy." Evans believes he wrestles with a chip on his shoulder due to his age and states that he is "just getting started."
AJ Styles has named a European country as his favorite audience to perform in front of, where he wrestled a title match last year. Styles credits the international locale for providing his preferred wrestling audience.
Penta will defend his WWE Intercontinental Championship against Rey Mysterio on the June 8 episode of Monday Night RAW in Paris, France. The match joins an already loaded show that also features King and Queen of the Ring tournament matches, including a four-way qualifier with Seth Rollins, Je'Von Evans, Ricky Saints, and Talla Tonga, and another four-way with Becky Lynch, Liv Morgan, Alexa Bliss, and Chelsea Green.
Eric Bischoff has stated that WWE as it exists today wouldn't be possible without Ted Turner. Bischoff credits Turner's decision to greenlight WCW Monday Nitro in 1995 as being crucial to WWE's current form.
WWE reportedly considered rebooting the nWo during the ThunderDome era in 2020 with wrestlers like Sheamus, Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro, and Lars Sullivan, but the plans were eventually scrapped. Eric Bischoff revealed on his podcast that the original surviving nWo members, including himself, Sean Waltman, and Kevin Nash, knew nothing about WWE's discussions regarding the potential reboot.
Mr. Anderson revealed that Stone Cold Steve Austin called him during his WWE run to warn him that three top guys in the company had issues with him and advised him to leave before things got worse. According to Anderson, Austin specifically mentioned that Anderson had received blame for John Cena's pec injury during a match and suggested he go to Japan or TNA to clean off the "stink" before potentially returning to WWE later. Anderson admitted he didn't take Austin's advice and stayed until WWE eventually fired him, which he said hit him very hard initially.
Mr. Anderson addressed his WWE exit on Tagging In with Chris Harris, disputing claims that he was fired for dropping Randy Orton on his head and stating that video footage shows Orton's neck never contacted the mat during the incident. Anderson believes Randy Orton and John Cena worked together to get him fired, though he acknowledged his own behavior backstage had already put him in a negative light and that his firing was "100% because of me."
Mr. Anderson revealed that Vince McMahon told him to "stop being so entertaining" and "stop being so over the top" after he was called up to WWE, despite those qualities being what helped him get noticed in the first place. Anderson said he found it difficult to understand McMahon's direction at the time because he was being asked to stop doing what made him unique as a performer. Anderson admitted that while he now understands McMahon's feedback, it took him a long time to figure out exactly what was wanted from him.
Mr. Anderson revealed that Paul Heyman created his iconic WWE entrance during their time together in OVW, when Heyman instructed him to interrupt the ring announcer and do his own introduction. Anderson added the signature double-name delivery by drawing on his high school experience announcing basketball games, where he would emphasize his own team's players by saying their last names twice. The entrance concept combined Heyman's direction with Anderson's natural booming voice and military-influenced speaking style from his boot camp experience.
Mark Henry believes Chad Gable can reach a "Kurt Angle type of respect" in WWE following Gable's return on SmackDown. Henry described Gable's reception as "an elite pop" during his recent appearance.