Fans could have turned TV off after The Rock’s SmackDown promo, ex-WWE writer says (Exclusive)

In a recent statement, ex-WWE writer Vince Russo shared his opinion on the caliber of SmackDown following The Rock’s promo segment.

On March 15, the popular actor began SmackDown by delivering a highly praised speech about his WrestleMania XL opponents, Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins. In the following portion, Angel and Berto of Legado Del Fantasma emerged victorious over LWO’s Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde.

In the late 1990s, Russo served as the head writer for WWE, during which time RAW consistently achieved its highest television ratings.

“I watched SmackDown on Friday night, and, bro, after The Rock promo, you could have just turned the TV off,”Russo said. “I’m just being serious. You know they’ve got that feud with The LWO and [Legado Del] Fantasma? Bro, there is no crowd response. None. I mean, zero. Nobody cares about any of it. After Rock, bro, you could have shut off your TV. You wouldn’t have missed anything.”[4:44 – 5:15]

To hear Russo’s predictions for several WrestleMania XL matches, including Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins, watch the video above.

The significance of The Rock’s WrestleMania XL match

The Rock and Roman Reigns will team up on April 6 to take on Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins in a tag team match. The next night, Reigns will once again defend his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Rhodes at WrestleMania.

If The Rock and Reigns are victorious in the tag team match, the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship bout will be subject to a Bloodline Rules stipulation. On the other hand, if they are defeated, all members of the Bloodline will be prohibited from being at ringside during the Reigns vs. Rhodes match.

According to Vince Russo, The American Nightmare could be booked by WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H after WrestleMania XL, and he shared his thoughts on how it could be done.

What do you predict for WrestleMania XL? Share your thoughts in the comments section.