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#1 Former writer Vince Russo blasts WWE for being stale

Did @steveaustinBSR really have "NO CHANCE IN HELL" of winning the 1999 #RoyalRumble Match?See for yourself. pic.twitter.com/PwCfAIU6Mg

— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) January 16, 2021

Vince Russo recently spoke on SK Wrestling's Off the SKript and talked about the state of the current WWE product. While talking about Vince McMahon's Royal Rumble win in 1999, Russo said that such unpredictable moments are what makes WWE special.

He went on to say that the product has become quite predictable and that is the main issue with WWE today.

“This is why it’s so stale today. When you do situations like Vince McMahon wins the Royal Rumble, David Arquette becomes WCW Champion, Vince Russo gets speared out of the cage and all of a sudden he’s the Champion... When you do things like that, bro, that are so out of the realm of predictable and what we repeat 100 times, what that does for a writer, bro, is it opens up the creative envelope. Now, bro, you can go down so many roads you couldn’t go down before.”

My Show.My Locker room.My Legacy.My Decisions.Shut your mouth. Show up to work. Catch this ass beating. #Smackdown#RoyalRumble https://t.co/Hj94DluDvj

— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) January 14, 2021

It looked like WWE were heading in that direction with Adam Pearce facing Roman Reigns at Royal Rumble. However, this week on SmackDown it was announced that Kevin Owens will be replacing Pearce as The Tribal Chief's opponent at the Royal Rumble.