10 Things WWE Needs To Stop Doing IMMEDIATELY

6. Stop Allowing Road Dogg To Do His Podcast

Bray Wyatt
WWE

For many, wrestling podcasts are part of their weekly or daily routine.

While there's clearly our own fantastic WhatCulture Wrestling podcast output, there's a whole array of other great content out there, too; be that from news outlets such as the Wrestling Observer and the PWTorch, to expert analytical offerings such as Solomonster Sounds Off and Wrestling Soup, to podcasts from those within the industry like Dax Harwood, Jim Ross, Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, Eric Bischoff, Arn Anderson, Jeff Jarrett, Kevin Nash, and the man many love to hate, Jim Cornette.

And then, well then there's Road Dogg.

Yes, Bruce Prichard may currently have his own podcast and be an active WWE Senior Vice President, but at least Prichard's pod chatter doesn't particularly impact WWE. For Brian James, his podcast often seems to conflict with his present-day role as WWE Senior Vice President of Live Events.

It's one thing for Road Dogg to run the risk of pissing off a legend like Bret Hart by boldly, bafflingly, bizarrely proclaiming himself to be more entertaining the the Hitman ever was, but it's an entirely other kettle of fish to risk pissing off active wrestlers who WWE are looking to entice into joining them.

Case in point here, the D-O-Double G's podcast comments about Dax Harwood have reignited a beef between both men. Of course, this being the one and the same Dax Harwood whose AEW contract is expiring in April and who has very publicly addressed that he and Cash Wheeler returning to WWE is an option for the pair right now.

Would digs and faux apologies from Road Dogg be enough for a talent to turn down WWE? Likely not, but it's still something which could be a factor when a free agent is weighing up the various options and destinations available to them these days.

Heck, if you're going to have any WWE VP do their own weekly podcast, why not give William Regal a nudge to restart his Gentleman Villain pod. As in, a polite, professional, humble icon of the business.

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Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.