10 WWE Creative Secrets The Writers DON’T Want You To Know
3. The Stars Undermine Their Authority Behind The Scenes
Per multiple accounts and reports, the writers and the talent share an uneasy relationship.
This isn't always the case, it should be stated. Bryan Danielson has talked fondly of his collaboration with the writing staff, remarking to Sports Illustrated that he needed guidance on how not to lose focus on the stories he was telling. This appears to be an aberration. A rule-proving exception, even.
In an infamous anecdote, fed by an unnamed source to Matthew Randazzo V in Power Slam magazine, a timid writer handed over a script to Triple H, who at the time was embarking on the aptly-named "reign of terror".
"Am I f*cking going over?" Triple H asked gruffly.
The writer explained that, no, you aren't. Not this week. Triple H in response removed the page that called for a disqualification loss, threw the rest of the script to the floor, and shut the door in the writer's face. Miraculously, the result was changed by showtime. Randazzo V was unable to verify a report that Triple H was said to have shouted "SUCK IT!" and spat water at the offending copy, which he then trapped in an inverted Indian deathlock for eight f*cking minutes.
Moreover, on his podcast 'Wrestling With Freddie', former writer Freddie Prinze, Jr. alleged that the Undertaker used his vast influence to squash something he wasn't happy with. Prinze, Jr. pitched that Michelle McCool lose her Divas title to Kharma, which was to lead to a hoss fight between Kharma and Beth Phoenix at WrestleMania. This didn't end up happening; a teary McCool relayed the plan to the Undertaker, who poured soil over it.