22 Things We Learned From Big Show On Talk Is Jericho

13. The Lack Of Storytelling In The Current Product

Big Show talks about how Jericho would never let the office prostitute them with bad ideas, and then begins talking about how there's a serious lack of continuity in the storytelling. He said years ago they were looking ahead four months when planning out a show, but now they don't even plan two weeks in advance, just focusing on that week's TV. He mentions a few weeks ago where he knocked out both John Cena and Roman Reigns on the same episode, and the very next show they didn't even mention it. He protested that as a heel, he should be bragging about knocking out two of the biggest babyfaces in the company, and the response he got was that it didn't fit the format of the show, which he calls shooting themselves in the foot. Jericho says the company gets mad when the remaining veterans - the two of them, Kane, Goldust, etc. - on the roster point out the mistakes being made. Show says that the twenty something writers on staff work very hard but that there's no bridges in the storytelling. He remarks that getting over is less about flashy moves and more about telling stories and getting people emotionally invested. In response to fans who want him to step aside and give the young guys a break, he says: "Hey, jack*sses...in the past two years I've won two matches. I'm pretty sure I'm stepping aside. I'm doing everything I can to make every guy I work with. I'm a recognized entity." Show says he'll lose every match for the rest of his life as long as he can tell a good story.