Ex-WWE Writer Admits To "Warped But Effective" Vince McMahon Therapy
This former creative team member used WWE promos to vent against Vince McMahon.
Former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz had a...unique way of dealing with the pressure Vince McMahon put he and his creative team under.
In his book ('There’s Just One Problem: True Stories from the Former, Formerly, Formerly Seventh Most Powerful Person in WWE'), Brian explained how he "couldn’t say highly insulting, flat-out disrespectful things to the man who signed [his] pay-checks" every week.
WWE's top stars could though, and Gewirtz used that to his advantage. He'd script promos for the likes of Chris Jericho, The Rock, John Cena and "plenty of others" that included lines biting back at Vince for his backstage bullsh*t.
Brian said he "just bit [his] tongue and had a character express what [he] was feeling live on the air". Then, he described that as "a warped but very effective form of therapy" that got him through some rough moments as an otherwise-valued WWE employee.
Gewirtz' new book is full of interesting little stories like this. He's responsible for some of the best promos fans still recall fondly to this day, and the book is well worth checking out.