WWE Legend Criticises Liv Morgan's Raw Promo; Says She Was "Playing Pro Wrestler"

This WWE Hall Of Famer didn't enjoy Liv Morgan's first promo as SmackDown Women's Champ.

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Bully Ray wasn't a fan of Liv Morgan's first promo as SmackDown Women's Champion on Raw.

The WWE Hall Of Famer told listeners on Busted Open Radio that Liv appeared to be "playing a pro wrestler as opposed to being a pro wrestler". Everything about the segment came across as insincere and forced to Ray; the legend said that he understands why WWE do that "uber babyface" stuff, but that he'd rather see Liv "come out there and stand on her own two feet - verbally and physically".

Fair enough.

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The former Dudley Boy, who isn't shy when it comes to giving his true opinions on the current product, noted that Morgan's promo "started to trail off a bit" after a decent start. He thinks that's because the Money In The Bank 2022 winner "was trying to memorise a promo".

That, to Bully, is a real problem with WWE's system. Ray doesn't think the company would ever hand Liv a microphone and say, "Here’s five minutes, go say whatever the hell you want to say". That's what he would've preferred to see.

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Liv didn't get a ton of time before being interrupted by Natalya and Carmella.

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