Former WWE Writer Finds Interesting Comparison To Daniel Bryan’s Failed Run On Top & More

Former WWE creative team member Alex Greenfield appeared on “The Shoot” and talked on variety of topics revolving around Survivor Series and more. Here are some of the highlights:

Comparing Daniel Bryan’s failed run on top to Rey Mysterio’s 2006 World title run:

“It’s flashback city for me because i feel like it’s exactly what Vince did to us with Rey you know? During my run, well David Lagana first and then my run as lead writer on Smackdown you know, we were all super excited A. to be done with the exploiting Eddie thing and B. to make Rey, make him our champion, make him a giant killer. Vince was like Goddamn pal he’s gonna change things, our Latino demographics were going up, our minority demographics were going up like we were gaining audience when RAW was losing audience and it was on Rey’s back and then once he got there (Alex impersonates Vince) well nobody’s gonna believe he can beat Mark Henry, Lets have Mark Henry just kill him and we’ll find some la la ending. He just cut Rey out at the legs during that World title run and it we’ve talked about my screaming fights with Vince and it was more of that. He just couldn’t see the little guy beating the big guy. It just didn’t work for Vince McMahon and it’s super frustrating and i feel like that’s what happened with Daniel Bryan”

On Dave Lagana and TNA:

“I tend to watch TNA only when somebody tells me theres this great thing. Like I haven’t really been keyed in since the original Angle/Samoa Joe deal which is years ago at this point. There’s certainly been really good angles. I love what Dave (Lagana) did on Ring Ka King. Which i just thought was so bizarre the indian sub show they did. I thought it was so bizarre and fun with the Bollywood wrestling, I was super into that and Dave was the creative mastermind behind that. I just find it difficult to get into TNA, like I was super into Mickie James’s evolution into a heel and sort of the build of her and then she left and i sort of dropped away at that point. But like Aces & Eights, Hogan and Bischoff like none of it resonated with me so i can’t say i watch very often at all. I like Dave a lot and i think he does good work it’s just that TNA for whatever reason, the mix of talent or the type of stories that are dictated to tell just don’t grab me.”

You can hear the complete 45 minute interview which also includes the WWE logic behind not doing traditional Survivor Series matches anymore, the new WWE performance center, the most difficult wrestler he ever worked with and more at this link.