The WWE Draft has come and gone and, as seen during WWE SmackDown and Raw, there were some special guests brought in to announce some of the draft picks.
The Dudley Boyz, Bubba Ray Dudley (Bully Ray) and D-Von Dudley, were there for both Raw and SmackDown. While speaking today on Busted Open Radio, Bully talked about his experience being backstage at WWE and what he says is what many have said about the Triple H era about things being much more relaxed.
Bully said, “Man, I can’t even put into words how different of a place the WWE is now, the way the whole show is run, and obviously, without certain people there, I believe the black cloud and the eggshells have definitely disappeared.” Bully continued, “You can tell that Paul Levesque’s WWE is a more laid back WWE, less stress, and a lot more fun. There’s just this whole vibe of more of a team effort than I think I’ve ever seen there before, everybody being on the same page, very little politicking that I see or anything that resembles it. It really was a great experience. If it wasn’t, I would tell you about it. I’d be like, ‘Wow, man, it’s bad back there’, but no, a really great experience.”
Bully commented on some who feel that this year’s WWE Draft has been underwhelming: “I know you guys are saying you felt that the draft was a bit underwhelming or boring, or you didn’t like it at all. I didn’t really get a chance to watch everything being so busy there with other aspects like, you know, digital media, or interviews and stuff like that, but the stuff that I was involved in, I enjoyed. It was fun for me and D-Von. I know it was fun for the fans in Cincinnati and the fans in Kansas City last night. So I don’t know. Will it be a successful draft? I’m not sure. Will they stick to the rules? Hopefully the first draft under Paul Levesque, they’ll stick to the rules and they won’t start swapping people out for a while.”
Most of the talent on Raw and SmackDown remained on their brands with a few names crossing over to other brands along with some NXT call-ups. Several more draft picks were announced after Raw and SmackDown went off the air. Bully’s comments about WWE’s backstage environment echo what many wrestlers have said over the last several months.
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article please credit Busted Open Radio with a h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription. Quotes were transcribed by Jim for WrestlingNews.co.
