On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer spoke about the WWE talent meeting that took place prior to RAW this week. This meeting saw Vince McMahon address the WWE locker room about the controversial travel issues that happened in Saudi Arabia over the past week.
Here is what Meltzer had to say about what happened during this meeting (h/t to Sportskeeda for the transcript below):
“So Vince called a meeting at 3 o’clock in New York, only the RAW crew was there, obviously. And nobody said anything, basically, you know for the most part. So, this is the way I was told it was explained. It was explained that nothing’s wrong, everything’s fine, you know mechanical problems and that’s it.
There’s nothing more to say. Just mechanical problems. I know people who were so vehement that that’s not true to me after the meeting and ever since that was originally said. But that is the story, It’s what they told the guys, I think the guys who don’t believe it was really mad, and the guys who were willing to accept it were willing to accept it. Umm, he said, now I was told that the reason, this is from WWE, I was told that the reason the TV show, didn’t air, was because of a technical issue.
Vince told the talent that the reason, I mean we’re talking about Crown Jewel not airing live in Saudi Arabia with a 40-minute delay, Vince told the talent that it was a decision made by Saudi Arabia to delay it for 40 minutes. So that’s what he said at the meeting.
Meltzer also says that Randy Orton attempted to make a joke during the meeting. He also says that Rusev and Seth Rollins spoke during it:
And they asked for questions, If anyone had questions and nobody had questions, Randy Orton sort of said something, he basically tried to make a joke. Rusev actually did say something but you know, he didn’t end up asking any questions and Seth talked, I guess he’s really mad at me about that, I guess I’m in good company of people Seth’s been knocking off late. Can you imagine seriously?
I was told he was being out there, basically trying to be the Locker Room leader and be pro-company and some people think it didn’t come out very well, I guess he’s mad at that.”
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