In case you didn’t know…
Talking Smack made its debut on the WWE Network on August 2, 2016. It would follow 205 Live on Tuesday nights, as well as after Smackdown Live branded pay per views where they would talk about what happened on that night and interview WWE Superstars in an unscripted manner.
The heart of the matter…
Vince felt that the unscripted style of the show was not good for the company’s interests going forward. Overall, he wasn’t pleased with how the show played out as a whole.
The main hosts of the show took to Twitter once the news broke. It appears that they were not told ahead of the news breaking. You can see their tweets below:
The WWE also put out a statement shortly after the news broke:
What’s next?
Talking Smack isn’t completely dead as it will still occur after pay-per-views. The next Smackdown Live pay per view is Battleground on July 23rd headlined by Randy Orton v. Jinder Mahal in a Punjabi Prison match.
Author’s take…
It is not a surprise that Vince felt uneasy about the unscripted manner of Talking Smack since he loves a strict structure for his show’s production.
I’m definitely disappointed that they canceled the show on a weekly basis. It was so enjoyable and fresh because of the unscripted manner, and I looked forward to watching it every week. Hopefully, the WWE will reinstate the show down the road.
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