Brian Gewirtz on the Possibility of Legalized Gambling on WWE

– During a recent appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Brian Gewirtz discussed the possibility of WWE being regulated for legalized gambling on match outcomes. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Brian Gewirtz on the possibility of legalized gambling for WWE: “It wouldn’t seem realistic when I was there, but I have a lot of faith in Nick Khan. I think the structure is just different now. The fact that Dave Meltzer exists is a reason why it might not work, y’know? He’s antithetical to the whole concept of ‘can the wrestlers’ — or whoever the quote-unquote sources are — ‘shut their mouths for a little bit.'” 

Gewirtz on how to keep things secret in WWE: “It was possible to do secret stuff back when I was there. John Cena returning in the Royal Rumble, I think it was 2008, that was a secret. Eric Bischoff, when we named him [general manager] in 2002, that was a secret. When Rock returned to host WrestleMania. You really, really need to put in the work to keep it a secret, or you just really truly need to crack down on people. And most people aren’t like this in terms of blabbing.”

On how the betting on matches should be capped: “I left in 2015, and no one on this writing team would dare to consider it for not just moral reasons, but practical reasons.”