Bully Ray Explains His Current Boredom With Wrestling, Critiques Recent WWE SmackDown for Playing It ‘Very Safe’

During a recent edition of Busted Open Radio, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray shared his current boredom with wrestling, noting how very little across WWE, TNA, and AEW resonates with him. He also critiqued a recent WWE SmackDown opening segment between Cody Rhodes and Gunther, which he thought came off as very “safe” to him. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Bully Ray on His Boredom With Wrestling

“Dave [LaGreca], I’m very bored with pro wrestling for the most part. Nothing really gets me going. Every once in a while in the WWE, every once in a while in AEW, every once in a while in TNA, something catches me, something resonates with me, where I’m emotionally invested. But for the most part, I’m very bored. Everything is very cookie-cutter. Everything is very safe. I would say maybe AEW, if there’s risks to take, AEW will take some more of the risks. So having the heel make the stipulation, you’re like, isn’t this weird? It’s different. And I’ll take different right now,” said the Hall of Famer.

On WWE SmackDown’s Opening Segment With Cody Rhodes And Gunther Being ‘Very Safe’

“Even the segment to open up SmackDown was very safe. Here comes GUNTHER. He’s mad. He messes up the announce tables. He stands on the announce table. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Here comes Cody. Let me hit my pose. Let me walk slow. Let me slap some hands. Let me get in the ring and talk. I mean, give me some layers to this sh*t. Give me some depth.”

On last week’s WWE SmackDown, Gunther opened the show and demanded a rematch with Cody Rhodes, leading to a confrontation with Rhodes and Sami Zayn. It culminated in a fight, with Rhodes attempting a dive onto Gunther, but Gunther pushed Zayn into the attack, forcing him to take the brunt of the move.