Sean Waltman Discusses Bruce Prichard Returning in Creative Role, Thinks WWE Wanted to Send a Message to Conrad Thompson

– Sean Waltman recently discussed the return of Roman Reigns to WWE and Bruce Prichard rejoining WWE in a creative role on his X-Pac 12360 podcast. Below are some highlights (transcript via WrestlingInc.com).

Waltman on how he cried during the Roman Reigns segment this week: “I didn’t see the segment live, so I already knew it was good news by reading my Twitter feed. And so the first chance I got, I got home, and hit the DVR, and I watched it, and it still hit me like a ton of bricks. Like, even though I knew what the news was, I still went through all kinds of, like – I cried like a motherfu—-, I am not gonna lie.”

Waltman on seeing Reigns as a future top star in FCW: “You know, I know that guy. I was one of the guys that early in his FCW [days], I was one of the guys that went, ‘He’s your guy.’… And you know he’s so loved by the rest of that crew. He is the leader of that locker room and he does a damn good job of it, too, when he’s around. And it just felt so good, right?”

Waltman on why WWE brought back Bruce Prichard: “They just wanted Bruce Prichard back in WWE so he’s not doing other things. This is just my take – it just comes from my speculation, educated guess on my part. Nothing against Bruce, because I am big fan and he’s a brilliant guy, but creatively, I don’t think they really want the antiquated creative process.”

Waltman on his belief that WWE was sending a message to Conrad Thompson for working with The Undertaker for Starrcast: “I think it’s just more like, ‘Okay, alright Conrad [Thompson], you want to dabble around with the Undertaker? We’ll take that and we’ll put him right over here. You can have an Undertaker and we’ll take us a Brother Love. There are consequences sometimes for business decisions. And it definitely wasn’t wrong of Conrad to reach out. I mean, that’s what I would have done too. But If you don’t think some of these things aren’t going to ruffle feathers, c’mon.”

Waltman on his speculation about Bruce Prichard: “I am spewing all these speculations and it’s all just speculating, cause even though I know everybody, I don’t get on phone and, ‘Oh, tell me the scoop.’ Bruce will be an asset to the competition like AEW if they have a really good TV deal, and like I said, he’s a brilliant guy. And he’s also a pretty good on-air character too. He’s a really good one. Okay, he’s just being brought on as a member of creative, that’s technically the department, but it’s more of a man that maybe will wear many hats.”