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WWE NEWS: An inside look at the Creative structure - What are the roles for Vince, Hunter, Stephanie, wrestlers?

Aug 22, 2013 - 1:32:22 PM
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By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

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WWE executive/wrestler Triple H detailed the standard look & feel of WWE's Creative structure in an interview with ESPN website Grantland.com conducted prior to Summerslam.

Notably, Hunter said his wife, Stephanie McMahon, is like an "aggregator" who oversees all Creative aspects, but does not manage the weekly writing of TV shows.

"The ultimate sign-off is Vince (McMahon)," Triple H said. "Technically, Creative reports to Steph, but Steph is kind of the aggregator. Her office does everything from the magazine to digital to the shows, so it's funny when people will say, 'Oh, Steph and the creatives.' She really doesn't have anything to do with the day-to-day. I mean, she'll weigh in on something if Vince asks or if the writers ask her what she thinks before they bring something to Vince."

Hunter described Stephanie's role as more surveying the forrest and providing input rather than being inside the forrest and managing the trees, like Hunter and Vince.

"Because she's not on the road as much, she'll watch the shows from home and give us a completely different perspective," Hunter said.

"We say it all the time: It's the hardest thing to see everything. You're in the foxhole. We'll do Raw and I won't even see the whole show because from Gorilla Position, I'm that filter before it gets to Vince. So Vince sits in one seat and he talks to the truck and stuff, and I'm in the seat next to him talking to the truck and talking to the ring.

"But when you're at home watching it, it's a completely different perspective. Sometimes we don't see all the video packages or the commercials. You lose perspective. So Steph will see something and say 'Hey, guys, I think you're losing the plot here.'"

As for Vince balancing Creative and WWE Business, Hunter described it as the head of the company "got caught up running a corporation" when Vince really wants to promote and be the "creative guy."

"All the other stuff is like his day job, it's 'This is the s--- I gotta do' - talk to finance people, see to this and that. But at the end of the day, he really likes to sit down in the room with the creative people and talk about Creative," Hunter said.

Below the top-line of Vince, Hunter, and Stephanie, Hunter talked about Creative input provided by wrestlers and the complications that can create.

"Talent weighs in. The agents have to go through the process. I always laugh when the fans or writers say, 'It's so simple; I don't know why they don't just do this with the story,'" Hunter said.

"Well, there are 20 factors why you can't even come close to doing that, from talent going 'I'm not doing that' to 'I hate that guy, I don't want to do that with him.'

"I hear things all the time like, 'Why don't they just do this with Taker?' Well, he physically can't. He's beat up. There are so many factors. It's really like putting together a massive puzzle with pieces that move. It's a massive undertaking."

[ LINK: Hunter's full interview HERE at Grantland.com ]


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