Vince Russo on major WWE star's booking: "They have no plan," "It's an absolute mess" (Exclusive)

The opening match of WWE RAW had another Money in the Bank spot up for grabs as Penta, Dragon Lee, and Chad Gable battled it out. The American Made leader has had his issues with Luchadors recently, and he had to face two of them to qualify for the iconic ladder match, but that didn't end up happening.

Ultimately, it was Penta who secured the win at Gable's expense, pinning the leader of American Made. Speaking about the match on Leigon of RAW on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, ex-WWE head writer Vince Russo voiced his frustration with Gable's booking.

The match featured no involvement from El Grande Americano, who previously had cost Penta on multiple occasions which didn't sit right with Russo. He was confused with how Americano and Gable had been booked by Triple H and his team.

"They have no plan, like when do we see Gable? When do we see him [El Grande]? How do their paths cross? Because we haven't seen him in a couple of weeks now. It's a mess, like it's an absolute mess," Russo said. [From 21:40 onwards]

While Russo was left frustrated, his co-host, Dr Chris Featherstone, presented an interesting potential storyline for El Grande Americano.

"In my opinion, you have El Grande Americano become the AAA champion. Like, why don't you do that? Like, if El Grande Americano is using the metal plate gimmick, like bring that into the merge between WWE and AAA, have him be champion. Have him be the biggest heel pro-American in Mexico," Chris said. [From 22:18 onwards]

The first World Collide event since 2022 will be hosted next month. The event is expected to feature stars from WWE and its recently acquired promotion, AAA.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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